Who we are
Engagement
Genuine engagement with stakeholders is a critical element of successful business practice. Many issues, such as climate change and poverty elimination, are globally complex and require stakeholders to work together to explore and develop appropriate solutions. Building strong working relationships with those who are affected by, or have an interest in, what we do is essential to our future operations. We engage with a broad range of organisations and individuals including our employees, investors, governments, communities, academia, industry bodies, and civil society groups.
We are a member of a number of industry associations and of representative bodies including the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (www.wbcsd.org), the Commonwealth Business Council (www.cbcglobelink.org) and the International Chamber of Commerce (www.iccwbo.org), and we work closely with international and non governmental organisations to develop appropriate standards and guidelines for our industry. Rio Tinto also maintains an active partnership programme with other external organisations to address issues of mutual interest. By working together, we can achieve our shared goals more effectively.
During 2007, the US$1 million annual Rio Tinto Alcan Prize for Sustainability, continued to recognise significant contributions made by non profit, non governmental, or civil society organisations promoting and implementing sustainable development.
