GRI 2020 databook

Galiano
ESG DataGold
disclosed in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards:
Core Option
Last updated: October 2020

Galiano Gold 2020 Sustainability Performance Data summarizes our sustainability performance for the
and provides, where possible, consolidated environmental, social, governance and economic data coll

DIRECTORY
1 GRI Content Index: Universal and Topic-Specific Standards
2 Universal Standards
3 Topic-Specific Standards
4 Economic
5 Environment
6 Labour performance
7 Human Rights
8 Social and Communities
 See our
2020 Sustainability Report
for further details
on our sustainability management
approach and reporting

performance for the 2020 reporting year

d economic data collected to date
ability management
reporting
Galiano Gold Inc.
GRI 2020 Sustainability Performance Data
GRI Content Index: Universal and Topic-Specific Standards

GRI Desrciption

Organizational Profile
GRI 102-1/2/3/4 Name of the organization
GRI 102-2 Activities, brands, products, and services
GRI 102-3 Location of headquarters
GRI 102-4 Location of operations
GRI 102-5 Ownership and legal form
GRI 102-6 Markets served
GRI 102-7 Scale of the organization
GRI 102-8 Information on employees and other work

GRI 102-9 Supply chain

GRI 102-10 Significant changes to the organization an

GRI 102-11 Precautionary Principle or approach

GRI 102-12 External initiatives

GRI 102-13 Memberships in associations

Strategy
GRI 102-14 Statement from senior decision-maker

GRI 102-15 Key impacts, risks, and opportunities

Ethics and integrity

GRI 102-16 Values, principles, standards, and norms o

GRI 102-17 Mechanisms for advice and concerns abou

Governance
GRI 102-18 Governance structure
GRI 102-19 Process for delegating authority for econ
GRI 102-20 Executive-level responsibility for economic
GRI 102-22 Composition of the highest governance bo
GRI 102-23 Chair of the highest Governance body
GRI 102-24 Nominating and selecting the highest governance body
GRI 102-25 Conflicts of interest
GRI 102-27 Collective knowledge of highest governance body
GRI 102-28 Evaluating the highest governance body’s performance
GRI 102-30 Effectiveness of risk management process
GRI 102-31 Review of economic, environmental, and so
GRI 102-32 Highest governance body’s role in sustainab
GRI 102-33 Communicating Critical Concerns
GRI 102-35 Remuneration Policies
GRI 102-36 Process for determining remuneration
GRI 102-37 Stakeholders’ involvement in remuneration

Stakeholder Engagement
GRI 102-40 List of stakeholder groups
GRI 102-41 Collective bargaining agreements
GRI 102-42 Identifying and selecting stakeholders
GRI 102-43 Approach to stakeholder engagement

GRI 102-44 Key topics and concerns raised

Reporting Practice
GRI 102-45 Entities included in the consolidated financial statements
GRI 102-46 Defining report content and topic Boundari
GRI 102-47 List of material topics
GRI 102-48 Restatements of information

GRI 102-49 Changes in reporting

GRI 102-50 Reporting period

GRI 102-51 Date of most recent report

GRI 102-52 Reporting cycle
GRI 102-53 Contact point for questions regarding the r
GRI 102-54 Claims of reporting in accordance with GR

GRI 102-55 GRI content index

GRI 102-56 External assurance

ECONOMIC

GRI 103-1/2/3 Management Approach

GRI 103-2 Number of grievances about anti-corrupti

GRI 201-1 Direct economic value generated and distr

GRI 201-4 Financial assistance received from gover
Procurement Pratices
GRI 204-1 Proportion of spending on local suppliers
GRI 205-1 Operations assessed for risks related to c
GRI 205-2 Communication and training on anti-corrup
GRI 205-3 Confirmed incidents of corruption and act

ENVIRONMENT

GRI 103-1/2/3 Management Approach

GRI 103-2 Number of grievances about environmental

Energy
GRI 302-1 Energy consumption within the organizati
GRI 302-3 Energy intensity

Water and Effluents

GRI 303-1 2018 Interactions with water as a shared resour
GRI 303-2 2018 Management of water discharge-related imp
GRI 303-3 2018 Water withdrawal
GRI 303-4 2018 Water discharge (partial)
GRI 303-5 2018 Water consumption

Biodiversity
GRI 304-1 Operational sites owned, leased, managed i
MM1 Amount of land (owned or leased, and manag
MM2 The number and percentage of total sites i
GRI 304-3 Habitats protected or restored (partial)
GRI 304-4 IUCN Red List species and national conserva

Emissions
GRI 305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG Emissions
GRI 305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions
GRI 305-4 GHG Emissions Intensity

Waste and Effluents

GRI 306-1 2020 Waste generation and significant waste-re
GRI 306-2 2020 Management of significant waste-related
GRI 306-3 2020 Waste Generated

Talings Management
MM3 Total amounts of overburden, rock, tailings

Environmental Compliance
GRI 307-1 Non-compliance with environmental laws a
SOCIAL / LABOUR PERFORMANCE AND DECENT WORK

GRI 103-1/2/3 Management Approach

GRI 103-2 Number of grievances about labour perfor

Labour
GRI 401-1 New employee hires and employee turnov
GRI 401-2 Benefits provided to full-time employees t
GRI 401-3 Parental leave
MM4 Number of strikes and lock-outs exceeding

Occupational Health and Safety

GRI 403-1 2018 Occupational health and safety managem
GRI 403-2 2018 Hazard identification, risk assessment, and
GRI 403-3 2018 Occupational health services
GRI 403-4 2018 Worker participation, consultation, and c
GRI 403-5 2018 Worker training on occupational health an
GRI 403-6 2018 Promotion of worker health
GRI 403-7 2018 Prevention and mitigation of occupational
GRI 403-8 2018 Workers covered by an occupational heal
GRI 403-9 2018 Work-related injuries
GRI 403-10 2018 Work-related ill health

Training and Education

GRI 404-1 Average hours of training per year per em
GRI 404-2 Programs for upgrading skills and transit
GRI 404-3 Percentage of employees receiving regul

HUMAN RIGHTS

GRI 103-1/2/3 Management Approach

GRI 103-2 Number of grievances about human rights

Non-Discrimination
GRI 406-1 Incidents of discrimination and corrective

Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining

GRI 407-1 Operations and suppliers in which the righ

Child Labor
GRI 408-1 Operations and suppliers at significant risk
Forced or Compulsory Labor
GRI 409-1 Operations and suppliers at significant ris

GRI 410-1 Security Practices

GRI 412-1 Operations that have been subject to hum
GRI 412-2 Employee training on human rights policie

Local Communities
MM5 Total number of operations taking place i

SOCIAL / COMMUNITIES

GRI 103-1/2/3 Management Approach

GRI 103-2 Number of grievances about anti-corrupti

Local Communities
GRI 413-1 Operations with local community engage
GRI 413-2 Operations with significant actual and pot

Public Policy
GRI 415-1 Political contributions

Local Communities
MM6 Number and description of significant disp
MM7 The extent to which grievance mechanisms

MM8 Number (and percentage) of company operat

MM9 Sites where resettlements took place, the

MM10 Number and percentage of operations with

ific Standards

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About Galiano Gold 2020 Sustainability Report 13

About Galiano Gold 2020 Sustainability Report 13
About Galiano Gold 2020 Sustainability Report 13
About Galiano Gold 2020 Sustainability Report 13
Corporate Structure 2020 Annual Information Fo 15
About Galiano Gold 2020 Sustainability Report 13
Sustainability Snapshot 2020 Sustainability Report 14
Sustainability Snapshot 2020 Sustainability Report 14 Go to:Universal StandardsOrganizational P
Diversity & Equal Opportunity 2020 Sustainability Report 40
About Galiano Gold 2020 Sustainability Report 13
Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 69
None/Not Applicable
Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 19-23
Environmental Stewardship & Compliance
2020 Sustainability Report 74
Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 19-21
Ghana Chamber of Mines Canada/Ghana
2020 Sustainability
Chamber of Mines
Report 91

