INDEPENDENCE GROUP NL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2017

IGO is a significant mid-cap mining company in the Australian mining industry. The nature of both our positive and negative impacts are comparable to other miners in the industry and the magnitude of our social impact is proportionate to our size. Notwithstanding the commonality of these issues to most industry participants, we believe we have six social impact-related material issues worthy of active management (refer to page 15). This section of the report provides commentary on the material issues that IGO regards as most significant to our employees and host communities. SOCIAL IMPACT Paul Polito Fraser Range Project Manager, Exploration VALUING THE VIEWS OF OTHERS AND ACCEPTING PEOPLE FOR WHO THEY ARE “Respect is earned, it cannot be commanded. My experience has shown me that high functioning teams are those run by leaders who earn respect by walking the talk and listening, and then acting upon the concerns of their team.” IGO SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2017— 57