• Identify the key socioeconomic impacts and issues that need to be managed.

• Assess existing initiatives, provide feedback on their success and suitability, and
  identify where improvements might be made.

• Provide an analytical framework to assist operations in assessing their overall
  sustainability, especially in terms of balancing the extraction of natural resources
  with the enhancement of social and human capital.

• Ensure that “best practice” is captured and shared within Anglo.

• Provide a planning tool for managing an operation or plant’s social and
  economic impacts, including social investment and mine closure.

• Gather and collate data for corporate social reporting purposes, as well as to
  develop indicators that are relevant to local conditions.

• Provide a methodology to enable ongoing assessment and follow up of
  community engagement, including continuous improvements.