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Key Social Commitments

Summary of PotashCorp's Key Social Commitments

Labor Policies

  • PotashCorp is committed to a healthy and safe work environment for all employees and contractors.
  • It will provide training to help employees reach their potential in their current jobs or prepare them for higher level assignments.
  • It respects workers' rights to enter into collective bargaining relationships.
  • It is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity.

Human Rights

  • Wherever it does business, PotashCorp respects the rights of the individual.
  • It will not tolerate any form of discrimination or harassment directed at any individual or group.
  • It will honor all child labor laws and will not hire child labor as defined by its host countries and International Labor Standards.

Product Responsibility

  • PotashCorp will assess, manage and communicate any hazards associated with its products.

Social Responsibility

  • PotashCorp will never contravene antitrust or competition laws in any of the jurisdictions in which it does business.
  • It will never offer, pay, solicit or accept bribes in any form, directly or indirectly.
  • The company believes it is important to participate in business discussions and public policy debates.

Community

  • PotashCorp is committed to supporting the communities where its employees live, to working through local programs and initiatives and to generating economic activity in the communities where it operates.