South32 | Sustainability & Chart

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Basic information on South32

Location: Australia

Industry: Mining, Oil & Gas

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Description South32

South32 Limited is a global metals and mining company headquartered in Australia. They have operations in several countries and produce aluminum, coal, manganese, nickel, silver, lead, and zinc. The company focuses on sustainability and responsible resource development.

South32 Sustainability Performance

Climate

13%

Renewable Energy

South32 obtains 16% of its energy from renewable energies. Target value per method: min. 100%

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

South32 emits 571,5 times its CO₂ budget of 43,218 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Target value per method: max. 100% of CO₂ budget

Supply Chain

Taking into account the entire supply chain, South32 emits 1 096,8 times its CO₂ budget of 43,218 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Target value per method: max. 100% of CO₂ budget

Recycling and Recovery of Waste

South32 recycles 27,1% of its waste. Target value per method: min. 75%

Society

61%

Union Formation and Collective Bargaining Power

South32 issues 55% collective agreements. Target value per method: min. 80%

CEO Pay Ratio

CEO Colin Goldschmidt earns 41 times the median salary of employees. Target value per method: max. 30 times

Employee Turnover Rate

No data available for South32. Target value per method: max. 10%

Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace

South32 meets 4 quality criteria for handling harassment and discrimination at the workplace. Target value per method: 4 quality criteria

Gender

90%

Women on Board

South32 has 54,6% women across its top leadership and supervisory bodies. Target value per method: min. 40%

Gender Pay Gap

South32 has a gender pay gap of 1,9%. Target value per method: max. 3%

Women in Management

South32 employs 23,6% female managers. Target value per method: min. 40%

Glass Ceiling

The proportion of women in senior management at South32 is 102% of the proportion of women in the overall workforce. Target value per method: min. 90%

Sustainable [100]

Almost sustainable [67-99]

Moderate [34-66]

Not sustainable [0-33]

No data

Renewable Energy

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Supply Chain

Waste Recycling

Sustainable [100]

Almost sustainable [67-99]

Moderate [34-66]

Not sustainable [0-33]

No data

We measure the sustainability of companies based on 12 criteria.Indicators range from 0 to 100: values from 0 to 33 are shown in red (“not sustainable”), values from 34 to 66 in yellow (“moderate”), values from 67 to 99 in light green (“almost sustainable”), and a value of 100 in green (“sustainable”). Learn more about our method.

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Climate

Society

Gender

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Sources of sustainability performance

Metric	Value	Unit	Year	PDF Name	PDF Page
CEO Pay Ratio
CEO-to-median-salary-ratio	41	Ratio	2025	44.pdf	4
CEO name	Colin Goldschmidt		2025	SHL_AnnualReport_2025.pdf	57
Gender Pay Gap
Unadjusted gender pay gap	1,9	%	2025	44.pdf	3
Glass Ceiling
Women in workforce	2 057	people	2025	44.pdf	1
Women in management	23,6	%	2025	44.pdf	3
Number of employees	8 892	people	2025	44.pdf	1
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Scope 2 emissions, location based	17,3	millions of tonnes of CO2-e	2025	222.pdf	1
Number of employees	8 892	people	2025	44.pdf	1
Scope 1 emissions	7,4	millions of tonnes of CO2-e	2025	222.pdf	1
Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace
Confidentiality mechanisms	Yes		2025	code-of-business-conduct-and-speak-up-policy-(english).pdf	22
Incident notification mechanism	Yes		2025	SHL_AnnualReport_2025.pdf	60
Retaliation safeguards	Yes		2025	code-of-business-conduct-and-speak-up-policy-(english).pdf	20
Anti-discrimination policy	Yes		2025	code-of-business-conduct-and-speak-up-policy-(english).pdf	8
Renewable Energy
Total renewable energy consumption	16	%	2025	33.pdf	1
Supply Chain
Scope 1 emissions	7,4	millions of tonnes of CO2-e	2025	222.pdf	1
Scope 3 emissions	22,7	millions of tonnes of CO2-e	2025	222.pdf	1
Number of employees	8 892	people	2025	44.pdf	1
Scope 2 emissions, location based	17,3	millions of tonnes of CO2-e	2025	222.pdf	1
Union Formation and Collective Bargaining Power
Collective bargaining agreements coverage	55	per cent	2024	sustainable-development-report-2024.pdf	26
Recycling and Recovery of Waste
Total waste generation	122	kilotonnes	2025	11.pdf	1
Waste recycled	33	kilotonnes	2025	11.pdf	1
Women on Board
Supervisory board size	11	people	2025	44.pdf	2
Women on supervisory board	6	people	2025	44.pdf	2
Women in Management
Women in management	23,6	%	2025	44.pdf	3

Note: The PDF pages given here refer to the page in the PDF document, which is not necessarily the one found in the footer of the page. For example, page 10 is the 10th page in the document, even if it is labeled as page 8.

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