26 September 2008
Norwegian Pension Fund - Response Letter
Rio Tinto has written to The Norwegian Ministry of Finance in response to its decision to divest its Rio Tinto shareholding from the Norwegian Government Pension Fund - Global.
The letter outlines Rio Tinto's Group wide approach to environmental performance, and provides specifics of the environmental management processes at the Grasberg mine, which was the main subject of the Norwegian announcement.
Wherever we operate, we are committed to contributing to sustainable development. Achieving excellence in environmental performance is an essential element to our approach, and to our business success.