Features
The way we work
"The way we work", Rio Tinto’s global code of conduct, was relaunched on 9 December 2009. The new edition supersedes business unit codes of conduct and establishes a common Group wide code.
The Prince's Rainforests Project
Rio Tinto is an active supporter of a campaign to save the rainforests.
Proposed emissions trading legislation in Australia
The current Australian Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) legislation disproportionately impacts the coal, aluminium and alumina industries and threatens the viability of low emissions technology development.
Indexes confirm sustainability credentials
Rio Tinto has again been identified as a sustainability leader by retaining its listing on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World Index and the Dow Jones STOXX Sustainability Index for 2009.
Coal bed methane project aims to reduce emissions
In 2007 Rio Tinto Coal Australia started a project to capture and process methane gas from its open cut Mount Thorley Mine in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales.
Rio Tinto HIV/AIDS strategy
Rio Tinto recognizes the impact HIV/Aids is having on our workforce, their families and on the communities in which we operate.
Diamonds, Gold and Silver - sustainable products mined with care
Rio Tinto is a significant producer of diamonds, gold and silver.
Use, reuse, recycle – our tyre strategy
A recent global shortage of heavy mobile equipment tyres led Rio Tinto to form a taskforce that would look for opportunities to preserve a tyre’s use at every stage of its life.
Rio Tinto continues ethical leadership
Rio Tinto has gained top level rankings for ethical performance from analysts who monitor business performance in sustainable development.
Closure as a component of mine life planning
Closing a mine does not simply mean shutting down production, rehabilitating the land and walking away. People’s livelihoods can be affected, as can the social and environmental programmes established during the life of the mine.