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Manganese for Traditional & EV Markets

Workplace Health & Safety

We don't just want to make high quality, ethical manganese products – the health and safety of our workforce and workplace are paramount. Safety protocols, targeted training programmes and health initiatives are implemented to support our employees to be ready and able to work in a safe and supportive environment.

We also take steps to ensure that our suppliers share this commitment to providing a safe and healthy workplace for their employees and subcontractors. Targeted training programmes support our teams to work safely and comply with applicable health and safety laws, regulations and contract requirements.

Whether we are producing manganese ore at the Butcherbird Mine or transforming it into EV battery grade fuel in our planned HPMSM refineries, our employees and contractors are entitled to come to work, be safely productive and return home to their families in their downtime.

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Employee Wellbeing

Whether we are supplying battery grade manganese raw materials or key steelmaking ingredients, we believe our manganese products can make the world a better place and that our people are our greatest asset in achieving our goal of being an industry leader in the marketplace. To that end, we actively support a balanced lifestyle for our team by offering health-focused programs to promote overall wellbeing.

Mental Health: Our Employee Assistance Program is available to support both our team members and their families. We partner with a third-party provider that offers access to a team of experienced psychologists, ensuring everyone on our team has confidential access to professional psychological support.

Lifestyle and Wellbeing: To help our people feel their best, we offer various health and wellness initiatives – from gym discounts to fitness challenges – designed to promote health and connection across the team.

Diversity

Innovation is at the core of everything we do, from the discovery and development of the Butcherbird Manganese Mine through to the in-house development of our innovative, low carbon high purity manganese sulphate (HPMSM) as a key battery raw material – we want to be at the front of the pack leading the industry.

We value diversity as a key strength that drives this innovative mindset and believe that it supports better, more collaborative decision-making. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences helps us solve problems more creatively and work more effectively as a team.

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Indigenous Engagement

We recognise and respect the value of Traditional Owners of the land and seek to create sustainable social and economic value for the local community where our mine is situated.

We proactively seek opportunities to build long-term relationships with Indigenous people through employment and contracting. We believe that value can be created and sustained through these partnerships.

In addition, we expect to engage with stakeholders and suppliers who have the same ESG value as us and have a clear commitment to responsible environmental and social practice and to achieving positive ESG outcomes.

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Human Rights

Our commitment to human rights includes ensuring fair treatment of employees, avoiding discrimination, and promoting ethical practices through our operations, business relationships and the supply chain.

Employees

We promise equal employment opportunity at all times, regardless of race, gender, age or religion. We maintain a diverse and harassment-free working environment as outlined in our Diversity Policy and No Harassment & Discrimination Policy.

Suppliers

We regularly review and adjust our Terms and Conditions for contracting parties as we have high expectations of their social responsibilities. Our suppliers must respect and uphold the same level of care in safeguarding human rights and the dignity of all workers and stakeholders involved in our business activities, including:

Working towards the implementation of internationally recognised business and human rights expectations and standards.
Zero tolerance for any form of forced labour, modern slavery and child labour.
Ensuring that fair remuneration, equitable treatment and work conditions are provided for all workers.
Taking appropriate steps to ensure that harassment and discrimination in any form is prevented.
Respecting the privacy of employees and stakeholders and complying with all laws in relation to the collection, use and protection of personal information.

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