Message from the CEO 2020 Sustainability Report 4-5

2020 Sustainability Report
An Interview with the EVP, Sustainability 6-7
Message from the CEO 2020 Sustainability Report 4-5 Go to:Universal StandardsStrategy
An Interview with the EVP, Sustainability
2020 Sustainability Report 6-7
2020 Sustainability Achievements 2021 Sustainability Report 10-12
Governance 2022 Sustainability Report 23

Inside Front Cover 2020 Sustainability Report 2

About Galiano Gold 2020 Sustainability Report 13 Go to:Universal Standards Ethics and inte
Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 16-22
Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 22

Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 18-19

Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 18
Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 17-18
Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 17-18
2020 Management Information Circular

Go to:Universal StandardsGovernance
 Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 17
ighest governance body 2020 Annual Information Form
Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 22
Go to:Universal StandardsGovernance
t governance body 2020 Management Information Circular
nce body’s performance 2020 Management Information Circular
Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 23
Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 18
About this Report 2020 Sustainability Report 9
Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 23
2020 Management Information Circular
2020 Management Information Circular
muneration 2020 Management Information Circular

Stakeholder Engagement 2020 Sustainability Report 32-33

Our People 2020 Sustainability Report 38
Stakeholder Engagement 2020 Sustainability Report 31
Go to:Universal StandardsStakeholder En
Stakeholder Engagement 2020 Sustainability Report 31
Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 54
Stakeholder Engagement 2020 Sustainability Report 32-33
Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 56

dated financial statements 2020 Annual Information Form

About this Report 2020 Sustainability Report 8-9
About this Report 2020 Sustainability Report 8-9
Our People 2020 Sustainability Report 38
2020 Sustainability Report 77, 80 & 81
Environmental Stewardship& Compliance
Climate change adaptation 2020 Sustainability Report 87
About this Report 2020 Sustainability Report 8
Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2020 Go to:Universal StandardsReporting Pract
About this Report 2020 Sustainability Report 8
June 2020
Annual
[email protected]
About this Report 2020 Sustainability Report 8
This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Co
GRI Content Index 2020 Sustainability Report 91-94
About this Report 2020 Sustainability Report 9

Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 59, 61 & 69

Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 58
Our People 2020 Sustainability Report 42
Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 60
None Go to:Universal StandardsEconomic
 Go to:Universal StandardsEconomic
About Galiano Gold 2020 Sustainability Report 13
Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 60

Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 71

Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 23
Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 23
None

2020 Sustainability Report

Environmental Stewardship & Compliance 74
Environmental Stewardship & Compliance
2020 Sustainability Report 86
Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 57 - 58

Climate Change Adaptation 2020 Sustainability Report 89

Climate Change Adaptation 2020 Sustainability Report 89

Climate Change Adaptation 2020 Sustainability Report 87

Climate Change Adaptation 2020 Sustainability Report 88
Climate Change Adaptation 2020 Sustainability Report 87
Climate Change Adaptation 2020 Sustainability Report 87
Climate Change Adaptation 2020 Sustainability Report 87

Environmental Stewardship & Compliance

2020 Sustainability Report 83
Environmental Stewardship & Compliance
2020 Sustainability Report 81 Go to:Topic-specific StandardsEnviron
2020 Sustainability Report
Environmental Stewardship & Compliance 83
Environmental Stewardship & Compliance
2020 Sustainability Report 82
Environmental Stewardship & Compliance
2020 Sustainability Report 84

Climate Change Adaptation 2020 Sustainability Report 89

Climate Change Adaptation 2020 Sustainability Report 89
Climate Change Adaptation 2020 Sustainability Report 90

Environmental Stewardship & Compliance

2020 Sustainability Report 78 & 88
Environmental Stewardship & Compliance
2020 Sustainability Report 80
2020 Sustainability Report
Environmental Stewardship & Compliance 76

Environmental Stewardship & Compliance

2020 Sustainability Report 76

2020 Sustainability Report

Environmental Stewardship & Compliance 76
Our People 2020 Sustainability Report 35
Our People 2020 Sustainability Report 42

Our People 2020 Sustainability Report 37

Our People 2020 Sustainability Report 37
Our People 2020 Sustainability Report 38
Our People 2020 Sustainability Report 38

Health & Safety 2020 Sustainability Report 51 Go to:

Health & Safety 2020 Sustainability Report 47 & 49 Topic-specific Standards
Labour perfromance
Health & Safety 2020 Sustainability Report 49
Health & Safety 2020 Sustainability Report 51
Health & Safety 2020 Sustainability Report 48
Health & Safety 2020 Sustainability Report 49
Health & Safety 2020 Sustainability Report 45
Health & Safety 2020 Sustainability Report 45
Health & Safety 2020 Sustainability Report 47
Health & Safety 2020 Sustainability Report 48

Our People 2020 Sustainability Report 40

Our People 2020 Sustainability Report 41
Our People 2020 Sustainability Report 37

Human Rights 2020 Sustainability Report 25

None

None
Human Rights 2020 Sustainability Report 26
Our People 2020 Sustainability Report 42

None
Human Rights 2020 Sustainability Report 25 Go to:Topic-specific StandardsHuman Rig
Our People 2020 Sustainability Report 38

Human Rights 2020 Sustainability Report 26

None
Human Rights 2020 Sustainability Report 26
Human Rights 2020 Sustainability Report 29
Human Rights 2020 Sustainability Report 26
Human Rights 2020 Sustainability Report 29
Our People 2020 Sustainability Report 41

Our People 2020 Sustainability Report 39

Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 59, 61 & 69

Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 57-58

Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 54-68

Sustainable Development Goals 2020 Sustainability Report 20

None Go to:Topic-specific StandardsSocial a

Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 23

Omission - None
Omission - Not Applicable

Human Rights 2020 Sustainability Report 28

Human Rights 2020 Sustainability Report 26-28

2020 Sustainability Report

Environmental Stewardship & Compliance 84
Galiano Gold Inc.
GRI 2020 Sustainability Performance Data

Universal Standards: General Disclosures

GRI Description

Organizational Profile
GRI 102-1/2/3/4 Name of the organization

GRI 102-2 Activities, brands, products, and services

GRI 102-3 Location of headquarters

GRI 102-4 Location of operations

GRI 102-5 Ownership and legal form

GRI 102-6 Markets served

GRI 102-7 Scale of the organization

Operations
Total Revenue
Gold Production
Gold Sold
Average Realized Gold Price
GRI 102-8 Information on employees and other workers
 Total Workforce
Asanco Gold Mine Workforce
Employees
Male
Female
Contractors
Male
Female
Project and Corporate Offices
Vancouver Corporate Office
Male
Female

GRI 102-9 Supply chain

Total value of procurement at AGM ($M USD)

Total value of local procurement ($M USD)
% of local procurement
Total value of international procurement ($M USD)
% of international procurement
Total value of services procurement ($M USD)
% of services procurement
Total value of goods procurement ($M USD)
% of goods procurement

GRI 102-10 Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain

GRI 102-11 Precautionary Principle or approach

GRI 102-12 External initiatives

GRI 102-13 Memberships in associations

Strategy
GRI 102-14 Statement from senior decision-maker

GRI 102-15 Key impacts, risks, and opportunities

Ethics & Integrity

GRI 102-16 Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior

Mission

Values
 Business Ethics

GRI 102-17 Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics

Governance
GRI 102-18 Governance structure

Process for delegating authority for economic,

GRI 102-19 environmental, and social topics from the highest
governance body to senior executives and other employees

Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental,

GRI 102-20
and social topics

Composition of the highest governance body and its

GRI 102-22
committees

GRI 102-23 Chair of the highest governance body

GRI 102-24 Nominating and selecting the highest governance body

GRI 102-25 Conflicts of interest

GRI 102-27 Collective knowledge of highest governance body

GRI 102-28 Evaluating the highest governance body’s performance

GRI 102-30 Effectiveness of risk management processes

GRI 102-31 Review of economic, environmental, and social topics

GRI 102-32 Highest governance body’s role in sustainability reporting

GRI 102-33 Communicating Critical Concerns

GRI 102-35 Remuneration Policies

GRI 102-36 Process for determining remuneration

GRI 102-37 Stakeholders’ involvement in remuneration

Stakeholder Engagement

GRI 102-40 List of stakeholder groups

GRI 102-41 Collective bargaining agreements

GRI 102-42 Identifying and selecting stakeholders

GRI 102-43 Approach to stakeholder engagement

GRI 102-44 Key topics and concerns raised

Reporting Practice

GRI 102-45 Entities included in the consolidated financial statements

GRI 102-46 Defining report content and topic Boundaries

GRI 102-47 List of material topics

GRI 102-48 Restatements of information

GRI 102-49 Changes in reporting

GRI 102-50 Reporting period

GRI 102-51 Date of most recent report
GRI 102-52 Reporting cycle
GRI 102-53 Contact point for questions regarding the report
GRI 102-54 Claims of reporting in accordance with GRI Standards
GRI 102-55 GRI content index
GRI 102-56 External assurance
2020

Galiano Gold Inc. ("Galiano") is a publicly-traded precious metals mining company

headquartered in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The Company’s principal asset is the large-scale,
multi-pit Asanko Gold Mine; located in the Ashanti Region in Ghana, West Africa. The Asanko
Gold Mine produces gold primarily from its Nkran and Esaase deposits, and the lease area
includes four satellite deposits and additional regional exploration prospects.

The Company was incorporated on September 23, 1999 under the BCBCA. The Company
completed the acquisition of PMI Gold Corporation ("PMI") on February 6, 2014 by way of a
court approved plan of arrangement transaction. The Company changed its corporate name to
Galiano Gold Inc. effective April 30, 2020.
The Company's primary asset is its interest in the JV, which operates the AGM, located on the
Asankrangwa gold belt in Ghana.
The Company's common shares trade in Canada on the TSX and in the United States on the
NYSE American, each under the symbol "GAU". The Company is a reporting issuer in the
provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick,
Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories,
Yukon and Nunavut. The Company's common shares are registered under Section 12(b) of
the Exchange Act.
The Company's registered and records office is located at Suite 2600, Three Bentall Centre,
595 Burrard Street, P.O. Box 49314, Vancouver, British Columbia, V7X 1L3. The Company's
Canadian head office is located at Suite 1640 - 1066 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British
Columbia, V6E 3X1.

Galiano's revenue is derived from the sale of gold, with smaller amounts of silver as a refining
by-product. The doré bars produced at the Asanko Gold Mine are transported by an
international security company to a third-party refinery. Once refined, the gold is sold to the
AGM’s sole customer - RK Mine Finance (Red Kite) - in accordance with the terms of an
offtake agreement.

$418.1M proceeds from gold and by-product

249,904 oz
243,807 oz
$1,711 per oz
 4378
4355
529
485
44
3826
3528
298
23

16
7
As Ghana has a long history of mining, the AGM enjoys plentiful access to local goods and
services within a well-developed mining sector supply chain. The AGM has a comprehensive
network of local and international goods and services providers, contractors, and specialized
small and medium enterprises required for the fulfillment of its business activities and ultimate
production and sale of products.
276.5
254.7
92%
21.7
8%
171.7
62%
104.8
38%

None/Not Applicable

There are many risks and uncertainties which have the potential to significantly impact our
business, including competitive, economic, political, legal, regulatory, social, and financial risk.
Galiano works to reduce its exposure to certain risks in the achievement of our business
objectives by adhering to a systematic approach to identify, assess, mitigate, review, and
manage these material business risks.

Through our ongoing engagement processes, we appreciate that Galiano’s stakeholders are
highly concerned about how our mining activities affect the environment in which we operate.
Galiano recognizes that mining can impact the environment in which we work; by applying the
precautionary principle, we aim to avoid or minimize potential impacts associated with our
activities, or where this is not possible, mitigate and remediate our footprint. This approach
has been adopted from the planning stage through to the environmental impact assessment
process, through to operations and site rehabilitation as we integrate the management of
environmental, social, cultural, and economic issues into our strategic business planning and
risk assessment processes.
Galiano and its operations are committed to developing and implementing management
systems and operating practices which take into consideration and/ or align with the following
international standards and guidance:
• The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Guidelines for Multi-
National Enterprises
• The United Nations (UN) Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
• Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights
• Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
• The UN Sustainable Development Goals
• Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (Canada)
• International Finance Corporation Performance Standards
• ICMC Certification
• World Bank Environment, Health, and Safety Guidelines
• World Health Organization Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality
• International Cyanide Management Code
• OHSAS 18001
• International Council for Mining and Metals (ICMM) Health and Safety Performance
Indicators

Ghana Chamber of Mines Canada/Ghana Chamber of Mines

Message from the CEO

An Interview with the EVP, Sustainability
Message from the CEO
An Interview with the EVP, Sustainability
2020 Sustainability Achievements
Governance

Our mission is to achieve our vision through:

1 Providing a safe and healthy working environment for all employees
2 Developing and implementing the organizational capability required to achieve and sustain
our business and growth objectives
3 Making responsible, competitive, and efficient use of all our assets
4 Fostering cooperation and participation with all stakeholders to achieve our shared goals,
with particular emphasis on the environment and our local communities
5 Pursuing accretive merger and acquisition opportunities

TRANSPARENCY
INTEGRITY
COMMITMENT
TEAMWORK
INNOVATION
CARING
The Galiano Code of Business Conduct and Ethics outlines our framework of guiding
principles and applies to all employees, officers, and directors as they fulfill their various
Company roles and responsibilities in an ethical manner. The Code also applies to our major
suppliers; adherence to which is demonstrated at the operations level through the AGM
Supplier Code as well as verbiage contained within procurement contracts.

Reporting Violations & Whistleblower Policy

Governance Structure

Central to the Board’s oversight of health and safety, environment and corporate social
responsibility concerns is the Sustainability Committee, which advises and makes
recommendations on areas including, but not limited to, safety, health, environmental risks,
corporate compliance on regulatory matters in these areas as well as Galiano’s adoption of
best practices. The Sustainability Committee meets formally at least four times a year (as well
as several additional times per year on a less formal basis to delve deeper into relevant and
timely topics) and consists of three members; two of whom are independent Directors. During
the reporting period, the mandate of the Sustainability Committee was updated alongside the
adoption of a Human Rights Policy and updated Sustainability, Occupational Health and
Safety,
and Environment Policies.

Our Approach

The Galiano Board is comprised of four committees:

1 The Sustainability Committee
2 The Compensation Committee
3 The Nominating and Governance Committee
4 The Audit Committee

The Galiano Board of Directors is responsible for the stewardship of our Company and
ensures that a robust and effective corporate governance system is in place. The Board’s
fundamental objectives are to oversee the management of the Company, and to ensure that
we operate in a safe and reliable manner while meeting our obligations on an ongoing basis.
In 2020, the Galiano Board was composed of seven members (six male and one female), six
of whom, including the Board Chair, were independent, non-executive directors.

In 2020, the Galiano Board was composed of seven members (six male and one female), six
of whom, including the Board Chair, were independent, non-executive directors.

The Galiano Code of Business Conduct and Ethics articulates essential aspects of the way we
work, including the respect of and equal opportunity for our workforce, the avoidance of
discrimination, harassment, or conflicts of interest, and the protection of health, safety, and the
environment
There are many risks and uncertainties which have the potential to significantly impact our
business, including competitive, economic, political, legal, regulatory, social, and financial risk.
Galiano works to reduce its exposure to certain risks in the achievement of our business
objectives by adhering to a systematic approach to identify, assess, mitigate, review, and
manage these material business risks. Our Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment methodology
includes a matrix of both real and hypothetical risks, a heat map of ongoing top 15 risks,
ranking scales of likelihood and potential consequence, as well as an incident classification
system by gross and net (after implementation of controls to measure effectiveness) impacts,
and appropriate risk responses. We also assign risk owners (departments and/or executive
positions) for direct responsibility and accountability.

