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We seek community input and incorporate local concerns and needs into our business decisions |
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Falconbridge is a strong proponent of healthy communities – sustaining their values and cultures, while helping improve their capacity to develop. At all developing projects and active operations, we seek community input and incorporate local concerns and needs into our business decisions.
- At some operations, we have formal community advisory panels that facilitate the exchange of ideas, concerns and comments related to our operations. This is an important aspect of doing business, and we continually work to build alliances within the communities in which we operate.
- Falconbridge operations also ensure that local risks are communicated, often in collaboration with community organizations. For example, the CCR refinery in Montréal-East, Québec, has worked with the Comite mixte municipal-industriel pour la gestion des risques de l'est de Montréal (CMMI) since its inception in 1995. The first organization of its kind in Canada, CMMI is a joint committee composed of 10 of the largest industrial companies in Montréal-East, along with representatives from municipal, provincial and federal government agencies and the community. Following the example of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the committee is prepared to advise the local community of any identified potential risks, and will communicate its plans and actions to mitigate those risks.
- At new and advancing projects, we solicit input and provide opportunities to engage in dialogue with local citizens. For example, at the proposed Koniambo nickel-laterite project in New Caledonia, we have conducted over 350 meetings with community groups. Community dialogue and participation are also important for helping communities transition to a new economic life, once our operations cease production.
For more information about recent community experiences and programs, please see our 2004 Sustainable Development Report (PDF – 515 KB). |
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