Endeavour Silver Releases 2016 Annual Review and Sustainability Report
VANCOUVER, BC --(Marketwired - June 20, 2017) - Endeavour Silver
Corp. (TSX: EDR) (NYSE: EXK) announces the release of its
2016 Annual Review and Sustainability Report entitled "Sustainability and Growth". This marks the fifth consecutive year the
company has reported on its sustainability initiatives, including the last four under the GRI G4 sustainability reporting
framework.
Highlights include:
- Health and Safety: Achieved a 6.6% decrease in reportable injury frequency rate; hired a new Regional
Health and Safety Manager to oversee coordinators at each mine
- Economic: Distributed $140 million in economic value in Mexico (including $40 million in employee wages
and benefits, and $17 million in taxes)
- Employees: Invested in more than 68,000 training hours for 1,600 full-time employees in Mexico, and 5,600
hours of on-the-job mine training for new employees at Terronera
- Environment: Invested $1.5 million in environmental initiatives; reduced energy consumption by 5%, and
planted 34,500 trees
- Community: Identified potential strategic community investment projects near each mine; invested in
community infrastructure projects and local cultural, environmental, sports, health and education projects
- Recognition: Received the Socially Responsible Company award from CEMEFI (the Mexican Center for
Philanthropy) and the Alliance for Social Responsibility for all three mines
At the corporate level, Endeavour also actively supports several charitable foundations. For example, in 2017, Endeavour and
its employees donated C$35,390 to the BC Children's Hospital Mining for Miracles campaign in Vancouver, in addition to several
other worthy charitable causes. Since becoming involved with Mining for Miracles in 2007, the company and its employees have
donated a total of C$445,000.
Endeavour CEO Bradford Cooke commented: "Our commitment to sustainability has been a key part of our corporate culture since
we acquired our first mine in 2004. It is a key to building any successful mining enterprise. Creating benefits for all
stakeholders will be even more important going forward as we build new mines to fuel the next phase of our organic growth.
"The 2016 Annual Review and Sustainability Report reflects our commitment to fully disclose the impacts of our activities and
the results of our sustainability programs. We welcome your feedback on this year's report and our sustainability
performance."
Endeavour's 2016 Annual Review and Sustainability Report can be viewed here, and a printed copy of the summary brochure can be requested by emailing info@edrsilver.com.
About Endeavour - Endeavour Silver is a mid-tier precious metals mining company that owns three high grade,
underground, silver-gold mines in Mexico. Since start-up in 2004, Endeavour has grown its mining operations organically to
produce 9.7 million ounces of silver and equivalents in 2016. We find, build and operate quality silver mines in a sustainable
way to create real value for all stakeholders. Endeavour Silver's shares trade on the TSX (EDR) and the NYSE (EXK).