Local communities

Good management of community relationships is as necessary to Rio Tinto's business success as the management of operations. To achieve this, we require all managers and employees to accept responsibility for building strong relationships in the community.

Wherever we operate, we do our best to accommodate the different cultures, lifestyles, heritage and preferences of our neighbours, particularly in areas where industrial development is little known.

We set out to build enduring relationships with our neighbours, characterised by mutual respect, active partnership and long term commitment.

Every Rio Tinto business is required to implement our Communities standard, which sets out how our businesses can ensure they are making the necessary commitments to our Communities policy.