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Annual Sustainability Statement

We use local and global standards, protocols and guidelines to report our responsible business performance. We set out our performance in terms of material indicators that provide a clear, comprehensive and useful measure of our progress quantitatively. The indicators below have been refined which enables us to review our performance and inform current and future business planning.

We are ultimately working towards a five year rolling reporting cycle, and to increase the scope of quantitative KPIs that are reported and assured each year.

We lodge a detailed report with the JSE SRI annually, and we pleased to have maintained our listing for 2012.

The table below complements and extends the MTN Group Value Added Statement reported in the MTN Group Limited Integrated Report for the year ended 31 December 2012.

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Infrastructure availability

  • Indicator Notes Unit 2012 2011 2010
    Call Setup Success Rate:
    • 2G
    • 3G
     
    %

    • 98,87%*
    • 98,57%*

    Not available

    Not available
    Dropped call rate:
    • 2G
    • 3G
     
    %

    • 0,79%*
    • 0,48%*

    Not available

    Not available
    Network Availability:
    • 2G
    • 3G
     
    %

    • 99,14%*
    • 98,53%*

    Not available

    Not available

Employees

  • Indicator Notes Unit 2012 2011 2010
    Total Employees   Number 26 705 24 252 26 055
    Employee Turnover   % 2,6 7,1 9,6
    Gender Diversity Females to Total Employees   % 25 32 34
    Females at Senior Management Level and Above   % 0,85 Not available Not available
    Employee Learning and Development   R m 383 265 249
    Training hours per Employee   Hours 32,7 16 30,8
    Employee Culture Survey Results 1. % 68,87%* 69 68
    Employees Receiving Performance Review   % 100 100 100

Employee health and safety

  • Indicator Notes Unit 2012 2011 2010
    Number of Workplace-Related Deaths   Number 2 Not available Not available
    Number of Workplace Related Serious Injuries   Number 36 Not available Not available
    % Operations With Health and Safety Committee and Dedicated Monitoring Representative   % 45 Not available Not available
    Operations with Health and Safety Monitoring Representative Only   % 59 Not available Not available

Environment and climate

  • Indicator Notes Unit 2012 2011 2010
    CO2e emissions from energy use 2. (Tonnes) CO2e 1 040 722 950 564 1 126 894
    • Scope 1 – direct emissions
        652 790 536 541 743 646
    • Scope 2 – indirect emissions
        384 725 407 492 378 869
    • Scope 3 – indirect emissions
        3 208 6 531 4 379
    CO2e intensity (tonnes) per subscriber 2.   0,55 0,58 0,79
    E-Waste Pilot Project   R’000 1 894 868  
    • MTN Group/ South Africa
      R’000 1 380 179 Not Applicable
    • PPP: GIZ
      R’000 514 543 Not Applicable
    • PPP: Technology Station
    3. R’000 - 146 Not Applicable

Governance

  • Indicator Notes Unit 2012 2011 2010
    % operations that have implemented Fraud Management Framework   % 81%* Not available Not available
    Number of calls to Tip-Offs Anonymous Whistle-blower Line   Number 886* Not available Not available

Economic development and social inclusivity

  • Indicator Notes Unit 2012 2011 2010
    Corporate Social Investment (MTN Foundations) 4. Rm 193* 128 155
    Number of MTN Employee Volunteers   Number 12 007 12 784 12 981
    Black Economic Empowerment Scorecard (South Africa): 100 points   Score out of 100 85,4 86,9 77,1
    • Ownership (20 base points and 3 bonus points)
      Score out of 23 21 21,2 11,6
    • Management Control
      Score out of 10 8,9 8,4 8,4
    • Employment Equity
      Score out of 15 12,2 11,8 11,4
    • Skills Development
      Score out of 15 7,4 8,4 6,8
    • Preferential Procurement
      Score out of 20 17 17,1 18,7
    • Enterprise Development
      Score out of 15 14 15 15
    • Socioeconomic Development
      Score out of 5 5 5 5

This is the first year that we have undertaken external assurance on aspects of our sustainability performance . For the complete PricewaterhouseCoopers Inc. assurance report, download pdf

Notes

* Indicates key performance indicators subject to assurance by PwC. Please see assurance statement at the end of this report for more details.

1 Using the Towers Watson Global Telecommunications norms, 15 dimensions (Communication, Leadership, Competitive position, Diversity, Employee engagement, Innovation, Goals and objectives, Direct supervisor, Work organisation and efficiency, Pay and benefits, Employee development, Performance management, Values, Company image and Retention) comprising over 100 questions, are posed to all employees via an annual survey. This survey assesses the fit between MTN’s goals and that of our employees, and vice versa. The score of 69% indicates an overall average “favourable” response (employee answers of “good” and “very good”). This means 31% of responses were on average unfavourable (employee answers of “poor” or “I don’t know”).

2 We estimate internal under-reporting of over 37% of our energy consumption on Scopes 1 and 2. We also are aware of under-reporting on Scope 3, but have not calculated the extent (which at this stage we deem not material in relation to our overall emissions). The actual carbon emissions may be higher as a result: we are unable to determine this for FY12 as emission calculations are customised for the greenhouse gas profile of each country in which MTN operates, using UN IPCC GHG protocols, ISO14604, DEFRA and the International Energy Agency conversion factors. We aim to improve the completeness and auditability of OPCO reporting in 2013.

3 Technology Station’s deliverables completed 2011; no further investment required in 2012.

4 The figures reported for 2010 and 2011 exclude MTN employee volunteering costs

The key sustainability standards of reference

  • King Code of Governance (King III);
  • JSE Social Responsibility Index (SRI);
  • United Nations Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines and Telecommunications sector supplement;
  • Carbon Disclosure Project;
  • International Labour Organisation;
  • United Nations Global Compact (first Communication of Progress Report due in 2014);
  • UN Protect, Respect and Remedy Framework for Business and Human Rights (Ruggie Principles).

Sustainability contacts

PHYSICAL ADDRESS

216 14th Avenue
Fairlands
Roodepoort
2195

POSTAL ADDRESS

Private Bag 9955
Cresta
2118
South Africa

CONTACT DETAILS

Landline: +27 11 912 3000
  +27 11 912 3001
Email: Sustainability@mtn.com
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