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Communities
We concentrate on developing positive, constructive, and professional relationships with host governments and communities close to our operations, investing resources to understand their needs and promoting close collaboration to respect human rights and implement social investment strategies. We recognise our responsibility to create shared value for all our stakeholders.
By hiring locally and providing fair wages and benefits, we wish to contribute not only to employees’ wellbeing, but also to the economic strength of the communities in which we operate. By procuring from local supply chains, paying taxes and royalties, providing education and internship opportunities and local community investment, we aim to contribute to socio-economic development.
Community Support to date
2022 Total Community Support
MATERIAL TOPICS
Local employment, community development and socio-economic contribution
CAML aims to provide demonstrable benefits to stakeholders in our local communities and our host countries. By contributing to the economic security of local workers, the provision of employment opportunities is one of the primary ways the Company can provide a positive impact, and CAML therefore prioritises local hiring.
Socio-economic contributions
There are a number of ways that we look to create meaningful and lasting benefits in our local economies. Promoting local economic development is an important way of providing benefits to society and we aim to support local businesses where possible. This is reflected in our preferential procurement practices, which aim to assist in maintaining our social licence to operate, strengthen relationships with host governments and improve supply chain efficiency. By using local suppliers, we aim to create economic benefits which lead to more jobs and income, as well as a transfer of skills and technology. Vital domestic business networks are develop and therefore shared value is created.
tax paid in Kazakhstan since 2021
tax paid in North Macedonia since ownership in 2017
Group economic value distributed
Community engagement
Both operations have community development programmes in place. Site teams consult regularly with members of the community to ascertain their needs so that supportive projects can be identified and agreed upon. Sasa holds an annual meeting to consult with relevant stakeholders (including representatives from vulnerable groups) on social development programmes.
Both operations have charitable foundations, which are used as formal and structured vehicles for targeted social donations. Whilst the level of actual spend on social projects fluctuates from year to year, the amount committed within each foundation remains, enabling the charity to plan and budget for the longer term.
Sasa senior management hired from North Macedonia
Kounrad senior management hired from Kazakhstan
UN SDG
We prioritise local employment in regions where opportunities are sparse and are committed to providing support to the communities close to our operations, where it is needed. Through the transparent payment of taxes, we support economic development in our countries of operation.
We have a steadfast commitment to safety, underpinned by robust policies and systems, and aim to achieve a zero-harm workplace. The Company has a range of initiatives and resources to promote and improve wellbeing amongst our workforce and in the local communities.
We contribute to the economic growth of our countries of operation through the provision of employment opportunities and fair wages, the transparent payment of taxes and preferential local procurement. We are committed to upholding human rights in our workforce, as well as through our supply chains and to respect and abide by all applicable laws regarding modern slavery, child labour and human trafficking.
2022 PERFORMANCE
2022 Total Community Support $0.3m, Community support to date $4.3m
Long-term Targets
Zero severe or major community incidents, Increase level of community support to an annualised average of 0.5% of Group gross revenue (up from 0.25%), Projects identified in 2022, with budget increase for 2023 that will be committed to the two foundations $0.5m
Values
CASE STUDY
Shared prosperity producing base metals for modern living
This year marked two important milestones for CAML: five years for its operations at sasa in North Macedonia and 10 years of production at Kounrad in Kazakhstan. since the beginning, we have focused on developing these assets using best available technologies and practices wherever possible to enable efficient extraction of important base metals, zinc and lead at Sasa and copper at Kounrad. Underpinning this is our commitment to health and safety, making a positive impact on our employees and the socio-economic development of our regions and employing an environmentally responsible approach.
We are proud of the circularity demonstrated at Kounrad, where we have been recovering copper, a critical metal for the green energy transition and urbanisation, out of a waste material, whilst at the same time resolving some of the historical contamination that resulted from previous mining and processing activities.
At Sasa, we are now investing in the Paste Backfill Project to ensure maximum extraction of Sasa’s resources and a safe, environmentally responsible operation for the long term.
We look forward to the future at both assets, which will see our operations continue to offer local employment and facilitate socio-economic progress in the surrounding communities.
- 1,092 people are employed by the Group with 337 at Kounrad and 735 at Sasa, 99% of which are local, across both operations.
- Gross revenue of $525.0 million has been generated from zinc and lead sales at Sasa during CAML ownership.
- Gross revenue of $944.4 million has been generated from copper sales at Kounrad during CAML’s operation.
- Total capex of $54.1 million invested at Sasa since 2017.
- Total capex of $81.9 million invested at Kounrad since 2012.
- Taxes of $293.6 million have been paid to the Governments of North Macedonia and Kazakhstan.
- As part of our Climate Change strategy, Sasa has sourced solely renewable power from its energy provider and a solar power plant is being constructed at Kounrad.
- Both operations have charitable foundations to support our local communities.
- Development funding of over $4 million has been invested to support the local communities.