Rio Tinto Statement on Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia Report
17 Octubre 2021 - 10:32PM
Business Wire
Rio Tinto welcomes the final report of the Joint Standing
Committee on Northern Australia following its inquiry into the
destruction of rock shelters at Juukan Gorge on the land of the
Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura people (PKKP) in the Pilbara
region of Western Australia.
Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said “We have been
working hard to rebuild trust and meaningful relationships with the
PKKP people and other Traditional Owners. Rio Tinto is absolutely
committed to listening, learning and showing greater care, and this
remains a top priority.
“We know this will take time and there will be challenges ahead,
but we are focused on improving our engagement with Indigenous
Peoples and our host communities to better understand their
priorities and concerns, minimise our impacts, and responsibly
manage Indigenous cultural heritage in and around our
operations.”
Following Rio Tinto’s Board Review of Cultural Heritage
Management in August 2020, the company has introduced several
changes to ensure heritage sites of exceptional significance, like
the Juukan Gorge rock shelters, are protected and preserved.
Rio Tinto has also worked to address the recommendations made in
the Committee’s interim report in December 2020 that weren’t
addressed in the Board’s recommendations.
A comprehensive summary of the actions taken to strengthen
heritage protection, restore trust with Traditional Owners, and
drive cultural change within the business was outlined in last
month’s Communities and Social Performance (CSP) Commitment
Disclosure Interim Report.
The work being undertaken by Rio Tinto includes:
- Working closely with the PKKP on the ongoing remediation of the
Juukan Gorge rock shelters.
- Undertaking a detailed review to ensure there are no other
sites of exceptional cultural significance within the company’s
existing mine plans. To date, Rio Tinto has reviewed 2,205 heritage
sites.
- Commencing agreement modernisation discussions with ten Pilbara
Traditional Owner groups and their representatives;
- Committing to work with Traditional Owner groups to co-design
and implement leading practice cultural heritage management;
- Progressing the establishment of an Australian Advisory Group
to inform policies and positions important to Indigenous
Australians and the business;
- Building social performance capacity, capability and governance
across the company. Across 60 sites in 35 countries, Rio Tinto now
has more than 300 professionals working in Communities and Social
Performance, up 20 per cent on last year.
As well as its overhaul of cultural heritage management and work
to rebuild relationships with Traditional Owners, Rio Tinto is
working to drive cultural change at every level of the
business.
This includes important steps to grow Indigenous leadership,
with $50 million invested to retain, attract and grow Indigenous
professionals and leaders in Rio Tinto’s Australian business.
In Australia, all frontline Rio Tinto staff are undertaking
cultural awareness training, with face-to-face training or
e-learning with Indigenous Australians.
Rio Tinto Chief Executive, Australia, Kellie Parker said “Our
determination not to repeat the events leading up to the
destruction of the Juukan Gorge rock shelters is ingrained in
everything we do.
“Significant changes have been made at all levels of our
business and this is continuing. While we are confident we have put
in place the right foundations for a better future, we know we will
be judged by our actions and we are determined to get it right. The
important work of the Committee has helped reinforce our priorities
as we work to rebuild trust.
“We will continue to work in close consultation with Traditional
Owners to better understand and protect their cultural heritage and
ensure future mining activity is done in the right way, to create
meaningful social and economic benefits.
“We thank the PKKP people and Traditional Owners everywhere for
their engagement as we continue this vital work.”
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