TSX: GPR | NYSE American: GPL
VANCOUVER, BC, June 22, 2021 /CNW/ - Great Panther Mining
Limited (TSX: GPR) (NYSE-A: GPL) ("Great Panther" or the
"Company"), a growing gold and silver producer focused on the
Americas, today published its 2020 "Mining For Good" Sustainability
Report. This marks the Company's second year reporting on its
long-standing commitment in the areas of health, safety,
environmental, social and governance management.
Robert Henderson, President and
CEO of Great Panther stated: "This year's report not only explores
how we have further advanced our sustainability programs, but also
sets new performance targets for continual improvement as we emerge
from what was arguably one of the most challenging years of our
lifetimes. I am incredibly proud of our teams across the continent
for having come together to deliver on our business objectives in a
safe and sustainable manner."
Sustainability Report Highlights
- Improved safety performance statistics across all sites with a
57% reduction to the lost time injury frequency rate and a 50%
reduction to the lost time severity rate over 2019. Despite these
improvements, the Company was saddened to report a fatality at its
Guanajuato Mine Complex in May 2020.
Great Panther continuously updates its safety procedures and
practices and provides ongoing safety training for employees and
contractors.
- Developed and implemented comprehensive COVID-19 prevention,
monitoring and response plans following the World Health
Organization's and local health authorities' guidelines working
closely with local governments and communities.
- Recorded zero fines or sanctions for non-compliance with
environmental laws and regulations, including zero reportable
spills or tailings-related incidents.
- Total water consumption decreased 4.4% from 2019; 82% of the
water used at operations was recycled.
- Community engagement expenditure almost doubled compared to
2019 to more than $740,000 in 2020,
largely in support of the Company's COVID-19 response strategy,
with over 21,000 beneficiaries from our programs.
- Women held 24% of leadership positions, including
superintendents, managers, directors and vice presidents, and
represented 16% of Great Panther's total workforce.
- Established a Diversity Policy to ensure diversity of our Board
of Directors and senior management team.
Great Panther's 2020 Sustainability Report was prepared in
accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative ("GRI") Standards
Core option and the GRI Mining & Metals Sector Disclosures. The
report is Great Panther's annual commitment to transparent
disclosure on non-financial performance across the material topics
identified by the Company's internal and external stakeholders. The
report and accompanying 2020 performance data and GRI Index are
available to download on Great Panther's website at
https://www.greatpanther.com/community/our-approach/.
ABOUT GREAT PANTHER
Great Panther is a growing gold and silver producer focused on
the Americas. The Company owns a diversified portfolio of assets in
Brazil, Mexico and Peru that includes three operating gold and
silver mines, four exploration projects, and an advanced
development project. Great Panther is actively exploring large land
packages in highly prospective districts and is pursuing
acquisition opportunities to complement its existing portfolio.
Great Panther trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange trading under
the symbol GPR, and on the NYSE American under the symbol GPL.
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