Sustainability at Rio Tinto

All operations are committed to minimising impact and rehabilitation

As a graduate I'm lucky enough to get frequent updates on the initiatives our business is running to hit our target of net 0 carbon by 2050.

Pushing to be carbon neural by 2050.

Sustainability is a big focus.

RTIO's green steel initiative

zero carbon pledges for 2050 and industry leading processing technology that has already proven net zero potential. In many respects mining/RioTino is leading the way in achieving net zero targets more then other industries.

In terms of everyday office things, its quite standard. Just having a recycling bin in common spaces, and providing reusable containers.

I honestly haven't really seen much effort being put into reducing the environmental footprint here on site. I must admit maybe I haven't been to the right places. However, one of our team member has a container in the office which we all use to put plastic and cans for recycling.

Increasing importance.

Rehabilitation is stressed quite highly and runs concurrently with the mining operations.

I wish i could rate this higher, my specific site is doing a huge project to reduce this footprint but i still dont think it is enough to really push it into that high importance stage.

Decarbonisation projects are the main priority to ensure the company meet its goals in 2030.