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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新聞發佈 | 2024年6月26日 | 納斯達克:Piedmont Lithium (PLL) | ASX:PLL
美國北卡羅來納州貝爾蒙特,2024年6月26日—Piedmont Lithium(下稱“本公司”)(納斯達克股票代碼:PLL;ASX股票代碼:PLL)是美國電動汽車供應鏈至關重要的鋰製品主要供應商之一,今日發佈了其2023可持續發展報告(以下簡稱“報告”)。 該報告總結了本公司的環境、社交、公司治理(ESG)成就,作爲一家發展中的公司正在構建多樣化的、集成的鋰項目組合。
Piedmont Lithium 的總裁兼首席執行官Keith Phillips表示:“我們很高興發佈有關我們計劃中、完全擁有的鋰項目可持續發展的第二份報告以及我們在推進長期ESG策略方面所取得的進展。我們相信應以負責任的方式滿足對鋰的日益增長的需求,我們將Piedmont Lithium定位爲在鋰產品的生產和供應方面促進全球減碳。”
報告的亮點包括:
- 推進公司完全擁有的鋰項目的許可工作,確保其計劃符合或超過美國環保監管機構的高標準。
- 在公司向運營項目發展的過程中,努力建立強大的安全與健康管理體系,包括實施承包商安全計劃。
- 被列爲2023年《夏洛特商業日報》所評選的最佳僱主之一,排名130家大型企業中的第四位。
- 成立多元化、公平性、包容性委員會,以幫助培養一個能夠接受和尊重的工作環境,並實施多元化、公平性、包容性政策。.
- 與Cherryville市合作,建立社區發展協議,旨在支持Carolina Lithium項目的發展,同時惠及附近居民的福祉。
- 引入社區信息博覽會等交流機制,爲Carolina Lithium附近的社區成員提供新的建設性對話論壇。
- 通過Piedmont Lithium 基金會-Power for Life Inc.提供20萬美元以上的撥款和獎學金,支持當地教育、社區及慈善事業。
- 制定企業風險管理計劃,並聘請一位風險管理副總裁,以支持業務治理。
- 引入強大的網絡安全措施,防止數據丟失事件,保護和執行知識產權,滿足客戶的安全和隱私要求。
關於Piedmont Lithium
Piedmont Lithium Inc.(納斯達克股票代碼: PLL;ASX股票代碼: PLL)正在開發一個世界一流、多資產、綜合鋰業務,專注於實現向淨零世界的過渡和在北美創造清潔能源經濟。我們的目標是成爲北美最大的羥基化鋰生產商之一,通過加工我們持有經濟利益的資產產生的鋰輝石濃縮物。我們的項目包括我們在美國的Carolina Lithium 和Tennessee Lithium項目,以及在魁北克與 Sayona Mining(ASX: SYA)和在加納與 Atlantic Lithium(AIM: ALL; ASX: A11)合作。我們認爲這些地理分散的操作有助於我們在支持美國邁向能源獨立和電動交通以及能源儲存方面扮演關鍵角色。欲獲取更多信息,請關注我們的推特@PiedmontLithium和www.piedmontlithium.com.
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