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Responsible environmental stewardship

Responsible environmental stewardship

At 29Metals we are committed to:
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  • Managing the environmental impacts of our operations, focusing on responsible use of natural resources, reducing emissions intensity and waste management.
    - Implementing strategies to improve environmental performance, from infrastructure investment to capacity and capability building within our workforce and operations.
    - Responsibly managing water use, biodiversity and waste throughout the operations lifecycle, from exploration, development, operations, rehabilitation and closure.
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  • Implementing sustainable mining practices and enhancing operational efficiency to lower emissions intensity, supporting broader decarbonisation efforts.  
    - Developing a climate action plan to effectively manage risks associated with climate change and take advantage of opportunities.
    - Focusing on enhancing operational efficiency and identifying opportunities to reduce emissions intensity.
Our Sustainability Policy and Position Statements for Tailings Management, Responsible Use of Natural Resources and Impacts of Climate Change outline our commitment to minimising environmental impacts.
Executed by our dedicated site environmental teams, 29Metals’ Environmental Management Systems support regulatory requirements and key risks at our operating mines.

29Metal’s Commitments

Providing a healthy and safe workplace

for employees, contractors and business partners, minimising incidents and accidents, and eliminating serious injuries and illnesses

Promoting a diverse workplace

that better reflects the community in which we conduct our business by fostering a workplace which encourages and supports inclusivity and diversity

Providing a healthy and safe workplace

for employees, contractors and business partners, minimising incidents and accidents, and eliminating serious injuries and illnesses

Promoting a diverse workplace

that better reflects the community in which we conduct our business by fostering a workplace which encourages and supports inclusivity and diversity

Responsible use of natural resources

Responsibly manage water use, biodiversity and waste throughout the operations lifecycle, from exploration, development, operations, rehabilitation and closure.

Water

Responsibly manage water use throughout the operations lifecycle, from exploration, development, operations, rehabilitation and closure.

Waste management

Responsibly manage waste throughout the operations lifecycle, from exploration, development, operations, rehabilitation and closure.

Mine closure and rehabilitation

Rehabilitating lands disturbed by mining,ensuring they are safe, stable, and meet regulatory and communityexpectations for closure and post‑mining use.

Action on climate change

We are committed to:
  • Implementing sustainable mining practices and enhancing operational efficiency to lower emissions intensity, supporting broader decarbonisation efforts.    
  • Developing a climate action plan to effectively manage risks associated with climate change and take advantage of opportunities.   

Responsible environmental stewardship: our key priorities for 2025

2025 Priority
Reduce water inventory at Capricorn Copper.
    Develop 2025–27 Climate Action Plan.
    Finalise the long-term tailings strategy for Capricorn Copper and progress approvals.
    Continued focus on progressive rehabilitation and closure planning.
    Further information about our responsible environmental stewardship priorities can be found in our Sustainability & ESG Report.

    29Metals is committed to building and maintaining long term and sustainable relationships with key stakeholders, reflective of our long-life mines, including:

    • engaging with communities around our operating sites to understand community concerns, priorities and opportunities for sustainable benefits;
    • utilising collaboration to realise meaningful benefits for stakeholders;
    • open and frequent communications with our workforce, and encouraging feedback and the raising of concerns; and
    • maintaining positive relationships with regulatory authorities, built on a foundation of delivery against our obligations.
    Health and Safety Policy
    Inclusion & Diversity Policy

    ESG Report

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    Safety is non-negotiable and is always front of mind in everything we do.

    Safe and inclusive workplace: our key priorities for 2023

    Gender diversity on the Board of Directors
    • Maintain no less than 30% representation of each gender on the Board
    Improve female participation in 29Metals’ workforce
    • Year-on-year increase in the percentage of female employees as a proportion of total employees
    Increase transparency of gender diversity performance
    • Commence Workplace Gender Equality Agency reporting, including completion of gender pay-gap analysis
    Increase engagement with the 29Metals workforce regarding inclusion and diversity matters
    • Establish a Diversity Working Group with representation from across the workforce, to provide advice and recommendations regarding workplace inclusion and diversity improvement opportunities and strategies
    Identify barriers to inclusion and diversity in 29Metals workplaces
    • Conduct a whole of workforce survey to identify issues and opportunities for inclusion and diversity improvement
    • Develop a gap analysis and action plan based on the results
    Improve cultural awareness
    • Refresh and roll out cultural awareness training, in consultation with local First Nations stakeholders
    • Training to be successfully completed by all employees and contractors at superintendent level or above across 29Metals