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# Sustainability Report

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# Sustainability Report
Sustainability
Report
2023
Introduction Climate and Environment Our People Our Communities Responsible Business Appendices
About this report
This report has been prepared by Bellevue Gold Limited (ABN 99 110 439 686)
(Bellevue Gold or the Company) and is intended to assist investors and stakeholders in Bellevue Gold is proud of its sustainability
understanding its policies and practices in support of sustainable development.
vision and has committed to integrating
sustainable development considerations
Reporting scope Reporting framework Feedback
throughout the business.
and assurance
This report covers the period of 1 July 2022 We welcome your feedback on this
to 30 June 2023 (FY23) and aligns with report and any other aspect of our
Bellevue Gold’s 2023 Annual Report. Our reporting approach is guided by business. Stakeholders may view
The scope of this report includes Bellevue international standards, initiatives detailed sustainability performance
Gold and its subsidiaries (which are and reporting frameworks, including data referenced in this report in the
detailed on Page 80). This report is the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), appendices and on our website:
designed to be read in conjunction with the Task Force on Climate-related www.bellevuegold.com.au
Bellevue Gold’s 2023 Annual Report Financial Disclosures (TCFD), the United
and Corporate Governance Statement Nations Sustainable Development
Please visit the ‘Contact Us’ page
available at www.bellevuegold.com.au Goals (UN SDGs), and the Sustainability
on our website:
and has been approved by the Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
Bellevue Gold Board of Directors Metals and Mining Standard.
Tel: +61 8 6373 9000
(Board). All currencies are reported in Email: admin@bellevuegold.com.au
Australian dollars. Bellevue Gold is considering future
disclosure in accordance with the
International Sustainability Standards
Board’s first two IFRS® Sustainability
Disclosure Standards, IFRS S1
General Requirements for Disclosure
of Sustainability-related Financial
Information and IFRS S2 Climate-
related Disclosures. Bellevue Gold
will likely be required to publish data
on climate-related risks through the
Company’s Annual Report in the years
to come, based on draft advice in
the Exposure Draft (ED) SR1 Australian
Sustainability Reporting Standards –
Disclosure of Climate-related
Financial Information.
Assurance has not been sought for
this Sustainability Report but will be
considered for future years.
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AC K N OW L E D G E M E N T
O F C O U N T RY
Contents
Bellevue Gold acknowledges and respects the Tjiwarl Traditional Introduction 6 Message from our leaders 6
Owners of the country on which we operate and recognises their
continuing connection to Tjukurrpa / culture and Parna / country. Sustainability snapshot 8
Our vision, purpose and objective 12
Bellevue Gold acknowledges and respects the Noongar Traditional
Owners of the country where our office in Boorloo / Perth is located Our approach to sustainability 16
and recognises their continuing connection to this Boodja / country. Stakeholder engagement 18
Bellevue Gold pays our respects to their Elders past and present. Climate and 24 Climate change and energy 27
environment
Water stewardship 38
Waste management 40
Biodiversity 42
Rehabilitation and mine closure 45
Our people 46 Health, safety and wellbeing 48
Employee attraction and retention 58
Diversity and inclusion 61
Our 66 Protecting Aboriginal cultural heritage 68
communities
Indigenous employment and businesses 71
Community investment and engagement 73
Responsible 78 Governance and accountability 80
business
Ethics and integrity 83
Human rights 84
Sustainable procurement 85
Business continuity 88
Appendices 90 ESG summary data table 92
TCFD disclosures 94
GRI index 109
SASB index 112
UN SDG index 120
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Message from our leaders
It gives us great representation with 40% women
in our workforce, whilst recruiting
80% of the Project’s electricity needs
are forecast to be produced from
Cutting edge technology has also
been employed underground, with the
a refining agreement with the
ABC Refinery (Australia) Pty Ltd that
In FY24, the Company will be
investigating further emission reduction
pleasure to present approximately 100 new employees. renewable energy. The hybrid power implementation of a state-of-the-art provides a pathway in which our options such as long duration
We have also maintained Indigenous station is expected to enable the mine ventilation control system which gold can be refined separately. energy storage solutions, diesel fleet
Bellevue Gold’s 2023 employee participation of 6.1%, which Bellevue Gold Project to operate on has been designed to reduce annual This may enable Bellevue Gold to offer electrification, renewable fuels and
Sustainability Report. is 17% above industry average. 100% renewable energy via ‘engine-off’
mode during periods of high renewable
power consumption by up to ~30%.
Bellevue Gold joined the Electric
a differentiated ‘green’ product in the
future, by maintaining supply chain
further work on its carbon offset
procurement strategy.
