Overall impact
C (59)

Commentary

SOUTH32 is an average overall performer. With a 'C' rating of 59.2 for overall impact (61st percentile compared to all companies), SOUTH32 ranks 46th out of 173 industry peers, behind Lundin Mining, Mountain Province Diamonds, Nexa Resources and 42 others, and ahead of Hudbay Minerals, Teck Resources, China Natural Resources and 124 others. On top material causes for SOUTH32's industry (Metals & Mining), SOUTH32 performs well in Decent, Safe Work Opportunities (95.6 score), Fair Labor Practices (89.1), Lgbtq Equality (84.9) and 5 other causes where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in Terrestrial Biodiversity (26.3 score), Reduced Green House Gas Emissions (0.0), Reduced Waste (25.5) and 1 other cause where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.
Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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S32.AX Price
$3.34
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Revenue
$3.49 billion
Market cap
$9.40 billion
Public/private
Public
Hypothetical historical growth of $10,000
Historical performance
Company
Employees
9,906
Sector
Materials
Industry
Metals & Mining
Sub-industry
Precious Metals & Minerals
SASB industry
Metals & Mining
Headquarters
Wa, Australia
Share classes
SOUHY
ADR
S32.AX
Description
South32 Limited operates as a diversified metals and mining company. The company operates through Worsley Alumina, Brazil Alumina, Brazil Aluminium, Hillside Aluminium, Mozal Aluminium, Sierra Gorda, Cannington, Hermosa, Cerro Matoso, Australia Manganese, and South Africa Manganese segments. It has a portfolio of assets producing bauxite, alumina, aluminum, copper, silver, lead, zinc, nickel, metallurgical coal, manganese, and ferronickel products. The company has operations in Australia, India, China, Japan, the Middle East, Italy, the Netherlands, Brazil, South Africa, South Korea, the United States, rest of Africa, rest of Asia, rest of Europe, rest of North America, and rest of Oceania. South32 Limited was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Perth, Australia.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for SOUTH32, based on its industry sub-industry Precious Metals & Minerals. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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