b'OUR APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITYNickel has outstanding physical and chemical properties, which make itessential in many thousands of products, applications, and technologies.Today, its biggest use is in producingLate in 2021, the Company adopted a formalin how we manage and report community metal alloys, with approximately 70% ofESG policy framework. This framework isrelations, environmental sustainability, and global nickel production currently used tobased on the recommendations and principlesthe health and safety of our employees and manufacture stainless steel.More recentlyof two internationally recognised ESGthe community.A summary of the guiding though, nickel is seen as the key industrialauthorities: Principles of TSM, and how Centaurus is metal that is powering the clean energy Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) Principles tracking against these, is presented at the end revolution.Nickels vital contribution to the Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) of this Sustainability Report.production of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteriesThe PRI defines responsible investment is expected to deliver exceptional demandThe TSM standard, developed by the Miningas a strategy and practice to incorporate growth for the metal over the coming yearsAssociation of Canada (MAC), is a globallyenvironmental, social and governance and is a key element of the global transition torecognised sustainability program thatfactors in investment decisions and active green energy. supports mining companies in managingownership.The PRI is a global organisation Centaurus recognises the global concernkey environmental and social risks.Itthat encourages and supports the uptake over climate change and is committed toprovides a set of tools and indicators to driveof responsible investment practices within the drive towards energy efficiency and theperformance and ensure that key mining risksthe investment industry.It was created by adoption of strict carbon emissions targetsat any operation are managed responsibly.investor initiative in partnership with the by international governments.We activelyThe most important Mining Association inUnited Nations Environment Program (UNEP) promote the continued interest in renewablethe Brazilian mining industry, IBRAM, hasFinance Initiative and the UN Global Compact.energy technologies involving batteries andendorsed and promotes the TSM Principles.energy storage, with future nickel productionFurther, the Agency for Development andCentaurus ESG program combines the from the JNP set to make a significantInnovation of Brazils Mining Sector (ADIMB),TSM and PRI principles to guide our actions contribution to battery technologies helpingof which Centaurus is an active member,throughout the exploration, development, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.Enablingendorses the TSM Principles. and operational phases of the Jaguar Projects clean energy solutions is central to CentaurusAdoption of the principles is voluntary, yetevolution. efforts to tackle climate change. the Company sees wide ranging benefits 12'