Sustainability lies at the heart of our purpose of producing gold that provides meaningful value to people and society.
The long-term success and viability of our business requires responsible stewardship of our environmental impact, a strong licence to operate and ethical business practices.
Endeavour’s focus on ESG matters is intended to benefit all our stakeholders; our employees and contractors, our host communities and countries, our suppliers and shareholders.
Our ESG strategy
Our ESG strategy has been designed to put into practice our corporate purpose: producing gold that provides meaningful value to people society. The guiding principle of this ESG strategy is to play an active role and have a lasting positive impact on our host communities and countries. This applies across all our operations and in our engagement with broader society.
Implementation of our strategy
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Our ESG framework
Endeavour’s long-term success is dependent on responsible environmental stewardship, a strong social licence and ethical business practices. Our ESG framework provides the foundation for our business practices and day-to-day operations, helping us realise our purpose of producing gold that provides lasting value to society. This approach is applied throughout the five stages of a mine’s life cycle from exploration to production and ultimately, closure.
Our contribution to the UN SDGs
At Endeavour, we recognise the important role that businesses can play in achieving the goals and have identified 10 priority UN Sustainable Development Goals (“SDGs”) upon which we focus our efforts – striving to make a meaningful contribution through our approach to sustainability management, our community development initiatives and broader ESG programmes.
We believe this commitment aligns well with the goals of our key investors, with 75% of our top 20 institutional shareholders being signatories to the United Nations-backed Principles of Responsible Investment (“PRI”) and therefore integrating the SDGs into their engagement practices, investment strategies and decisions.
Our commitment to the SDGs is also supported by our reporting approach in accordance with the GRI Standards. The recently published GRI Mining Sector Standard further reinforces this by setting out an overview of the industry’s likely material topics and their connections with the SDGs. A number of our priority goals, such as SDGs 1 and 8 are explicitly stated as potential ways the mining sector can enhance positive impacts.
Our UN SDG targets and performance
SDG target
- 1.4 By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round.
Related material topic
- Community Development
Endeavour’s 2024 contribution
- $7.7 million invested in community projects.
- Implemented a range of income-generation and livelihood restoration projects, including a community rice cooperative at our Lafigué mine.
SDG target
- 2.3 By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers.
Related material topic
- Community Development
Endeavour’s 2024 contribution
- Total investment of approximately $0.8million in economic development projects around our mines.
- Supporting a range of projects around our mines in agricultural improvement and food security, including market gardens, poultry farms, pork farms and agricultural equipment.
- To promote handmade products from our Houndé and Mana mine community projects, such as shea butter and soumbala, we sponsored their participation at SIAO, a leading West African arts and crafts fair held in Ouagadougou.
SDG target
- 3.3 End the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases.
Related material topic
- Zero Harm
Endeavour’s 2024 contribution
- 577 children of Endeavour employees rewarded for academic success.
- 60 four-year bursaries awarded to the most academic young girls in secondary schools in our host communities.
- 1,000 students attended free educational workshop about risks and consequences of early pregnancy and promoted responsible, protective behaviour.
- 457 internships provided to men and women for on-the-job experience.
- Investment of $0.4 million in education projects across our sites.
SDG target
- 4.1 Ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education.
- 4.4 Substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship.
Related material topics
- Local Employment
- Community Development
- Diversity, Equality and Inclusion
Endeavour’s 2024 contribution
- 44% female representation on our Board.
- 30% women on the Executive Management Committee.
- 34% of direct reports to the Executive Management Committee are women.
- 14% women in technical jobs.
- 13% of women in management roles.
SDG target
- 6.1 By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all.
- 6b Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management.
Related material topic
- Water Stewardship
Endeavour’s 2024 contribution
- We invested $0.26 million towards improving access to water around our local communities.
- We recycled or reused 60% of our Group water usage.
SDG target
- 7.1 By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services
- 7.2 By 2030, substantially increase the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.
