Stakeholders

Borax defines stakeholders as people whose opinions and actions can influence the company's success. Primary stakeholders are delineated as those whose influence is the most immediate and significant. They include:

• Borax employees – in 2004, 1,371 people were employed on
  a full-time basis and 57 percent of those work on an hourly basis. Of these hourly employees, 83 percent work in the United States under collective bargaining agreements as members of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union.
• Customers, distributors and agents in nearly 100 countries
• Borax's parent company, Rio Tinto

Other important stakeholders include:

• Community leaders and neighbors surrounding Borax operations
• Elected and appointed government officials with jurisdiction over Borax operations, offices and products
• Members of the academic and scientific community with expertise and interest in borates
• Non-governmental organizations whose mission to protect people and the environment coincides with Borax's commitment to sustainable development.