RIO TINTO
Business summary
Rio Tinto is a leading international business involved in each stage of metal and mineral production. The company operates in more than 50 countries, and major products include aluminium, copper, diamonds, coal, uranium, gold, industrial minerals and iron ore. The Rio Tinto Group combines Rio Tinto plc, a public company listed on the London and New York stock exchanges, and Rio Tinto Ltd, which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
Rio Tinto’s ICMM membership
Rio Tinto was one of the founding members of ICMM in 2001. The ICMM was formed as a result of the Global Mining Initiative (GMI) in which Rio Tinto’s then chairman Sir Robert Wilson played a leading role. They have been engaged in most aspects of ICMM activity, for example by providing leadership on the ICMM’s partnership work on mining and the management of biodiversity; technical input into guidelines for reducing the environmental impacts of mining; and community relations advice regarding working with indigenous people.
The company comments: ‘We are members of ICMM because we want to share and participate in the strengthening of policies, processes and systems that advance the mining industry’s contribution to sustainable development.’
At a glance
Member since 2001
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