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We are guided by our sustainability pillar of shared value and domestic prosperity. Our approach is to share opportunity with local communities, maximising our economic impact to contribute to growing, sustainable economies where we operate including incentivising communities in investing in post-closure economies.

Highlights from 2024

R2.7bn (US$146m)

invested in social and labour plans and corporate social investment (CSI)

R22.2bn

on responsible and preferential local procurement in South Africa

R3.38bn

spent through our local community suppliers and local JVs

to rebuild communities and ensure
ongoing socio-economic sustainability

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Socioeconomic studies completed for all regions demonstrating significant employment, economic, compensation and tax impacts

Good Neighbor Agreement

maintained at the US PGM operations

While our US, EU and Australian regions are characterised by relatively good socioeconomic conditions, the same cannot be said for the SA region, where host communities and government look to Sibanye-Stillwater for basic services.

Our presence in each operating region brings direct and indirect positive impacts and benefits that will be felt throughout our tenure as well as beyond mining.

Therefore our social sustainability strategy involves:

  • Leveraging assets for impact
  • Economic sustainability
  • Stakeholder engagement

Effective community engagement is a dynamic and evolving process and requires commitment to partnering with governments and other organisations. We engage meaningfully with our stakeholders to ensure we better understand their perceptions of value and deliver accordingly. We have developed a stakeholder perception index which helps in identifying and addressing specific challenges, including employment, legacy issues, transparency and local procurement opportunities.

Our stakeholder engagement process is designed to respect local customs, traditions and cultures while encouraging open, honest and constructive dialogue. For further information, see Position statement: Indigenous people, host communities and mining and Stakeholder Engagement Policy.

A closer look

SA region

Sociopolitical instability in South Africa is identified as a material matter for the business.

In South Africa our commitment to socioeconomic development is regulated through social and labour plans (SLPs). According to South Africa’s Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (2002), minerals resources belong to the nation and the state is the custodian thereof. The role of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) is to ensure that mining benefits the people of the country, specifically employees and the surrounding community.

Our efforts include building early childhood development centres near our housing facilities, providing employment and entrepreneurship training, and donating obstetric ambulances to ensure that mothers-to-be have access to safe patient transport.

We invest in community training and development programmes, learnerships and portable technical and vocational skills training and education and research programmes at universities to help strengthen and empower the workforce in host communities.

In addition to delivering SLPs and socioeconomic programmes, the SA region continues to pursue opportunities to collaborate with government and development partners to support institutional capacity in delivering basic services. In late 2023, we signed an MOU with the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) to work together to strengthen local government, so that it can more effectively deliver on its constitutional mandate of economic and social development. In partnership with Wits Business school, ShakesShem and COGTA we have launched a leadership development programme for Traditional Authorities residing near our operations and those who we lease land from.

We run Corporate social investment (CSI) programmes focusing on vulnerable people, education, youth development, health, sports, and food security. Of the R228.82 million CSI spend for the SA region, approximately R79.36 million was allocated to charitable donations and sponsorships. CSI initiatives in the SA region had a significant positive impact on communities:

  • Education and training: benefitted approximately 27,000 learners, 58 early childhood practitioners, and over 450,000 community members. Projects include equipping 28 schools with Wi-Fi connections, training educators, building a school hall, and various renovations to upgrade maths and science laboratories
  • Community development: benefited over 500,000 community members through road maintenance, capacity building, and civic and business centre upgrades
  • Healthcare: supported 14 churches and approximately 90,000 community members through water and sanitation upgrades and providing GBV toolkits and pods
  • Sport, art and culture: benefitted about 3,000 learners and club members through the building of sport facilities and supplying of resources to sports clubs
  • Conservation and environment: 27 schools benefitted through the planting of trees and the painting of ECD centres.

Five Sibanye-Stillwater trusts in the SA region benefit our local communities, namely: 1) Sibanye Rustenburg Mine Community Development (SRMCD) Trust; 2) Lonplats Marikana Trust; 3) Kroondal Trust; 4) Bapo Ba Mogale LED Trust; and 5) Sibanye Foundation. These trusts play a key role in community upliftment through offering bursaries to local learners and support for small business development, agriculture, early childhood development, health, crime prevention and GBVF prevention.

