OUR APPROACH
OUR APPROACH TO RESPONSIBLE MINING
Our business is focused on breaking new ground at every stage in the mining life cycle. From the initial relationships we build with local communities to implementing socially and environmentally responsible closure practices, we incorporate sustainability from the ground up and seek to find new ways to create value for our stakeholders. From our corporate vision to our management systems, we are committed to responsible mining as the foundation of our business.
Our Sustainability Framework
Eldorado’s sustainability framework embodies our pledge to incorporate sustainability from the ground up in service of our corporate vision to build a safe, sustainable and high-quality business in the gold mining sector, creating value today and for future generations. This means we consider sustainability in everything we do, from exploration to closure, and in our relationships with communities, investors, customers and other important stakeholders.
Our sustainability framework articulates four pillars that highlight our commitments across environmental, social and governance (ESG) indicators. By delivering on these pillars, we believe we will continue to be a preferred partner for host communities and countries and have access to capital to enable us to grow our business for the benefit of all stakeholders.
VISION & VALUES
Our five core values are the foundation for how we do business, ignite our culture and underpin Eldorado’s vision of building a safe, sustainable and high-quality business in the gold mining sector, creating value today and for future generations.
Safe, Inclusive and Innovative Operations
Fostering safe and inclusive workplaces that value diversity, personal growth, and innovation.
Responsibly Produced Products
Demonstrating respect for human rights and delivering conflict-free responsibly produced gold.
Engaged & Prosperous Communities
Working with our communities in a spirit of mutual respect to grow local economies and deliver lasting opportunities.
Healthy Environments, Now and For the Future
Taking care of our environment through industry-leading practices and technology.
Policies
Eldorado’s Sustainability Policies define our commitments on specific sustainability-related topics.
Sustainability integrated management system
Eldorado’s Sustainability Integrated Management System ("SIMS") provides mandatory performance-based minimum standards that operationalize our Sustainability Framework and Policies across our global sites.
Our Sustainability Policies
Eldorado’s policies and commitments provide the governance for making our vision, values and framework a reality. Our sustainability-related policies include:
- Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
- Supplier Code of Conduct
- Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy
- Diversity Policy
- Environmental Policy
- Health and Safety Policy
- Human Rights Policy
- Respectful Workplace Policy
- Shareholder Engagement Policy
- Social Performance Policy
To read the full policies, visit our Governance page.
Our Sustainability Integrated Management System
Eldorado’s Sustainability Integrated Management System (SIMS) provides a set of company-wide sustainability standards that establish minimum performance requirements for the management of health, safety, environment, social performance and security.
SIMS was developed in alignment with internationally recognized standards, including the World Gold Council’s (WGC) Responsible Gold Mining Principles (RGMPs), the Mining Association of Canada’s (MAC) Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM), the International Cyanide Management Code (ICMC) and the Copper Mark and the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPSHR). Through collaboration between executive leadership, senior management, mine general managers, corporate teams and a dedicated group of sustainability professionals from across our operating regions, SIMS is regularly reviewed and updated based on evolving standards. Founded on our values, SIMS is a critical tool for driving sustainability performance across our business.
External Frameworks and Commitments
STANDARDS, COMMITMENTS AND CERTIFICATIONS
We report in alignment with the following:
- Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards
- Sustainability Accounting Standards Board – Metals and Mining Standard
- United Nations Reporting Framework
We participate in the following disclosures:
- S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment
- United Nations Global Compact – Communication on Progress
- CDP Climate Change, Water Security and Forests
Our standards are guided by the following:
- Mining Association of Canada's Towards Sustainable Mining Framework
- Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
- United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
- Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights
- World Gold Council's Responsible Gold Mining Principles
Our sites achieve certification or assurances, which vary by site, such as:
MEMBERSHIPS
We are also a member or signatory of several industry associations that assist in developing best practices and international standards, such as:
- Association of Mining Enterprises of Greece
- European Association of Mining Industries, Metal Ores & Industrial Minerals (Euromines)
- International Cyanide Management Institute
- Mining Association of Canada
- Ontario Mining Association
- Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada
- Québec Mineral Exploration Association
- Turkish Gold Miners Association
- World Gold Council