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Anglo American receives prestigious CommunityMark award

19 May 2010

Anglo American is the first mining company to be awarded the prestigious CommunityMark award by the UK organisation Business in the Community, whose members recognise the relationship between responsible business practice and social and environmental needs.

Anglo American CEO Cynthia Carroll said, “œThis recognition is a great honour for Anglo American and we are very proud to be the first mining company to win the CommunityMark Award. It is a tribute to the remarkable work performed by all our employees on projects, sites, mines, and in communities throughout the world and the partnerships formed with various non-governmental organizations (NGOs).”

The CommunityMark Awards recognise companies that have demonstrated excellence in their approach across five community investment principles. In these principles, companies identify the social issues that are most pressing to the communities in which they work, and work in partnership with them, leveraging combined expertise for mutual benefit. These companies also plan and manage community investment, inspire and engage employees, customers and suppliers to support community programmes, and measure and evaluate the difference that the investment has in the community and on business. There are a total of 34 CommunityMark companies, ranging from leading banks and retailers, to energy providers, professional services firms and small businesses.

Read more about Anglo American’s award on their website.