Independence Group Sustainability Report 2019

OUR RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE PAGE 48 We are on track to complete construction of our 5.7MW photovoltaic solar power generation system during FY20. We introduced new commitments to help us meet the requirements of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY PAGE 54 $3.3M in production royalty payments to the Ngadju Native Title Aboriginal Corporation during FY19. Over $475,000 invested in Corporate Giving over the year compared to $252,000 in FY18. IGO’s Corporate Giving contributions made a difference to over 46 organisations and programs during FY19. 111,459kg of surplus produce and food was distributed to 80 charitable agencies across Perth during FY19, through our volunteer program with OzHarvest. Over 80 IGO employees participated in IGO volunteer opportunities in FY19. Positive results from the IGO social impact assessment receiving over 300 stakeholder responses from our host communities of Norseman and Esperance. OPTIMISING THE BUSINESS VALUE PAGE 62 $5.64M paid to local community suppliers during FY19. 95 per cent of IGO suppliers are located locally to our operations or within Western Australia. $5.1M spend on Aboriginal owned or managed businesses. We progressed our pre-feasibility study to understand the downstream processing potential to directly produce nickel sulphate, targeted specifically for the battery market. IGO SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2019 — 5