IGO SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2020

Cannery Arts Centre The Cannery Arts Centre is a not- for-profit community arts centre in Esperance that runs KICKARTS, which is a school holiday program for children between the ages of six and 17. These programs increase children’s exposure to the arts and this participation in cultural activities is shown to improve mental health and general wellbeing. Following the success of the program in 2019, IGO has continued to support all four upcoming programs in 2020 and 2021. Madalah Madalah offers scholarships for Indigenous students from remote and regional communities to Western Australia’s leading boarding schools and universities. IGO has been supporting Madalah for over four years and has been the major sponsor of the Madalah Ball for the last two, and again pledged $20,000 to be a Corporate Partner of the Ball this year. As a consequence of COVID-19, Madalah had to cancel the Ball in 2020. Although the Ball did not go ahead, IGO recognised this funding was more crucial than ever and redirected the funding to be used for the continued support of their existing students which enabled Madalah to offer an additional eight scholarship opportunities in 2020 for secondary and tertiary education. Esperance Girls Academy The Girls Academy Program at Esperance Senior High School helps provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girls with the necessary tools to engage in their education and achieve their goals. IGO continued its support for the program during the year and also supported students from St Catherine’s College Dandjoo Darbalung Program (that IGO also supports), to visit Esperance Senior High School to share their stories about university with the students. Clontarf – Esperance and Kalgoorlie During the year, IGO entered into a three-year agreement with the Clontarf Foundation, providing total funding of $75,000 over the period to support Clontarf’s Esperance and Kalgoorlie career programs for young Aboriginal men. Clontarf has a proven positive impact on improving the education, self-esteem, life skills and employment prospects for participants. Earbus Foundation WA IGO have been proud supporters of the incredible work of the Earbus Foundation for over two years, which aims to reduce the incidence and impact of middle ear disease on Aboriginal and at-risk children. Earbus mobile ear clinics provide comprehensive ear screening, surveillance and treatment by deploying doctors, audiologists, nurses and ear-nose-throat specialists who visit communities regularly. In the last quarter of FY20, 17% of the children screened had never been screened before, and they are aiming to increase their engagement with children under four years of age in the regions they visit. Last year, IGO helped Earbus deliver four visits to the Esperance and Norseman region, where we saw first- hand the valuable work they do and how critical it is for remote communities. Following the success of these trips, IGO has agreed to support Earbus for the next three years with a funding commitment of $225,000 over the period. Teach Learn Grow IGO has been supporting Teach Learn Grow (TLG) for over six years and continued its support with the Rural Tutoring Program. The program sees university students volunteer their time to tutor in rural schools, improving educational outcomes for remote Western Australia. During the financial year, our Health and Safety Manager Exploration, Ross Jennings, was offered a position on the TLG Board, to allow IGO to gain an insight into the behind the scenes workings and impact of our contributions for this tremendous not for profit group. TLG has a strong alignment with the IGO purpose, and Ross’ involvement further highlights how our people live our values and involve themselves in Making a Difference. OUR PEOPLE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE COMMUNITY Like many parts of Australia this year, summer bushfires devastated areas of the Esperance and Norseman regions near our Nova Operation, with the Shire of Dundas particularly affected. We are proud of the camaraderie our people showed in pulling together to support Australians and our local shires affected by the bushfires – our people constantly demonstrate their commitment to making a difference in the community. During the bushfire crisis, our Emergency Response Team quickly mobilised to support the broader State and regional response team. They provided ground support and assistance against the fire threatening the Balladonia Roadhouse, assisted with refuelling the State’s Fire and Emergency Services’ (DFES) helicopters at the Nova Aerodrome, and our team provided food and accommodation for the DFES air crews at the Nova village. Up to 10 aircraft were deployed to help contain the fire and re-open the Eyre Highway. Gwendolen (Gwen) Walkden, who works with IGO’s Exploration Clearing and Rehabilitation team, is a regular volunteer with DFES. During her Christmas break, Gwen headed back to the Fraser Range when she was informed about the bushfire emergency, to assist in containing the fire and protecting the local shire. Gwen’s knowledge of the Fraser Range landscape made her a valuable asset to the DFES response team. 'The Fraser Range is a special place and I've always participated in community service, so when the fire alert came via my DFES Volunteer app, I wanted to help. I believe to live in a better community you need be a part of it … to step up and be the change you want to see.' We couldn’t agree more. IGO has a provision within our Leave Standard (HR Group Standard 4) for Community Service Leave, which includes Voluntary Emergency Leave. This is available to support our people like Gwen, and their passion to stand up and help make a difference in our communities. As well as providing practical support on the ground, our people organised fundraising initiatives for bushfire affected communities, leveraging their donations with the company’s matching Good2Give platform. Reinforcing IGO’s support to our local communities, we have pledged a $250,000 donation to the Shires of Dundas and Esperance to support their community bushfire and COVID-19 recovery plans. Shire of Dundas president, Laurene Bonza, described the assistance from IGO as most welcome. ‘It was an incredibly generous gesture from IGO and came at a time when we needed support after the devastating bushfires and the impacts COVID-19 has had on our small community. We are most grateful to IGO for their ongoing commitment to our community.’ Matthew Scott, former CEO of the Shire of Esperance, echoed the sentiment. ‘The impact of COVID-19 and the summer bushfires on the Esperance community and economy has been significant and we are working together with IGO to develop community-based projects to directly benefit all in our local area.’ FY20 0.60 + 0.25 FY19 0.48 FY18 0.25 FY17 0.29 FY16 0.22 Represents our one-off commitment of $250,000 to be paid to the shires of Dundas and Esperance in FY21 to support their bushfire and COVID-19 pandemic recovery plans FY19 FY20 FY18 FY17 FY16 CORPORATE GIVING CONTRIBUTIONS ($ MILLION) Gwen Walkden volunteering with DFES in the Fraser Range IGO SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2020— 83 82 — IGO SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2020 MAKING A DIFFERENCE