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Rio Tinto becomes first major mining company to publish site-by-site water usage data
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto is marking World Water Day 2023 by making public detailed information about annual surface water usage across its global network of managed sites in 35 countries, through an interactive map on its website riotinto.com/water. For each managed site included, the database details permitted surface water allocation volumes, the site’s annual allocation usage an
Rio Tinto publishes independent report on cultural heritage management performance
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto today published an independent report based on a global audit of its Cultural Heritage Management compliance and performance – one of a number of steps it is taking to continue to find better ways to manage and protect heritage. The audit identified areas where Rio Tinto is achieving leading cultural heritage practices but also identified othe
Rio Tinto spends more than A$15.3 billion with Australian suppliers
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto increased its spend with Australian suppliers to more than A$15.3 billion in 2022, as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to support communities where it operates. This was an increase of almost 9 per cent on the previous year and was spent with more than 6,200 businesses, including Australian owned and operated businesses and locally own