Corporate Governance

Our commitment to corporate governance ensures transparency, accountability, and ethical business practices in all aspects of our operations. We adhere to best governance principles, fostering trust and long-term value for our stakeholders. The Board of Directors oversees governance and strategic direction, supported by specialised sub-committees comprising board members. These committees include:

Social and Ethics Committee Members

  • Mohloana Magwai - Chairperson
  • Vijay Kumar - Member
  • Pushpender Singla - Member
  • Cindy Mogotsi - Member

The Social and Ethics Committee ensures ethical, responsible, and sustainable business practices. Composed of professionals in governance, safety, environmental, sustainability, HR, legal compliance, and stakeholder relations, the committee upholds corporate social responsibility and ethical business conduct. The committee plays a vital role in governance, fostering sustainability and trust among stakeholders.

Audit Risk and Compliance Committee Members

  • Mario Snyman - Chairperson
  • Christhoper Griffith - Member
  • Pushpender Singla - Member
  • Mohloana Magwai - Member

The Audit, Risk, and Compliance Committee ensures financial integrity, risk management, and regulatory compliance. Comprised of experienced professionals in finance, governance, risk, and legal compliance, the committee safeguards the company’s financial and operational stability. The committee plays a crucial role in ensuring transparency, accountability, and risk mitigation, fostering trust among stakeholders.

Code of Conduct

Vedanta’s code of conduct promotes behavior that is

  • Honest
  • Ethical
  • Compliant
  • Accountable
  • Safe
  • Innovative
Health, Safety and Environment

Effective management of health, safety and the environment (HSE) is an intergral part of our business and a critical imperative in ensuring the long term sustainability of natural resources.

At VZI, we strive to

  • Ensure world class standards
  • Continously improve on best practices
  • Exceed designated targets to ensure a safe and healthy work environment
  • Regularly survey the health and wellbeing of employees
  • Encourage business partners and suppliers to adopt our principles and practices
  • Conserve resources and materials through sustainabale usage, recycling and process improvements
  • Develop and uplift the communities within which we operate
  • Communicate with stakeholders on progress and performance
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Our CSR initiatives prioritise the needs of the communities within which we operate and are guided by our focus on

  • Social Investment (health, education and livelihood)
  • Bio-Investment (water harvesting, agriculture and social forestry)
  • Environmental Conservation

As VZI we strive to

  1. Achieve all targets in each operation, guided by our overall CSR programme
  2. Measure and report progress
  3. Encourage external third party reviews
  4. Regularly communicate with all stakeholders on the progress and performance of our CSR programme
  5. Work with like-minded partners, government bodies and volunteer organisations in pursuit of our mission
People and Communities

Community upliftment and people development are central to ensuring our success. People are our main asset and communities grant us our social license to operate. At VZI, we are committed to building long term, people-focused relationships which provide the platform that secures trusting and beneficial connections with our communities.

We are committed to promoting well-being and ensuring the quality of life for all our people and communities within which we operate. This is achieved by building strong foundations within host communities and developing and maintaining community support for all our activities.

We aim to empower host communities by

  1. Contributing towards their development needs
  2. Ensuring strong, trustworthy relationships are maintained through continued communication and engagement
  3. Operating as a responsible neighbour
  4. Honouring all commitments
  5. Operating in an open and transparent manner