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14: Product Stewardship

Intent

An integrated system is implemented and maintained which identifies, analyses, evaluates and treats sustainable development (SD) impacts and risks associated with our products and services throughout their life cycle, including during the stages which may be beyond Xstrata's direct control, such as use, recovery, recycling and disposal.

Requirements and Expectations

14.1

Systems, processes and procedures exist to:

• Assess existing and new products and services for their SD benefits, impacts and risks over their life cycle
• Identify opportunities to conduct or support research and innovation that leads to the development of products and technologies that have lower SD impacts and risks.

14.2

All relevant employees, contractors, customers and other relevant internal and external stakeholders are appropriately informed of the SD hazards associated with the handling, transport, use, storage and disposal of Xstrata's products.

14.3

Strategies are implemented that support research and innovation aimed at improving the safe use and recycling of our products and developing technologies for extracting and processing metals and minerals that are efficient in the use of energy, natural resources and materials.

14.4

Systems and procedures exist to identify, evaluate and respond to changes in external legal and other sustainable development requirements that have potential impacts on Xstrata's products and/or operations.