Media analy s ts and shar eholders 20 19 priorities P erf ormanc e C ommunica ting the Miner als C ouncil s position on v arious aspects including health and saf ety en vir onmental is sues tr ansf orma tion and ec onomic perf ormanc e and s tability among others t o the media t o analy s ts and shar eholders and the public a t lar ge A k e y c omponent of these ef orts is ensuring tha t our w ebsit e c ontains inf orma tion tha t is useful r ele v ant upt oda t e and eas y t o ac c es s T he media r ela tions function a t the Miner als C ouncil is outsour c ed t o an e xt ernal public r ela tions agenc y as part of our driv e t o engage pr oactiv ely with the media During the y ear a pr oactiv e media r ela tions pr ogr amme c ontinued t o be implement ed t o ensur e tha t the indus try s position is alw a y s c ommunica t ed ac cur a t ely and timeously Pr omoting the mining indus try t o the in v es tment c ommunity T he Miner als C ouncil ensur es tha t ac cur a t e and upt oda t e inf orma tion is a v ailable and ac c es sible t o the in v es tment c ommunity the media and the public a t lar ge W e also carry out a mor e f ormal pr ogr amme t o engage with local and int erna tional in v es t ors W e addr es s media in v es t ors and other s tak eholders a t v arious int erna tional and local pla tf orms Going f orw ar d T he Miner als C ouncil s c ommitment t o tr anspar enc y of inf orma tion t o de v eloping and sharing kno wledge and unders tanding of mining t o pr omoting the mining indus try among s tak eholders and t o c on v e ying the indus try s position t o the media in v es t ors and the public a t lar ge r emains s t eadf as t Busines s 20 19 priorities P erf ormanc e Enhancing our r ole in busines s s tructur es with a vie w t o achie ving an enabling en vir onment inclusiv e gr o wth and emplo yment T he Miner als C ouncil has been ins trumental in lobb ying f or the s tr engthened r ole of Busines s Unity South A frica BUS A as a c ollectiv e busines s r epr esenta tiv e W e ar e activ e members of both Busines s L eadership South A frica BLS A and BUS A wher e w e r epr esent the int er es ts of the mining indus try in the ec onom y In 20 19 BUS A c on v ened a s tructur e of itself and fv e other major busines s or ganisa tions including the Miner als C ouncil t o engage with go v ernment and otherwise lobb y mor e s tr enuously than pr e viously on critical ec onomic and fnancial is sues f acing South A frica Going f orw ar d T he Miner als C ouncil will c ontinue t o lobb y f or inclusiv e and tr ansf ormed policies tha t ensur e tha t the political legisla tiv e and polic y en vir onment is c onduciv e t o a thriving ec onom y and include the a v ailability of c os tef ectiv e infr as tructur e P age 23 MINERALS C OUNCIL SOUTH AFRICA INTEGRA TED ANNU AL REVIEW 20 19