The Galiano Gold Sustainability Report content was prepared and reviewed by our executive
management team and key company content specialists (Heads of Departments), who make
every effort to ensure accuracy and consistency of data and data collection methods. Our
CEO, CFO, EVP Sustainability, and Board of Directors formally review and approve the report
and ensure that all material aspects have received adequate and balanced coverage.

Critical concerns are communicated to risk owners and the Board as soon as practicable

- Employees and contractors

- Local communities
- Traditional Authorities
- Ghana Mine Workers
- Suppliers
- Gold Fields (JV Partner)
- Non-governmental Organizations
- Industry Bodies
- Ghanian Government / Public Sector partnerships
- Shareholders, Investors & Analysts
- Media

In 2020, 57% of AGM employees were covered by collective bargaining agreements. Positions
such as specific technical personnel, administrative, managers/ unit managers, expatriates,
temporary employees, and executive positions are not unionized.
We define the stakeholders with whom we engage most regularly as those persons or groups
of persons who are affected (positively or negatively) by the activities of the Company –
internally, externally, for our corporate entity as well as our operations. The AGM has a
stakeholder identification and mapping system, which is guided by a Stakeholder Engagement
Procedure, and enables the Ghanaian External Relations Team to identify, document, and
track key stakeholders, the type of relationship, and level of interaction with them over time.

We define the stakeholders with whom we engage most regularly as those persons or groups
of persons who are most affected (positively or negatively, and by proximity or interest) by the
Company, or those that have the ability to influence perception in relation to our business
activities. The AGM has a stakeholder identification and mapping system, which is reviewed
annually and is guided by a Stakeholder Engagement Procedure.

2020 Stakeholder Engagement

Defining Our Report Content

List of Material Topics:

Governance
Human Rights
Stakeholder Engagement
Our People
Health & Safety
Contributing to Community
Environmental Stewardship and Compliance
Climate Change Adaptation

For the 2020 reporting period, we expanded coverage with respect to illegal mining activities
and its relation to security, and also added haul road safety as a material topic due to its
elevated importance. We also added greater details with respect to resettlement in the human
rights section of the report, due to its ongoing relevance from a past, present, and potential
future perspective.
Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2020
June 2020
Annual
[email protected]
This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option
While no formal assurance was sought for the 2020 report [GRI 102-56], Galiano Gold has
initiated independent, third- party assessments on certain sustainability program efforts
including the formation and ongoing oversight of the Independent Tailings Review Committee,
and then a Human Rights Scoping Report, which will lead to an Impact Assessment in 2021 or
when travel to site can resume. Galiano Gold will consider the addition of limited assurance for
its 2021 reporting period.
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About Galiano Gold 2020 Sustainability Report 13

Corporate Structure 15

2020 Annual Information Form

About Galiano Gold 2020 Sustainability Report 13

Sustainability Snapshot 2020 Sustainability Report 14

Sustainability Snapshot 2020 Sustainability Report 14

Diversity & Equal Opportunity 2020 Sustainability Report 40

About Galiano Gold 2020 Sustainability Report 13

Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 69

None/Not Applicable

Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 19-23

Environmental Stewardship & Compliance

2020 Sustainability Report 74
Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 19-21

Ghana Chamber of Mines Canada/Ghana2020

Chamber
Sustainability
of MinesReport 91

Message from the CEO 2020 Sustainability Report 4-5

An Interview with the EVP, Sustainability 2020 Sustainability Report 6-7
Message from the CEO 2020 Sustainability Report 4-5
An Interview with the EVP, Sustainability 2020 Sustainability Report 6-7
2020 Sustainability Achievements 2021 Sustainability Report 10-12
Governance 2022 Sustainability Report 23

Inside Front Cover 2020 Sustainability Report 2

About Galiano Gold 2020 Sustainability Report 13

Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 16-22

Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 22

Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 18-19

Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 18

Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 17-18

Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 17-18

2020 Management Information Circular

Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 17

2020 Annual Information Form

Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 22

 2020 Management Information Circular

2020 Management Information Circular

Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 23

Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 18

About this Report 2020 Sustainability Report 9

Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 23

2020 Management Information Circular

2020 Management Information Circular

2020 Management Information Circular

Stakeholder Engagement 2020 Sustainability Report 32-33

Our People 2020 Sustainability Report 38

Stakeholder Engagement 2020 Sustainability Report 31

Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 54

Stakeholder Engagement 2020 Sustainability Report 32-33

Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 54
Stakeholder Engagement 2020 Sustainability Report 32-33
Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 56

2020 Annual Information Form

About this Report 2020 Sustainability Report 8-9

About this Report 2020 Sustainability Report 8-9

Our People 2020 Sustainability Report 38

Environmental Stewardship& Compliance2020 Sustainability Report 77, 80 & 81
Climate change adaptation 2020 Sustainability Report 87

About this Report 2020 Sustainability Report 9

About this Report 2020 Sustainability Report 8

About this Report 2020 Sustainability Report 8

GRI Content Index 2020 Sustainability Report 91-94
About this Report 2020 Sustainability Report 9
Page
Galiano Gold Inc.
GRI 2020 Sustainability Performance Data

Topic-Specific Standards: ECONOMIC

GRI Description

GRI 103-1/2/3 Management Approach

Forms of the most direct economic impact

Criteria to guide the support of community investment and social

development projects

Number of grievances about anti-corruption and anti- bribery,

addressed and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms

GRI 201-1 Direct economic value generated and distributed

Total economic value generated ($USD'000 100% basis)
Gold Sales Proceeds
Silver Sales Proceeds
Total Economic Value Distributed ($USD)
Operating Costs
Employee Wages and benefits
Payments to Government Ghana
Land Use Payments
Payments to Providers of Capital
Land and Crop Compensation
Infrastructure Investments
Community Investment
Investments in mine development, equipment and working
capital
 Total Economic Value Retained ($USD)

GRI 201-4
Financial assistance received from government

Financial assistance from the government

GRI 204-1 Proportion of spending on local suppliers

Total Value of Procurement ($USD) (approx)
Procured in Ghana
International goods or services providers

GRI 205-1 Operations assessed for risks related to corruption

Communication and training on anti-corruption policies and

GRI 205-2
procedures

GRI 205-3 Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken

2020

418,130
417,201
930
356,752
206,466
39,238
28,992
2,421
-
1,612
182
1,308
77,861
 61,378

276,500,000
254,700,000
21,700,000
Comments
Galiano embraces the principles contained within our Sustainability Policy, and
thus, aims to be responsible corporate citizens, contribute to the economic and
social development of our host countries, and actively identify opportunities to make
long-term positive and meaningful contributions to local communities where we
operate.
We seek to provide benefits through our community development and social
investment initiatives that will be sustainable beyond the life of operations and will
include involvement by local communities to foster shared responsibility and
commitment to each initiative.
Procuring goods and services locally whenever possible helps ensure local and
regional communities receive significant socio-economic benefit from our business
activities.

The Galiano Human Rights Policy, Whistleblower Policy, open-door approach for all
employees in the workplace and the AGM has both collective bargaining processes
and a Community Complaint and Grievance Management
Procedure which provide the foundation to ensure sitelevel employees, contractors,
and host communities all have legitimate and accessible ways in which to express
concerns and resolve complaints regarding workplace, social, or environmental
impacts.
Galiano’s Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment process includes a review of
Operational, health & safety, environmental, and social (including human rights)
risks, business units and positions interacting with public officials as well as
financial controls over aspects of areas of operations that could be affected by
bribery, corruption, or money-laundering, and the adequacy and effectiveness of
our controls.

Galiano's induction and regular training programs include anti-corruption,

antibribery, and money laundering content as well as Company prohibitions,
detailed potential ‘red flag’ scenarios, and reporting procedures and mechanisms.

There were no reported incidents of corruption at the AGM in 2020.

