At IMDEX, we are committed to enhancing our ESG disclosure. In December 2019, our company established an ESG Committee that was endorsed by the Board and in December 2020, our Sustainability Policy and Key Focus Areas was published.

Our four key focus areas are

• Supporting economic development
• Ensuring a safe and inclusive global workplace
• Driving the sustainability of the global minerals industry
• Upholding ethical and sustainable business practices

IMDEX Sustainability Policy

We are taking a step-wise approach to ensure consistent, quality and relevant information is provided, however, our key objective is preparing a Sustainability Report in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative within three years. We will also consider our company’s climate risk against the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures recommendations.

Products and Services to Support Sustainable Operations

We have a suite of products, services and policies embedded in our business that support the sustainable operations of our mining industry stakeholders.

• A range of bio-degradable drilling fluids
• Improving operational efficiencies for clients to reduce wastage and consumption
• Conflict of Interest Policy and process for disclosing and managing conflicts
• Annual employee ethics training and certification
• Annual employee anti-bribery and anti-corruption training
• A risk, compliance and legal framework
• Employee Code of Conduct annual training
• Implemented a Speak-Up policy and reporting app
• Information Security Management ISO/IEC 27001:2013 accreditation

BLASTDOG TECHNOLOGIES

• Improve operational efficiencies to reduce energy consumption
• Enhance safety via automation

SOLIDS REMOVAL UNITS

• Enable a smaller site footprint
• Lower contamination and safety risks
• Reduce water usage by up to 70%
• New SMART SRUs include an IMDEXHUB-IQTM connected system for remote management