AngloGold Ashanti : 2019 GRI Content Index

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2019

GRI CONTENT INDEX

The GRI's Sustainability Reporting Standards (core compliance) and their Mining Sector Supplement were adopted as the basis for AngloGold Ashanti's Annual Integrated Report 2019 .

Ernst & Young Inc. has provided limited assurance ( ) on selected information - see their Independent Assurance Statement on pages 42-47.

	Disclosure
GRI standard	number	Disclosure title	Section and page

General disclosures

Organisational	102-1	Name of the organisation	Throughout the report
profile	102-2	Activities, brands, products, and services	Our business: corporate profile: 4
	102-3	Location of headquarters	Johannesburg
	102-4	Location of operations	Our business: corporate profile: 4-5
	102-5	Ownership and legal form	Our business: corporate profile: 5
	102-6	Markets served	IR: Our external operating
			environment: 18-19
	102-7	Scale of the organisation	Our business: corporate profile: 4
	102-8	Information on employees and other workers	Talent management, skills
			development and employee relations:
			38-39
	102-9	Supply chain	Our business: corporate profile: 4
	102-10	Significant changes to the organisation and its supply chain	Our business: corporate profile: 4-5
	102-11	Precautionary Principle or approach	Our sustainability approach: 10-13
	102-12	External initiatives	Frameworks and standards: 16
	102-13	Membership of associations	Frameworks and standards: 16
Strategy	102-14	Statement from senior decision-maker	From the Chief Executive Officer: 9
	102-15	Key impacts, risks, and opportunities	IR: Managing our risks and
			opportunities: 20-29
Ethics and	102-16	Values, principles, standards, and norms of behaviour	Inside front cover
integrity	102-17	Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics	IR: Managing our sustainability and
			ESG impacts: 49
Governance	102-18	Governance structure	IR: Corporate governance: 110-111;
			114
	102-19	Delegating authority	IR: Corporate governance: 114
	102-20	Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental,	IR: Corporate governance: 114
		and social topics
	102-21	Consulting stakeholders on economic, environmental, and	IR: How we create value - our
		social topics	business model: 10-11
	102-22	Composition of the highest governance body and its	IR: Corporate governance: 110-114
		committees
	102-23	Chair of the highest governance body	IR: Corporate governance: 110-111
	102-24	Nominating and selecting the highest governance body	IR: Corporate governance: 114
	102-25	Conflicts of interest	IR: Corporate governance: 110; 114
	102-26	Role of highest governance body in setting purpose, values,	IR: Corporate governance: 110
		and strategy
	102-27	Collective knowledge of highest governance body	IR: Corporate governance: 111; 113
	102-28	Evaluating the highest governance body's performance	IR: Corporate governance: 116

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	Disclosure
GRI standard	number	Disclosure title	Section and page
Governance	102-29	Identifying and managing economic, environmental, and	IR: Corporate governance: 114
continued		social impacts
	102-30	Effectiveness of risk management processes	IR: Corporate governance: 21
	102-31	Review of economic, environmental, and social topics	IR: Corporate governance: 114
	102-32	Highest governance body's role in sustainability reporting	IR: Corporate governance: 112-113
	102-33	Communicating critical concerns	IR: Remuneration Report: 120
	102-34	Nature and total number of critical concerns	IR: Remuneration Report: 120
	102-35	Remuneration policies	IR: Corporate governance: 120
	102-36	Process for determining remuneration	IR: Corporate governance: 120
	102-37	Stakeholders' involvement in remuneration	IR: Corporate governance: 121
	102-38	Annual total compensation ratio	IR: Corporate governance:138-139
	102-39	Percentage increase in annual total compensation ratio	IR: Corporate governance: 139
Stakeholder	102-40	List of stakeholder groups	Stakeholder engagement: 14
engagement	102-41	Collective bargaining agreements	Talent management, skills
			development and employee relations:
			37
	102-42	Identifying and selecting stakeholders	Stakeholder engagement: 14
	102-43	Approach to stakeholder engagement	Stakeholder engagement: 14
	102-44	Key topics and concerns raised	Stakeholder engagement: 14
Reporting practice	102-45	Entities included in the consolidated financial statements	Annual financial statements
	102-46	Defining report content and topic boundaries	About this report: 3
	102-47	List of material topics	Material issues: 16-17
	102-48	Restatements of information	About this report: 3
	102-49	Changes in reporting	About this report: 3
	102-50	Reporting period	Our sustainability approach: 10
	102-51	Date of most recent report	Our sustainability approach: 10
	102-52	Reporting cycle	Our sustainability approach: 10
	102-53	Contact point for questions regarding the report	Administration and corporate
			information: 49
	102-54	Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards	About this report: 3
	102-55	GRI content index	About this report: 3
	102-56	External assurance	About this report: 3
			Independent assurance report: 42-47
Management approach
	103-1	Explanation of the material topic and its boundary	IR:Stakeholder engagement and
			material issues: 30-35
	103-2	The management approach and its components	Our sustainability approach: 11-13
	103-3	Evaluation of the management approach	Our sustainability approach: 11-13
Economic performance
Economic	201-1	Direct economic value generated and distributed	Our performance in 2019: 7
performance	201-2	Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due	Responsible environmental
		to climate change	stewardship: 28-29
			Frameworks and standards: 16

