Energy efficiency task team established with voluntary champions at each business unit
Unisa chair in business and climate change sponsored for three years
Carbon emissions reported for first time: 19 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e)
2009
Comprehensive response developed to energy, carbon and climate change management
2010
Major water management programme introduced
Renewable energy projects developed
2011
Launched biodiversity, waste and air programme
Cennergi formed as standalone energy company with international energy partner
R107 million spent on developing cleaner energy initiatives: cogeneration, carbon credit trading, renewable energy, biodiesel, coal-fed methane development and coal base-load projects
2012
Carbon footprint significantly reduced
Cennergi preferred bidder on two wind energy projects totalling 234MW
2013
Cennergi construction begins on Amakhala Emoyeni and Tsitsikamma wind farms
2014
Cennergi construction of two wind farms underway
Exxaro awarded Global Green Award for world-class sustainable environmental practices
2016
All operations granted integrated water use licences
2017
Submitted first pollution-prevention plans
First submission to national atmosphere emissions inventories systems
Submitted 2017 greenhouse gas and carbon budget reports
2018
Clean energy subsidiary pays Exxaro dividends
2019
Implemented new energy efficiency and carbon footprint reduction projects at Grootegeluk