Related material topic
- Climate Change
Endeavour’s 2024 contribution
- Commissioning of a 37MWp photovoltaic solar facility and 16MW battery system at our Sabodala-Massawa mine.
SDG target
- 8.5 Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men.
- 8.8 Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers.
Related material topics
- Local Employment
- Zero Harm
Endeavour’s 2024 contribution
- Net Zero ambition by 2050.
- Targeting 30% reduction in emissions intensity by 2030.
- Launched our Supplier Sustainability Programme on Scope 3.
- Strengthened our emissions data collection and reporting.
SDG target
- 13.1 Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.
Related material topic
- Climate Change
Endeavour’s 2024 contribution
- We have committed to not mining in World Heritage sites.
- Supporting the Great Green Wall in Senegal with the reforestation of 427 hectares during the year.
- Partnered with YeS Foundation and SODEFOR to reforest 40 hectares near Lafigué.
- Building a 40-hectare arboretum at the University of Daloa to support biodiversity conservation and academic research.
The power of diversity and inclusion: Empowering women
At Endeavour, we believe diversity and gender equality are not just values, but powerful drivers of our success. A diverse workforce fuels innovation, strengthens decision making and reflects the communities we serve.
Achieving true gender equality requires proactive measures. We are building a robust pipeline of talent and investing in professional development.
- 15% new hires in 2024 were women
- 44% of the Board are women
- 30% of our Executive Management are women
We are actively encouraging the next generation of women to consider a career in mining. We showcase the exciting opportunities and rewarding paths available in this dynamic industry, including:
- 60 young girls awarded four-year education bursaries
- New "Women at Endeavour" programme launched
Protecting biodiversity: A commitment to sustainable practices
At Endeavour, we understand the critical importance of protecting nature. We are committed to responsible mining practices that prioritise conservation and biodiversity.
We have committed to not mining in World Heritage sites ensuring these areas of ‘Outstanding Universal Value’ are protected for future generations.
We have annual targets for land rehabilitation and reclamation. These support restoration of natural habitats and responsible mine closure. In 2024, 427 hectares were planted, despite a 1-in-80-year flood, demonstrating the resilience of our reforestation efforts.
Through the Endeavour Foundation, we have supported Senegal’s Great Green Wall project since 2022, investing $500,000 to plant 150,000 trees across 650 hectares.
The Responsible Gold Mining Principles
The Responsible Gold Mining Principles
We are pleased to confirm that we have received external assurance for our conformance with the RGMPs for all our mines.
The Responsible Gold Mining Principles (“RGMPs”) is a framework, introduced by the World Gold Council, that sets out clear expectations for consumers, investors and the gold supply chain as to what constitutes responsible gold mining.
Developed through extensive stakeholder consultation, the RGMPs comprises 10 main principles and 51 sub-principles that address all material environmental, social and governance issues for the gold mining sector.
The RGMPs require implementing companies to:
Make a public commitment to align with the RGMPs.
Develop internal systems, processes and performance that conform with the principles.
Report publicly on the status of conformance with the principles.
Obtain annual independent assurance on their conformance with the principles at both mine site and corporate levels.
See further information on the implementation of the RGMPs in Sustainability Report pages 120-130 and the RGMP Assurance Letter on page 117.
ESG
Runner Up
Best Company for ESG & Sustainability, Metals & Mining – ESG Investing
Nominated
Best Company for Sustainability Reporting, Metals & Mining – ESG Investing
Shortlisted
ESG Producer of the Year – Resourcing Tomorrow Awards 2024
ESG reporting
Transparent ESG disclosure
Sustainability Report 2024
Read about our ESG strategy and the significant sustainability milestones reached in 2024.
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We regularly conduct sustainability-related materiality assessments to ensure we have a comprehensive understanding of the material sustainability topics that could impact our business, wider society and the environment, as well as our ability to deliver long-term value for our stakeholders. To determine these common material topics, our process involves consultation, survey, analysis and validation, with the ESG Board Committee ultimately approving our material topics.
Read more on our materiality in our 2024 Sustainability Report.