Company: RTNTF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001628280-25-006642
Chunk: 222

Company: RIO TINTO LTD
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 20-F
Chunk 222
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 within the Committee’s scope, including: • audits of controls associated with mass transportation across the Group, including for bus travel, ferries and helicopters • an audit to assess adequacy of controls at Bell Bay to address hot metal transport risks • an audit of Rio Tinto Iron Ore’s controls and processes for the mitigation of dust emissions and the management of health and community impacts – Reviewed recommendations for the Group’s 2025 sustainable development internal assurance plan. Governance and disclosure – Reviewed various sustainability disclosure materials. – Reviewed an assessment of the Group’s most material sustainability topics to be reported on in the 2024 Annual Report . – Received an update on the global governance and ESG reporting landscape, and Rio Tinto’s proposed approach to meet relevant evolving requirements. Other (including closure and security) – Received an update on the Group’s closure strategy and work program. – Received regular updates on security issues across the Group and key insights on risk assessments and controls. The chart below represents the allocation of the Committee’s meeting time during 2024:

| l | Health and safety: 31%                                                                |
| l | Communities and social performance (includingcultural heritage and human rights): 25% |
| l | Environment, including tailings management, water,and biodiversity: 20%               |
| l | Assurance, risk management, global sustainabilitytrends: 13%                          |
| l | Other (including closure and remediation,and security): 6%                            |
| l | Governance and disclosure: 5%                                                         |

The Committee Chair reports to the Board after each meeting and our minutes are tabled before the Board. All Directors have access to the Committee’s papers. Sustainability disclosures

| Our sustainability framework andperformanceis described in detail onpages32-87.                       |
| For more information and to accessour2024 Sustainability Fact Booksee riotinto.com/sustainability     |
| Our2023 Communities and SocialPerformance Commitments Disclosurecanbe found at riotinto.com/cspreport |
| Our2023 Modern Slavery Statementcanbe found at riotinto.com/modernslavery                             |

| Annual Report on Form 20-F 2024 | 119 | riotinto.com |

Directors’ report Remuneration report Annual statement by the People & Remuneration Committee Chair The Committee’s overarching purpose is to ensure the people, culture and remuneration policies, frameworks and practices are aligned with the Group’s strategy, objectives and values. Dear shareholders, On behalf of the Board, I am pleased to present our 2024 Directors