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2019

GRI CONTENT INDEX C O N T I N U E D

	Disclosure
GRI standard	number	Disclosure title	Section and page
Economic	201-3	Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans	AngloGold Ashanti's defined
performance			contribution pension fund
continued			contributions are on average as
		follows:
			•Employer: 12.5% or 24.75%
			(CEO only)
			•Employee: 7.5%
	201-4	Financial assistance received from government	Navigating regulatory and political
			uncertainty and risk: data tables
Market presence	202-1	Ratios of standard entry-level wage by gender compared to	IR: Remuneration report: 124
		local minimum wage
	202-2	Proportion of senior management hired from the local	Talent management, skills
		community	development and employee relations:
			data tables
Indirect economic	203-1	Infrastructure investments and services supported	Contributing to resilient, self-sustaining
impacts			communities: 24
	203-2	Significant indirect economic impacts	Contributing to self-sustaining
			communities: 24-25
Procurement	204-1	Proportion of spending on local suppliers	Contributing to resilient, self-sustaining
practices			communities: 25
Anti-corruption	205-1	Operations assessed for risks related to corruption	Navigating regulatory and political
			uncertainty and risk: 40
	205-2	Communication and training about anti-corruption policies	Navigating regulatory and political
		and procedures	uncertainty and risk: 40
	205-3	Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken	Navigating regulatory and political
			uncertainty and risk: data tables
Environmental performance
Materials	301-1	Materials used by weight or volume	Responsible environmental
			stewardship: data tables
	301-2	Recycled input materials used	Responsible environmental
			stewardship: 27
	301-3	Reclaimed products and their packaging materials	Not material
Energy	302-1	Energy consumption within the organisation	Responsible environmental
			stewardship: 28-29; data tables
	302-2	Energy consumption outside of the organisation	Not material
	302-3	Energy intensity	Responsible environmental
			stewardship: 28-29; data tables
	302-4	Reduction of energy consumption	Responsible environmental
			stewardship: 28-29
	302-5	Reductions in energy requirements of products and services	Responsible environmental
			stewardship: 28-29

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	Disclosure
GRI standard	number	Disclosure title	Section and page
Water
303-1	Water withdrawal by source	Responsible environmental
			stewardship: 26-27
	303-2	Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water	Responsible environmental
			stewardship: data tables
	303-3	Water recycled and reused	Responsible environmental
			stewardship: 27; data tables
Biodiversity	304-1	Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent	Responsible environmental
		to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value	stewardship: 29
		outside protected areas
	304-2	Significant impacts of activities, products, and services on	Responsible environmental
		biodiversity	stewardship: 29
	304-3	Habitats protected or restored	Responsible environmental
			stewardship: data tables
	304-4	IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species	Responsible environmental
		with habitats in areas affected by operations	stewardship: data tables
	MM1	Amount of land (owned or leased, and managed for	Responsible environmental
		production activities ore extractive use) distributed or	stewardship: data tables
		rehabilitated
	MM10	Number and percentage of operations with closure plans	Responsible environmental
			stewardship: 29; data tables
Emissions	305-1	Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions	Responsible environmental
			stewardship: 28-29; data tables
	305-2	Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions	Responsible environmental
			stewardship: 28-29; data tables
	305-3	Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions	Responsible environmental
			stewardship: 28-29; data tables
	305-4	GHG emissions intensity	Responsible environmental
			stewardship: 28-29; data tables
	305-5	Reduction of GHG emissions	Responsible environmental
			stewardship: 28-29
	305-6	Emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODS)	Not reported
	305-7	Nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulphur oxides (SOX), and other	Responsible environmental
		significant air emissions	stewardship: data tables
Effluents and	306-1	Water discharge by quality and destination	Not reported
Waste	306-2	Waste by type and disposal method	Responsible environmental
			stewardship: data tables
	306-3	Significant spills	Responsible environmental
			stewardship: 31
	306-4	Transport of hazardous waste	Not reported
	306-5	Water bodies affected by water discharges and/or runoff	Responsible environmental
			stewardship: data tables
	MM3	Total amounts of overburden rock, tailings, and sludges and	Responsible environmental
		their associated risks	stewardship: data tables
Environmental	307-1	Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations	Responsible environmental
compliance			stewardship: 26

