PRESS RELEASE | June 26, 2024 | NASDAQ:PLL | ASX:PLL
BELMONT, North Carolina, June 26, 2024 – Piedmont Lithium ("Piedmont" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: PLL; ASX: PLL), a leading North American supplier of lithium products critical to the U.S. electric vehicle supply chain, today announced the release of the Company's 2023 Sustainability Report ("the Report"). The Report summarizes Piedmont's environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") achievements as a development-stage company building a diverse, integrated portfolio of lithium projects.
Keith Phillips, President and Chief Executive Officer of Piedmont Lithium, said, "We are pleased to release our second report on the sustainable development of our planned, wholly-owned lithium projects and the progress we have made in advancing our long-term ESG strategy. We believe the increased demand for lithium should be met responsibly, and we are positioning Piedmont Lithium accordingly to contribute to global decarbonization both in the production and supply of lithium products."
Highlights from the Report include:
- Advancing permitting for the Company's wholly-owned lithium projects to ensure plans meet or exceed the high standards of U.S. environmental regulators.
- Efforts to establish a robust safety and health management system as the Company develops projects toward operations, including the implementation of a contractor safety program.
- Being designated among the 2023 Best Places to Work by the Charlotte Business Journal, ranking No. 4 out of 130 companies in the large business category.
- Forming a diversity, equity, and inclusion ("DEI") council to help foster a work environment of acceptance and respect, and implementing a DEI policy.
- Partnering with the City of Cherryville to establish a Community Development Agreement to benefit the well-being of residents near Carolina Lithium while supporting the project's development.
- Introducing community informational fairs and other engagement mechanisms to provide new forums for constructive dialogue with community members near Carolina Lithium.
- Funding more than $200,000 in grants and scholarships through the Piedmont Lithium Foundation – Power for Life, Inc. to support local educational, community, and charitable initiatives.
- Formalizing an enterprise risk management program and hiring a Vice President of Risk Management to support business governance.
- Introducing robust cybersecurity measures to prevent data loss events, protect and enforce intellectual property rights, and meet customer security and privacy requirements.
About Piedmont Lithium
Piedmont Lithium Inc. (Nasdaq: PLL; ASX: PLL) is developing a world-class, multi-asset, integrated lithium business focused on enabling the transition to a net zero world and the creation of a clean energy economy in North America. Our goal is to become one of the largest lithium hydroxide producers in North America by processing spodumene concentrate produced from assets where we hold an economic interest. Our projects include our Carolina Lithium and Tennessee Lithium projects in the United States and partnerships in Quebec with Sayona Mining (ASX: SYA) and in Ghana with Atlantic Lithium (AIM: ALL; ASX: A11). We believe these geographically diversified operations help us to play a pivotal role in supporting America's move toward energy independence and the electrification of transportation and energy storage. For more information, follow us on Twitter @PiedmontLithium and visit www.piedmontlithium.com.
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新闻发布 | 2024年6月26日 | 纳斯达克:Piedmont Lithium (PLL) | ASX:PLL
美国北卡罗来纳州贝尔蒙特,2024年6月26日—Piedmont Lithium(下称“本公司”)(纳斯达克股票代码:PLL;ASX股票代码:PLL)是美国电动汽车供应链至关重要的锂制品主要供应商之一,今日发布了其2023可持续发展报告(以下简称“报告”)。 该报告总结了本公司的环境、社交、公司治理(ESG)成就,作为一家发展中的公司正在构建多样化的、集成的锂项目组合。
Piedmont Lithium 的总裁兼首席执行官Keith Phillips表示:“我们很高兴发布有关我们计划中、完全拥有的锂项目可持续发展的第二份报告以及我们在推进长期ESG策略方面所取得的进展。我们相信应以负责任的方式满足对锂的日益增长的需求,我们将Piedmont Lithium定位为在锂产品的生产和供应方面促进全球减碳。”
报告的亮点包括:
- 推进公司完全拥有的锂项目的许可工作,确保其计划符合或超过美国环保监管机构的高标准。
- 在公司向运营项目发展的过程中,努力建立强大的安全与健康管理体系,包括实施承包商安全计划。
- 被列为2023年《夏洛特商业日报》所评选的最佳雇主之一,排名130家大型企业中的第四位。
- 成立多元化、公平性、包容性委员会,以帮助培养一个能够接受和尊重的工作环境,并实施多元化、公平性、包容性政策。.
- 与Cherryville市合作,建立社区发展协议,旨在支持Carolina Lithium项目的发展,同时惠及附近居民的福祉。
- 引入社区信息博览会等交流机制,为Carolina Lithium附近的社区成员提供新的建设性对话论坛。
- 通过Piedmont Lithium 基金会-Power for Life Inc.提供20万美元以上的拨款和奖学金,支持当地教育、社区及慈善事业。
- 制定企业风险管理计划,并聘请一位风险管理副总裁,以支持业务治理。
- 引入强大的网络安全措施,防止数据丢失事件,保护和执行知识产权,满足客户的安全和隐私要求。
关于Piedmont Lithium
Piedmont Lithium Inc.(纳斯达克股票代码: PLL;ASX股票代码: PLL)正在开发一个世界一流、多资产、综合锂业务,专注于实现向净零世界的过渡和在北美创造清洁能源经济。我们的目标是成为北美最大的羟基化锂生产商之一,通过加工我们持有经济利益的资产产生的锂辉石浓缩物。我们的项目包括我们在美国的Carolina Lithium 和Tennessee Lithium项目,以及在魁北克与 Sayona Mining(ASX: SYA)和在加纳与 Atlantic Lithium(AIM: ALL; ASX: A11)合作。我们认为这些地理分散的操作有助于我们在支持美国迈向能源独立和电动交通以及能源储存方面扮演关键角色。欲获取更多信息,请关注我们的推特@PiedmontLithium和www.piedmontlithium.com.
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