Rio Tinto provides update on Communities and Social Performance commitments
October 06 2022 - 5:40PM
Business Wire
Rio Tinto has published its second progress report on
Communities and Social Performance (CSP) practices, which includes
direct feedback from Traditional Owners and details the actions the
company has taken to rebuild relationships with Indigenous peoples
and external stakeholders.
As part of efforts to increase transparency in its approach to
cultural heritage protection, Rio Tinto established the Communities
and Social Performance report in September 2021, engaging
employees, Traditional Owners and other stakeholders to improve the
business’ CSP practice and outcomes.
The report details progress made in areas such as Traditional
Owner partnerships and agreement modernisation in Western
Australia.
It also details the implementation of new CSP organisational
structures, standards and practices across the company; improved
governance; and increased social expertise within the business,
with 500 CSP professionals working on 60 operations in 41 countries
(compared to 250 professionals in 2020).
Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said “We thank those
Traditional Owners who generously shared their constructive
feedback and perspectives for this report.
“Listening to and responding to feedback is invaluable as we
work to improve our practices. In the two years since the tragic
destruction of the rock shelters at Juukan Gorge, we have been
changing the way we work in every part of our business. While we
have made progress, we know it will take time to rebuild
relationships and regain the trust of Traditional Owners and the
wider community.
“We remain focused on improving our engagement, and together
with the Indigenous peoples of the lands on which we operate, we
are committed to ensuring cultural heritage is respected, valued
and conserved for future generations.”
This report provides an update on:
- Rio Tinto’s progress against its commitments and internal
workplans, external obligations and recommendations, including
rebuilding relationships with Traditional Owners.
- The views of the Traditional Owners who work with Rio Tinto in
the Pilbara on how successfully these commitments are being
met.
- The governance arrangements in place to oversee progress
against these actions.
- How Rio Tinto is working to advocate for enhanced sector-wide
cultural heritage management.
- Increasing Indigenous leadership, employment and cultural
connection within Rio Tinto.
From 2023, Rio Tinto’s CSP progress reports will be integrated
into the full year reporting suite published in the first quarter
of each year.
The full report is available here:
www.riotinto.com/cspreport.
This announcement is authorised for release to the market by
Steve Allen, Rio Tinto’s Group Company Secretary.
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