Environmental & Social Responsibility
Bill Mercer and Don Bubar accepts the PDAC Environmental and Social Responsibility Award from John Baird, PDAC President |
Avalon is the proud recipient of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada ("PDAC"), 2010 Environmental & Social Responsibility Award in recognition of the Company's community engagement efforts during the exploration of its Nechalacho rare earth elements deposit, Thor Lake, NWT. Avalon's overall corporate activities include:
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Being the first junior exploration company to formally adopt PDAC's e3 Plus principles and guidelines as policy. View
Responsible Exploration for more details.
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Formed a
Community, Environment, Health and Safety Advisory Committee (CEHS) to provide input and advice to executive management on issues and actions related to community, environment, health and safety. The committee includes representation from a senior environmental expert, a mining industry environmental export and an Aboriginal representative.
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Full disclosure and transparency by publishing all INAC Land Use inspection reports on its website (see Thor Lake Project Land Use Inspection Reports below)
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Avalon's executives are actively engaged in PDAC's Aboriginal Affairs Committee, CSR Committee, e3 Plus subcommittee and the Health and Safety Committee.
To view the Avalon PDAC video award, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhTf6GiH5Q0.
Safety and Environmental Policy
Avalon is committed to being an environmentally and socially responsible corporate citizen in how it conducts its exploration and development activities. In particular Avalon is applying e3 Plus: A Framework for Responsible Exploration Principles and Guidance established by the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC).
Click here for our Safety and Environmental Policy
Presentations
Regarded as leaders in the area of corporate social responsibility and sustainability, Avalon's executives are often asked to speak, both on behalf of Avalon or as an independent industry expert, on the topics of community engagement, CSR, health and safety, and e3 Plus. Following are presentations for review:
CIM Conference - Social and Community Relations, David Swisher, May 9, 2010
NECHALACHO: A recent case history in Aboriginal community engagement from the Northwest Territories, Canada: The Thor Lake rare metals project, Bill Mercer, March 9, 2010
Corporate Social Responsibility and the Geoscientist, Presentation to the PDAC Students' Workshop, Bill Mercer March 9, 2010
Association for Mineral Exploration in BC and PDAC 2008 Health and Safety Survey, Bill Mercer, January 20, 2010
Can The Mining Industry Help Other Industries Reduce Their Carbon Footprint?, Ian London, February 24, 2009
Putting the PDAC Principles into Practice, Bill Mercer, February 2009
Thor Lake Project Land Use Inspection Reports
Avalon Inspection Report - April 9, 2010
Avalon Inspection Report - February 13, 2010
Avalon Inspection Report - July 27, 2009
Avalon Inspection Report - April 29, 2009
Avalon Inspection Report - March 14, 2009
Avalon Inspection Report - February 11, 2009
Avalon Inspection Report - October 14, 2008
Avalon Inspection Report - May 13, 2008
Avalon Inspection Report - September 20, 2007
