Teck Resources sustainability score: 28/100
Limited independent evidence: only two independent sources cover this company. The score may change as more evidence appears.
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.
More about Teck Resources
One of North America's largest miners by revenue.
Founded 2001Head office Vancouver, CanadaStaff ~7,200Revenue ~$6.6B USD (2024)Website ↗
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. Scores are free. Companies can never pay for anything about their own score. Last verified May 2026.
That places Teck Resources joint 731st of 934 companies scored, and joint 4th of 13 in Mining & Extraction.
What is Teck Resources doing well, and where does it fall short?
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).
Where Teck Resources lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations7/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain7/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling2/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water2/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets3/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies2/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Teck Resources's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Teck Resources's score based on?
14 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
64% of them were published by Teck Resources itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 4 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
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How does Teck Resources compare with other mining & extraction companies?
Where Teck Resources sits among mining & extraction peers.
Among the 13 major mining & extraction brands we've scored, Teck Resources is tied =4th of 13, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Mining & Extraction?
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