Dr Thuthula Balfour-Kaipa Health Adviser Chamber of Mines

1. Dr Thuthula Balfour-Kaipa Health Adviser Chamber of Mines HIV and AIDS Accountability, Reporting and Sustainability in the Mining Environment 5th SA AIDS Conference, Durban, 7-10 June 2011

2. Outline of presentation • Why are we mining? • Sustainable development and reporting frameworks • HIV and AIDS and reporting frameworks • Implementation of reporting frameworks • Challenges • Conclusions

3. Products of mining 5th SA AIDS Conference, Durban, 7-10 June 2011

4. Sustainable development • “Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” • Brundtland Commission, 1987. 5th SA AIDS Conference, Durban, 7-10 June 2011

5. Sustainable development framework for minerals sector International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Environmental Governance Participatory democracy Transparency Accountability 5th SA AIDS Conference, Durban, 7-10 June 2011

6. Sustainable development framework International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) • Company members • required to implement: • Ethical business practices, sound corporate governance • Human rights, respect for cultures • Continual improvement on H&S performance • Environmental performance Report performance against the 10 principles in accordance with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines. Third-party verification 5th SA AIDS Conference, Durban, 7-10 June 2011

7. HIV and sustainability • “The HIV & AIDS epidemic continues to have a significant impact on the company’s employees, their dependants as well as the local and labour-sending communities. This effect is felt through absenteeism, reduced performance and loss of skills to the company, and the economic burden on individual households when the breadwinner becomes ill or dies.” Harmony, 2010 5th SA AIDS Conference, Durban, 7-10 June 2011

8. Reporting frameworks for HIV and AIDS 5th SA AIDS Conference, Durban, 7-10 June 2011

9. ICMM Good Practice Guidance on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria • Peer education • VCT • Condom distribution • Acceptability • Treatment effectiveness • Absenteeism • Disability/death 5th SA AIDS Conference, Durban, 7-10 June 2011

10. Mining Charter “Improvement of the industry’s mine health and safety performance” – 12% “Adherence to HIV and AIDS and TB Guidelines” 5th SA AIDS Conference, Durban, 7-10 June 2011

11. Tripartite HIV and AIDS Implementation Plan • % of mineworkers who received VCT •  Proportion of workers receiving ART and those receiving Cotrimoxazole • No. of employees receiving PMTCT services • No. of male and female condoms distributed per mine 5th SA AIDS Conference, Durban, 7-10 June 2011

12. Chamber of Mines Sustainability Report 5th SA AIDS Conference, Durban, 7-10 June 2011

13. Company sustainability reports • Board Committees on Sustainability • Reporting on: • Percentage employees that have accessed VCT • Percentage on wellness programmers • Percentage on ARVs • Community initiatives on health and HIV and AIDS 5th SA AIDS Conference, Durban, 7-10 June 2011

14. Implementation HCT Campaign 5th SA AIDS Conference, Durban, 7-10 June 2011

15. Challenges • Multiplicity of reporting requirements • Clarity of definitions and denominators • Focus on safety and environment persists • Dissemination of information limited 5th SA AIDS Conference, Durban, 7-10 June 2011

16. Conclusion • Companies take sustainability reporting very seriously. • A lot of information is available on HIV and AIDS. • Mining Charter reporting requirements will increase focus on HIV and AIDS and improve accountability. 5th SA AIDS Conference, Durban, 7-10 June 2011

17. THANK YOU 5th SA AIDS Conference, Durban, 7-10 June 2011