South Star Battery Metals Corp.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2024)
Reporting Period: 2024
Environmental Metrics
Renewable Energy Share:80% of Brazilian energy generation (renewable)
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental
- Social
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Low strip ratio
- Low vegetation suppression for project construction (<2 ha)
- Sustainable tailings management with filtered tailings/dry stack
- Effective water management & low freshwater demand with process water recirculated
- Waste characterized as inert/nondangerous
Social Achievements
- First major industry in the region
- Committed to responsible, equitable hiring practices in partnership w/ community/municipality
- Committed to provide community training & educational opportunities
- Focus on worker safety w/ compensation tied to performance
- Committed to transparency and open communication
- Committed to community/stakeholder engagement
- Committed to ethical, professional interactions
Governance Achievements
- Review, evaluate and update regularly governance policies
- 2 Independent Directors
- Executive management primarily lives in Brazil and is on-site and hands-on
- TSX and OTC listing
- Audited financials
- Compensation tied to ESG performance
- Committed to joining key industry organizations and ESG frameworks
- Committed to transparency and open communications