One of the ‘constants’, of all our Global Safety Day themes - and of our journey towards Zero Harm - is that talking about safety – keeping it top of mind, keeping the conversation going  – should be a part of our daily routine at Anglo American.  In that spirit, I would like to share a story with you. It hasn’t got a lot to do with mining – but bear with me and I’m sure you’ll understand my point. It’s about parental control - the type of control most of us can relate to either as grandparents, parents, or –…

The executive director's speech for a year-end function; written to brief for multinational mining company Anglo American as a 'prompt' for an informal address. I was responsible for research and writing.   "Ladies and Gentlemen, dear colleagues, welcome… I’m not going to detract from all the wonderful food and entertainment that has been prepared for us by speaking to you for very long… I just want to say a few words about the year that has passed and wish you all well for the upcoming festive season. It was a good year for Anglo American, we had favourable annual results…

The chief executive officer's announcement of change management and the introduction of a new strategy and business model; for presentation and print, written to brief for multinational mining company Anglo American. I was responsible for research and writing.   "DRIVING VALUE AND BECOMING AN EMPLOYER OF CHOICE" A message from Chris Griffith, chief executive officer (CEO) of Platinum As you all know we have recently reviewed our strategy and refocused the business on driving and delivering value from our operations, rather than pursuing a volume driven strategy. Our company’s history   can be traced back to 1923. It is a history…

The executive director's speech about health and safety; presenting the annual H&S theme at a Global Safety Day event, written to brief for multinational mining company, Anglo American. I was responsible for research and writing.   "Khanyisile Kweyama’s Speech for Global Safety Day –29 October 2014" Welcome and thank you for joining us as we celebrate Global Safety Day 2014. The theme for today, and for the next 365 days, is ‘’Manage Change. Stay Safe.’’ This year’s theme builds on, and advances, the other safety processes we already have in place such as SLAM (stop, look, assess, manage), ORM (operational…