Equinox Gold Corp

At the start of each year the Board Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Committee reviews and approves the Company's ESG targets, and then evaluates performance at the end of the year. These targets are set to guide Equinox Gold's ESG strategy through the year and also form the basis for future improvement. [...] The Board of Director's ESG Committee oversees the Company's ESG strategy and performance, engages with management and reports back to the Board on key issues. The Company has formed an ESG Working Group, including the CEO and other C-Suite executives, the President, and VPs of relevant areas, as shown below, which is collectively responsible for overseeing ESG matters. From this group come the ESG-related strategies for various parts of the business, along with accountability for ESG performance. Just as the Company has a culture of shared responsibility for safety, we want ESG to be embedded into each department's strategies and objectives.

The Board's ESG Committee reviews and approves the Company's ESG targets at the start of the year, and then evaluates performance monthly, quarterly and at year end. These targets guide Equinox Gold's ESG initiatives through the year and also form the basis for future improvement, as we monitor our progress and find new ways to improve our strategy and enhance the positive impacts of our business. [...] Our ESG governance structure demonstrates the importance we place on embedding ESG priorities and connectivity across the organization, with clear accountabilities across reporting lines. Learn more in the Corporate Governance section of this report. [...] Equinox Gold's Board provides strategic oversight regarding the Company's GHG emissions reduction planning and management of climate-related risks and opportunities, with the intention that our response to climate change enhances shareholder value. Two Board-level committees are directly involved in oversight of Equinox Gold's GHG emissions reduction and climate-related risk management strategy: - The ESG Committee oversees ESG matters, including target setting and management of GHG emissions and energy initiatives. - The Audit Committee oversees the Company's ERM process, including risks associated with climate change. [...] Senior management is responsible for managing and evaluating the Company's environmental performance, setting climate-related commitments and targets, setting and managing strategies to ensure we meet our commitments and targets, managing climate-related risks and leveraging climate-related opportunities. Equinox Gold links a portion of management compensation to performance against climate-related goals. We also have an Energy and GHG Management Committee, comprising senior management from both our corporate and operations teams, with the mandate to ensure we progress toward our objectives related to energy efficiency and GHG emissions reduction. [...] Our Director of Environmental Affairs is responsible for collecting and compiling site emissions data, coordinating GHG emissions reduction initiatives with the mine sites, collecting and compiling data related to GHG emissions reduction initiatives, and the management of climate-related risks and opportunities. Responsibility for energy and carbon management spans all levels of our organization but is principally led by our mine sites. Mine site management are responsible for determining targets for their operations, managing GHG emissions, implementing GHG emissions reduction initiatives, and communicating the importance of the Company's GHG emissions reduction efforts to our workforce.

Equinox Gold's Board oversees the Company's performance and management of ESG risks and opportunities. Senior management set the Company's ESG strategy and manage performance, while the site-based teams implement on-the-ground initiatives. [...] Equinox Gold's Board provides strategic oversight regarding the Company's GHG emissions reduction planning and management of climate-related risks and opportunities with the intention that our response to climate change enhances shareholder value. Equinox Gold's Board is responsible for: - Ensuring senior management has adequate focus on management of GHG emissions and climate change risks and opportunities. - Ensuring management of GHG emissions and climate-related risk are considered in all strategic planning processes. - Ensuring senior management reports carbon emissions, targets, progress against targets, risks and opportunities to investors, regulators and other key stakeholders transparently and consistently. - Ensuring Equinox Gold's GHG emissions and climate-related actions, risks and mitigations, and opportunities are reviewed at each quarterly Board meeting. - Approving the Company's budget for GHG emissions reduction initiatives and risk mitigation initiatives. - Maintaining knowledge of climate-related matters to effectively discuss issues and make informed decisions. Two Board-level committees are directly involved in oversight of Equinox Gold's GHG emissions reduction and climate-related risk management strategy. - The Environment, Social and Governance Committee oversees ESG matters, including target setting and management of GHG emissions and energy initiatives. - The Audit Committee oversees the Company's enterprise risk management process, including risks associated with climate change. Both the ESG and Audit committees meet at least quarterly with Equinox Gold's senior management to review progress on GHG emissions and climate-related actions, risks and mitigations, and opportunities. [...] Equinox Gold has established an ESG Working Group, composed of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and the Vice Presidents of relevant departments. The ESG Working Group's mandate is to oversee our policies, standards, accountabilities and programs for ESG-related matters to ensure the Company applies best practices and we meet our objectives and obligations. Equinox Gold has also hired a Corporate Director of Environmental Affairs who is responsible for collecting and compiling site emissions data, coordinating GHG emissions reduction initiatives with the mine sites, and collecting and compiling data related to GHG emissions reduction initiatives and the management of climate-related risks and opportunities. The Corporate Director of Environmental Affairs will be supported by corporate technical services who are responsible for technical management of all matters relating to GHG emissions reduction. [...] Mine site management are responsible for determining targets for their mine sites, managing GHG emissions at their mine sites, implementing GHG emissions reduction initiatives, and communicating the importance of the Company's GHG emissions reduction efforts to the workforce. Mine site management report to the respective Country Operations senior vice presidents who in turn report to Equinox Gold's Chief Operating Officer, who is a member of the ESG Working Group. Responsibility for energy and carbon management spans all levels of our organization, but is really led by our mine sites. Active engagement with the workforce will foster collaboration to encourage and consider any initiative that will make our mine sites more efficient and help to achieve the Company's goal of reducing GHG emissions.

Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy[…]Our process is based on regular communications with the Mining Associations of which we are members and combining our efforts with those of similarly impacted companies.

Does your organization have a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement?[…]Yes