 Link Reference Page

Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 59, 61 & 69

Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 59, 61 & 69

Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 69

Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 58

Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 60

About Galiano Gold 2020 Sustainability Report 13

Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 60

Contributing to Community 2020 Sustainability Report 71

Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 23

Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 23

Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 23

Galiano Gold Inc.
GRI 2020 Sustainability Performance Data

Topic-Specific Standards: ENVIRONMENT

GRI Description 2020

GRI 103-1/2/3 Management Approach

 Number of grievances about
environmental impacts filed, addressed,
GRI 103-2
and resolved through formal grievance
mechanisms
Energy
Energy
Energy Consumption Within The
GRI 302-1
Organization
Energy consumption (TJ)
Direct diesel and gasoline
1,375
consumption (Scope 1)
Purchased electricity (Scope 2) 453
Total Energy Consumption (TJ) 1,828

GRI 302-3 Energy Intensity

Energy Intensity (per tonne of ore
0.31
milled) (GJ/t)
Water

Interactions with water as a shared

GRI 303-1 2018
resource

Management of water discharge-

GRI 303-2 2018
related impacts (partial)
GRI 303-3 2018 Water withdrawal

Water recycled from Tailings Storage

6,548,860
Facility (TSF)(m3)

Raw water from onsite pit dewatering

1,544,520
boreholes (m3)
Biodiversity

GRI 303-4 2018 Water discharge (partial)

GRI 303-5 2018 Water consumption

Biodiversity

Operational sites owned, leased,

managed in, or adjacent to,
GRI 304-1 protected areas and areas of high
biodiversity value outside protected
areas

Amount of land (owned or leased,

and managed for production
MM1
activities or extractive use)
disturbed or rehabilitated
Land Use & Rehabilitation (ha)
Total land owned or leased for
22,069
operations
Total area impacted by mine
915.27
operations
Area of land under active
6.84
rehabilitation
Area of land rehabilitated to agreed
-
end use

Total land disturbed and not yet

902.34
rehabilitated/under active rehabilitation
 The number and percentage of total
sites identified as requiring
biodiversity management plans
MM2
according to stated criteria, and the
number (percentage) of those sites
with plans in place

Habitats protected or restored 12.93 ha under active

GRI 304-3
(partial) reclamation

IUCN Red List species and national

conservation list species with
GRI 304-4
habitats in areas affected by
operations (partial)

Emissions

GRI 305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions

Direct GHG emissions (Scope 1 (kt

110.9
CO2eq))

Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG

GRI 305-2
emissions
Purchased GHG emissions (Scope 2
66.7
(kt CO2eq))

Total GHG Produced (kt CO2eq) 177.6

GHG Emissions Intensity

GRI 305-4 0.711
(ktCO2eq/oz Au)

Waste and
Effluents

Waste generation and significant

GRI 306-1 2020
waste-related impacts
Waste

Management of significant waste-

GRI 306-2 2020
related impacts

GRI 306-3 2020 Waste Generated

Number of major spills (Level III, IV, or
0
V)

Total Mining Waste (MMT) 44.1

Tailings 5.9
Waste Rock (MMt) 38.2
Non-mining Waste 4,712.9

Non-Hazardous Waste (General

408.3
+recycled/compost) (t)
Waste to landfill 385
Recycled, reused, composted 23.3
Hazardous Waste (t) 4,296.0
Medical waste 1.3
Sewage 4,136.0
Waste oil, used filters,
158.7
Adsorbent, batteries, etc.

Contaminated soil treated on site 8.6

Talings
Management
Total amounts of overburden, rock,
MM3 tailings, sludges and their
associated risk (partial)
Waste Rock (MMt) 38.2

Non-compliance with environmental

GRI 307-1
laws and regulations

Total number of fines and sanctions 0

Monetary value of fines 0
Comments
The Galiano Gold Environmental Policy embodies our commitment to responsible environmental management
and our Human Rights Policy
further articulates that the Company will engage with host communities regarding potential environmental impacts
of our business activities.

Galiano aspires to provide safe, responsible and profitable operations, while ensuring sustainable development of
natural resources, for the benefit of our employees, shareholders, and host communities, and will endeavor to
protect and conserve the natural environment for future generations.
Galiano intends to drive continuous improvement and excellence in environmental management and performance
to fulfill this commitment, and will:
• Utilize an Environmental Management System that ensures assessment, prioritization, planning, implementation,
monitoring, and review
• Communicate its commitment to excellence in environmental performance to our employees, government
agencies, and host communities.
• Require all contractors to conduct their activities in a manner consistent with this Policy.
• Comply with host country laws and regulations, augmenting these with appropriate
international and sector guidelines for best practice environmental management and performance.
• Engage with host communities with respect to the environmental impacts and
implications of our business activities in local, regional, and national contexts.
• Avoid causing or contributing to adverse human rights impacts through our business
activities and will address such impacts if they occur.
• Seek to prevent or mitigate adverse human rights impacts that are directly linked to our
operations, products or services by our business relationships, even if the Company has
not contributed to those impacts.
• Prevent the pollution of air, land and water, and implement appropriate waste
management practices.
• Strive to be energy efficient.
• Explore opportunities with government agencies and communities to remediate and
mitigate historic mining impacts on acquired properties.
• Ensure accessible mechanisms are in place for stakeholders to raise concerns and seek
remedy for any environmental issues related to human rights.
• Allocate the necessary resources to ensure the Company can meet its environmental obligations, including
reclamation and closure.
• Routinely set and review environmental targets and performance within a framework of continuous improvement.
• Publicly communicate/report on Environmental policies, procedures, and performance
through annual Sustainability Reports as well as ongoing engagement with stakeholders.
• Periodically review this policy and its implementation with a view to continuous improvement
As a globally responsible mining company, Galiano respects human rights as articulated within the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant
on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
We support and promote the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights through the adoption of this
Human Rights Policy.

Respect for human rights is a fundamental component of our commitment to ethical business conduct and
corporate social responsibility, as embedded in our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and our Sustainability
Policy. For consistent application throughout our Company and business units, each operating subsidiary of
Galiano will be required to respect human rights in its activities and operations. All Galiano Gold directors,
employees, and contractors are required to adhere to this Policy.

To ensure access to adequate and safe drinking water to our surrounding communities, the AGM has provided a
total of 24 boreholes since operations commenced, which includes one bore installed at Abore in 2020. Prior to
transferring ownership and management of these bores to the local Community Water and Sanitation Board, the
AGM tests the water quality to ensure supplied water complies with World Health Organization drinking water
guidelines.

Water quality in the surrounding environment is monitored at 20 surface and groundwater monitoring sites, with
an independent laboratory analyzing the samples. Monitoring bores located near operating pits are periodically
monitored to provide information on the impact of dewatering activities on the groundwater table and the potential
impact the AGM operations could have on nearby communities.

Any excess water from the

pit dewatering boreholes (not used for process water or
dust suppression) is directly discharged back into the
environment via the Adubia stream; in 2020, 9,080 m3 of water was discharged. All discharge had a total
dissolved
solids concentration less than 1,000 mg/l and complied with
Ghana EPA Effluent Quality Guidelines
All water used by the process plant is either recycled from the TSF or sourced from pit dewatering boreholes; the
primary purpose of which is to ensure safe pit operations. In 2020, the total amount recycled was approximately
6,548,860 m3

Any excess water from the pit dewatering boreholes (not used for process water or dust suppression) is directly
discharged back into the environment via the Adubia stream; in 2020, 9,080 m3 of water was discharged. All
discharge had a total dissolved solids concentration less than 1,000 mg/l and complied with Ghana EPA Effluent
Quality Guidelines

Water used for dust suppression in 2020 totalled 372,000 m3; 335,680 m3 of which was from surface water
(sediment control dam-4) with the balance from pit dewatering bores.

