CSR AWARD: IamGold tops list of Canada’s best

OTTAWA - IamGold Corporation was awarded the Corporate Social Responsibility Award at the Nov. 16 gala dinner of the annual Corporate and Community Social Responsibility Conference at Algonquin College. The conference celebrates and showcases excellence in the area of social, economic and environmental sustainability.

The driving force behind the conference is Algonquin College with strong support from four other 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, IamGold won the 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. The company has established over 28 community and NGO partnerships 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. IamGold has successfully implemented 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.