| GRI Indicator |
Description of indicator |
Where to find information |
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Disclosure on Management Approach: Goals and performance, policy organizational responsibility, training and awareness, monitoring and follow-up, key successes and shortcomings, risks and opportunities, changes to reporting, strategies for implementing policies. |
Our Approach to Sustainability, Goals and Progress, Letter from the CEO, Social, Communities, Challenge Creates Opportunity |
| SO1 |
Nature, scope, and effectiveness of any programs and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting. |
Communities, The Five Stages of Mining, Challenge Creates Opportunity |
| SO2 |
Percentage and total number of business units analyzed for risks related to corruption. |
100% |
| SO3 |
Percentage of employees trained in TC’s anti-corruption policies and procedures. |
100% of staff employees |
| SO4 |
Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption. |
There were no reported incidents. |
| SO5 |
Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying. |
Regulatory Development Regarding Climate Change |
| SO6 |
Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country. |
$100,000 to the BC Liberal Party |
| SO7 |
Total number of legal actions for anticompetitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes. |
None |
| SO8 |
Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for noncompliance with laws and regulations. |
None |
| MM7 |
Significant incidents affecting communities, grievance mechanisms used to resolve the incidents, and their outcomes. |
There were two significant incidents involving communities and Teck. In 2007 there were 3 blockades at our Morelos exploration project. The issues behind the first 2 blockades were related to the negotiations of old agreements, and were settled by the signing of new agreements. A third blockade by members of one of two communities near the property commenced in December 2007 and was not resolved that year. Grievance mechanisms used to resolve the issue include on-going dialogue through consultation and engagement with the community, fostering community sustainable development projects, working with locally-elected officials and the State and asserting our rights through the legal process. T he second incident is the now-settled Clean Water Act litigation where six residents of Kivalina, a Northwest Inupiaq village about 50 miles from our Red Dog zinc and lead mine, sued Teck in 2004, accusing the company of polluting Kivalina's drinking water supply. In 2008 the parties reached a settlement agreement resolving litigation under the Clean Water Act held before the U.S. District Court for Alaska. For more information on the settlement see the Kivalina Settlement Summary on the Red Dog section of www.teck.com. |
| MM8 |
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) programmes within areas of operation. |
This indicator is not material to our operations. |
| MM9 |
Describe resettlement policies and activities. |
In 2007 there were no resettlement activities. We use the World Bank Operative on Resettlement for any resettlement activity. |
| MM10 |
Number or percentage of sites with closure plans, covering social - including labour transition, environmental and economic aspects. Describe company policy, stakeholder engagement processes, frequency of plan review, and disclose amount and type of financial provisions for closure. |
All of our mining sites are required to and have closure plans. |
| MM11 |
Process for identifying local communities' land and customary rights, including those of indigenous peoples, and grievance mechanisms used to resolve any disputes. |
Communities, The Five Stages of Mining, Challenge Creates Opportunity
Our process for identifying customary land rights occurs at staking or purchasing a property and then through the feasibility and environmental assessment process. Methods include discussions with relevant government agencies, searching land rights and ownership databases, identification of and discussions with local leadership, discussions with local NGOs and service providers, commission of anthropological and archeological studies, engagement of an independent advisor to verify findings on indigenous groups and rights, and land use and traditional knowledge studies.
Grievance mechanisms vary from operation to operation but they must be in place in accordance with our Management Standards. |