Gold Fields Ltd – Lobbying Governance & Transparency

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Lobbying Governance

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	Gold Fields Ltd provides some evidence of governance related to stakeholder engagement and climate change, but there is limited disclosure specifically addressing lobbying governance processes. The company mentions that "the Gold Fields Board, particularly its Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee, has oversight of stakeholder engagement and relations," and that it has established a "Group-wide stakeholder engagement forum to oversee the implementation of the Stakeholder Engagement Strategy." Additionally, interactions with stakeholders are monitored through the "External Interactions and Commitment Register portal," which ensures accountability and integrates outcomes into the "Enterprise Risk Management process." However, these disclosures focus on stakeholder engagement broadly and do not explicitly describe mechanisms for governing lobbying activities, particularly climate-related lobbying. While Gold Fields highlights its participation in industry associations such as the ICMM and its commitment to reporting annually on progress toward 2030 targets, there is no evidence of a structured process to align lobbying activities with climate goals or to monitor and manage lobbying alignment. Furthermore, the company states that it does not provide financial contributions to political parties unless approved by the Board, but this does not constitute a lobbying governance framework. Overall, the disclosures lack specific details on oversight structures, monitoring mechanisms, or accountability measures for lobbying governance, particularly in the context of climate-related advocacy. View Sources	D

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Limited

Gold Fields Ltd provides some evidence of governance related to stakeholder engagement and climate change, but there is limited disclosure specifically addressing lobbying governance processes. The company mentions that "the Gold Fields Board, particularly its Social, Ethics and Transformation Committee, has oversight of stakeholder engagement and relations," and that it has established a "Group-wide stakeholder engagement forum to oversee the implementation of the Stakeholder Engagement Strategy." Additionally, interactions with stakeholders are monitored through the "External Interactions and Commitment Register portal," which ensures accountability and integrates outcomes into the "Enterprise Risk Management process." However, these disclosures focus on stakeholder engagement broadly and do not explicitly describe mechanisms for governing lobbying activities, particularly climate-related lobbying. While Gold Fields highlights its participation in industry associations such as the ICMM and its commitment to reporting annually on progress toward 2030 targets, there is no evidence of a structured process to align lobbying activities with climate goals or to monitor and manage lobbying alignment. Furthermore, the company states that it does not provide financial contributions to political parties unless approved by the Board, but this does not constitute a lobbying governance framework. Overall, the disclosures lack specific details on oversight structures, monitoring mechanisms, or accountability measures for lobbying governance, particularly in the context of climate-related advocacy.

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Lobbying Transparency

Overall Assessment	Analysis	Score
Limited	Gold Fields offers only limited insight into its climate-policy lobbying. It signals that it engages on climate matters—referring to work "directly and via industry associations," collaboration with the ICMM and the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia, and contacts with the "Ghanaian Minerals Commission" and South Africa’s "Department of Mineral Resources and Energy"—but it does not spell out the concrete tools it uses (such as meetings, written submissions or consultations) or give a consistent list of policymaker targets. The company speaks about broad themes such as easing rules on self-generated renewable power and addressing "unfair regulations and laws," yet it does not name the specific bills, regulations or rulemakings it has tried to influence, nor does it explain precisely what changes it wants decision-makers to adopt. Its disclosures therefore indicate an intention to engage on climate policy but stop short of providing the detail necessary to understand which policies it lobbies, how it lobbies them, or what outcomes it is seeking.	D