Sustainable development policy

• Our operations are safe for our employees, contractors, neighbours and environment. We develop and maintain a positive safety-culture, behaviour and awareness amongst our employees and contractors and encourage and promote their wellbeing.
• We identify and assess risks and impacts to the environment, safety and the community before undertake any activities and ensure that the identified risks and impacts are prevented, minimised and when unavoidable, mitigated.
• We work to avoid net loss or degradation of natural habitats, biodiversity and eco-services.
• We address social and environmental aspects during project-planning and implementation. We continuously strive to improve the efficiency how we use raw-materials, energy and natural resources and apply best available technology, as appropriate.
• We proactively, openly and honestly communicate with authorities, organisations and persons affected by our project, and take their concerns into account during our decision making.
• We respect and value the culture, customs, interests and rights of the communities where we operate.
• We see diverse workforce as strength and provide a work-environment where everyone is treated fair and with respect.
• We undertake our exploration-activities in a manner which takes into consideration environmental aspects, landowners and other interested and affected parties.
• Sotkamo Silver upholds ethical business-practices and meets, which fulfil legal- and other requirements, or where less stringent than our standards, exceeds the legal and other requirements.
• We will monitor our management of safety-, health-, environment- and community as well as their accomplishments and we will set objectives and targets to ensure continuous improvement.