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Environmental policy

Simmers and the Environment

Simmer & Jack is committed to the management of its core business in a manner where care of the environment is perceived and acknowledged as vital for social and economic growth and sustainability.

In order to ensure that the Simmers group conducts its operations responsibly and with due care and regard to the impact on the environment, the Company has adopted an Environmental Policy to attempt to eliminate the adverse environmental effects of its activities and to raise environmental awareness among employees, suppliers, contractors and customers.

In places such as TGME in Mpumalanga, Simmers has gone one step further and is actively engaged in redressing the environmental damage caused by over a century of mining in the area.

As a dynamic gold producing company, geared for shared prosperity for all, Simmer & Jack Mines Limited is committed to the management of its core business in a manner where the environment is perceived and acknowledged as vital for social and economic growth and sustainability.

The Simmers Group will conduct its operations responsibly and with due care and regard to the impact on the environment.

It is the policy of Simmers to strive to eliminate the adverse environmental effects of all its activities and take an active role in raising the environmental awareness and responsibility of our employees, suppliers, contractors and customers.

To achieve and surpass this objective, the company endeavours to:

• Conduct all its activities in an environmentally responsible manner.
• Conform to all relevant legislation as a minimum standard.
• Ensure that all its operations have appropriate policies, procedures and facilities so that such standards can be met.
• Promote 'Environmental Awareness' by continuous training, motivation and leading by example.
• Implement effective Environmental Management and Reporting Systems at all operations, that encompass auditing, monitoring and decisive intervention.
• Conduct regular reviews of conformance to requirements and achievement of objectives at Board level. " Use raw materials and resources prudently.
• Promote the recycling of used and waste materials.
• Apply the principles of continuous improvement to environmental performance.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with all affected and interested parties, governmental departments, environmental agencies and the public.
• Participate in environmental governance.