South32 : Modern Slavery Statement 2022

MODERN SLAVERY STATEMENT 2022

About this Statement

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Modern Slavery Statement 2022

This Statement outlines our approach and the steps taken to seek to minimise the risk of modern slavery in our business.

Our 2022 Reporting Suite

You can view all the documents in our Annual Reporting Suite at www.south32.net, including:

ANNUAL		SUSTAINABLE	SUSTAINABILITY
REPORT		DEVELOPMENT	DATABOOK
2022		REPORT 2022	2022

Annual Report	Sustainable	Sustainability
	Development Report	Databook
CORPORATE		TAX TRANSPARENCY AND
GOVERNANCE		PAYMENTS TO GOVERNMENTS
STATEMENT		REPORT 2022
2022

Corporate Governance	Tax Transparency
Statement	and Payments
	to Governments Report

About us	1
Disclaimer	2
Reporting entities	3
Introduction	4
Organisational structure, operations and supply chains	5
Risks of modern slavery in our operations and supply chains	10
Policies and governance	12
Due diligence and remediation	13
Assessing effectiveness	17
Consultation	17
Collaboration	18
Looking ahead	18
Our approvals	18
Appendices	19

Cover: A logistics supervisor and mechanical engineer at our Illawarra Metallurgical Coal operation in Australia.

Below: Community members in KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Indigenous, Traditional and Tribal Peoples of the lands, waters and territories on which South32 is located and where we conduct our business around the world.

We respect and acknowledge the unique cultural and spiritual relationships that Indigenous, Traditional and Tribal Peoples have to the lands, waters and territories, and their rich contribution to society.

In the spirit of respect and reconciliation, we will continue to support initiatives that strengthen culture and ways of life so that their legacy continues and extends to future generations.

About us

SOUTH32 IS A

GLOBAL MINING

AND METALS

COMPANY

We produce commodities including bauxite, alumina, aluminium, copper, silver, lead, zinc, nickel, metallurgical coal and manganese from our operations in Australia, southern Africa and South America. With a focus on growing our base metals exposure, we also have two development options in North America and several partnerships with junior explorers around the world.

Making a difference

Our purpose is to make a difference by developing natural resources, improving people's lives now and for generations to come. We are trusted by our owners and partners to realise the potential of their resources.

Learn more abouthow we improve people's lives in our Annual Report at www.south32.net

Optimise | Unlock | Identify

Our purpose is underpinned by a simple strategy which is focused on optimising the performance of our operations, unlocking their potential and identifying new opportunities to create value for all of our stakeholders.

Learn more aboutour strategy in our Annual Report at www.south32.net

Care | Trust | Togetherness | Excellence

While our strategy outlines what we do to achieve our purpose, our values of care, trust, togetherness and excellence guide how we do it. Every day, our values shape the way we behave and the standards we set for ourselves and others.

Learn more aboutour people in our Sustainable Development Report at www.south32.net

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Modern Slavery Statement

Disclaimer

This document is the joint Modern Slavery Statement (Australia) and Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement (UK) (together, the Statement) in relation to its actions during the reporting period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022. This Statement is made in accordance with the requirements of the Australian Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) and the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015, and was prepared by South32 Limited, its subsidiaries and its controlled entities, and South32 operated joint arrangements(1). South32 has prepared this Statement based on information available to it at the time of preparation.

This Statement contains forward-looking statements relating to South32's policies and practices with respect to modern slavery risk management, including statements of current intention and expectation and statements of opinion. Except as required by applicable laws or regulations, South32 does not undertake to publicly update or review any forward-looking statements. Monetary amounts in this Statement are expressed in US dollars, unless otherwise stated.

Unless otherwise stated, (a) metrics describing performance in this Statement apply to 'operated operations' that have been wholly owned and operated by South32, or that have been operated by South32 in a joint arrangement from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022, and

1. operations that we acquired or divested during the reporting period are shown for the period we had operational control of those operations.

In this Statement, unless otherwise stated, references to South32, the South32 Group, the Group, we, us, our and similar expressions refer to South32 Limited, its subsidiaries and its controlled entities and South32-operated joint arrangements. This Statement does not cover our non-controlled nor non-operated joint arrangements.

1. In this Statement, references to 'joint arrangements' mean operations that are not wholly owned by South32, such as joint ventures and joint operations. Joint arrangements are classified in accordance with IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements.

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Reporting entities

The submitting entity is South32 Limited (ABN 84 093 732 597) as the parent company of the South32 Group and its registered office is Level 35, 108 St Georges Terrace, Perth, Western Australia 6000. South32 Limited is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, London Stock Exchange and Johannesburg Stock Exchange. South32 Limited is considered a reporting entity for the purposes of the Australian Modern Slavery Act 2018.

The South32 Group operates and is managed with policies, systems and processes that are designed to be consistently applied at all our operations. In addition to South32 Limited, this Statement is made on behalf of the following entities, which are considered reporting entities for the purposes of the Australian Modern Slavery Act 2018:

			Effective
Entity	Principal activity (Operation name)	Location	interest %
Dendrobium Coal Pty Ltd	Coal mining (Illawarra Metallurgical Coal)	New South Wales	100
ABN 85 098 744 088
Endeavour Coal Pty Ltd	Coal mining (Illawarra Metallurgical Coal)	New South Wales	100
ABN 38 099 830 476
South32 Aluminium (RAA) Pty Ltd	Interest in a joint arrangement (Worsley Alumina)	Western Australia	100
ABN 54 095 831 119
South32 Aluminium Worsley Pty Ltd	Interest in a joint arrangement (Worsley Alumina)	Western Australia	100
ABN 33 088 336 921
South32 Cannington Pty Ltd	Silver, lead and zinc mining (Cannington)	Queensland	100
ABN 48 125 530 967
South32 International Investment Pty Ltd	Investment holding company	Western Australia	100
ABN 46 601 452 064
Illawarra Coal Holdings Pty Ltd	Investment holding company	New South Wales	100
ABN 69 093 857 286	(Illawarra Metallurgical Coal)
Illawarra Services Pty Ltd	Coal preparation plant	New South Wales	100
ABN 12 003 996 370
Groote Eylandt Mining Company Pty Ltd	Operated joint arrangement (Groote Eylandt)	Northern Territory	60(2)
ABN 26 004 618 491
South32 International Investment (Holding) Pty Ltd	Investment holding company	Western Australia	100%
ABN 28 601 444 704
South32 (BMSA) Pty Ltd	Investment holding company	Western Australia	100%
ABN 44 125 530 949
South32 Australia Investment 3 Pty Ltd	Investment holding company	Western Australia	100%
ABN 31 088 336 976
South32 Aluminium (Holdings) Pty Ltd	Investment holding company	Western Australia	100%
ABN 58 169 411 974

The activities and risks discussed in the Statement cover these operations.

(2) Anglo American Plc holds the remaining 40 per cent.

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