Domestic water for the camp and administration blocks was provided from the pit dewatering boreholes (60,918
m3)

There are 16 protected areas in Ghana, which includes seven national parks, eight nature/resource reserves, and
two wildlife sanctuaries. The closest protected area to AGM is the Boin National Park, which lies approximately 41
km to the west-southwest of the Miradani mine concession and 45 km from the Asanko plant site. There are also
266 forest reserves in Ghana, of which 30 have been designated as Globally Significant Biodiversity Areas
(GSBA). The closest GSBA to AGM mining areas is the Tano Ofin Forest Reserve, which lies 24 km to the
northwest of the Esaase mine concession and 35 km from the Asanko plant site. The AGM has no mining
activities in, or adjacent to, areas classified as either a Protected Area or an area of conservation concern.
The AGM has a Biodiversity Implementation Plan (2019-2021), which is aligned with the National Biodiversity
Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) of Ghana, EPA requirements, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
plus the related Aichi Biodiversity Targets. This
plan, which is reviewed and updated every three years, addresses both operational and closure aspects of
biodiversity across the entire site.

The mine maintains an inventory of impact and reclamation areas. During 2020, rehabilitation work that started in
2019 on the Nkran Waste Rock Dump continued to cover an additional 6.84 ha, bringing the total area under
active reclamation to 12.93 ha.

The list of protected species has been updated following a review. With regards to the IUCN Red List, most
animalspecies are classified as being LC (Least Concern), with one Endangered (Grey parrot) and one Critically
Endangered (Hooded vulture) species as previously reported. Both species of duiker had previously been
mistakenly reported as being Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List but are currently classified as LC.

The conservation status of species according to both IUCN Red List and/or national Ghana Wildlife Conservation
Regulation found in the general mine area includes:
- Two bird species are classified as Endangered and Critically Endangered, 11 are wholly protected and 13 are
partially protected.
- Two reptiles under national law; one fully protected and one partially protected.
- Under national law, two mammal species are wholly protected and five are partially protected. All seven mammal
species are classified as Least Concern according to the IUCN.
- Seven plant species were listed on the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable.

Direct greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1) are predominantly associated with the combustion of diesel relating to
the operation of mining equipment. Light vehicles, transport of ore to the process plant, and backup generators
are also an important but lesser consumer of fuel.

Mining operations produce three primary waste streams; tailings from the process plant, waste rock from the
openpit mine, and industrial/domestic waste from camps and site maintenance.
The approach to non-hazardous waste is to reduce, reuse, recycle, and compost to the greatest extent possible
and waste streams are segregated to maximize appropriate stewardship. All non-hazardous waste that is not
composted at Obotan is taken to the inert waste dump for disposal which includes plastic waste, non-compostable
food waste, and other wastes that do not have hazardous characteristics according to the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA). In 2020, just over 312 tonnes of general and non-hazardous waste were sent to
landfill. Waste bins have been distributed across the mine site to support a waste segregation program. There was
to be a working arrangement in place to supply plastic waste to a licensed vendor for recycling in 2020, however
this was deferred to 2021 due to COVID-19.

The AGM did not experience any major spills (Level III, IV, or V) during the reporting period. As in 2019, there
were no (zero) fines incurred for any environmental non-compliance in 2020.

During 2020, 38.2 Mt of waste rock was excavated and placed in engineered waste dumps

There were no (zero) fines incurred for any environmental non-compliance in 2020.
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Environmental Stewardship & Compliance

2020 Sustainability Report 74

Environmental Policy
Human Rights Policy

Environmental Stewardship & Compliance

2020 Sustainability Report 86

Climate Change Adaptation 2020 Sustainability Report 89

Climate Change Adaptation 2020 Sustainability Report 89

Climate Change Adaptation 2020 Sustainability Report 87

Climate Change Adaptation 2020 Sustainability Report 88

Climate Change Adaptation 2020 Sustainability Report 87

Climate Change Adaptation 2020 Sustainability Report 88

Climate Change Adaptation 2020 Sustainability Report 87

Environmental Stewardship & Compliance

2020 Sustainability Report 83

Environmental Stewardship & Compliance

2020 Sustainability Report 81
Environmental Stewardship & Compliance
2020 Sustainability Report 83

Environmental Stewardship & Compliance

2020 Sustainability Report 82

Environmental Stewardship & Compliance

2020 Sustainability Report 84

Galiano Gold Website

Climate Change Adaptation 2020 Sustainability Report 89

Climate Change Adaptation 2020 Sustainability Report 89

Climate Change Adaptation 2020 Sustainability Report 90

Environmental Stewardship & Compliance

2020 Sustainability Report 78 & 88
Environmental Stewardship & Compliance
2020 Sustainability Report 80

Environmental Stewardship & Compliance

2020 Sustainability Report 76

Environmental Stewardship & Compliance

2020 Sustainability Report 80

Environmental Stewardship & Compliance

2020 Sustainability Report 80

Environmental Stewardship & Compliance

2020 Sustainability Report 76

Environmental Stewardship & Compliance

2020 Sustainability Report 76
Galiano Gold Inc.
GRI 2020 Sustainability Performance Data

Topic-Specific Standards: SOCIAL / LABOUR PERFORMANCE AND DECENT WOR

GRI Description
GRI 103-1/2/3 Management Approach
GRI 103-3 Number of grievances about labour performance filed, addressed, and resolved
Labour Performance and Decent Work Indicators
Labour
GRI 401-1 New employee hires and Employee turnover
New employee hires (AGM and Accra office)
Total AGM New Hires
Total AGM Male New Hires
Total AGM Female New Hires
Total AGM New Hires from Ghana
Total New Hires
Employee turnover
Total Male Turnover Rate
Total Female Turnover Rate
Total Turnover Rate

Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not

GRI 401-2 provided
to temporary or part-time employees

GRI 401-3 Parental Leave

Retention Rate

Number of strikes and lock-outs exceeding one week’s

MM4
duration, by country

Industrial industrial agitations, actions, or work stoppages

Occupational Health and Safety

GRI 403-1 2018 Occupational health and safety management system

Representatives of personnel from management, employees,

and contractors on Health and Safety Committees

Management Safety Committee

- Head of Departments & Unit Managers
Male
Female
 Safety Committee
- Employee Department Representatives
Male
Female
Safety Committee
- Contractor Company Representatives
Male
Female
Contractor Safety Committee
- Contractor Managers and HSE Managers
Male
Female
Occupational health and safety (OH&S) concerns covered

GRI 403-2 2018 Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation

Injury Frequency Rate

Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR)
Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR)
Lost Time Injuries
Total Injury Frequency Rate (TIFR)
Minor Injuries
Medically Treated Injuries
Near Misses
Commuting Accidents
Fatalities
Employee cases of noiseinduced hearing related issues at the
mine

GRI 403-3 2018 Occupational health services

Workers involved in activities with a high incidence or which
would be
considered high-risk for specific illnesses

GRI 403-4 2018 Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health a

GRI 403-5 2018 Worker training on occupational health and safety

GRI 403-6 2018 Promotion of worker health

GRI 403-7 2018 Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly lin

GRI 403-8 2018 Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system
AGM workforce covered by the Finakra Safety Management s

GRI 403-9 2018 Work-related injuries

Commuting Accidents
GRI 403-10 2018 Work-related ill health
Occupational illnesses
Noise Induced Hearing Loss
Occupational Illness Rate

Training and Education

GRI 404-1 Average hours of training per year per employee
AGM Training Hours
Total Hours of Training for Male Employees
Average Hours of Training per Male Employee
Total Hours of Training for Female Employees
Average Hours of Training per Female Employee
Training for Supervisory / Management
Total Hours of Training for Male Employees
Total Hours of Training for Female Employees
Training for Contractors
Total Hours of Training for Male Contractors
Average Hours of Training per Male Contractor
Total Hours of Training for Female Contractors
Average Hours of Training per Female Contractor
2020 Total Training Hours

GRI 404-2 Programs for upgrading skills and transition assistance programs
General Training for Employees and Contractors

Organizational Capabilities

Safety, Health & Security

Environment & External Relations

Finance Department
Mining
Processing
Engineering

GRI 404-3 Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development review
Employee Performance Reviews
AGM Employees
Male
Female
Total
Total (%)
Incl. Managers / Supervisors
Male
 Female
Total
Total (%)
Corporate Employees (Vancouver office)
Male Employees
Female Employees
Total
Total (%)

