Ross Beaty, Chairman, March 2019: “A good company rewards its shareholders. A great company also looks after its employees, contractors, the environment, and the communities and countries where it works.”
Maryse Bélanger, ESG Committee Chair, May 2020: “The rationale for a sustainability strategy and action plan moves beyond the ethical and social context to one that is about good business decisions.”
Responsible Growth
MINING GOLD SAFELY, ETHICALLY AND RESPONSIBLY
Equinox Gold’s approach to project development and operations is based on the philosophy that strong financial, social and environmental performance are all equally important to the company’s success. Equinox Gold is committed to upholding best practice international environmental, safety and social standards while delivering the financial growth our shareholders expect. These commitments guide every decision we make, whether at our operations, at an exploration site or around the boardroom table. The leadership team is aligned on its mission to build and operate a leading gold mining company with a reputation for excellence in responsible exploration, mining and financial management.
implementing BEST PRACTICES
Equinox Gold is growing quickly, and our governance, policies and disclosures are growing with us. We undertook a number of important sustainability initiatives during 2020 including:
- Reviewing and updating all governance policies
- Completing more than 500 ESG-related training hours with Directors, the Executive team and site leaders to seek alignment on the Company’s ESG strategy
- Implementing a common Health, Safety, Environment & Community reporting platform for continuous review of site performance
- Establishing a corporate Enterprise Risk Management system
- Commencing quarterly online performance reporting and selecting frameworks for future ESG reporting disclosures
- Adopting four internationally recognized initiatives to guide and improve performance: the Mining Association of Canada’s “Towards Sustainable Mining” protocols, the World Gold Council’s “Responsible Gold Mining Principles”, the International Cyanide Management Code and the United Nations Global Compact