MELBOURNE, AU / AGILITYPR.NEWS / November 12, 2019 / The Aurecon and Ivanplats Bonega Community Trust project has been announced as the IAP2 (International Association for Public Participation) ) 2019 Core Values Awards, Members at Large Project of the Year. The award was created to encourage excellence and innovation in the field of public participation and community engagement. 

Erika du Plessis, Aurecon Director, Communication and Stakeholder Engagement comments, “We are excited and privileged to receive this award. The success of the project was, in part, due to our team following the correct protocol on how the community preferred to be engaged within the South African context, as well as the paradigm-shifting community engagement method that was followed.”

Dr Patricia Makhesha, Ivanhoe Mines Executive Vice President, Sustainability & Public Affairs, and Ivanplats Executive Chairperson said, “As a South African, I take great pride in the work of my fellow citizens in developing Platreef into the world’s next great platinum-group metals, nickel and copper mine. Our unwavering focus is to build the project as a showcase for responsible mine development and to be a leading advocate for corporate social responsibility in South Africa.”

“Working together with our partners in the Bonega Community Trust, the Ivanplats and Aurecon teams have made an excellent contribution towards creating significant, sustainable, and positive impacts in the twenty communities surrounding the Platreef Project.”