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May 28, 2020

Endeavour advances RGMPs

Endeavour publishes a sustainability report and advances implementation of Responsible Gold Mining Principles (RGMPs). The 2019 Sustainability Report reflects efforts to increase transparency & executive compensation linked to Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) targets!

Further, the report says,

1: The 2019 Sustainability Report reflects Endeavour’s commitment to increase transparency and improve disclosure,

2: Augmented climate change disclosure including Scope 3 CO2 emissions and completion of the CDP Climate Change questionnaire,

3: Commitment to begin reporting in line with Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures & other major points.

Sustainability Report which details progress towards implementing the World Gold Council’s ESG reporting framework, the Responsible Gold Mining Principles, as well as the Company’s performance against key indicators in 2019.

Sébastien de Montessus, President & CEO of Endeavour, said: “Since I joined the company nearly four years ago, we have improved our performance, accountability and transparency in the way we approach ESG matters. We appreciate the increasing importance of providing our stakeholders with a greater degree of information on how we measure our impact, which is why we pledged to implement the World Gold Council’s ESG reporting framework.

As the largest gold miner in West Africa and a trusted government partner, our operations have the potential to provide a significant positive impact on the economies of our local communities and host countries. We are conscious of this responsibility and are proud to support over 1,000 local businesses and to source 95% of our site workforce nationally, with a target of continuing the training and development of local talent into management roles.”

Launched by the World Gold Council in September 2019, the RGMPs provide an ESG reporting framework that consists of ten umbrella principles and 51 detailed principles covering key ESG themes. Member companies have up to three years to fully comply with the RGMPs and will be required to obtain annual external assurance on their performance and conformance.

 

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