Better Health for All

The company's core business of lithium-boron mining has no direct positive or negative health impact, and it generates no revenue from products with direct health impacts.

The company does not offer health-related products or services requiring price accessibility considerations, nor does it hold healthcare-related patents. It also does not produce food/nutritional products, engage in addiction mitigation, or conduct clinical trials. The Rhyolite Ridge project is anticipated to permanently degrade hundreds of acres of habitat, impact 32 surface water sites, and reduce groundwater by up to 300 feet, potentially causing springs to cease flowing for up to 200 years. These are significant health-harming externalities. Esmeralda County, the least populated county in Nevada, is expected to face increased costs for health services due to the project. While the company engages in stakeholder consultations and has a grievance mechanism, the detailed environmental impacts and potential strain on local health services suggest that risk disclosures are incomplete regarding potential long-term community health effects. The company offers an Employee Assistance Program that includes mental health support, but no further details on its scope, resources, or impact are provided.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

Ioneer states that its employee base salaries are reviewed annually to ensure they are competitive and exceed living wage standards.

All employees are eligible to convert a portion of short-term incentive bonuses to company shares, and performance rights are issued under an employee incentive scheme. The company's workforce is not currently covered by collective bargaining agreements, but Ioneer respects employees' right to freedom of association. For safety, the company reported zero recordable injuries or lost-time incidents over 48,362 hours worked by full-time employees in FY2025, and zero injuries or lost time over 57,642 hours worked by full-time employees in FY2024. The employee turnover rate was 7% in FY2023. Ioneer reported zero instances of non-compliance with labor laws and regulations in FY2024 and FY2025, and no incidents of discrimination in FY2023. The company has 8 workers under 'Contract Consulting' or 'Contractual' relationships, which is a small fraction of its total workforce. All full-time employees are eligible for group medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability benefits, including for their dependents, beginning on their first day of the month after employment, and a voluntary 401K plan with company matching contributions for up to 5% of earnings.

Honest & Fair Business

Ioneer Ltd has a Whistleblower Policy in place, overseen by the Audit & Risk Committee, which outlines reporting and investigation procedures, and includes protections against retaliation and confidentiality provisions.

However, there is no evidence of independent investigation processes, training, or uptake rates. The company also has an Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy, adopted on August 9, 2019, which outlines procedures for avoiding bribery, gifts, facilitation payments, political contributions, charitable contributions, and sponsorships, and includes third-party due diligence. The board assesses director independence on a case-by-case basis, with specific directors (Alan Davies, Stephen Gardiner, Rose McKinney-James, and Margaret Walker) deemed independent during the reporting period, but a specific percentage of conflict-free board members is not provided. The company filed a correction to a resource statement with the SEC on June 13, 2025, which constitutes one restatement in the past five years.

Kind to Animals

Ioneer has implemented a Tiehm's Buckwheat Protection Plan, incorporating 18 conservation measures, and initiated a Controlled Propagation Plan with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

The company has collected 11,600 Tiehm's buckwheat seeds and achieved a 20% germination rate. An agriculture engineer has joined the team to focus on conservation and propagation of Tiehm’s buckwheat. Ioneer has invested $2.5 million in studies to support Tiehm's Buckwheat protection, with an initial investment of $1.5 million and an ongoing annual budget of $1 million. The project is projected to disturb 191 acres of critical habitat, with 146 acres planned for reclamation and 45 acres remaining unreclaimed. The company has established a one-mile buffer zone around an occupied Golden Eagle nest and continues Golden Eagle monitoring, identifying 7 nests in use and 2 with breeding attempts in 2024 and 2025. Ioneer has an agreement with the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) to fund bighorn sheep collaring and monitoring, and to construct two watering catchments. The company is developing a research program to identify methods to direct seed, transplant, and/or translocate Eriogonum tiehmii. Ioneer has been engaged with the BLM and USFWS regarding the protection of Eriogonum tiehmii since 2020 and collaborates with the Rae Selling Berry Seed Bank and Plant Conservation Program.

Planet-Friendly Business

The company received a trespass notice from the Bureau of Land Management on January 18, 2023, for unauthorized use of Tiehm’s buckwheat habitat as a laydown area for geotechnical drilling operations, for which the company took full responsibility.

The Rhyolite Ridge project involves a large open-pit mine over 7,000 acres, with 2,266 acres of disturbance, and would result in the loss of approximately 191 acres of Tiehm’s buckwheat critical habitat. The company has established a Tiehm's Buckwheat Conservation Center, collected 11,600 seeds, and produced 208 seedlings. It has also established a one-mile buffer zone for a Golden Eagle nest. The company has completed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process, securing a Record of Decision and Biological Opinion, and has published a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). The Rhyolite Ridge facility is designed to generate 94% of its own electricity from steam, with the remaining 6% from on-site diesel generators. The project is expected to consume 5 million m³ of water annually, and the company anticipates a 50% annual water recycling rate. The company is pre-revenue generating, so water use per revenue cannot be calculated directly, but the anticipated annual water consumption of 5 million m³ is a material amount.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

Ioneer has reported no cultural appropriation incidents

and states it is not aware of any instances where it has violated indigenous peoples' rights. The company has a formal cultural impact assessment protocol, including a Historic Properties Treatment Plan (HPTP) developed in consultation with Tribal communities and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and conducts Class III cultural resource surveys. Formal grievance mechanisms are available through a 24/7 confidential hotline, email, and an anonymous reporting app, covering 100% of operational sites. The company has established buffer zones around sensitive cultural resources and protocols to recover culturally sensitive resources. Ioneer states that gaining community support is essential for obtaining and maintaining its social license to operate, and four elected government bodies provided letters of support for the Rhyolite Ridge Project. The company has invested over $35,000 in scholarships since 2020 and anticipates annual charitable donations ranging from $100,000 to $250,000. It contributed $20,000 towards playground equipment at the Fish Lake Valley Community Center. Protocols are in place to recover culturally sensitive resources and treat them according to Tribal and regulatory requirements. All Mine personnel and contractors are required to complete training on cultural resource identification, avoidance, and protection. The company provides a Spanish-speaking hotline for grievances.