E c onomics Emplo yment R ela tions Saf ety and Sus tainability T he E c onomics discipline pr o vides input advisory servic es and analy sis on ma tt ers af ecting the indus try s ec onomic viability and perf ormanc e in v es tment appeal and other ec onomic impacts T he E c onomics discipline is also r esponsible f or shaping indus try r esponses t o critical c onc erns af ecting the sect or T he Emplo yment R ela tions discipline pr o vides advisory servic es t o members in the feld of labour r ela tions including labour mark et is sues c ollectiv e bar gaining emplo yment equity and social security T he Saf ety and Sus tainability discipline activ ely pr omot es saf ety and health in the w orkplac e f or mine w ork ers T his discipline also pr o vides highle v el guidanc e on ma tt ers tha t af ect the ESG impacts of the indus try Health MO SH L earning Hub Financ e and A dminis tr a tion T he Health discipline pr o vides advisory servic es and support t o members in the feld of oc cupa tional health medicine and h y giene along with adv ocac y and advic e on TB HIV and AID S T he MO SH mining indus try oc cupa tional saf ety and health L earning Hub w as es tablished b y the Miner als C ouncil in 2009 t o enc our age and enable mining c ompanies t o learn fr om the saf ety and health e xpertise and leading pr actic es tha t e xis t in the indus try T he Financ e and A dminis tr a tion discipline pr o vides the fnancial ICT human r esour c es adminis tr a tiv e s tructur es and f acilities management f or the Miner als C ouncil s int ernal pr oc es ses P ublic A ff airs and T r ansf orma tion DISCIPLINES C ommunica tions T he Public A f airs and T r ansf orma tion discipline engages with social partners on all r ele v ant ma tt ers of public polic y supporting the aims of the Miner al and P etr oleum R esour c es De v elopment A ct MPRD A and its as socia t ed Mining Chart er T he C ommunica tions discipline c on v e y s inf orma tion about the Miner als C ouncil and the mining indus try t o s tak eholders in an hones t and balanc ed manner It pla y s a critical r ole in ensuring tha t e xt ernal s tak eholders ar e upda t ed on mining indus try e v ents in South A frica Social P erf ormanc e Junior and Emer ging Miners Desk Skills De v elopment T he Social P erf ormanc e discipline which is r ela tiv ely ne w t o the Miner als C ouncil pr o vides a mor e c ollabor a tiv e and c oor dina t ed appr oach t o c ommunity r ela tions and local ec onomic de v elopment T he Junior and Emer ging Miners Desk pr o vides advic e and support and acts as a r esour c e c entr e f or the smaller Miner als C ouncil member c ompanies It also ensur es tha t the v oic e of junior and emer ging miners is hear d and unders t ood b y go v ernment T he Skills De v elopment discipline pla y s a vital r ole in adv oca ting and lobb ying f or the cr ea tion of an en vir onment tha t enables the mining indus try t o de v elop skilled emplo y ees f or adv anc ement and deplo yment En vir onmental L egal Modernisa tion T he En vir onmental discipline pr o vides advisory servic es guidanc e and s tr a t egic leadership on en vir onmental sus tainability in a manner tha t enhanc es members c ontributions t o sus tainable de v elopment T his is achie v ed thr ough the discipline s leadership in engagements in the de v elopment of position papers f or polic y f ormula tion and implementa tion T he L egal discipline pr o vides legal advic e in infuencing legisla tiv e and other ma tt ers af ecting members int er es ts T he f ocus is on c ons tructiv e policies tha t ar e c onsis t ent with the na tional int er es t Included in the r ole of this discipline is addr es sing challenges tha t ha v e arisen as a r esult of the incr ease in illegal mining in South A frica T he Modernisa tion discipline pr omot es r esear ch de v elopment and inno v a tion RDI as a critical enabler of modernisa tion T he discipline acts t o f acilita t e a c ollabor a tiv e ef ort r egar ding inno v a tion tha t will c ontribut e t o achie ving z er o harm and a t the same time impr o v e pr oductivity and c ompetitiv enes s and cr ea ting sus tainable and socially ac c eptable mining P age 3 7 MINERALS C OUNCIL SOUTH AFRICA INTEGRA TED ANNU AL REVIEW 20 19