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2019

GRI CONTENT INDEX C O N T I N U E D

	Disclosure
GRI standard	number	Disclosure title	Section and page
Supplier	308-1	New suppliers that were screened using environmental	Respecting human rights: 36
environmental		criteria
assessment	308-2	Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and	Respecting human rights: 36
		actions taken
Artisanal and	MM8	Number (and percentage) of company operating sites where	Artisanal and small-scale mining: 34
Small-scale		artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) takes place on, or
Mining		adjacent to, the site; the associated risks and actions taken
		to manage and mitigate these risks
Social performance
Employment	401-1	New employee hires and employee turnover	Not reported
	401-2	Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not	Confidentiality restraints
		provided to temporary or part-time employees
Labour/	402-1	Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes	Talent management, skills
management			development and employee relations:
relations			data tables
	MM4	Number of strikes and lockouts exceeding one week's	Talent management, skills
		duration by country	development and employee relations:
			37; data tables
Occupational	403-1	Workers representation in formal joint management-worker	Talent management, skills
health and safety		health and safety committees	development and employee relations:
			37; data tables
	403-2	Types of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases,	Employee safety: 18-19; data tables
		lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related
		fatalities
	403-3	Workers with high incidence or high risk of diseases related	Employee and community health: 20
		to their occupation
	403-4	Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with	Employee and community health: 20
		trade unions
Training and	404-2	Programmes for upgrading employee skills and transition	Talent management, skills
education		assistance programmes	development and employee relations:
			37
	404-3	Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and	Talent management, skills
		career development reviews	development and employee relations:
			data tables
Diversity and	405-1	Diversity of governance bodies and employees	Talent management, skills
equal opportunity			development and employee relations:
			37; data tables
	405-2	Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men	IR: 131 and 132
Non-	406-1	Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken	Not reported
discrimination
Freedom of	407-1	Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of	Talent management, skills
association		association and collective bargaining may be at risk	development and employee relations:
and collective			37

bargaining

	Disclosure
GRI standard	number	Disclosure title	Section and page
Security practices
410-1	Security personnel trained in human rights policies or	Respecting human rights: 36
		procedures
Human rights	412-1	Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews	Respecting human rights: 36
assessment		or impact assessments
	412-2	Employee training on human rights policies or procedures	Respecting human rights: 36
Local communities	413-1	Operations with local community engagement, impact	Contributing to resilient, self-sustaining
		assessments, and development programmes	communities: 23-26
	413-2	Operations with significant actual and potential negative	Contributing to resilient, self-sustaining
		impacts on local communities	communities: 23
	MM7	The extent to which grievance mechanisms were used	Employee, community and asset
		to resolve disputes relating to land use, customary rights	security: 32
		of local communities and indigenous peoples, and the
		outcomes
	MM9	Sites where resettlements took place, the number of	Employee, community and asset
		households resettled in each, and their livelihoods were	security: 23; data tables
		affected in the process
Supplier social	414-1	New suppliers that were screened using social criteria	Respecting human rights: 36
assessment
	414-2	Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions	We did not identify any negative
		taken	social impacts.
Public policy	415-1	Political contributions	Navigating regulatory and political
			uncertainty and risk: data tables
Socio-economic	419-1	Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and	Navigating regulatory and political
compliance		economic area	uncertainty and risk: 40-41

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