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Dundee Precious Metals Demonstrates Strong ESG Performance and Releases 2022 Sustainability Report
TORONTO, May 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dundee Precious Metals Inc. (TSX: DPM) (“DPM” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce the publication of its 2022 Sus
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[{"type":"text","content":" TORONTO, May 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dundee Precious Metals Inc. (TSX: DPM) (“DPM” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce the publication of its 2022 Sustainability Report (“the Report”). The Report highlights DPM’s approach and performance in key environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) areas as identified through a comprehensive materiality assessment. “Achieving outstanding sustainability performance has always been a key focus for DPM as we strive to achieve our strategic objective of generating a net positive impact from our operations,” said David Rae, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dundee Precious Metals. “During 2022, we delivered meaningful benefits to our stakeholders, made significant advances in our environmental and social performance, and made progress towards achieving our climate change targets, which we announced in May 2022.” “Our Sustainability Report is a key part of our commitment to transparency and accountability,” said Dr. Nikolay Hristov, Senior Vice President, Sustainable Business Development. “Since publishing our first report over a decade ago, our reporting has continuously evolved to meet changing stakeholder expectations, and we are committed to ongoing improvements in our reporting to further increase the transparency of our business to our stakeholders.” 2022 Sustainability Highlights: Our People and Culture Ended the year with a total of 6.3 million hours worked without a lost-time incident at our mining operations Maintained a high level of local employment, with 99% of DPM’s workforce comprised of local nationals, including 98% of managerial-level positions Exceeded the global average for gender diversity of our workforce, with 45% female representation amongst senior management levels1 Robust Corporate Governance Gender-balanced Board of Directors with 50% female representation Restructured the Balanced Score Card, which informs executive and employee short-term incentive compensation, based on our strategic objectives and to reflect our ESG performance Environmental Stewardship Continued to maintain a low freshwater intensity rate at our mining operations Recycled and re-used 47% of water consumed at all sites Achieved zero discharge of industrial wastewater across mine sites Rehabilitated a total of 2.7 hectares of land at Ada Tepe as part of our progressive reclamatio...