To meet our social responsibilities, we will engage with the wide range of stakeholders in our project including:

• Local communities and businesses.
• Government authorities at local, provincial and national level.
• Non-government organisations (NGOs).

Our Stakeholder Engagement Plan is based on:

• Compliance with the Equator Principles.
• Integration of the principle of sustainable development into our decision-making processes where necessary.
• Open, honest and transparent two-way communication driven by listening to what people say, not just hearing what they say.
• Ethical business practices.
• Respect for  human rights, heritage, cultures, customs and values.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships.

  

We are committed to doing the “right thing” in meeting our social responsibility to local communities.  We believe that what is "good" for DPM is ultimately "good" for local communities.  We will:

• Discuss what is the “right thing” with all the appropriate community representatives.
• We will do the “right thing”, when the “right thing” becomes clear through those discussions.