Multiverse Plc aims to create sustainable value in host communities in which we operate.
We recognize that our operations can have significant economic, social and environmental impacts on local communities throughout the life cycle of our mining projects. Our approach will be to leverage positive impacts, including local hiring and procurement. Our approach to stakeholders engagement, employment and labour practices and investments in community infrastructure are detailed below.
Stakeholders Engagement
We recognize that effective stakeholders engagement can both create and manage risk by building a climate of mutual trust and respect. Beyond risk management, effective stakeholder engagement helps identify emerging issues that may influence evolving community perceptions, business operations and market conditions. Strategically, effective engagement is critical to establishing credibility as a partner of choice. Multiverse Plc believes it is essential to conduct dialogue in a spirit of openness, transparency and good faith, to be active listeners, and to follow up conscientiously on outstanding unresolved issues.
STAKEHOLDER |
KEY INTEREST AND CONCERNS |
METHOD OF ENGAGEMENT |
| Employees and Contractors | Health and safety on site Working Conditions Career advancement |
Detailed HSE policies applicable to employees and contractors Regular employee performance reviews Employee training |
| Governments | Fiscal and regulatory frameworks Environmental compliance Hiring of local labour |
Regular consultations with, and adherence to government directives Applications for environmental permits associated with expansions Training and skills development |
| Local Communities | Environmental and social impact of operations Local employment and procurement Community Infrastructure |
As operating sites mature, meetings will be held with community representatives as required or upon request |
| Customers | Reliable supplies High quality products |
Regular discussions and provision of health and safety data on Products |
| Labour Unions | Workers interest Collective bargaining | Maintenance of a mixture of individual and collective agreements Respect the right of each worker to freely choose to join a union. |
| Non-Governmental Organizations | Social and environmental performance of operation | Engagement with national and international NGOs primarily through and regular attendance at special forums on CSR related to the mining industry. |
| Shareholders | Corporate Governance Financial Performance Risk assessment and mitigation |
Continued vigilance with respect to business ethics Analyst and investor briefings and press releases |
| Financial Institutions | Enhanced Sustainability reporting | Responses to requests for information on HSE performance Production of 2011 EIA Report |