Performance
Environmental stewardship
Respect for the environment is central to Rio Tinto's approach to sustainable development. We have developed and implemented a number of practical programmes covering the management of climate change, water, land stewardship, biodiversity, mineral and non mineral waste, air quality, and closure. These programmes include input from our local communities as well as from experts in these fields.
A gap analysis against Rio Tinto environment standards has been conducted at the former Alcan sites and the identified gaps are being addressed according to the level of risk.
In 2004 we set five year performance improvement targets in key environment areas against a 2003 baseline. These targets have improved measurement and monitoring and our overall understanding of performance.
