This Code reflects Teck’s commitment to sustainability. Through our activities, we act responsibly and work to make a positive contribution to the environment and to the communities where we operate. This Code sets out how we work to achieve support for our activities through responsible social, economic and environmental performance.
The Code requires employees and contractors to comply with applicable laws and regulations, and with all Teck policies and standards. Teck’sHealth, Safety, Environment and Community (HSEC) Management Standards除其他公司政策和参考文件还提供明确的要求和其他有助于执行该规则的指导。
In conducting Teck’s business, we will:
Ethical Business Conduct
- Always obey the law, report all incidents, and conduct business in accordance with our道德规范和avoid all forms of corruption in accordance with ourAnti-Corruption Policy.
- 确保在工作场所发生没有歧视性行为，包括性骚扰，强迫劳动或童工的骚扰。
- 维护结社自由和权利to collective bargaining for our workforce, and provide fair living wages and working hours.
- Promote inclusion and diversity in our workforce in accordance with ourInclusion and Diversity Policy.
影响,Risk and Opportunity Management
- Conduct activities to avoid, minimize or mitigate negative environmental, social and economic impacts, maximize positive impacts, and work to continually improve our performance.
- 确定和分析我们业务面临的风险和机会;不断改善健康，安全，环境和社区政策，管理系统和控制，并确保他们完全融入我们的活动。
- Work to improve our longer-term social, economic and environmental performance by implementing our可持续发展战略.
Health and Safety
- 促进健康和安全的文化，并认识到并不断加强公司的努力，以依据我们的效率Health and Safety Policy.
- Ensure that all employees and contractors have the knowledge and ability to safely perform their duties.
- Identify and manage occupational health and hygiene exposures for the protection of longer-term health.
环境管理
- Integrate biodiversity considerations through all stages of our activities; design and operate for closure, respect legally designated protected areas, and refrain from exploring or mining in UNESCO World Heritage sites.
- 根据我们的业务促进能源，水和其他资源的有效和负责任使用水Policy和气候行动策略.
- Implement practices to ensure the safe operation and closure of tailings storage facilities.
Community Engagement
- 认识并尊重受我们活动影响的人的权利和愿望，按照我们的人权Policy和Indigenous Peoples Policy.
- Foster open and respectful dialogue with communities of interest throughout the mining life cycle, and work to achieve free, prior and informed consent of Indigenous Peoples.
Supply Management and Economic Development
- Support local communities through measures such as development programs, locally sourcing goods and services, and employing local people.
- 聘请供应商在执行守则中以促进负责任使用和供应材料和金属，按照我们的Expectations for Suppliers and Contractors.
- 确保我们使用的材料和我们生产的产品不使用冲突矿物质。
Audits and Reporting
- 维护机密反馈机制，允许员工，承包商和其他利益相关者报告违反我们的道德准则和其他问题。
- Conduct regular audits to ensure adherence with this Code.
Donald R. Lindsay
President and CEO
March 2018
