- Severe cyclones impacting the country, destroying homes, livelihoods, and infrastructure.
- Managing stakeholder expectations in a volatile commodity price environment.
- Growing requirement from manufacturers to demonstrate responsibility in supply chains.
- High biodiversity and challenging socio-economic issues in Madagascar.
- Potential for price inflation and increased strain on municipal services.
- Dam failures globally prompting review of tailings management systems.
Ambatovy Minerals S.A. (AMSA) and Dynatec Madagascar S.A. (DMSA)
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
In its 2022 reporting, Ambatovy Minerals S.A. (AMSA) and Dynatec Madagascar S.A. (DMSA) disclosed greenhouse gas emissions of 1.9K kt CO2e. Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
GHG Emissions
1.9K kt CO2e
2022
Water Usage
27 million m3
2022
Waste
11.0K thousand tons (ore waste sheeting)
2022
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Achieved one-year LTI free, equivalent to approximately 6,000,000 work-hours without an LTI-related incident.
- Best safety performance to date with a record-low Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate (0.08) and All Injury Frequency Rate (0.35), and a Lost Time Injury Rate of 0.01.
- Independent scientific study suggests Ambatovy is well on track to achieving No Net Loss (NNL) of priority habitat and may have already achieved NNL of forest by the end of 2021.
- Nearly doubled diversity at nurseries, producing over 500,000 plants from more than 240 endemic species.
- Released 1,904 Golden Mantella frogs into conservation area, marking the fifth successful year of the reintroduction program. Over 3,750 critically endangered frogs have been released to date.
- Launched “decarbonization journey” focusing on identifying decarbonization and offsetting opportunities and developing new GHG calculation and reporting tools.
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- Reforest 100 ha (+/- 10%) over the next five years (2022-2027).
📅 Medium-term
- Achieve ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certifications by December 2023.
- Full compliance with GISTM by 2024.
🔭 Long-term
- Net zero emissions; roadmap to be developed.
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
SafetyBiodiversityCommunity InvestmentDecarbonizationLocal ProcurementHealth CareCovid-19 ReliefEducationResponsible SourcingTailings ManagementHuman RightsGood Governance