- Two fatalities in the PGMs business in 2024
- Challenges in bringing on new copper supply (sustainability and permitting, water and community issues)
- Climate change impacts (droughts and unusual precipitation in Chile)
- Sustained price increases of supplies
- Evolving societal expectations
- Complex geopolitical context
- Air pollution in Santiago
Anglo American
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
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.
Renewable Energy
100% in South American operations since 2021
of total energy
📈 Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 12.5 Mt CO2e/year (Scopes 1&2) |
| 2022 | 13.3 Mt CO2e/year (Scopes 1 & 2) |
| 2021 | 14.8 Mt CO2e/year |
| 2020 | 16.1 Mt CO2e |
Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Reduced Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 26% relative to peak emissions in 2019
- Reduced freshwater usage by 22% below the 2015 baseline
- 100% renewable electricity across South American operations since 2021
- Reduced fresh water use by almost 50% since 2015 in Chilean operations
- Los Bronces reuses about 90% of water used in mining process
- Commitment to UN to become water resilient at Los Bronces by 2030
- Secured desalinated water supply for Los Bronces from 2026
- Collahuasi desalination plant under construction to reduce freshwater abstraction by 60%
- Hydraulic Dewatered Stacking technology at El Soldado recovers around 80% of water
- Chile’s first Blue Carbon initiative launched
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- Achieve water resilience at Los Bronces by 2030
📅 Medium-term
- Pathway to over one million tons of annual copper production by early 2030s
🔭 Long-term
- Carbon neutral operations by 2040
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
SafetyClimate ChangeWater ManagementSocio-economic DevelopmentEthical Value ChainsBiodiversityCommunity EngagementAir Quality