Human Rights
FORMANCE AND DECENT WORK

2020

e filed, addressed, and resolved

12
11
1
12
12

2.2%
0%
2.2%

100%

6% of total workforce

38
36
2
 76
65
11
105
96
9
44
44
0
100%

dent investigation

1.01
0.2
2
2.32
13
8
7
1
0
5

ication on occupational health a

h and safety impacts directly lin

safety management system

100%

1
 5
0.58

4,682
10
538
12.5

198
15

27,781
7.9
969
3.3
34,183

istance programs
Provided

Provided

Provided

Provided
Provided
Provided
Provided
Provided

ormance and career development reviews

423
39
462
87%

67
 5
72
100%

16
7
23
100%
DECENT WORK

Comments
Galiano Gold manages employment and labour relations by having policies and procedures in place to enhance
Additionally,
Galiano has antheopen-door
successfulpolicy
achievement of our
with respect tobusiness goals is dependent
the communication uponconcerns
of workplace the skills,orcommitment, andem
complaints. All pe
Heads of Departments, the General Mine Manager, or to executive positions in the Company’s project or corpora

During the reporting period, the AGM hired 12 new employees (11 male, 1 female), all of w

AGM employees receive a suite of benefits, including the following: Medical benefits (employ

Female employees are entitled to 16 weeks of paid maternity leave, which is 4 weeks more than local labour law
While there is no provision for parental leave for men in Ghana, there are up to eight days of paid Family Respon

The majority of AGM employees and its two largest mining contractors are members of the
Ghana Mineworkers
Union, with which there is a positive and collaborative relationship to ensure the successful
alignment of mutual interests and objectives.

The AGM has planned OHS Audit in 2021 intended to review the effectiveness of the OHS Ma

The increase from 5.45% of the total workforce on safety committees in 2019 to 6% in 2020 is the direct result o
consultation across the entire mine.
Health & Safety Committees meet weekly and cover the occupational health and safety (OH&S) concerns of 100

Corrective actions arising out of investigation of all incidents are logged into the ARISCU
Safety Management System Software and assigned to responsible persons where it is
tracked to ensure timely resolution with overdue actions escalated for attention.

In 2020, there were 5 new employee cases of noiseinduced hearing related issues at the mine

Health & Safety Committees meet weekly and cover the occupational health and safety (OH&S)

- Malaria Prevention Program

- Major Hazards and Critical Controls
The major community health program delivered in 2020 was COVID-19 education and donations of preventative
AGM workers and community members are exposed to country and regional healthcare challenges such as exp
communicable diseases. It is important to note, however, that Ghana has low HIV prevalence.
Employees and contractors are required to report all near misses, hazards and incidents, which are fed into the m
(CMP) ensures all contractors undertake their activities in line with the operation’s rules and requirements includ
 Galiano strives to offer rewarding working conditions and recognizing each employee’s indivi

General Induction Training

MinCom Certification Exams
Individual Development Planning and Succession Planning Capabilities
Human Resource Competency — frameworks and practices
Capacity building for National Service Trainees
Emergency Response
St. Johns First Aid @ Work
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
Hazardous Chemical Safety
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights
GIS Data Management
Financial Forecasting
Mining Software training
Management capacity building
Scaffold and hazardous chemical safety training
Radiation and Electrical Safety

velopment reviews
 Link Reference Page
Our People 2020 Sustainability R 35
Our People 2020 Sustainability R 42

Our People 2020 Sustainability R 37

Our People 2020 Sustainability R 37

Our People 2020 Sustainability R 38

Our People 2020 Sustainability R 38

Health & Safety 2020 Sustainability R 51

% in 2020 is the direct result of a proactive strategy to expand membership from both Asanko departments and contractor c
safety (OH&S) concerns of 100% of the workforce, which also include the specific articles dedicated to health and safety top

Health & Safety 2020 Sustainability R 47

Health & Safety 2020 Sustainability R 49

Health & Safety 2020 Sustainability R 49

Health & Safety 2020 Sustainability R 51

Health & Safety 2020 Sustainability R 48

Health & Safety 2020 Sustainability R 49

Health & Safety 2020 Sustainability R 45

Health & Safety 2020 Sustainability R 45

Health & Safety 2020 Sustainability R 47

Health & Safety 2020 Sustainability R 48

Our People 2020 Sustainability R 40

Our People 2020 Sustainability R 41

Our People 2020 Sustainability R 37

partments and contractor companies alike to improve safety ownership and employee/ worker engagement, participation, an
ed to health and safety topics contained within collective agreements such as: medical examinations and access to treatme
er engagement, participation, and
minations and access to treatment or specialists, general safety and accident prevention, occupational & non-occupational h
cupational & non-occupational health issues, workers compensation (injured/off work), and training.
Galiano Gold Inc.
GRI 2020 Sustainability Performance Data

Topic-Specific Standards: HUMAN RIGHTS

GRI Description 2020

GRI 103-1/2/3 Management Approach

Number of grievances about human rights

GRI 103-2 impacts filed, addressed and resolved 0
through formal grievance mechanisms

Non-
Discriminatio
n
Incidents of discrimination and corrective
GRI 406-1
actions taken
Total Number of recorded incidents of
0
discrimination or harassment

Freedom of
Association
and Collective
Bargaining

Operations and suppliers in which the right

GRI 407-1 to exercise freedom of association and 0
collective bargaining may be at risk

Child Labor
Operations and suppliers at significant risk
GRI 408-1
for incidents of child labour
Reported incidents of either forced or child
0
labour practices at our operations
Forced or
Compulsory
Labor

Operations and suppliers at significant risk

GRI 409-1
for incidents of forced or compulsory labour

Operations at risk for incidents of forced or

0
compulsory labour

GRI 410-1 Security Practices

Operations that have been subject to human 100% of AGM

GRI 412-1
rights reviews or impact assessments operations

Employee training on human rights policies

GRI 412-2
or procedures
Local
Communities

Total number of operations taking place in or

adjacent to Indigenous Peoples’ territories,
MM5 and number and percentage of operations or
sites where there are formal agreements with
Indigenous Peoples’ communities

Number of catchment communities under the

35
Local Employment Agreement

Percentage of workforce (including

casual/temporary personnel) hailing from local 39%
communities
Comments Link
The Galiano Human Rights Policy outlines our commitment to
respect human rights as articulated within the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Human Rights
Cultural Rights, and the ILO Declaration on fundamental Principles
and Rights at Work and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and
Human Rights.

Human Rights

Our People

Human Rights

Our People

Human Rights
 Human Rights

We undertake the necessary precautions to protect both our people

and our assets in a responsible manner that ensures the rights of
our host communities and workers are respected. Our private AGM
security personnel are carefully screened and as per Ghanaian law,
are not authorized to carry arms. Due to the inextricable link
between Galamsey and security, there is 24-hour per day security
surveillance at the mine and concession areas.
Security practices are aligned with the Voluntary Principles on
Security and Human Rights (VPSHR). In 2020, Asanko Security
employees received training in the VPs to further enhance
understanding and meet their responsibility to respect human rights,
including risk assessments, incident reporting, and the responsible
use of force. As Ghana is a member of the VPSHR, public security Human Rights
forces are also trained to operate within this framework. Refresher
training by AGM Security Department is provided when police or
military are stationed at site and this is repeated for each new
rotation of public security personnel.
In 2020, the AGM Security Department monitored active mine areas
against illegal mining activities, speculative farming, and
encroachment and also engaged with leaders of catchment
communities to sensitize and evacuate illegal miners from active
mining areas. A security audit is planned for 2021, which will
examine a number of internal and external issues, security program
design, Company interface with public security forces, and a gold
room audit.

In the latter part of 2020, Galiano commenced its first formal human
rights due diligence process, to identify and assess salient human
Human Rights
rights issues, and to monitor and manage potential human rights
risks and impacts.

