Sustainability Report 2021

Responsible environmental management plays a significant role in maintaining our social licence to operate and our commitment to doing what is right drives our environmental stewardship efforts. IGO’s strategy and, specifically our purpose, Making a Difference, demonstrates our commitment to leadership in environmental stewardship. We endeavour to be proactively green and sustainable both in the choice of commodities we seek to develop and how their development is pursued. In this area, innovation can be a catalyst. We prioritise innovation and collaboration to reduce our physical footprint and improve the way we use our natural resources. We work to be a catalyst for establishing the proactively green, carbon neutral mines of the future. As we progress towards our strategic aspirations, carbon neutral strategy and sustainability framework, we work hard to protect the environment and minimise our impacts. We conduct our environmental management activities throughout the business life cycle in accordance with our Environmental Policy and our publicly available Group Environmental Management Standards. These Standards include: • Rehabilitation and Mine Closure • Social and Environmental Impact Assessment • Mineral Waste Management • Water Management • Land Use and Biodiversity Management • Air Emissions Management; and • General Waste Management. At a Glance 687ha land rehabilitated in FY21, a 19% increase from FY20 566t waste and other materials recycled in FY21 23% increase in the decant water recycled at the Nova Operation AWARD FINALISTS for the WA Waste Sorted Awards and AMEC Environmental Awards, for the Nova Operation Waste Reduction Initiative IGO SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2021— 73