A key milestone in developing the energy generation. Mine Consortium (EMC). The EMC is a provenance from mining to refining
This report conveys the progress
mine was the signing of a Native growing group of highly respected and (with batch treating) which may attract We would like to thank our people,
made during FY23 in advancing key
Title Agreement (NTA) with the Tjiwarl In FY23, the Company signed a natural progressive mining companies and a price premium. shareholders and other stakeholders
sustainability related topics on
(Aboriginal Corporation) (Tjiwarl AC) gas supply agreement with Osaka Gas mining service providers whose aim for their continued commitment
Bellevue Gold’s pathway to production.
in September 2022. Tjiwarl AC is the Gorgon Pty Ltd (a subsidiary of Osaka is to further decarbonise the industry. From a sustainability performance and loyalty, without this support our
holder on trust for the Tjiwarl Native Gas Australia). Osaka Gas Australia and The Company sees the benefit in perspective, FY23 has been another ambition to be a leading sustainable
Bellevue Gold is committed to operating
Title Holders, being the Native Title Bellevue Gold have agreed to conduct collectively leveraging the group’s successful year as we continued to gold producer could not be realised.
sustainably and achieving this
rights and interest holders, and the a study into renewable fuels including experience and to share learnings in offer Sustainability Performance Rights
through the concept of shared value.
Traditional Owners of the land which hydrogen and e-methane to potentially decarbonisation efforts across the to new starters, as we encourage and We trust you wil enjoy reading our 2023
The 2023 Sustainability Report is the
hosts the Bellevue Gold Project in form part of an ongoing renewable resources industry. incentivise all staff members to work Sustainability Report and we welcome
third Sustainability Report that the
Western Australia’s North-eastern fuel strategy. It was extremely pleasing towards achieving net zero (Scope 1 your feedback.
Company has published. The principles
Goldfields. The NTA formalises Bellevue to see a critical supplier of energy and Scope 2) emissions collectively
of sustainable development are
embedded in our Vision, Purpose,
Gold’s commitment to Tjiwarl AC and
the Tjiwarl Native Title Holders of the
choosing to partner with the Company,
and a key consideration being our
Creating a competitive and collaboratively by 2026. Bellevue
Gold believes there is a strong value
Objectives and PACE core values,
which stand for: Passion, Accountability,
land on which the Bellevue Gold Project approach to sustainability and the advantage through proposition in creating direct long-
is situated. We are incredibly proud of strategic opportunities this presented. term alignment between sustainability
Care and Excellence.
this partnership and are committed sustainability initiatives outcomes and financial incentives for
to maintaining strong relationships in These are examples of initiatives that all employees. The goal of net zero
support of cultural, environmental and highlight our strategic alignment to emissions by 2026 is ambitious, but
Our people and economic outcomes for the Tjiwarl AC. sustainability practices in delivering
Gold refining forms a key component
achievable, and requires all staff to
of Bellevue Gold’s supply chain and
community tangible benefits by attracting like-
minded business partners to develop
provenance of the Company’s bullion.
work together collectively to achieve
this goal.
During FY23, the Company entered into
Renewables and the Bellevue Gold Project for the
benefit of all stakeholders.
Embedding a culture of safety, diversity
and inclusion, and long-term community emissions
partnerships is paramount to achieving Throughout FY23, Bellevue Gold
our sustainability aspirations. We believe has continued to implement its
Our ability to incorporate long term decarbonisation strategy in the
that our main competitive advantage lies
sustainability measures into the design design of the Project by following
with our people, and Bellevue Gold has
and construction of the Bellevue Gold the carbon mitigation hierarchy
worked hard to deliver on its strategy of
Project is paramount to achieving our of avoiding, reducing, eliminating
becoming an ‘employer of choice’ and
sustainability aspirations. The Company and offsetting hard-to-abate
building an organisation with a great
aspires to reach net zero (Scope 1 and emissions. Further design decisions
workplace, culture and environment.
Scope 2) emissions by 2026. Substantial are considered to allow for future
This has enabled the Company to
progress was made during the year, with incorporation of innovative
attract and retain a high calibre
the Company signing a Power Purchase technologies that may arise from
workforce of dedicated employees
Agreement (PPA) with a subsidiary of changes to the energy mix, resulting
whose personal values align to
Zenith Energy Operations Pty Ltd (Zenith) in lower future emissions. Further work
Bellevue Gold’s PACE core values.
for the construction of an 88MW hybrid has also been completed to
renewable power solution that understand the impact to the business
During FY23, Bellevue Gold made
is planned to include wind, solar, gas of differing climate scenarios as part of
significant progress towards reaching
and battery energy storage system our TCFD climate disclosures.
the full workforce number of personnel
(BESS). Once all planned components
required for production. During this Kevin Tomlinson Darren Stralow Luke Gleeson
of the power station are installed, up to
time, we have maintained diverse Non-Executive Chairman Managing Director & CEO Chief Sustainability Officer
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Introduction Climate and Environment Our People Our Communities Responsible Business Appendices
FY23 Sustainability snapshot
1.18 LTIFR Diversity and inclusion
Well below the
industry sector
average
Awarded the

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