In 2024, dividends to the value of R293.55 million were paid out to the SRMCD Trust and the Sibanye Rustenburg Mine Employees Trust. The SRMCD Trust carries out public benefit programmes for communities adjacent to our mines. In Marikana in 2024, dividends to the value of R14.17 million were paid out to the Bapo Ba Mogale LED Trust, Lonplats Marikana Community Development Trust and Lonplats Employee Share Ownership Trust.

See economic impact for more.

SLPS:
US region

Social upliftment is part of US and Montana regulatory structures, and is included in permitting requirements and tax structures. Every ounce of metal we produce provides specific financial benefits to local counties. Montana’s Hard-Rock Mining Impact Act (HRMIA, 1981) ensures that large-scale mineral developments do not burden local taxpayers. As the Montana.gov website explains it: ‘In the impact plan, the developer must identify and commit to pay all increased local government capital and net operating costs that will result from the development.’

An innovative framework called the Good Neighbors Agreement, developed in collaboration with the local environmental community, ensures that we protect the natural environment while encouraging responsible economic development.

Our CSR initiatives include the Community Giving Team, led by employees committed to supporting charitable and non-profit interests in and around the communities where our employees live and work, and in collaboration with Wheaton Precious Metals. In 2024, CSI initiatives in the US region provided US$198,500 (US$400,000 in 2023) to support local non-profit organisations.

The US PGM operations focus their CSR on rural emergency and healthcare services, education, community improvement, and environmental stewardship. Our “Community giving team” meets once a month to review requests and select a “community giving spotlight” within the above four focus areas. We encourage employees to participate in local fundraisers, and to volunteer their time and talents in service to others. Our Volunteer of the Year award recognises the three standout givers. Winners are awarded funding to give to their non-profit of choice.

From March 2024, we have acquired the Reldan operations which forms part of the Americas. Reldan actively engaged employees in initiatives to give back to our local community. We planted trees, donated clothing, provided food to local food pantries, supported children in need around the holidays, and donated about US$15,000 to various other local charities.

EU region

At Keliber, we have engaged in active dialogue with landowners and other neighbours in our areas of operations as part of our environmental impact assessment. The assessment involves reporting the results of our findings, and ensuring we keep the community well-informed about our plans and the expected impacts.

In 2024 EUR 17,723 was spent on various community projects surrounding the Sandouville and Keliber operations.

Australian region

The Gulf Communities Agreement establishes a suite of community and stakeholder engagement forums to address matters of particular concern and interest to the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters impacted by the Century operations. In 2024, A$4.9 million was spent on various community programmes and initiatives. In 2024, Century operations facilitated and participated in the following formal engagements with the stakeholders in the lower gulf communities:

  • Aboriginal Development Benefits Trust
  • Century Environmental Committee
  • Century Employment and Training Committee
  • Century Liaison and Advisory Committee

Among these formal engagements, Century operations maintains regular informal and semi-formal contact with other community stakeholder groups including the Burke and Carpentaria Shire Councils, local landowners, State and Federal Members of Parliament, the Queensland Government and other interested stakeholders from the lower Gulf of Carpentaria.

No formal engagement regime has been established at Mt Lyell however, regular ongoing engagement with stakeholders is ongoing as part of the feasibility investigations.

References

The Marikana Renewal programme launched in 2020, under the patronage of Archbishop Thabo Makgoba, aims to create a shared legacy of healing and hope in the wake of the tragic events of August 2012.

To learn more about the community development projects under way at Marikana see the dedicated website.

www.renewalprogramme.co.za

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Sibanye-Stillwater Foundation

Since its establishment in 2021, the Foundation has contributed meaningfully to the well-being of its beneficiary communities through sustainable, high-impact programmes.

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Supplier registration

In order to do business with Sibanye-Stillwater as a supplier, we invite you to register online.

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Marikana Renewal

At the heart of the Marikana renewal is a commitment to invest in and sustain our operations, our people and our communities.

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