INDEPENDENCE GROUP NL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018

The materiality assessment process identified 25 material issues across six major themes (refer to Figure 5 and see Figure 6). In alignment with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards, the responses from stakeholders enabled an initial ranking of material issues based on those that were of most importance to our stakeholders. IGO’s ExCo and Board then reviewed the ranking of the material issues to ensure that our purpose and strategic imperatives were also considered. This process and the listing of material issues has informed our strategic thinking on business improvement priorities and influenced the structure and content of this report (Figure 6). In addition to the expanded materiality survey, IGO also engages our stakeholders through: • receiving community feedback from individual groups and ‘town hall’ meetings • holding significant events each year that relate to both IGO specifically and the industry in general • confirming current public IGO commitments and obligations • undertaking supplier and customer stakeholder research • initiating analyst and media calls as part of the financial reporting cycle • responding to approaches from industry watch groups • providing peer company reports, daily media monitoring and workforce feedback • adherence to international sustainability reporting initiatives. The table on pages 22 and 23 depicts IGO’s key stakeholders and the methods we employ to engage and communicate effectively with them. 1 0 1 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 7 8 19 22 23 24 25 20 21 13 16 17 18 14 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 High Medium Low 1 Local hiring 2 Improve IGO reporting 3 Regional economic development 4 Ethical framework 5 Compliance and standards 6 Indigenous employment 7 Community development and support 8 Value chain oversight 9 Transparency 10 Indigenous engagement 11 Professional development 12 Diversity 13 Long term community vibrancy and engagement 14 Water availability and management 15 Protect cultural heritage 16 Supplier relationships 17 Maintain strong growth 18 Staff engagement, recruitment and turnover 19 Internal and external engagement 20 Safety 21 Response to climate change 22 Land management practices 23 Public perception 24 Innovation and technology 25 Waste management Level of importance to IGO Level of importance to stakeholders FIGURE 6 MATERIAL ISSUES IGO SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018— 21