2007 Sustainability Report

GRI Finder - Product Responsibility

GRI Indicator
Description of indicator

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Disclosure on Management Approach: Goals and performance, policy, organizational responsibility, training and awareness, monitoring and follow-up, key successes and short-comings, risks and opportunities, changes to reporting, strategies and procedures for implementing policies or achieving goals. Our Approach to Sustainabiltiy, Letter from the CEO, Management Systems, Memberships, Allicances and Resources, Our Goals and Progress, Challenege Creates Opportunity, Our Approach to Reporting
PR1 Life cycle stages in which health and safety impacts of products and services are assessed for improvement, and percentage of significant products and services categories subject to such procedures. Product Stewardship
PR2 Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning health and safety impacts of products and services during their life cycle, by type of outcomes. Product Stewardship
PR3 Type of product and service information required by procedures, and percentage of significant products and services subject to such information requirements. Product Stewardship
PR4 Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning product and service information and labeling, by type of outcomes. Product Stewardship
PR6 Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship.

Teck’s marketing initiatives focus on being our customers’ supplier of choice by providing quality products, technical and marketing support and dependable on-time delivery at competitive prices. We deal directly with customers in most cases, although agents and brokers are used in some situations.

Public comment in the form of advertising and publications is reviewed by senior management to ensure compliance with corporate governance, and to ensure that overall branding guidelines are met. In general, advertising, promotion and sponsorship are directed to customer-related industries.

In FY2007, we believe that we have had no incidents of non-compliance with regulations or voluntary codes concerning marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship.

Product Responsibility, Engagement

PR9 Monetary value of significant fines for noncompliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services. There were no significant fines.