TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire
- Nov. 17, 2010) -
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IAMGOLD Corporation ("IAMGOLD" or the "Company")
(TSX:IMG)(NYSE:IAG)(BOTSWANA:IAMGOLD) reports
that at the November 16th gala dinner of the annual Corporate and
Community Social Responsibility Conference (the "Conference")
at Algonquin College in Ottawa (Ontario, Canada) IAMGOLD was awarded
the Corporate Social Responsibility ("CSR") award.
The Conference is convened to celebrate and showcase excellence in the
area of Social, Economic and Environmental sustainability. The driving
force behind the Conference is Algonquin College with strong support
from four Ontario academic institutions: Carleton University, La Cite Collegiale, the University of Ottawa and the
University of Waterloo as well as Red River College in Manitoba.
Judged against the efforts of all Canadian companies, the Conference
singled out IAMGOLD as the winner of this award for its Zero Harm
vision of maintaining the highest standards in human health, minimizing
impact on the environment, and working co-operatively with host
communities. IAMGOLD was recognized for having established over 28
community and NGO partnerships companywide, in Suriname, Botswana,
Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Canada and French Guiana.
The award presentation highlighted the Company's continuing commitment
to social stewardship that has yielded sustainable projects centered on
infrastructure, capacity building, education, health
and livelihood improvement. Examples include: water supply projects,
market garden development, new and improved schools and medical
facilities, support for youth programs, capacity building, and
improving agriculture techniques. Examples and details are available on
the Company's website (www.iamgold.com)
and in the Company's 2009 Health, Safety and Sustainability Report.
In accepting this award, IAMGOLD President and CEO, Steve Letwin said, "IAMGOLD's rapid rise to become a
mid-tier gold producer has been coupled with an aggressive strategy in
achieving exceptional health, safety and sustainability performance.
With management's full commitment to the vision of Zero Harm, success
is not solely measured by financial success; management believes that
production, financial strength, growth, shareholder return, reputation
and health, safety and corporate social responsibility carry equal
importance."
About IAMGOLD
IAMGOLD (www.iamgold.com) is
a leading mid-tier gold mining company producing approximately one
million ounces annually from 8 gold mines on 3 continents. IAMGOLD is
uniquely positioned with a strong financial position and extensive
management and operational expertise. To grow from this strong base,
IAMGOLD has a pipeline of development and exploration projects and
continues to assess accretive acquisition opportunities. IAMGOLD's
growth plans are strategically focused in West Africa, select countries
in South America and in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec,
where it also operates a niobium mine.
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