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Aura Minerals Releases 2022 Sustainability Report
ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, July 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aura Minerals Inc. (TSX: ORA, B3: AURA33, OTCQX: ORAAF) (“Aura” or the “Company”) is please
About this update from Aura Minerals Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":" ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, July 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aura Minerals Inc. (TSX: ORA, B3: AURA33, OTCQX: ORAAF) (“Aura” or the “Company”) is pleased to release its 2022 Sustainability Report. The report underscores the Company’s commitment to being an innovative, safe, responsible, and sustainable mining Company, and highlights initiatives planned across eight ESG Pillars. The Report is available on Aura’s website, https://auraminerals.com/community/our-commitment/. This is the third consecutive year that Aura has published its sustainability report based on Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards, which encompasses economic, environmental, and social performance. Highlights of the 2022 Sustainability Report include: 62% reduction in the frequency rate of accidents with absences. 92% recycling of water across all our operations. Consolidation of the eight material topics of Aura, based on input from internal and external stakeholders. Aura Data Journey to improve governance and business process systems including implementing Industrial and Financial Systems Application Enterprise Resource Planning management software that, alongside the DEEP system, will contribute to managing data related to greenhouse gases and preparing our GHG emissions inventories. Establishing a decarbonization plan with the goal of reducing GHG emissions by 5% from 2020 levels by 2023. Rodrigo Barbosa, CEO of Aura, commented: “In 2022, we continued on our path of sustainable and responsible growth, reinforcing our socio-environmental initiatives and achieving significant production and economic-financial performance results. This reflects the maturity of our strategic planning, the decentralized and modern decision-making model, and the consolidation of our Aura 360 Culture. While there is still more progress to be made, I am extremely proud of the accomplishments we have achieved towards our goal of becoming one of the most respected and admired companies in the industry.” About Aura 360° Mining Aura is focused on mining in complete terms – thinking holistically about how its business impacts and benefits every one of our stakeholders: our company, our shareholders, our employees, and the countries and communities we serve. We call this 360° Mining. Aura is a mid-tier gold and copper production company focused on the development and ope...