Corporate Governance
BUSINESS PRACTICES & PHILOSOPHY
Equinox Gold’s executives and directors have established governance policies that provide the framework for the Company’s corporate culture and business practices. The governance policies are carefully considered from the outset, recognizing their central role in managing Equinox Gold’s business activities and ensuring the Company’s long-term success.
The Company’s executives and directors share the philosophy that strong financial, social and environmental performance are all equally important to the Company’s success. Equinox Gold’s leadership team is committed to upholding high environmental, safety and social standards while focusing on delivering the financial growth the Company’s shareholders expect.
Equinox Gold’s COMMITMENT
Equinox Gold’s success as a company, in both the public markets and the communities in which it operates, is based on its reputation for sound corporate governance and ethical business practices. Equinox Gold’s leadership team has built a strong reputation in the industry for managing both companies and projects to the highest standards, with a clear commitment to governance, responsible mining and transparent communication.
NYSE American LLC Corporate Governance
Equinox Gold commenced trading on the NYSE American Stock Exchange on September 16, 2019, and the NYSE American Company Guide permits the NYSE American to consider the laws, customs and practices of foreign issuers and to grant exemptions from NYSE American listing criteria based on those considerations. A description of the significant ways in which Equinox Gold’s governance practices differ from those followed by U.S. domestic companies pursuant to NYSE American standards is available here.
GOVERNANCE & BYLAWS
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| Certificate of Incorporation and Name Changes | |
| Code of Conduct and Business Ethics |
Corporate policies
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| Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy | |
| Communications and Corporate Disclosure Policy | |
| Diversity Policy | |
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Environment & Climate Change Policy |
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| Executive Compensation Recovery Policy | |
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Health & Safety Policy |
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| Insider Trading & Use of Inside Information Policy | |
| Majority Voting Policy | |
| ‘Say-on-Pay’ Advisory Vote Policy | |
| Share Ownership Policy | |
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Social Responsibility & Human Rights Policy |
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| Whistleblower Policy |
MANDATE, CHARTERS & POSITION DESCRIPTIONS
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| Audit Committee Charter Committee Chair: Lenard Boggio Committee Members: Gordon Campbell, Wesley Clark |
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| Compensation and Nomination Committee Charter Committee Chair: Sally Eyre Committee Members: Maryse Bélanger, Gordon Campbell |
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| Environment, Social and Governance Committee Charter Committee Chair: Maryse Bélanger Committee Members: Wesley Clark, Marshall Koval, Francois Bellemare |
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| Position Descriptions |