Livent Sustainability Report 2020: Community Relations Program in Argentina

We have a robust and comprehensive community relations program in Argentina. In 2020, our Community Relations team in Argentina carried out a series of programs and actions to promote the well-being and development of the people and communities living near our operational sites. Three main pillars drove the team: 1) Local Development and Employment • “La Puna” entrepreneurs • Agro-productive program • Young professionals • CAAS (Learning Contracts) 2) Quality of Life • Health and Nutrition: assistance to local residents, training, donations to the Centers for Emergency Operations, delivery of food to soup kitchens for children, senior adults and pregnant women • Education: promoting young people’s training and development through student scholarships • Good Neighbors Program 3) Climate Action • Recovery and reactivation of the alluvial fan of the Trapiche river…Livent’s environmental action encompasses water and waste through projects and workshops. We began to install a permanent irrigation system to reactivate the Trapiche river floodplain; the project will be complete in 2025. Our virtual workshops show the local community how to make compost at home through the reuse and recycling of waste in compost. In 2020, Livent invested more than US $50 million to support the national and local economies and communities in Argentina…Through our outreach efforts and investments in the community, Livent strives to help improve the relationship between Indigenous Peoples and private industry. Community Dialogue Roundtable Meetings: In March 2021, we began a series of community dialogue roundtable meetings to establish a formal cadence of two-way communications with local community members, including Indigenous Peoples. These monthly meetings are facilitated by EcoConciencia Foundation, a UN-affiliated NGO, and enable dialogue between Livent and the local communities to ensure transparency in our relationship. The community leaders participating include the mayor, mining minister and leaders of Indigenous groups…