This webpage does not purport to be a complete summary of the underlying 2025 Sustainability Report and should be read in conjunction therewith, including the qualifications and limitations described therein, as there may be information in the underlying 2025 Sustainability Report that may be important.
2025 at a glance
Working to strengthen our
social licence to operate
Our sustainability commitments matter. They protect the environment, support communities, reduce risk, and ensure the company remains viable and competitive in a world where responsible mining is non‑negotiable.
Creating value
Revenue
$9.9bn
(2024: $5.8bn)
Gold production
3.09Moz
(2024: 2.66Moz)
Gold Mineral Reserve
36.5Moz
(2024: 31.2Moz)
Empowering people
People employed
38,243▴
employees and contractors on average
(2024: 36,496)▴
Total recordable injury frequency rate (TRIFR)
0.97
(2024: 0.98)
Training and development expenditure
$8.62m
(2024: $7.99m)◊
Salaries, wages and benefits paid to employees
$1,028m
(2024: $796m)
Empowering communities
Community investment
$27.25m
(2024: $20.56m)◊
Expenditure with local suppliers
$5.05bn
(92%)
(2024: $4.26bn (92%))◊
Grievances resolved
96%
(2024: 93%)◊
Caring for the environment
Reportable environmental incidents
3
(2024: 1)◊
Cumulative amount of land rehabilitated
4,231ha
(2024: 4,271ha)
Renewable energy supply
7.8%
(2024: 6.6%)
Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
1.806Mt
(2024: 1.473Mt)◊
Ensuring best practice governance
Employees that completed ethics training*
9,582*
(2024: 5,697)◊
Payments to government ∧
$2.62bn
(2024: $1.03bn)◊
Security personnel trained on human rights policies
99.98%
(2024: 100%)◊
◊ Excludes Centamin
▲ Excludes Kibali
* Excludes contractors
∧ Refer to ESG Data Workbook for breakdown
Leadership
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CEO’s review and outlook
Read more: CEO’s review and outlookMaintaining our social licence to operate requires constant effort, humility and discipline. It is work we are committed to doing well, because it is fundamental to the long-term success of AngloGold Ashanti and the societies of which we are a part.
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Message from the Chief Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer
Read more: Message from the Chief Sustainability and Corporate Affairs OfficerThe way we do business matters – perhaps now, more than ever. We are accountable to a host of stakeholders for ethical and responsible conduct and transparent reporting that confirms our commitment to long-term sustainability.
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Message from the Chair of the Social, Ethics and Sustainability Committee
Read more: Message from the Chair of the Social, Ethics and Sustainability CommitteeMining is a complex business and many of our operations are situated at remote sites in complex regions. Our people’s unwavering commitment underpins the strong progress described in this report.
Determining materiality
We have identified 17 material sustainability issues that are most significant to the business. While the framing of the issues have changed year-on-year, we do not believe that there have been significant additions or exclusions.
We are cognisant that material sustainability issues change over time (dynamic materiality), and we will continue to monitor the broader range of issues, including emerging issues.
While we have grouped the sustainability issues identified into related environment, social, governance and economic topics, we recognise that these issues are deeply interrelated and inter-dependent and should be considered and managed accordingly.
The Company’s double materiality assessment is integrated into the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework ensuring the Company considers a comprehensive view of risks and opportunities that may affect not only its financial outcomes but also its broader societal and environmental responsibilities.
Our 2025 materiality assessment included detailed interviews with key internal and external stakeholders, and considered new and emerging disclosure regulations including GRI and SASB. Extractives and mineral processing are among the first industries scheduled for updated SASB-aligned guidance, with new emphasis expected in areas such as biodiversity, water use, tailings, land disturbance, workforce conditions, closure planning and community impacts. These developments informed our framing of material sustainability issues this year, ensuring that our prioritisation reflects future regulatory direction rather than only historical expectations.
Our approach encompasses double materiality
Impact materiality
Whether a matter is material from an impact perspective, that is, whether AngloGold Ashanti’s activities have a material actual or potential impact, positive or negative, on people, society and/or the environment over the short, medium or long term.
Financial materiality
Whether a matter is material from a financial perspective and whether it triggers potential or actual financial effects on AngloGold Ashanti, that is, whether it leads to risks or opportunities that influence or could influence future cash flows and the enterprise value of the Company in the short, medium or long term.
Phase 1
Context
Initial benchmarking involved a thorough review of global standards and voluntary compacts to which we subscribe and align with, peer practices and feedback from ratings agencies, as well as prior year assessments.This benchmarking ensured that the issues considered are relevant, comprehensive and reflect both industry best practice and stakeholder expectations. We then arrived at a comprehensive long list of sustainability topics relevant to AngloGold Ashanti’s footprint and industry context, which we carefully refined to identify 33 issues that are relevant to our industry and sector.
Phase 2
Discovery of impact
We held structured interviews with internal and external stakeholders/leaders to understand:
- Strategic priorities
- Operational challenges and dependencies
- Regional sustainability expectations
- Emerging risks and opportunities
This process resulted in a refined list of 21 material sustainability issues, including new issues, strengthened definitions, and determining how issues influence our ability to create, sustain, or potentially erode social, environmental, and economic value from both an impact and financial materiality perspective.
Phase 3
Ranking
Finally, members of executive and senior management were asked to rank issues from the perspective of both impact and financial materiality, based on our definitions (alongside). Respondents were also asked to indicate the time horizon –short, medium and long term – associated with impacts and, for financial materiality, whether the issue was primarily a risk or an opportunity.
These issues were then reviewed by the internal sustainability team. The ranking was adjusted to reflect broader industry sustainability issues and issues raised by stakeholders. These results were analysed and combined with internal insights to determine the 17 material sustainability issues for 2025.
Our commitments
Understanding what matters most to society, the environment, investors and the business itself, is central to how AngloGold Ashanti creates and protects long-term value.
Creating value
Empowering people
Empowering communities
Caring for the environment
Ensuring best practice governance
Case studies
Assurance
We subscribe to a number of external principles, charters and standards that rank our ESG and reporting performance, according to their own methodologies.
As a member of the International Council on Mining & Metals (ICMM), AngloGold Ashanti plc is committed to obtaining independent external assurance over its conformance with the ICMM Mining Principles, including specified disclosures presented in its 2025 Sustainability Report
