Anglo American: using targets to catalyse action

The company’s FutureSmart Mining initiative is designed to boost performance and corporate value

Jon Samuel, group head of social performance and engagement talks with Ian Welsh about AngloAmerican’s new sustainability strategy, designed to create value for shareholders and the company’s wider stakeholders. The FutureSmart Mining programme is, Samuel says, AngloAmerican’s response to emerging external expectations, inspired in part by the interest in the sustainable development goals. What’s important is to develop meaningful targets that inspire better performance.