Engaging with Communities of Interest (COIs)

Engagement with COIs, including investors, customers, local communities and Indigenous Peoples, helps to enhance our mutual understanding of interests, concerns and aspirations, and strengthens relationships. COIs are identified based on the degree to which they are affected by our activities, by our relationships with them and by their ability to influence the achievement of our business objectives. In particular, the identification of COIs helps us:

  • Understand the positive and negative impacts of our business

  • Understand the risks and opportunities — for COIs and our business — associated with these impacts 

  • Manage these impacts in a responsible and effective manner

  • Understand the effectiveness of our management actions

 

Direct and Indirect COI Engagement and Management

Teck conducts direct engagement, which involves speaking and working directly with COIs, as well as indirect engagement, which involves reviewing publications that reflect the expectations of our COIs. Our direct engagement with COIs is carried out on an ongoing basis, and is organized around three levels: disclosure, dialogue and participation. We carry out indirect engagement through the application of externally developed standards and frameworks. Our engagement with COIs is guided by our Health, Safety, Environment and Community (HSEC) Management Standards and associated procedures. Engagement outcomes are reported to the Safety and Sustainability Committee of our Board of Directors and to our HSEC Risk Management Committee.

 

 

Engagement with Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples

All of our operations, exploration sites, projects and closed properties identify, prioritize and directly engage local and Indigenous governments and communities. Our work in this area is focused on:

  • Disclosing and appropriately communicating accurate and timely information

  • Maintaining an open dialogue so all parties can fully understand each other’s views and concerns 

  • Participating in decision-making around our activities

  • Including Indigenous governments, Indigenous Peoples and other COIs in external assurance related to voluntary and membership requirements 

Those responsible for engagement with local communities and Indigenous Peoples are trained to conduct dialogue that is focused on building and maintaining relationships, and on addressing issues important to those communities. This helps to enable engagement that is productive and constructive, and that directly contributes to the building and maintenance of long-term, trust-based relationships. Our engagement with our workforce, communities, civil society and Indigenous Peoples also supports our commitments to respecting human rights and Indigenous rights across Teck. 

 

Key Engagement Topics Identified and Managed in 2022

Community of Interest

Description

Priority Engagement Topics in 2022

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Our Workforce

Union, non-union, full-time and part-time employees and contractors

  • Health and safety
  • Inclusion and diversity
  • Bargaining and collective agreements
  • New technology and opportunities for innovation

Pages 40, 52 in our 2022 Sustainability Report

Investors, Financial Institutions

Institutional investors, other equity holders, debt holders, banks and credit rating agencies

  • Financial and operational performance
  • Social and environmental management
  • Equity, diversity and inclusion
  • Climate change and carbon pricing
  • Project execution
  • Capital allocation
  • Governance 
  • Developments in financial markets
  • Sustainability-linked financial products

See the 2022 Annual Report for information on financial and operational performance

 

 

Communities

Local communities, vulnerable communities (including women and children), community-based institutions, and those outside of project- and site-affected communities

  • Community investments
  • Water quality and/or availability
  • Climate change impacts
  • Cultural heritage
  • Health and safety
  • Dust, noise and vibration issues
  • Local procurement and employment
  • Participative community monitoring
  • Resettlement planning
  • Tailings management
  • Biodiversity management
  • Closure planning
  • Permitting activities

Pages 8, 12, 16, 29, 34, 40, 60, 69 in our 2022 Sustainability Report

Civil Society, Non-Governmental and Multinational Organizations

Regional, national and international organizations focused primarily on advocacy 

  • Community investment opportunities 
  • Global development topics
  • Public health partnerships
  • Transparency on the payments we make to governments and others
  • Climate change and carbon pricing
  • Cultural heritage

Pages 40, 60, 75 in our 2022 Sustainability Report

Academic Institutions and Researchers

Academic institutions and research organizations

  • Research partnerships, including water research

Pages 34, 52, 60 in our 2022 Sustainability Report

Governments

Local government bodies or institutions, provincial/sub-national governments and national/federal governments 

  • Industry competitiveness 
  • Climate change and carbon pricing
  • Innovation 
  • Environmental management 
  • Health and safety
  • Transportation regulations 
  • International trade and development
  • Environmental regulatory and permitting
  • Biodiversity management
  • Taxation policy

Pages 8, 12, 16, 24, 29, 34, 40, 75, 81 in our 2022 Sustainability Report

Indigenous Governments and Communities

Formal governance structures representing Indigenous communities and organizations, including businesses identified by Indigenous communities and traditional land users

  • Traditional knowledge and land use
  • Indigenous rights and free, prior and informed consent
  • Agreement negotiation and implementation
  • Environmental aspects, including water quality and access
  • Economic opportunities
  • Truth and reconciliation
  • Cultural heritage
  • Regulatory approvals
  • Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
  • Community investment opportunities
  • Subsistence and local livelihoods

Pages 60, 69 in our 2022 Sustainability Report

Commercial Interests

Joint venture partners, large contractors and customers

  • Logistics and transportation
  • Climate change and emissions
  • Materials stewardship
  • Supply chain sustainability
  • Health and safety
  • Responsible mining practices
  • Technology and innovation

Pages 16, 24, 40, 81 in our 2022 Sustainability Report

Industry Associations

 

Associations representing businesses (e.g., mining associations, sustainable business organizations) 

  • Regulatory issues
  • Social issues and best practices
  • Environmental management
  • Business competitiveness
  • Health and safety
  • Tailings management
  • Implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
  • Cultural heritage

Pages 29, 40, 60, 69, 75 in our 2022 Sustainability Report