Corporate governance

The directors of Rio Tinto believe that high standards of corporate governance are central to business integrity and performance. The following describes how this philosophy is applied in practice.

As Rio Tinto's three main listings are in London, Melbourne and New York, the directors have referred to The Combined Code on Corporate Governance, published by the UK Financial Reporting Council (the Code), the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Corporate Governance Council Principles of Good Corporate Governance and Best Practice Recommendations (the ASX Principles), and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Corporate Governance Standards (the NYSE Standards), as well as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Rio Tinto complied fully with the detailed provisions of Section 1 of the Code and the ASX Principles as detailed further below. A statement on compliance with the NYSE Standards is set out on the New York Stock Exchange page.

The board
Board committees
Directors' dealings in shares
Communication
Statement of business practice
Responsibilities of the directors
Going concern
Board's statement on internal control
Board's statement on disclosure controls and procedures
New York Stock Exchange
New Zealand Stock Exchange
Principal auditors
Audit committee
Report of the Audit committee
Report of the Nominations committee