governance
GOVERNANCE
The Board of Directors and Management Team are committed to good governance policies and practices. This ensures that the Board and Management have clear, shared objectives that have been communicated to stakeholders and an effective strategy for achieving those goals.
Patriot’s corporate governance practices comply with UL 2723 ECOLOGO® requirements and those defined by the Canadian Securities Administrators, including National Policy 58-201 Corporate Governance Guidelines and National Instrument 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices.
Patriot is committed to regularly reviewing its policies and practices to improve its governance structure in line with evolving best practices and regulatory requirements.
Commitments
The Board of Directors has approved several policies and monitors their implementation.
- Patriot’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct applies to employees, officers and directors, as well as contractors and consultants. It sets out standards of ethics, honesty and integrity.
- The Company does not tolerate fraudulent or corrupt conduct, as stated in its Anti-bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy.
- The Whistleblower Policy encourages employees, officers, directors, contractors and consultants to raise anonymously concerns without fear of reprisal. Impartial investigation mechanisms are also in place.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
board of directors
Gender diversity
WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM
At Patriot Battery Metals we are committed to compliance and zero tolerance to unethical conduct.
We each play a role in protecting our Company by maintaining the highest standards of integrity. We have an obligation to do the right thing and report wrongdoing when it occurs in our organization.
While you can raise concerns to your supervisor, or any member of the management team, you may also use our secure, anonymous resource to report a concern.
The information you provide to IntegrityCounts* will protect your confidentiality. We take all reports about compliance and ethics matters seriously and appreciate your courage in reporting.
To make a confidential, good-faith report regarding a perceived Conduct and Ethics violations, please go to this web address for online reporting: integritycounts.ca/org/patriotbatterymetals or call: 1800263215 (Australia) or 1-866-921-6714 (Canada).
* IntegrityCounts is operated independently by a third party (WhistleBlower Security Inc.) and is accessible by phone and internet. You are not required to provide your name or any other personal information when submitting a report. Visit the link to review our FAQ section for more information.
