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SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
SUSTAINABILITY
At Icon Energy promoting safe, environmentally friendly and
community supportive sustainable practices is paramount.
How we make this happen is governed by our core
principle; to work ethically and respectfully. We do this by:
• Operating with care and respect within our environment
to ensure the biological systems remain diverse and
capable of preserving the environment;
• Building relationships based on trust and open
communication with all landowners;
• Respecting all cultures in the communities in which we
operate, seeking to foster their prosperity, quality of life
and their relationship with the land and waters;
• Responsibly and ethically developing our resources
to work towards delivering our energy needs both
domestically and internationally;
• Working innovatively and safely to ensure we continue to
have no reportable safety or environmental incidents or
accidents at any of our operational sites.
COEXISTINGWITH OUR ENVIRONMENT
Environmental planning and research is conducted at the
outset of each and every Icon Energy project. From pre
to post project, environmental management measures are
systematically researched, employed, checked, maintained,
reviewed and recorded.
In ATP 626, all activities including drilling, seismic and
rehabilitation works were managed in accordance with the
Company’s Environmental Authority. Risk Assessments
and onsite monitoring were completed at all stages of
the activities. Finally, operational sites were rehabilitated
to long-term safe, stable and non-polluting landforms that
blend with the surrounding landscape.
There have been no recordable incidents, accidents or
environmental issues during Icon’s operations from 2009
to the completion of rehabilitation within the recently
relinquished area of ATP 626, or the remaining permit area
of ATP 626.
WORKINGTO BENEFIT ALL COMMUNITIES
AND CULTURES
Icon Energy’s community engagement is focused
on maintaining long-term, collaborative and trusting
relationships amongst the communities in which we
operate.
In ATP 626, Icon Energy is committed to upholding its
strong relationship built over the past 7 years with the
landholders in the region.
Icon Energy has Right to Negotiate, Cultural Heritage and
Indigenous Land Use Agreements with traditional owners
in Queensland, South Australia and Victoria. We endeavour
to ensure that traditional owners of land are consulted and
their needs considered prior to the conduct of any activities
in areas in which we operate.
OPERATING SAFELY
Icon Energy is committed to the safety of its staff,
contractors and joint venture partners. Our safety strategies
and culture are focused on maintaining an incident free
work place. Icon works with its JV partners to raise safety
awareness and promote a positive safety behaviour and
safety leadership in the field.
As our operational activities increase throughout Australia,
so does the number of aggregate hours our contractors
and Icon staff work. Icon Energy has a strong focus on
contractor management, contractor pre-qualification
process and training which has contributed to no safety
incidents being recorded in the 2011 to 2014 financial years.
Icon Energy would like to thank all of its contractors,
associates and employees, for their contribution in
maintaining our excellent safety record.
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Emus in the vicinity of ATP 855 in the Cooper Basin, Queensland