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At Vale Inco, environmental stewardship is integral to our business practices and
our culture. Accepting responsibility and acting responsibly is the principle that
guides us wherever we operate, regardless of the jurisdiction of each of our
operations and the related environmental legislation.
Where we are involved in developing new operations, such as Voisey's Bay, Canada
and Goro, New Caledonia, we have identified best practices through environmental
assessment processes and are designing these projects to have a minimum impact on the
environment during the construction and operation phases. In our existing operations,
where in some cases we have been operating for as long as a century, we are
implementing measures to deal responsibly with legacy issues where they exist and are
working to ensure that we can meet and surpass the standards that are expected of us
in our day-to-day operations. Wherever we operate - or plan to operate - we consult
and work in partnership with our communities on matters of mutual environmental
concern.
Our Performance
Our environmental performance is driven by our commitment to continuous
improvement. We set performance objectives each year, both corporately and at each
operation and we strive to meet these objectives. We additionally use performance
indicators to monitor and track our performance and to identify those areas where we
need to improve.
Use the navigation on the left to view the areas of our environmental focus and
highlights of our recent environmental performance. A more complete discussion of our
performance - including our accomplishments and challenges - can be found in our Toward
Sustainability: 2006 Health, Safety, Environment and Community Report.
© Vale Inco 2007
Last Updated: November 28, 2007
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