1、SUSTAINABILITY REPORT JUNE 2011TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY2 OceanaGold CorporationThe Towards Sustainability Report June 2011 is an extract from OceanaGolds Business Review June 2011SUSTAINABILITY Sustainabilty Report 3Sustainable Development:Enduring Benefits In 1983,the United Nations Brundtland Commis
2、sion defined sustainable development as“development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.For the Australian minerals industry,this means mining projects should be financially profitable,technically appropriate,environment
3、ally sound and socially responsible.OceanaGolds commitment to sustainable development is based on these criteria which determine how its projects and programs are undertaken and evaluated.Sustainable development is a core business objective for the Company as it seeks to consistently deliver real an
4、d lasting value to the communities in which it operates,well beyond the life cycle of its projects.Four years ago,OceanaGold established a roadmap to drive sustainability progress and achievement across each of its business units.The results of this initiative are promising and underline OceanaGolds
5、 focus on innovative and effective sustainability outcomes that meet,and sometimes exceed industry benchmarks for excellence in environment,community,health and safety and workplace programs.Efforts by the Company to better integrate its business objectives with responsible environmental management
6、and social development has also strengthened its role as a contributor to the growth and prosperity of current and future generations in the areas it operates.In this,OceanaGolds third Sustainability Report,the Companys 2010 environment,community and health and safety performance is reviewed and ass