Sustainability and Strategic Planning Policy

1. OBJECTIVE

The objective of our sustainability and strategic planning efforts is to deliver long-term stakeholder value through safe, low-cost gold production in an environmentally and socially responsible way.

By enabling innovative thinking, setting the strategic direction and goals for the business to drive value creation and establishing clear direction, authority and accountability to act to those at the source of the risk through our devolved leadership model will build a culture of operational excellence.

2. SCOPE

The requirements of this company-wide policy and its supporting Sustainability and Strategic Planning Standards applies to all directors, employees, business partners and their subsidiaries.

In the Evolution Mining context, Sustainability refers to health, safety, environment, operational risk, security and social responsibility whilst Strategic Planning incorporates enterprise risk management, the planning cycle, from long-term strategic planning to short-term tactical, Mineral Resource and Ore Reserves (MROR) and project development and execution.

3. COMMITMENTS

Sustainability and Strategic Planning is embedded in our decision making at all levels of the organisation. Evolution Mining will achieve the objectives of this Policy by ensuring we:

  • Define and demonstrate robust risk management and environmental stewardship where threats are mitigated, whilst exploiting opportunities to create value for the business and our stakeholders.
  • Cultivate an innovative culture relentlessly driving operational excellence.
  • Provide a healthy, safe and inclusive workplace through collective leadership, encouraging our people to report unsafe situations and have positive interactions and conversations.
  • Foster an engaged, diverse, fit and capable workforce, providing appropriate information, instruction, training and supervision to deliver on our plan and sustainably achieve our targets.
  • Communicate, support and consult with our employees, contractors and stakeholders at all levels.
  • Provide clear accountability and understanding in developing and reporting of the MROR for Evolution Mining’s assets.
  • Foster an agile and robust project planning process that maximises value to the business.
  • Contribute positively to local, regional and national sustainability efforts, providing sustainable outcomes for our First Nation Partners and communities.
  • Protect and enhance our reputation as a trusted partner whilst respecting the human rights of our stakeholders.
  • Advance outcomes for Indigenous peoples and protecting cultural heritage and respect the human rights, including the management of modern slavery risks of all our stakeholders.
  • Are transparent at all levels of corporate governance and comply with applicable laws and regulations.
  • Conduct regular reviews and share learnings across the business to drive continuous improvement.

Sustainability and Strategic Planning Policy

EVN-CSR-POL-0001

Version Control:                    3.0

Issued:                                     07/03/2024

Review Date:                          07/03/2025

Owner:                                    Vice President – Sustainability

Approver:                               Vice President – Sustainability, Chief Executive Officer

Scroll to Top

Disclaimer

Please note that you are now entering a website directly or indirectly maintained by a third party (the “External Site”) and that you do so at your own risk.

Evolution Mining LTD., (“EVN”) has no control over the External Site, any data or other content contained therein or any additional linked websites. The link to the External Site is provided for convenience purposes only.

By clicking “Accept” you acknowledge and agree that neither EVN nor third party provider Virtua Research, Inc. (“Virtua) is responsible, or accepts or assumes any responsibility or liability whatsoever for, the content, the data or the technical operation of the Linked Site. Further, by entering the External Site, you also acknowledge and agree that you completely and irrevocably waive any and all rights and claims against EVN and Virtua and further acknowledge and agree that in no event shall EVN or Virtua, its officers, employees, directors and agents be liable for any (i) indirect, consequential, incidental, special, compensatory or punitive damages, (ii) damages for loss of income, loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of data or business information, loss of or damage to property, (iii) claims of third parties, or (iv) other pecuniary loss, arising out of or related to this disclaimer or the External Site

By entering the External Site, you further acknowledge and agree that the disclaimer of warranties and limitations of liability set out in this disclaimer shall apply regardless of the causes, circumstances or form of action giving rise to the loss, damage, claim or liability, even if such loss, damage, claim or liability is based upon breach of contract (including, without limitation, a claim of fundamental breach or breach of a fundamental term), tort (including, without limitation, negligence), strict liability or any other legal or equitable theory, and even if EVN and Virtua are advised of the possibility of the loss, damage, claim or liability. The waiver and release specifically includes, without limitation, any and all rights and claims pertaining to the processing of personal data, including but not limited to any rights under any applicable data protection statute(s).

If in any jurisdiction, any part of this disclaimer is held to be unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such part of this disclaimer shall be restricted or eliminated to the minimum extent and the remaining disclaimer shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.

Please note the information presented is deemed representative at the time of its original release. Changes in historical information may occur due to adjustments in accounting and reporting standards & procedures.

Non-IFRS Information

In addition to disclosing results determined in accordance with IFRS, EVN may also disclose certain non-IFRS and pro forma non-IFRS results of operations, including certain ratios, operational and miscellaneous data, as well as net income, diluted earnings per share, operating expenses, and operating income that make certain adjustments or exclude certain charges and gains that are outlined in the schedules included in this website. Management believes that this non-IFRS and pro forma non-IFRS information provides investors with additional information to assess EVN operating performance by making certain adjustments or excluding costs or gains and assists investors in comparing our operating performance to prior periods. Management uses this non-IFRS and pro forma non-IFRS information, along with IFRS information, in evaluating its historical operating performance. EVN and Virtua also take no responsibility for third party pricing data provided for informational purposes and certain ratio results formulated from the provided third party pricing data.

The non-IFRS information is not prepared in accordance with IFRS and may not be comparable to non-IFRS information used by other companies. The non-IFRS information should not be viewed as a substitute for, or superior to, other data prepared in accordance with IFRS.