Key Sustainability Data Summary

Key Sustainability Data Summary
  Units 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05
Health
Number of new cases of occupational illnesses Total number N/A 226 197 152
Safety
Number of fatalities at our controlled operations Total number 13 3 17 3
Classified Injury Frequency Rate See CIFR 6.7 5.4 5.0 3.9
  Units 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05
Environment1
Land use
Land newly disturbed hectares 4 500 3 540 5 620 4 940
Land rehabilitated hectares 2 210 1 790 2 060 1 850
Land requiring rehabilitation2 hectares 82 910 77160 65 250 73 330
Resource Consumption
Fresh water consumption Megalitres 120 800 132 630 153 000 153 170
Energy Used Petajoules 265 292 327 309
Emissions
Greenhouse gases '000 tonnes CO2- equivalent 46 660 47 070 51 960 52 110
Oxides of sulphur tonnes 41 080 42 280 48 240 50 540
Oxides of nitrogen tonnes 44 240 49 640 54 600 57120
Fluoride tonnes 1 680 910 900 950
Waste3
General waste disposed to landfill tonnes 99 300 115 280 124 990 154 820
Hazardous waste disposed to landfill tonnes 56 800 79 940 59 100 68 100
  Units 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05
Community
Community contributions US$ million 40.3 42 46.5 57.4
  % pre-tax profit4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.0
Socio-economic
Total number of full-time employees Total number 51 000 34 800 35 070 36 468
Employee turnover rate % N/A 5 6 2
Full-time employees that are female % 9 8 9 12
Total Value Add US$ million N/A 12 466 14 085 15 927
Financial
Group turnover5 US$ million 15 228 17 506 24 943 31 804
Earnings before interest and tax5,6 US$ million 3 102 3 481 5 488 9 330

N/A – Data not available.

Figures in italics indicate that this figure has been adjusted since it was previously reported.

  1. Figures restated to facilitate year-to-year comparison of performance without BHP Steel, which was demerged in July 2002.
  2. Assumes immediate closure of all operations.
  3. Excludes recycled materials and mining related materials, such as waste rock, tailings, coal reject and slag. Hazardous waste includes waste oil.
  4. % pre-tax profits calculated on a 3-year rolling average.
  5. From continuing operations, including the Group's share of joint ventures and associates.
  6. Excluding exceptional items.

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