Sibanye-Stillwater’s B-BBEE rating has improved from Level 6 to Level 4 year-on-year, reflecting significant progress from its Level 8 status in 2021. This annual compliance report, prepared under Section 13G (2) of the B-BBEE Act, is required by the JSE for all listed companies.
CEO, Neal Froneman commented: “Reaching a level 4 Broad-based black economic empowerment accreditation is pleasing and is recognition of both our journey of transformation and delivering on our vision to create superior shared value for all our stakeholders.”
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The mining industry is regulated by the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 and is guided by the Broad-Based Socio-Economic Empowerment Charter for the South African Mining and Minerals Industry (Mining Charter). The Group’s compliance with the Mining Charter is referenced in our 2023 Integrated Report which is available on the Group’s website at www.sibanyestillwater.com/news-investors/reports/annual/.
About Sibanye-Stillwater
Sibanye-Stillwater is a multinational mining and metals processing group with a diverse portfolio of operations, projects and investments across five continents. The Group is also one of the foremost global recyclers of PGM autocatalysts and has interests in leading mine tailings retreatment operations.
Sibanye-Stillwater is one of the world’s largest primary producers of platinum, palladium, and rhodium and is a top tier gold producer. It also produces and refines iridium and ruthenium, nickel, chrome, copper and cobalt. The Group has recently begun to diversify its asset portfolio into battery metals mining and processing and increase its presence in the circular economy by growing its recycling and tailings reprocessing exposure globally. For more information refer to www.sibanyestillwater.com.
Investor relations contact:
Email: ir@sibanyestillwater.com
James Wellsted, Executive Vice President: Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs Tel: +27 (0) 83 453 4014
Website: www.sibanyestillwater.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sibanye-stillwater
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SibanyeStillwater
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sibanyestillwater/videos
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SIBSTILL
Sponsor: J.P. Morgan Equities South Africa Proprietary Limited
In Europe:
Swiss Resource Capital AG
Jochen Staiger & Marc Ollinger
info@resource-capital.ch
www.resource-capital.ch
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