IGO SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2022— 77 Environment To produce and explore for the products critical to a clean energy future, we work in some of Australia’s most biologically, ecologically and culturally rich environments. We are committed to being stewards of the natural environment in which we operate. IGO’s purpose, Making a Difference, demonstrates this commitment and our efforts towards delivering positive and lasting environmental outcomes. We endeavour to be sustainable and accountable both in the choice of commodities we seek to develop and how their development is pursued. In this area, innovation can help with today’s digital technologies providing us with dynamic new tools to minimise and monitor our impact on the environment. We prioritise innovation and collaboration to reduce our physical footprint and improve the way we use our natural resources. We are ambitious in developing the 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. Environmental Management We acknowledge that our activities have the potential to adversely impact on the environment and are committed to mitigating these impacts by integrating environmental considerations into all stages of our activities. We are careful to ensure that both science and stakeholder feedback informs our approach to impact mitigation. We conduct our environmental management activities throughout the business life cycle in accordance with our Environmental Policy and 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. Key to maintaining our social licence to operate is complying with all relevant regulations and conditions on our mining tenure. We maintain and update a grouplevel obligations register which is used to systematically capture the environmental conditions associated with both our tenements, obligations arising from environmental approvals and other public commitments. Land Clearing and Rehabilitation Currently IGO’s single largest environmental impact is land clearing. Land clearing is a fundamental pressure on the environment, with the impact compounded by the legacy of extensive historical clearing across Australia. Given this, IGO is committed to the progressive rehabilitation of its mine sites and exploration areas. We know we must do more to realise this commitment and acknowledge the ongoing challenge. Fulfilling our progressive rehabilitation obligations is challenging for both our exploration team, given the size of our projects and the large number of tenements that are actively managed, and the Nova Operation, given the limited land area available for rehabilitation. None the less, IGO rehabilitated 112ha of land across our exploration portfolio in FY22. At a Glance 567t of materials were recycled at our Nova Operation 22% Decrease in groundwater withdrawal at the Nova Operation, demonstrating improved water management and recycling Land rehabilitated in FY22 112ha Replanting in the Great Western Woodlands Making a Difference
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