Sustainability Report 2021

Land clearing Clearing means (a) the killing or destruction of; (b) the removal of; (c) the severing or ringbarking of trunks or stems of; or (d) the doing of any other substantial damage to, some or all of the native vegetation in an area; and includes the draining or flooding of land, the burning of vegetation, the grazing of stock, or any other act or activity that causes (e) the killing or destruction of; (f) the severing of trunks or stems of; or (g) any other substantial damage to, some or all of the native vegetation in the area. Li Lithium LithiumJoint Venture In FY21, Tianqi Lithium Corporation (51%) and IGO Limited (49%) entered into a new joint venture (Lithium JV), with a focus on developing and operating world class lithium assets. The Lithium JV is currently focused on its lithium assets in Western Australia which comprise of a 51% stake in the Greenbushes Lithium Mine and 100% ownership of the Kwinana Lithium Hydroxide Refinery. The Lithium JV is global lithium partnership between IGO and Tianqi, a lithium industry leader, and will be the exclusive vehicle for any future lithium related investments outside of China. Local community Refers to communities that will be impacted directly and indirectly by the organisation’s activities, including exploration, mine operations and those that will be most affected by closure. LTI Loss time injury An injury or illness that results in the employee or contractor being unable to attend work on the next calendar day after the day of the injury, or any day subsequent to that. If a suitably qualified medical professional advises that the injured person is unable to attend work on the next calendar day after the injury, regardless of the injured person’s next rostered shift, a lost time injury is deemed to have occurred. LTIFR Lost time injury frequency rate This is the frequency rate for lost time injuries. It is calculated by the number of lost time injuries / total hours worked (manhours) x 1,000,000 M Million Material Material is the threshold at which an issue or topic becomes important enough to be reported. Not all material topics are of equal importance, and the emphasis should reflect the relative priority of material topics and indicators. Material topic A topic that reflects a reporting organisation’s significant economic, environmental and social impacts; or that substantively influences the assessments and decisions of stakeholders. ML Megalitre. One million metric litres MTI Medical treatment injury An injury that either requires treatment by, or under the specific order of, a medical practitioner, or could be considered as being one that would normally be treated by a medical practitioner. MTIFR Medically treated injury frequency rate This is the frequency rate for medically treated injuries. It is calculated by the number of MTI / total hours worked (manhours) x 1,000,000 Mt Million metric tonnes Mtpa Million metric tonnes per annum MW Megawatt MWh Megawatt hours NGER National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting The NGER scheme is a single national framework for reporting and disseminating company information about greenhouse gas emissions, energy production, energy consumption, and other information specified under NGER legislation. NNTAC Ngadju Native Title Aboriginal Corporation IGO SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2021— 123