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Kumba Iron Ore | Sustainability Performance

www.angloamericankumba.com
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Mining company engaged in the exploration and production of iron ore.

2005

South Africa

10,001+ employees

Mining & Metals

$1B - 10B in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#9494
Overall
#56
in South Africa
#151
in Mining & Metals

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

475 out of 483

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste managementWater managementNature and biodiversityNature riskClimate risk
Social
Diversity and inclusionPay gapsHealth and safetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and exclusionsB-corp & CDP
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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Waste generated

18.1K tonnes, 2023
Leading

Female engagement

34% 2024
Leading

Externalities

447.9M $, 2024
Leading

Market cap

1.3T $, 2026▼39.4% YoY

Revenue

3.9B $, 2025▲2.2% YoY

Renewable energy

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%2023

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
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Renewable electricity

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Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


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and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

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Intensity


Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark

629.5

B/M 636.4

4.6

B/M 7.1


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Female engagement

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Share of female employees (%)

25
50
75
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Waste

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18.1K2023

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
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Severe
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  • Kumba Iron Ore Limited (Anglo American 76.3% subsidiary), South African iron ore, has faced sustained South African DMRE enforcement scrutiny over the historic 2024 sustained Sishen and Kolomela mine operations dust pollution affecting Northern Cape community relations, plus periodic class actions over alleged inadequate disclosure of South African iron ore market normalization affecting institutional shareholders.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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76High
$387.0Mestimated revenue at risk
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Nature risk

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Production loss

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Share of company output at risk (%)

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Revenue at risk

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Assets exposed to sensitive locations

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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

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Potential species loss

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Biodiversity impact

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Waste management

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Water management

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

1.3T $, 2026▼39.4% YoY

Revenue

3.9B $, FY2025▲2.2% YoY

EBITDA

1.8B $, FY2025▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

36% Industry: -219▲10.1% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$3.9BFY2025 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
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EBITDA
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Margin trends


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Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

954.5M 2025▼14.7% YoY

Capex

560.9M 2025▲3.6% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.0 Industry: 0▼NaN% YoY

Return on invested capital

26.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

4.8

▲ 4.3%

2023

3.8

▼ 1.8%

2024

3.9

▲ 89.2%

2025

89.0

2029

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

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Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

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Workplace health & safety policy

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35%
Independent Directors

7 out of 20 incl. management

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Overall score

95

Environment

99

Social

99

Governance

87

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

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Tobacco

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Gambling

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Nuclear

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CDP Scores


Climate Score

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Water Score

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B-

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Not committed to key sustainability initiatives

Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

11+


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