Global miner Anglo American has established a $US100M cost against its commitment to meeting sustainability goals in South Africa, signing a 10-year loan agreement with the International Finance Corporation to fund projects such as job creation and education support in rural communities close to its mines.
The loan may be the first in the mining sector focused exclusively on social development.
It’s part of Anglo American’s broad engagement with IFC, a subsidiary of the World Bank Group, on local social development including regional-scale initiatives in Peru.