Wesdome adopted a Human Rights Commitment Statement in 2024.1 The Statement, which draws guidance from the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and guidance from the International Labour Organization, promotes the integration of human rights best practices throughout our business. The Statement is part of our broader suite of ESG-related policies, including the Workplace Violence, Harassment and Discrimination Prevention Policy. In 2026, Wesdome plans to complete the development of a communication plan to share the Statement with employees, contractors, and suppliers, and is exploring developing dedicated human rights training. Though this communication plan was initially slated for completion in 2025, it was deferred due to competing priorities and until we filled the role of VP Human Resources.
In line with our human rights commitments, we seek to ensure that we are not causing, contributing to, or are linked to forced or child labour in our operations and supply chains. Details on how we identify risks of forced and child labour, as well as the measures we take to prevent their use in our operations and supply chains, are included in our annual Modern Slavery Reports, which are available on our website.
We do not operate in areas of conflict, and our operational assets and exploration activities are all located in Canada.2 Canada has comprehensive labour and employment laws, and we comply with all applicable provincial and federal labour and immigration legislation. In 2025, we did not receive any reports and/or grievances relating to forced or child labour within our operations or supply chain.
Wesdome is committed to respecting our workers’ freedom of association. As of December 31, 2025, none of our employees were unionized. We ensure that our employees receive appropriate compensation for their work, and during 2025 we completed Project EquiComp to improve pay equity processes (for more details, see Workforce Management).
We recognize that as a Company operating in Canada, our operations can have impacts on Indigenous groups on whose traditional territories we are located. Wesdome’s Human Rights Commitment Statement states that we seek to respect the rights and traditions of Indigenous peoples by proactively seeking, engaging in, and supporting meaningful dialogue regarding our operations and activities. For more details, see Community and Indigenous Relations.
1 Wesdome’s 2024 ESG Report erroneously referred to the Human Rights Commitment Statement as a Human Rights Policy.
2 Zero percent of our proved and probable reserves are in or near areas of conflict.
Performance
Indicators:
SASB: EM-MM-210a.1, EM-MM-210a.3, EM-MM-310a.1
GRI: 2–4, 2-23 (partial), 2-30, 3-3, 408-1, 409-1
