TORONTO, June 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX:YRI; NYSE:AUY; LSE:AUY) (“Yamana” or “the Company”) has published its 2020 Material Issues Report (“MIR”), it’s fifteenth such report. The MIR provides a comprehensive overview of the Company’s environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) performance, and the approach and philosophy that underpins our commitment to ESG excellence.

Highlights Include:

Our rapid and comprehensive responses to protect our workers, host communities and business from COVID-19 and logistical support for the distribution of vaccines.
Our fourth consecutive year with a decrease in our Total Recordable Incident Rate.
Adoption of a board-approved climate action strategy in early 2021 that guides our short-, medium- and long-term activities as part of our commitment to a low-carbon future.
Zero discharges of process water and sixth consecutive year without any material spills across our operations
Best-in-class tailings governance and management practices.
Increasing levels of trust and acceptance in host communities according to our Social License to Operate Index.
The 2020 MIR can be accessed here. go to
https://s26.q4cdn.com/719777497/files/doc_downloads/2021/06/2020-Yamana-MIR_210615_final-web.pdf