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Human Rights

Teck is committed to respecting the rights of our employees, contractors, workers in our value chain, and the communities where we operate. As adopters of the UNGPs on Business and Human Rights, we recognize that the nature of mining activities, whether in exploration, construction, operation or closure, creates the potential for a wide range of human rights risks. We actively work to mitigate these risks and, where we have caused or contributed to adverse human rights impacts, we will contribute to their remediation, as appropriate.

Human Rights

Human rights are the fundamental rights and freedoms that everyone is entitled to, regardless of nationality, place of residence, gender, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language or any other status. They provide the foundation for individuals to live with dignity, to express beliefs freely, and to live free from abuse and discrimination.

We disclose our performance annually through our Sustainability Report, using the UNGPs Reporting Framework in providing information. Teck aims to integrate appropriate human rights perspectives into our broader business practices, procedures and management systems, including risk management, grievance mechanisms and tailings management. 

Policies and procedures are in place to manage human rights risks and impacts across areas such as health and safety, environment, security, human resources, contracts and procurement, and community and Indigenous relations. We continue to strengthen our due diligence, risk assessment and training processes to support continuous improvement.

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Doing What’s Right

Teck’s confidential whistleblower program is available to anyone who has concerns or information related to conduct that is inconsistent with our Code of Ethics or our commitment to Doing What’s Right.

There are several ways to submit a report through the Doing What’s Right program:

  • Report an incident or concern online at www.teck.com/speakup
  • Call the Doing What’s Right hotline:
    Canada: 1.800.494.0274
    Chile: 800.719.929
    U.S.: 1.800.492.3451
    All other countries: Visit www.teck.com/speakup and search for your country in the drop-down menu under 'Call Us'. If your country is not listed, dial +1.720.514.4400 (place a collect call).

The hotline is confidential and anonymous, and Teck is committed to fairly and impartially investigating reports made in good faith, and to following up when complaints can be substantiated. We strictly prohibit any form of retaliation in relation to reports made in good faith and will take action if any form of retaliation occurs.