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10 Independence Group NL
SUSTAINABILITY
IGO is intent on building a diversi ed
mining company that delivers superior
returns for all of our stakeholders. We
are pleased to report IGO has completed
its second Sustainability Report for the
FY16 reporting period. This report can
be found on our website at
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IGO has improved the sustainability of
our business through the addition of
Nova to our portfolio. However, we
have also improved the sustainability
of our business through a focus on
aligning our leadership and improving our
business processes. In essence, we care
about results, but we also care about
how they are achieved. Leaders, and
in particular front-line leaders, define a
business culture. IGO has completed, or
commenced, a range of activities to align
our leadership, from front-line supervisor
upwards, on our mission, vision and
values, and the manner in which they
inform our strategic planning and the
way in which this plan is delivered upon.
The success of each element of our
business has been, and continues to
be, dependent on the support and
contributions of our stakeholders, of
which there are many. IGO stakeholders
include our shareholders, staff and
contractors, the government and our
regulators, our host communities, our
Traditional Owners and the public in
general. One way or another, each
affects our capacity, and our licence
to operate. In turn, IGO demonstrably
operates in a manner that creates
economic bene t, not just for our
shareholders, but also for the broader
community. We are intent on creating
a business that serves the communities
in which we operate whilst limiting our
environmental impacts. This aspiration
is based on IGO’s publicly stated values,
among which sustainability is our primary
focus.
To this end, IGO continues its efforts to
create a business culture that genuinely
reflects these aspirations.
IGO has also improved a broad range
of business processes related to
governance, occupational health and
safety management, environmental
management, community engagement
and Traditional Owner participation.
Importantly, IGO has established a set of
universal safety standards that define
our minimum process and outcome
expectations; expectations that go
beyond simple statutory compliance.
IGO is pleased to note that we completed
another year without any significant
environmental incident. IGO has seen
a steady decrease in the number of
workplace injuries; a good result but not
a great result. In FY16, IGO had three
serious injuries whereby the injured
persons each lost more than ten work
days in recuperation. Additionally,
we continue to see high numbers of
potentially serious incidents. We continue
to see encouraging results in our drive to
increase the diversity of our workplaces,
particularly in terms of Aboriginal
participation. We continue to support a
range of community projects through our
corporate giving program.
Both our success to date and the self-
evident need for further improvement
provides the ongoing impetus to pursue
our sustainability improvement programs.
We welcome your feedback on IGO’s
Sustainability Report so that we can
continue to improve our performance
and strengthen our stakeholder
engagement.