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SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018 Modern Mining DEVELOPMENT COMMITMENT SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018 Modern Mining OPPORTUNITIES Contents Message from the CEO Relationship With Our Environment and Country Manager Stakeholders Regional Development About the Report Financial Performance and Institutional Strengthening About us High Operational Standards Appendix Corporate Governance Our People GRI Table Our Sustainability (Global Reporting Roadmap Community and Regional Initiative) Development Disclaimers POINT OF CONTACT (GRI 102-53) Modern Mining Headquarters Colombia Office Investor Relations Suggestions and 155 Wellington Street West, Suite 2920 Calle 7 n.o 39-215, of. 1208 [email protected] concerns related to this report Toronto, ON M5V 3H1 El Poblado, Medellín (+1) 416 583 5610 [email protected] Canada Colombia (+1) 877 273 8228 (Toll free) (+1) 416 583 5610 (+57) 4 3121026 Queries can also be sent via postal mail to our (+1) 877 273 8228 (toll-free) Medellin or Toronto offices, or can be delivered directly to our community relations staff at our Buriticá Wellness Center. SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 3 2018 Message from the CEO and Country Manager Modern Mining, A Partner for Regional Development (GRI (Global Reporting Initiative)102-14) About the Report Safety: Our 2018 Sustainability Report details the About Us Improved by Company’s performance—both the positives and negatives—and outlines our efforts to improve Corporate Governance both in construction of the first modern large- 55 % scale gold mine in Colombia and as a member of Our Sustainability in terms of Total Recordable the communities surrounding our projects. Roadmap Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR) The slogan of our Company is “Modern Mining” (“Mineria Moderna”). For our Company, “Modern” Relationship With includes more than the state-of-the-art technology Our Stakeholders Equality: utilized in our mine. It also refers to our actions “outside the mine gate”, which involve responsible Financial Performance mine development and meeting society’s increasing 23 % expectations for natural resource development High Operational of our direct employees are Standards and operation. We embrace all of those impacted women by the project as stakeholders, neighbours, valued Our People community members and friends and we are Knowledge Transfer: doing our best to respond to their expectations. Community and The first We are unwavering in our aspiration to make Regional Development Ari Sussman, CEO, Continental Gold positive contributions towards issues affecting Colombia, including water quality, economic Environment 38 women to graduate inequality and gender neutrality in the work place. with an Underground Mining Modern Mining is the objective of our Regional Development ransparency is a guiding Corporate Sustainability Roadmap that contains an and Institutional Career in Colombia principle that not only shapes implementation strategy based on five pillars: High Strengthening our values but is fundamental Operational Standards; Our People; Community Regional Development: in our approach to the and Regional Development; Environment; and Appendix responsible development Relationship and Institutional Strengthening. Our GRI Table T of our Buriticá project in organization firmly adheres to the concept of direct Colombia. We, at Continental 421 “Modern Mining”, as it is our ticket to guarantee beneficiaries and 1,653 Disclaimers Gold, strive for transparency our current and future success. This is why at that has no limitations and covers all aspects indirect beneficiaries from Continental Gold sustainability touches every of our performance, whether financial, social the Siembra Futuro program. aspect of our operation. Back to table of contents or environmental. CONTINENTAL GOLD | Modern Mining SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 4 2018 Message from the CEO and Country Manager About the Report About Us Corporate Governance Colombia Our Sustainability Cañasgordas Buriticá Roadmap Health and Safety Performance ANTIOQUIA Giraldo Relationship With Safety is the first and foremost consideration Our Stakeholders Santa Fe de Antioquia in our daily routine and we are continuously striving to improve our safety performance. Financial Performance Our 2018 Total Recordable Injury Frequency High Operational Rate (TRIFR) improved materially over 2017 Gender Equality MEDELLÍN Standards as we added additional key personnel to the We provide equal employment opportunities safety division of the Company and mandated and promote diversity in the workplace. At Our People much improved safety training and risk the end of 2018, we had 229 women working recognition programs. under direct contract which represented Community and approximately 23% of our workforce (we Regional Development ended the year working with 506 women, Protection to Individuals including contractors). We are proud to lead Environment Despite our excellent progress in safety, we initiatives that encourage the participation were immensely saddened by fatalities from of women in the mining sector. In 2018, 38 Regional Development criminal acts that took place in 2018. Our women graduated from the co-sponsored and Institutional in-depth investigations into the incidents program between the Company and SENA, in Strengthening resulted in improved measures being Underground Mining Equipment Operation Commitment to Collective Change”—positioning implemented to help prevent reoccurrences, and Maintenance, the first in Colombia with the message that “women are debunking myths in Appendix including the overhaul of our security division. these technical skills. mining”. Other initiatives to promote participation GRI Table We are confident in our revamped Further, we strive to empower women by of women in the mining sector included providing security team and plan, but will always be promoting their participation in events and educational and economic alternatives to Disclaimers reminded that we must remain vigilant in our forums oriented towards gender equality contribute to improving their quality of life. In efforts to ensure that every person working —such as the “IV Relianz Mining Forum 2019, we will continue with these initiatives to help for Continental Gold returns home each day WIN - Now, Let’s Talk About Equity” and strengthen gender equity in our Company and in Back to table of contents safe and healthy. “Semana Sostenible Forum - From Corporate the territory. CONTINENTAL GOLD | Modern Mining SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 5 2018 Message from the CEO Our alliances seek to create value for and Country Manager stakeholders and contribute to the Company’s About the Report Sustainability Model with initiatives About Us that generate local employment, productive Corporate Governance supply chain linkages and economic diversification through agriculture. Our Sustainability A clear road ahead Roadmap Modern Mining requires diligence and strong teamwork. We are fortunate to have highly- Relationship With committed and engaged employees at Continental Our Stakeholders Strategic Alliances formalized the Coffee Alliance to increase profitability Gold who look out for one another and our At Continental Gold, we foster participation of public for coffee growers and improve the quality of life of neighbours and are proud of collaborative Financial Performance and private entities in our social programs. We coffee families in five municipalities of the Region. successes. High Operational believe in partnerships as a key element to contribute The Productive Supply Chain Linkages Program Ethics, integrity and trust are the foundation of Standards to regional development by aligning our common (known as “PEP” by its Spanish acronym) is a joint our Company. As a team, we strive for excellence interests and joining forces with the community, effort among the Inter-american Development Bank in our execution while maintaining an openness Our People government, private companies and social sector. Our (IDB), the Chamber of Commerce of Medellin and towards continuous improvement without alliances seek to create value for stakeholders and Interactuar Corporation. It provides business support compromising the environment, the well-being of Community and contribute to the Company’s Sustainability Model with to small local entrepreneurs, to integrate them into our communities and safety. Regional Development initiatives that generate local employment, productive the supply chain of the Company, our contractors and On behalf of our Board of Directors, you have supply chain linkages and economic diversification other projects in the region. In 2018, we benefited 44 our commitment that we will continue our hard Environment through agriculture. Our program “Siembra Futuro” local companies, 52% of which are run by women. work and accept no compromises in creating long- (Future Harvest) has the support of strategic local We are a strategic partner of Plan Buriticá, a social lasting value for Continental Gold stakeholders in Regional Development and regional partners such as Comfenalco and TECOC dialogue and development initiative led by the local Colombia and internationally. and Institutional (Western Catholic Technological Corporation), which government. Plan Buriticá promotes coordination, Strengthening provide technical assistance for the Siembra Futuro information sharing and consensus building between program. In 2018, we consolidated 322 agricultural public and private actors around four fundamental Ari Sussman Appendix productive units with 421 direct and 1,653 indirect areas: Rule of Law, Social
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