Independence Group Sustainability Report 2019

At IGO, we work hard to maintain our social licence to operate. We do this by building and strengthening our relationships with local communities, Traditional Owners and recipients of IGO’s Corporate Giving activities. We work collaboratively to maximise the benefits and minimise any negative impacts and issues that may arise from our activities. At IGO, we divide community into two broad groups: the general public and the people and groups who form our host communities. Our host communities are those people and groups most directly affected by our activities within a defined spatial area. For IGO, an important group that comprises a significant portion of our current host communities are the Aboriginal Traditional Owners of the land on which we operate. While this community is just one of the stakeholder groups we seek to engage with, their support is central to the sustainability of our business. Read more about our stakeholder groups on pages 73-74. We endeavour to build and strengthen our relationships with our host communities. We do so in line with an annually revised community engagement strategy and action plan which is approved by our Executive Leadership Team and Board. Our engagement activities focus on understanding matters of concern to the community as they relate to our operations specifically and that of the industry more generally. Our engagement activities are also intended to identify opportunities to minimise any negative impacts and maximise the benefits associated with our operations. A central element of IGO’s community engagement strategy is our approach to philanthropy which is defined in our Corporate Giving Standard. MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY Working in partnership with communities and Traditional Owners IGO Corporate Giving IGO SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2019 — 55