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Sustainability data

The data on these pages represents the key sustainability data collated for the Imperial group for 2014. For full details on sustainability information refer to the Sustainable Development Report at www.imperial.co.za.

The data reported includes many disclosures from the G4 Sustainability Reporting guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).

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Value-added statement for the year ended 30 June 2014

  2014
Rm
%     2013
Rm
%  
Revenue 103 567       92 383    
Paid to suppliers for materials and services 80 621       71 364    
Total wealth created 22 946       21 019    
Wealth distribution              
Salaries, wages and other benefits (note 1) 14 576 64     12 824 61  
Providers of capital 3 368 15     3 518 17  
– Net financing costs 926 4     744 4  
– Dividends, share buybacks and cancellations 2 120 9     2 497 12  
– Dividends to non-controlling interests 322 2     277 1  
               
Government (note 2) 1 748 7     1 438 7  
Reinvested in the group to maintain and develop operations 3 254 14     3 239 15  
– Depreciation, amortisation and recoupments 2 408       2 316    
– Future expansion 846       923    
  22 946 100     21 019 100  
Value-added ratios              
– Number of employees (continuing operations) 51 671       51 007    
– Revenue per employee (‘000) 2 004       1 811    
– Wealth created per employee (‘000) 444       412    
Notes              
1 Salaries, wages and other benefits              
Salaries, wages, overtime, commissions, bonuses, allowances 13 316       11 739    
Employer contributions 1 260       1 085    
  14 576       12 824    
2 Central and local governments              
South African normal taxation 1 125       995    
Withholding and secondary tax on companies 11       9    
Foreign tax 349       196    
Rates and taxes 82       94    
Skills development levy 62       52    
Unemployment Insurance Fund 95       69    
Carbon emissions tax 24       23    
  1 748       1 438    

Employment equity data relating to the South African workforce (for the 12 months to 30 June 2014)

      African Coloured Indian White Foreign
Nationals
2014 2013  
  Permanent employees                  
  Top management   7 4 14 132 2 159 167  
  Senior management   44 24 79 437 4 588 576  
  Professional specialists/mid-management   412 290 424 2 104 12 3 242 3 282  
  Skilled junior management   4 008 1 447 1 079 3 961 46 10 541 10 643  
  Semi-skilled   9 907 2 313 831 2 094 55 15 200 16 611  
  Unskilled   5 455 753 93 95 25 6 421 6 154  
  Total permanent employees   19 833 4 831 2 520 8 823 144 36 151 37 433  
  Non-permanent employees   1 957 354 184 118 2 2 615 1 826  
  Total   21 790 5 185 2 704 8 941 146 38 766 39 259  

  Geographic breakdown of workforce 2014     2013  
  South Africa 38 766     39 259  
  Rest of world 12 905     11 748  

People

    2014     2013  
  Number of employees 51 671     51 007  
  Training spend (R’000) 170 296     175 000  
  Training spend/employee (R) 3 296     3 430  
  Number of training hours 715 019     1 046 989  
  Number of training hours/employee 14     21  

Safety

    2014     2013  
  Kilometres travelled (‘000) 654 524     697 353  
  Road accidents 1 505     1 252  
  Road injuries (company) 111     128  
  Road fatalities (company) 7     9  
  Accidents per million kilometres 2, 3     1,8  
  Injuries per million kilometres 0, 17     0,18  
  Fatalities per million kilometres 0, 011     0,013  

Social and developmental benefits

    2014     2013  
  Socio-economic development spend (R’000) 18 143     25 634  

Fuel efficiency

    2014     2013  
  Fuel usage (kL) 259 026     270 984  
  Scope 1 emissions (tCO2) 868 511     976 384  
  Scope 2 emissions (tCO2) 216 537     205 791  
  Total scope 1 and 2 emissions (tCO2) 1 085 048     1 182 175  

Environmental and business footprint

    2014     2013  
  Electricity purchased (MWh) 224 669     208 845  
  Water purchased from municipalities (kL) 1 710 523     1 739 684  
  Environmental incidents* 104     123  
* There were no environmental incidents carrying fines or other penalties

There were no significant breaches related to human rights, corruption or any anti-competitive behaviour that were brought to the attention of the social, ethics and sustainability committee or executive meetings.