The Sus tainable De v elopment Goals T he ICMM has also endorsed the Unit ed Na tions Sus tainable De v elopment Goals SDGs which ar e bec oming incr easingly signifcant f or in v es t ors as the y r epr esent the w orld s mos t pr es sing en vir onmental social and ec onomic is sues W hile the Miner als C ouncil does not c ontribut e dir ectly t o man y of the SDGs Goal 17 is especially pertinent giv en our mis sion A chie ving the SDGs depends on s tr ong c ommitment b y all r ole pla y ers t o w ork in partnership and c ooper a tion F or the Miner als C ouncil Goal 17 is of par amount importanc e W e w ork t ogether and in partnership with our members and s tak eholders t o deliv er on the SDGs and their o v er all aims particularly in their objectiv es r ela ting t o the Na tional De v elopment Plan T he r emaining 16 SDGs ar e Planned v alue cr ea tion f or the South A frican mining indus try and r ela t ed SDGs SDGs per capital Human capital Saf e mining Impr o v ed emplo y ee engagement and c ommunica tion Enhanc ed tr aining and de v elopment T r ansf orma tion 1 2 3 4 5 8 and 10 Int ellectual capital Pr omoting RDI t o unlock the full pot ential of the mining sect or and cr ea t e the mines of t omorr o w 4 8 11 and 12 Social and r ela tionship capital Impr o v ed r esponsiv e and r esponsible s tak eholder r ela tionships Enhanc ed unders tanding and a w ar enes s of the South A frican mining indus try and the c ontribution it mak es t o the ec onom y A ddr es sing legac y is sues 1 2 3 4 5 8 10 and 11 Na tur al capital Impr o v ed r esour c e management t o ensur e efcient r esponsible use of r esour c es and c onsumption R esponsible en vir onmental s t e w ar dship 6 7 11 12 13 14 and 15 Financial capital Incr eased in v es t or c onfdenc e boos ting in v es tment in the mining sect or A pr oftable mining sect or 1 8 and 10 Manuf actur ed capital Impr o v ed t echnology and mining pr actic es modernisa tion 9 11 and 12 T he 17 SDGs w er e de v eloped t o support the Unit ed Na tions 20 30 A genda which is aimed a t ending po v erty and inequality pr o t ecting the planet and ensuring tha t all people enjo y peac e and pr osperity In South A frica these goals ar e support ed b y the Na tional De v elopment Plan Giv en its r ole within the ec onom y the South A frican mining indus try has a crucial r ole t o pla y in deliv ering on the SDGs T he Miner als C ouncil alr eady r eports indir ectly on the mining sect or s c ontribution t o v arious SDGs such as dec ent w ork and ec onomic gr o wth good health and w ellbeing r esponsible c onsumption and pr oduction clima t e action w a t er management and lif e on land among others R egular mor e tr anspar ent r eporting on these goals t o our s tak eholders will help t o build trus t pr omot e ac c ountability and enc our age in v es tment in the indus try Seriti Kriel C olliery P age 7 MINERALS C OUNCIL SOUTH AFRICA INTEGRA TED ANNU AL REVIEW 20 19