Agnico Eagle Mines’ Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) is comprised of independent stakeholders with expertise in ESG, community development, Indigenous affairs, mining, reporting, and governance matters. SAC members are selected to be representative of civil society. The group was established in 2011 and meets annually to provide constructive feedback and guidance in areas of focus for Agnico Eagle. SAC provides feedback on our corporate social responsibility efforts and helps us make strategic adjustments to stakeholder engagement activities.
The role and operation of the SAC is one of a number of engagement mechanisms and practices in place at Agnico Eagle that align with international standards and frameworks, including:

The SAC is a relatively unique and valuable arrangement within the Canadian mining sector and provides Agnico Eagle with feedback on our corporate social responsibility efforts and helps us make strategic adjustments to our existing local stakeholder engagement activities.
2022 SAC Key Recommendations Highlights
Every year the SAC provides Agnico Eagle with a broad list of recommendations. Several were selected for immediate consideration and work continues to advance on addressing them. The full list of recommendations is available below.
Climate Change
• Disclose emissions and removals from land use in line with Forest, Land and Agriculture Guidance from the SBTi
• Develop a Scope 3 emissions target once suppliers have stabilized their measurement of Scope 1 and 2 emissions
• Maintain consistency in communications on the level of ambition on climate action, whether in public disclosures or government advocacy
• Involve local communities in climate transition planning, and provide periodic updates
Nature & Biodiversity
• Work with Indigenous knowledge keepers to incorporate Indigenous Knowledge into biodiversity strategies and data collection more extensively;
• Explore participation in the Indigenous Guardians program in Canada and the Indigenous Ranger program in Australia
• Expand community-based monitoring programs to other species and sites, building on lessons learned to-date and consider what role communities can play in providing assurance on nature-related data and information; and
• Monitor evolving frameworks and initiatives to inform how the company tracks and reports on biodiversity
Social Responsibility in Exploration and Closure
• Support local leaders in developing economic diversification strategies from exploration to closure activities in alignment with local community visions, needs and goals; and
• Develop mitigation strategies for addressing the potential negative social impacts of exploration and closure, and the potential social impacts of Fly-In-Fly-Out (FIFO) operations on sending and receiving communities
• Provide additional training for exploration geologists on community engagement, potentially using PDAC’s e3 Plus framework
• Evaluate whether ISO 21795 would add value to Agnico’s mine closure planning and management
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
• Support the development of a holistic approach to “green gold” criteria at an industry level, encompassing local green procurement, Scope 3 emissions, responsible sourcing, traceability and chain of custody, and diversity and human rights due diligence
• Evaluate whether supplier due diligence requirements could be scaled to be proportionate for SMEs
• Provide further granularity on supplier diversity in disclosures covering additional EDI dimensions
• Consider replicating the Nunavut supplier website for other locations
Workforce of the Future
• Explore leveraging and measuring EDI as part of workforce recruitment, retention, and promotion, including the possible use of the Inclusive Finance Playbook to measure inclusion
• Accelerate efforts to enhance diverse workforce participation including:
• Hire on the basis of ‘functional skills’ and support upskilling to enhance workforce diversity
• Consider flexible benefits packages and scheduling (e.g., holiday calendars) to suit multi-cultural needs
• Integrate inclusion into workplace design and schedules, including community spaces and local languages
• Evaluate and continue to enhance the effectiveness of intercultural awareness training
Communications
• Consider obtaining more extensive third-party assurance of ESG data and disclosures, recognizing that different types of third parties will have varying degrees of credibility with different audiences
• Review key audiences, language and format for external communications e.g. website to ensure it speaks to key target audiences (beyond investors)