DRDGOLD’s policy is to comply with all the relevant national, provincial and local legislation and to strive to achieve best practice in terms of occupational health, safety and environmental management.
This is DRDGOLD’s second Sustainable Development Report, compiled in line with the G3 guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the South African Mining Charter.
Sustainable Development Report 2009 (PDF - 2.3MB)
DRDGOLD strives to achieve best practice in terms of safety and occupational health. The company recognises the right of every employee to a safe and healthy working environment.
DRDGOLD recognises that HIV/Aids is a serious threat to the well-being of employees, the company and the industry.
DRDGOLD believes that the right mix of talent and skills is key to operational excellence and is committed to building dynamic and diverse teams among its workforce.
DRDGOLD is committed to contributing to the long-term economic well-being of the areas in which it operates and, through Teba Development, to those areas from where its labour is drawn. It has local economic development (LED) programmes in place for all three operations.
DRDGOLD acknowledges that its mining activities have an impact on the environment and on the community surrounding its operations. Impacts are managed proactively in terms of management and mitigation measures contained in the Environmental Management Programmes (EMPs) in place at all of the group’s active operations.