Aya Gold & Silver Publishes 2024 Sustainability Report

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[{"type":"text","content":"Aya Gold & Silver Publishes 2024 Sustainability Report\n\n\n\n MONTREAL, May 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --\n \n Aya Gold & Silver Inc.\n \n (TSX: AYA; OTCQX: AYASF) (“Aya” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce that is has published its 2024 Sustainability Report for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “Report”).\n \n\n The Report highlights the Corporation’s progress and achievements across key environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) areas, while reaffirming its commitments to stakeholders. This year’s Report, which is aligned with Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”) framework, has also been prepared in accordance with 2021 Global Reporting Standards, along with the additional sector standard for mining. Highlights for 2024 are as follows:\n \n\n\n Environmental\n \n\n\n\n Achieved reduction of 7,671 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions compared to “business-as-usual”, with 60Kv renewable energy power line commissioned in July 2024.\n \n\n Decreased emissions intensity by 48.53% year-over-year (“YoY”).\n \n\n\n\n Started ISO 14001 implementation to help ensure Aya’s facility management system meets internationally recognized standards.\n \n\n\n\n\n Social\n \n\n\n\n Increased female employees in the workforce by 20% YoY, with nearly 11% of Aya’s total workforce now comprised of female workers.\n \n\n Almost tripled stakeholder engagement plan meetings since 2023.\n \n\n Enhanced health & safety training program, with 12,907 hours of training conducted in 2024.\n \n\n\n\n\n Governance\n \n\n\n\n Joined UN Global Compact (“UNGC”), the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, with the aim of aligning Aya’s operations with the Ten Principles of UNGC.\n \n\n Participated in the Carbon Disclosure Project questionnaire for the first time.\n \n\n\n\n “I’m proud of our team’s deep commitment to advancing Aya’s ESG strategy as we grow our operations and ramp up the new Zgounder plant,”\n \n said Benoit La Salle, President and CEO.\n \n “In 2024, we prioritized worker health and safety, strengthened our policies through employee engagement, and delivered targeted training to foste...

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