Sustainability
We are committed to pursuing ways of operating responsibly while supplying products that are essential for the globe to develop, decarbonise and digitalise in order to help transition towards a more sustainable future.
We know our stakeholders and partners are increasingly focused on our sustainability performance and use it as a key determinant in assessing GAM and our industry. We strive to continuously improve and exceed these expectations.
2030 goals1
Our management of sustainability helps generate social value.
Footnotes:
- In setting GAM’s 2030 goals, we had regard to existing public sustainability frameworks, including the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement, Convention on Biological Diversity, The Global Business Collaboration for Better Workplace Mental Health and the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Our pillars map to the UN Sustainable Development Goals as follows: Decarbonisation – Goal 13; Healthy environment – Goals 6, 14, 15; Indigenous partnerships – Goals 8, 10, 17; Safe, inclusive and future-ready workforce – Goals 3, 5, 10; Thriving, empowered communities – Goals 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16 and Responsible supply chains – Goals 10, 12, 16, 17.
- With widespread adoption expected post 2030.
- For the definition of the terms used to express these positions, including ‘target’, ‘goal’, ‘net zero’, ‘carbon neutral’ and ‘operational GHG emissions’ refer to the GAM Annual Report 2025, Additional information 10.4 – Other terms. For more information on the essential definitions, assumptions and adjustments for our targets and goals refer to Climate-related metrics, targets and goals in the GAM Annual Report 2025, Operating and Financial Review 9.8 – Climate change.
- Nature-positive is defined by the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures Glossary version 1.0 as ‘A high-level goal and concept describing a future state of nature (e.g. biodiversity, ecosystem services and natural capital) which is greater than the current state’. We understand it to include land and water management practices that halt and reverse nature loss – that is, supporting healthy, functioning ecosystems. We are monitoring the evolving external nature landscape, including developments in nature frameworks, standards and methodologies and in definition of the global nature ambition.
- Excluding areas we hold under greenfield exploration licences (or equivalent tenements), which are outside the area of influence of our existing mine operations. 30 per cent will be calculated based on the areas of land and water that we steward at the end of FY2030. For more information refer to the GAM ESG Standards and Databook 2025.
- Cultural diversity in our workforce will be measured based on our substantive progress towards reflecting the cultural diversity of the societies where we operate.
Climate change
The world faces a critical challenge to respond effectively to the risks of climate change. These risks are clear and pressing.
Biodiversity and land
The nature of our activities means we have a significant responsibility for biodiversity and land management.
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples are critical partners and stakeholders for GAM.
Safety and health
Our highest priority is the safety of our operations, and the health of our people.
People
Our global workforce is the foundation of our business and we believe that supporting the wellbeing of our people and promoting an inclusive and diverse…
Human rights
We believe respecting human rights and contributing to the positive realisation of rights is important to the sustainable operation of our business.
We also believe sustainability includes playing an appropriate role in addressing global issues, such as climate change, supporting and respecting human rights and advocating for social change, such as by supporting the rights of Indigenous peoples.
Sustainability approach
Sustainability is key to our purpose of bringing people and resources together to build a better world.
Social performance
We believe we are successful when we work in partnership with communities to achieve long-term social, environmental and economic…
Water
Water is integral to what we do and vital to the longevity of GAM. We cannot operate without it.
Ethics and business conduct
Every day, GAM works hard to deliver the resources that are the building blocks of an ever-changing world. While what we achieve is important, so…
Value chain sustainability
As a leading global resources company, we strive to work with our customers, suppliers and other value chain participants to promote sustainable
Tailings storage facilities
At GAM, our purpose is to bring people and resources together to build a better world.
The resources life cycle of exploration and production through to rehabilitation and closure requires us to operate our assets over many decades. This means the long-term health of GAM’s business is directly dependent on the long-term health of society and the natural environment.
Nature and environmental...
We acknowledge that the nature of our operations can have significant environmental impacts. Additionally, we depend on obtaining and..
Social value
The commodities we produce are essential to everyday life. The benefits they create, and how we do this, underpin our purpose and social value.
Social investment
Social investment is one of the tools in our overall approach to contributing to the creation of social value.