Thiess advances sustainable mining journey
Following the release of its 2023 sustainability report, mining and resources solution provider Thiess is advancing its journey towards sustainable mining, emissions reduction and diversifying its services.
Further progress has been made towards the company’s 2025 decarbonisation target with scope one emissions reduced by 21% and scope two emissions reduced by 12% during 2023.
These efforts were enhanced by the diversification of Thiess’ commodities and services to rebalance its thermal coal revenue to less than 25% by the end of 2027. Recognising, Thiess has set an additional diversification target to rebalance its portfolio to consist of less than 20% thermal coal revenue by the end of 2030.
Thiess executive chair and chief executive Michael Wright commented on the company’s decarbonisation efforts.
“I am very proud of our ongoing efforts to decarbonise our global operations through improving efficiencies, adopting renewable energy solutions where possible, and collaborating and trialling new and emerging lower emissions technology,” he said.
“Following the acquisition of MACA in 2022 and Thiess’ targeted organic growth, 2023 has seen us extend our commodities portfolio to include more of the critical minerals needed to power the global energy transition and expand our capabilities into civil and crushing to offer our clients more choice and value in a range of new services.”
Other highlights from the sustainability report include:
- Rehabilitation of 632ha of post-mining land.
- Recycling and reuse of 3088Ml of water.
- Commencement of battery electric and hybrid light vehicle trials in Australia, the USA and Chile.
- Zero class one and class two environmental incidents recorded.
Also in 2023, Thiess further integrated data from its companies — Thiess, MACA, Fleetco and RTL — to enable a more accurate understanding of its sustainability progress.