Human Rights
Training in 2020 focused predominantly on induction training as well
as in-house modules relating to health & safety (including COVID
protocols and practice), leadership, business management,
statutory certification, and other skill-based trainings. Of this total, Our People
135 hours of content was devoted to the topic of human rights —
including the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights —
for 8 employees and 19 contractors.

The Local Employment Agreement between Asanko Gold Ghana

Limited and the Asanko Local Community (collectively the 35
catchment communities of the two AGM project sites of Obotan and
Esaase) provides as much economic benefit to the catchment
communities and a commitment to maximize local employment
wherever possible. For contract work, specialized, or skilled labour, Our People
the Company may employ any persons irrespective of ethnicity or
nationality to ensure requisite qualifications and experience, with
preference given to local community members should qualifications
be equal. For semi-skilled and unskilled labour, the ultimate target is
for 70% of employees to be from catchment communities.
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Galiano Gold Inc.
GRI 2020 Sustainability Performance Data

Topic-Specific Standards: SOCIAL / COMMUNITIES

GRI Description

GRI 103-1/2/3 Management Approach

GRI 103-2

Operations with local community engagement, impact

GRI 413-1
assessments, and development programs
 Number of operations with local community engagement,
impact assessments, and development programs

Number of formal and informal meetings and gatherings

with stakeholders for the purposes of engagement and
information sharing

Operations with significant actual and potential

GRI 413-2
negative impacts on local communities
Number of operations with significant actual and potential
negative impacts on local communities

Public Policy
GRI 415-1 Political Contributions
Political Contributions

Local
Communities
Number and description of significant disputes relating
MM6 to land use, customary rights of local communities and
Indigenous Peoples
Significant disputes relating to land use, customary rights of
local communities and Indigenous Peoples

The extent to which grievance mechanisms were used

to resolve disputes relating to land use, customary
MM7
rights of local communities and Indigenous Peoples,
and the outcomes

Use of grievance mechanisms to resolve disputes relating to

land use, customary rights of local communities and
Indigenous Peoples, and the outcomes

Number (and percentage) of company operating sites

where artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) takes
MM8 place on, or adjacent to, the site; the associated risks
and the actions taken to manage and mitigate these
risks
 Associated risks

Actions taken to manage and mitigate these risks

Sites where resettlements took place, the number of

MM9 households resettled in each, and how their livelihoods
were affected in the process

Sites where resettlements took place

Number and percentage of operations with closure

MM10
plans

Number and percentage of operations with closure plans

Provisional decommissioning and reclamation mine closure

costs estimation ($USD)
2020
 100%

205

AGM
0

AGM

None

AGM

Not applicable

AGM
Environmental issues and
potential impact on
relationships with
governments and local
communities

Direct engagement with ASM

and illegal miners by
Galiano's community affairs
and private security teams

AGM

Esaase Pit complex

Asanko Gold Mine

100%

60,200,000
Comments

Galiano embraces the principles contained within our Sustainability Policy, and thus, aims to be responsible
corporate citizens, contribute to the economic and social development of our host countries, and actively identify
opportunities to make long-term positive and meaningful contributions to local communities where we operate.

The AGM Sustainability teams engage with and work alongside unified local community committees on an
ongoing basis to identify and prioritize development projects that will create positive, self-sustaining legacies and
long-lasting livelihood improvements.

Our commitment to make positive and sustainable socio-economic contributions in our host communities and
countries is supported at the AGM by a Procurement Strategy that deliberately works in concert with the national
strategy of ensuring through legislation that goods and services that can be obtained in Ghana are purchased
from Ghanaian-registered companies. Within the framework of quality, price, and continuous improvement, the
Procurement Strategy also includes the identification of gaps between the AGMs requirements and the scope of
goods and services available locally, and a mandate to assist local entrepreneurs with addressing these gaps
wherever possible.

The Galiano Human Rights Policy, Whistleblower Policy, open-door approach for all employees in the workplace
and the AGM has both collective bargaining processes and a Community Complaint and Grievance
Management Procedure which provide the foundation to ensure sitelevel employees, contractors, and host
communities all have legitimate and accessible ways in which to express
concerns and resolve complaints regarding workplace, social, or environmental impacts.

The AGM has a community grievance procedure in place to ensure a systematic process to address stakeholder
complaints and concerns from host communities in a respectful, fair, transparent, timely, accessible, and
culturally sensitive manner. There is also a separate and distinct grievance procedure specifically for the Tetrem
resettlement process. The AGM External Relations Department is responsible for compliance with the
community grievance procedure(s) and ensuring adequate resources for its implementation. Grievances are
recorded in a company database on an ongoing basis and are updated regularly. Complaints are investigated
with appropriate remedial action taken to resolve them in a timely manner. Concerns or complaints from groups
or individuals are most commonly received verbally or in writing through the Community Liaison Office in Obotan
or Esaase or at any of the 9 zonal AGM Community Information Offices.
Stakeholders are engaged with through regular consultation and dialogue to educate and inform, and
to solicit their views and opinions on key decisions that affect them. The broader stakeholder engagement
process has helped to generally manage the expectations and perceptions of stakeholders. Engagement
methods are customized to suit each specific stakeholder audience in a culturally sensitive manner, inclusive of
any potential marginalized and vulnerable groups, and informed through mapping exercises, social impact and
baseline studies, and perception studies.

In 2020, External Relations conducted 205 formal and informal meetings with various stakeholder groups across
the project area and was still able to ensure broad-base participation.
The stakeholder engagement plan was focused on maintaining the relationships established over the years as
well as providing information for expectation and perception management.

While there is historic artisanal and small-scale mining in the region, the AGM is also exposed to illegal mining
activities in proximity to - and at times within - its concession areas. Galamsey presence on and around AGM
concessions can be challenging, with individuals and groups actively partaking in daily operations, which began
as simple surface work with hand tools and have transformed into much larger operations with increasing and
unregulated environmental impacts. The Company does not approve of illegal mining on its operational or
exploration concessions, the perimeters of which must be patrolled 24-7 by security personnel.
The AGM Safety, Health & Security as well as contracted private security teams engage directly with ASM and
illegal miners. Mine staff engage with individuals and traditional authorities in the communities in an educational
and non-confrontational manner regarding safety, risks, potential damage caused to both the environment, and
encouragement of the local youth to take advantage of Asanko’s Vocational Skills Development Program to
acquire new skills and to promote safer and more sustainable livelihoods.
AGM Security liaises with other external groups to review action plans to deal with the surge of illegal mining
operations on mine concessions within Ghana generally, including, the Ashanti Regional Security Council
(RESEC), Amansie West and Amansie South, and the District Security Council (DISEC). Additionally, there is a
government-led and country-wide initiative to address illegal mining and environmental impacts on Ghana’s
waterbodies.

Resettlement of the Tetrem Community under the Resettlement Action Plan designed to meet Ghana’s
regulatory requirements and aligned with World Bank/IFC Performance Standards and World Bank practices for
involuntary resettlement.

Galiano takes a responsible approach to mine closure planning with the knowledge that the eventual closure of
our operations will have impacts on our workforce, the wider community, the environment, and the local
economy. The AGM Closure and Reclamation Plan (CRP) includes sections demonstrating compliance with local
laws and regulatory requirements, addressing sitespecific concerns, and following good industry practice.

The CRP is updated every 2 years and is submitted to

MinCom and the EPA; MinCom approval is required for every update. Work on the next closure plan update
commenced in 2020 and is expected to be submitted for review in 2021.
As required by Ghanaian mining regulations, there is a financial security agreement in place with the EPA to
cover reclamation costs. Provisional decommissioning and reclamation mine closure costs were updated in 2019
and are estimated at $60.2M.
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Contributing to Community
2020 Sustainability Report
69

Contributing to Community
2020 Sustainability Report 57-58

Contributing to Community
2020 Sustainability Report 54-68
Sustainable Development
2020
Goals
Sustainability Report 20

Governance 2020 Sustainability Report 23

Human Rights 2020 Sustainability Report 28

Human Rights 2020 Sustainability Report 26-28

Environmental Stewardship
2020& Sustainability
Compliance Report 84