We are committed to respecting, protecting, supporting and, where possible, fulfilling the human rights of all individuals impacted by our operations.
Our approach
We respect the human rights of all our stakeholders. Endeavour recognises the following material issues present the greatest risks to human rights: labour, hazardous waste, water, security, resettlement, artisanal and small-scale gold mining and operational impacts (dust, noise and vibration).
2025 Highlights
95%
of employees completed online ethics training
3-Year
continued to implement three-year human rights roadmap
Launch
of Modern Slavery Supplier self-starter questionnaire
2026 Targets
Refresh ABC baseline risk assessment
Conduct VPSHR compliance audit at Lafigué & Sabodala-Massawa
Achieve ISO 28 000 certification
We respect the human rights of all our stakeholders
Our commitment is set out in our Human Rights Policy, which confirms our approach is informed by international instruments such as the International Bill of Human Rights, the United Nation’s Guiding Principles, the International Labour Organisation’s fundamental principles as well as our membership of the World Gold Council. This includes a commitment to implement the Responsible Gold Mining Principles. The policy is reviewed and updated annually. We also expect our business partners to share our commitment to human rights and we leverage our business relationship to advance human rights.
We have zero tolerance for any form of child labour or slavery, including forced labour. We work hard to ensure that our supply chains comply with international standards and that we do not cause, or are complicit in, human rights abuses, either directly through our activities or through our business relationships.
We identify our potential human rights impacts through a variety of methods, including environmental and social impact assessments, health and safety risk assessments, supplier due diligence, grievance and corporate whistleblower mechanisms, security risk assessments and general stakeholder engagement processes.
Endeavour provides remedy for adverse human rights impacts that are a result of our operations through the various grievance mechanisms for our employees, our local communities and via our whistleblower hotline. We report on human rights-related grievances to the Board as part of our quarterly whistleblower reporting mechanism.
At Endeavour, we prioritise our stakeholders’ health, wellbeing, dignity and rights and we therefore work proactively to identify any human rights risks to ensure that our stakeholders are not exposed to those.
Human rights
Where impacts occur
- The Group and our supply chain
Relevant policies
- Human Rights Policy
Reporting frameworks and initiatives
- GRI – various disclosures
- SASB EM-MM-210
- RGMP 5 Human Rights and Conflict
- UN Global Compact Principle 1 and 2 Human Rights
- VPSHR
- SDG 1 No poverty
- SDG 2 Zero hunger
- SDG 3 Good health and well-being
- SDG 4 Quality education
- SDG 8 Decent work and economic growth
- SDG 10 Reduced inequalities
- SDG 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions
Turning our human rights commitments into action
We are Engaged Members of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (“VPSHR”), and since extensive training in 2022 and 2023, we have been actively implementing the VPSHR programme across our business. This programme seeks to actively safeguards human rights by proactively mitigating risks, ensuring early detection and swiftly responding to any concerns.
We are committed to continuous improvement, regularly evaluating and strengthening our programme’s effectiveness, both within our operations and with our business partners. In November 2024, we submitted our VPSHR Implementation Report, enabling us full membership in 2025.
In 2026, we plan to publish our first VPSHR Annual Report, which represents a significant milestone in the Company's human rights governance journey. We also plan to complete a dedicated VPSHR Compliance Audit at our Lafigué and Sabodala-Massawa sites, with insights from the audit directly contributing to our broader ESG objectives and commitment to responsible security management that respect human rights.
Sustainability Report 2025
Read about our ESG strategy and the significant sustainability milestones reached in 2025.
Explore detailed ESG metrics and performance data in our 2025 ESG Data Centre.
World Gold Council Indaba Speech
Our CEO, Ian Cockerill, delivered a keynote speech at the World Gold Council reception during the African Mining Indaba 2026 touching on the importance of responsible mining and transparent supply chains.
So the choice is clear, we can treat these shifts as pressure, or as the catalyst to modernise our industry for the next generation; and that means responsible mining, transparent supply chains and digitally trusted gold. That is how we build an industry that is not only profitable — but legitimate, resilient, and future-ready, and something that we can all be proud of.