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For Personal Use Only Use Personal for 2017 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT For personal use only 2017 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT Cover: Wiluna Martu Rangers Delston Ashwin and Ray Carbine conducting feral animal control on the Jundee Pastoral Station. Photograph by Evan Collis CONTENTS Journey from Explorer to Sustainable Miner ............................................................................................................ 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Company Strategy ...................................................................................................................................................................... 1 STARR Core Values: It’s what we stand for ............................................................................................................. 2 Safety: It matters and starts with you ....................................................................................................................... 3 Performance ................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Programs & Leadership ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 Workforce Management ............................................................................................................................................................ 4 Training & Emergency Preparedness ........................................................................................................................................ 4 Teamwork: Together we can .................................................................................................................................... 6 Our People, Our Culture ............................................................................................................................................................. 6 Workforce Profile .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Diversity and Inclusion ................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Ethics .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Health and Wellbeing ................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Accountability: The responsibility lies with you ....................................................................................................... 9 Governance ................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Management Structure .............................................................................................................................................................. 9 Framework .................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Risk Management ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Disclosure and External Engagement .................................................................................................................................... 10 Financial Management ............................................................................................................................................................ 11 Legal Compliance ..................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Audit ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Environment ................................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Energy and Emissions ................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Water ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Waste ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Land & Biodiversity ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Rehabilitation & Closure ........................................................................................................................................................... 15 Compliance ................................................................................................................................................................................ 16 Respect: To get it, you must give it ......................................................................................................................... 17 Social Responsibility ................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Community Engagement ......................................................................................................................................................... 17 Community Investment ............................................................................................................................................................. 18 Indigenous Peoples ................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Socioeconomic Contribution................................................................................................................................................... 21 Local Procurement .................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Contractor Management Policy ............................................................................................................................................. 22 Cultural Heritage ........................................................................................................................................................................ 22 Ethics & Human Rights ............................................................................................................................................................... 23 Results: We deliver on our promises ....................................................................................................................... 24 Key Achievements in FY2017 ................................................................................................................................................... 24 CONTACT DETAILS For personal use only Northern Star Resources Limited Telephone: +61 8 6188 2100 ASX Code: NST Level 1 Facsimile: +61 8 6188 2111 ABN: 43 092 832 892 388 Hay Street Website: www.nsrltd.com Subiaco WA 6008 Email: [email protected] Sustainability Report for the 2017 Financial Year Released to the ASX on 16 November 2017 Cover: Wiluna Martu Rangers Delston Ashwin and Ray Carbine conducting feral animal control on the Jundee Pastoral Station. Photograph by Evan Collis Journey from Explorer to Sustainable Miner Introduction Northern Star continues to invest significant sums of money in exploration to extend the mine lives across its Northern Star’s journey as a gold producer began in 2010 operations. with the acquisition of the Paulsens Gold Mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Northern Star is governed by the philosophy that people, not money, build companies. This approach has been the The Company quickly established a strong reputation for key to the Company’s success, enabling it to grow from a delivering value to Shareholders by turning a struggling corporate shell to the status it enjoys today. Northern Star asset with a very limited mine life into a significant cash now generates employment for more than 1,600 people. generating business, lifting Northern Star into the ASX200 in In turn, these people underpin our strong brand and November 2012. culture. In 2014, the Company went on the acquisition trail Since becoming a producer in 2010, the Company has purchasing three assets from the majors, being the been constantly evolving
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