Teck Resources is a diversified mining company extracting copper, zinc, and coal from operations in Canada, Peru, and Chile.
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Teck operates major mining assets with detailed emissions reporting but intensity-based targets that mask rising absolute emissions. Water pollution is systemic: selenium at 267× safe limits, $60M Fisheries Act fine, additional 2023–2024 charges. Climate advocacy undermines decarbonization; coal divestiture creates appearance of progress without operational reduction.
Teck Resources scores 28/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified May 2026.
That places Teck Resources joint 658th of 847 companies scored, and joint 4th of 14 in Mining & Extraction.
Where Teck Resources sits among mining & extraction peers.
Among the 14 major mining & extraction brands we've scored, Teck Resources is tied =4th of 14, with 1 other.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
2030 target is 33% carbon intensity reduction, not absolute emissions.
Selenium detected at 267× safe aquatic limits downstream; fish populations collapsed. $60M Fisheries Act fine (2021), $16M+ provincial fines (2023), five new Fisheries Act charges July 2024 for 2018–2023 pollution.
Partial misalignment with US Chamber acknowledged by Teck itself.
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Get in touch →Strongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain (7/10, 7/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Water Impact (2/10, 2/10).
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Teck Resources.
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Teck Resources is a diversified mining company extracting copper, zinc, and coal from operations in Canada, Peru, and Chile. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Vancouver, it operates major integrated smelting and refining at Trail, British Columbia, and the QB copper-molybdenum project in Chile. One of North America's largest miners by revenue.
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