Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs
Purpose & Values
The drive for innovation and continuous improvement is at the heart of our purpose
Business Strategy
Climate change is at the heart of our business strategy
We are 150
150 years of finding better ways
We supply the metals and minerals used to help the world grow and decarbonise
Iron Ore
Iron ore is the primary raw material used to make steel
7 things the world will need for a low-carbon future
Wind, sun and water – what else do you need to make renewable energy work?
Sustainability – the expectation, not the exception
Shaping our aluminium product offering to meet demand for greener metals
Bringing to market materials critical to urbanisation and the transition to a low-carbon economy
Look inside a mine of the future
Our most intelligent mine yet is pioneering new mining technologies
Rincon Project
A long-life, low-cost and low-carbon lithium source
Simandou Project
The world’s largest untapped high-grade iron ore deposit
Providing materials the world needs in a responsible way
Sustainability Reporting 2022
We have a responsibility to extract the full value from the minerals and materials we produce in the safest and most sustainable way possible
Climate Change
We’re targeting net zero emissions by 2050
Tailings
We’ve launched a new interactive map of our tailings facilities
We aim to deliver superior returns to our shareholders while safeguarding the environment and meeting our obligations to wider society
Results
Half Year Results 2023 released 26 July
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Nammuldi rock shelter
Our statement on the Nammuldi rock shelter
Fuelling our tanks with renewable diesel
Diesel made from renewable raw materials is helping us reduce emissions
Rio Tinto commits $150 million to Centre for Future Materials led by Imperial College London
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Graduates & Students
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Empowering families with flexibility
Supporting new parents of any gender with equal access to parental leave
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Corporate tax paid
Spent with local suppliers – 14.5% of total contestable spend
Community investment
Paid to landowners
Paid in employment costs
Paid in development contributions
2022 figures
Our economic contribution includes the taxes paid to local and national governments, dividends to shareholders, the direct and indirect employment we create, procurement opportunities and investment in community programmes. Our payments to suppliers form a significant part of our global economic contribution, and our impact on regional economic development.
We are committed to paying our fair share of tax, and reporting what we pay transparently. We also support transparency and accountability in the way taxes and royalties are used. One way we do this is by making our minerals development contracts with governments publicly available, so everyone can see exactly what our contribution is, which in turn lets people see how much money (in the form of taxes, royalties, dividends) will flow from our projects to various governments.
Taxes Paid Report
We also make targeted investments in partnership with others that help communities to thrive long after our operations close. In 2021, we contributed more than $72 million to community programmes covering health, community infrastructure and services, education, environmental protection, agricultural and business development sectors.
We strive to employ local people, buy local products and engage local services, and we have targets reflecting this at each of our operations. We also invest in establishing and supporting new supply chains by educating and training people in local communities, with a strong focus on engaging young people, women and Indigenous peoples. In Australia, for example, we have partnered with the Gumatj Corporation and the Northern Territory and Australian governments to establish the Gulkula Regional Training Centre, which offers on-the-job learning opportunities for local Yolngu people. We also support the first 100% Indigenous owned and operated Gulkula mine in the Northern Territory, through buying and exporting the bauxite from the mine.
We will not replace the State but acknowledge that we have a role in promoting and supporting long-lasting regional economic development, which requires dialogue and coordination with other stakeholders, including governments, civil society, communities and businesses beyond our own. We are working to strengthen our contribution towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
One example of this is in Mongolia, where our Oyu Tolgoi mine is partnering with the Wildlife Conservation Society, Stanford University, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and luxury group Kering to implement the Sustainable Cashmere Project. This initiative aims to increase and diversify local herder incomes through improving access to new markets and providing technical and financial support to improve grazing, husbandry and environmental practices.
We support the diversification of local economies. In Madagascar, our QIT Madagascar Minerals team provides funding for equipment and business skills training to support a local agricultural co-operative. Initiatives like these create diverse local economies and help our communities become better off, beyond the life of our projects and operations.
When the Gove Alumina Refinery in North East Arnhem Land was curtailed in 2014 we wanted to find a way to help support the local community and stimulate economic growth outside the mining sector.
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So, along with the Northern Territory Government, we injected $2 million in seed funding into Developing East Arnhem Land (DEAL), an independent, not-for-profit company that provides funding to help local entrepreneurs expand their businesses. Since its inception DEAL has supported local projects across the tourism, health, retail, marine services, education and training, construction and hospitality industries. It has helped stabilise the population, which is essential to maintaining critical local services like health and education, as well as generate new jobs and support growth in Indigenous eco-tourism. DEAL is an example of the kind of partnerships we form with governments and other organisations to help build sustainable communities, and is also now being considered by other communities across Australia and internationally.
In Quebec, Canada, our programme focuses on economic diversification, support to equipment manufacturers, aluminium transformation and innovation. A decade ago, to address potential impacts of the closure of our Shawinigan aluminium smelter, we engaged with regional stakeholders to explore options for pre-closure investment. Regional stakeholders decided to focus on energy efficiency and renewable energy as promising sectors for attracting new businesses and people to the area.
So in partnership with Hydro Quebec, we invested C$3 million to create and sustain the C3E (Centre of Excellence for Energy Efficiency) to help entrepreneurs commercialise technological innovations in energy efficiency and renewable energy. Today, C3E is a pillar of Shawinigan’s “new economy” and is gradually becoming one of the largest entities in Canada specialising in the development of energy efficient transportation solutions.
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