Company: RTNTF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001628280-25-006642
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Company: RIO TINTO LTD
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 20-F
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 Relations, Risk and Audit. And these Indigenous leaders sit at the decision- making tables, contributing to the future direction of our company. RioInspire In 2022, we partnered with the Australian Graduate School of Management at the University of New South Wales to deliver the RioInspire Indigenous Leadership program. RioInspire is a ground-breaking, globally recognised program that focuses on developing executive-ready Indigenous future leaders. In 2023 and 2024, 37 Indigenous leaders graduated from the program, with 7 of them continuing to complete graduate certificates and MBAs. In 2024, we introduced the program globally, with 4 Indigenous leaders from Canada and the US taking part. Cultural Connection To create an inclusive, culturally safe and respectful environment for Indigenous People we need to ensure our employees have a good understanding of the culture, heritage and history of Indigenous Peoples in Australia. Our Cultural Connection program ensures our leaders have an informed understanding of Indigenous culture, and know how to build strong, trusted relationships with the Indigenous community and Indigenous employees. In Australia, around 90% of our senior leaders have completed the program and we are now delivering it to our next cohort of leaders. In 2024, we recruited a Global Chief Advisor Indigenous Relations and plan to expand our Indigenous leadership program to North America in 2025.

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Strategic report | Our approach to ESG | Social

Cultural safety We are committed to creating culturally safe environments where people of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds can feel respected and safe – spiritually, socially, emotionally and physically. In 2024, we introduced new resources to support our leaders in talking about the importance of cultural safety and strengthening it within their teams. We also continued to expand our Elevating Voices Network which is led by a small group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous employees who activate events, activities and conversations for its members. Living Languages Living Cultures Our Living Languages Living Cultures program promotes and invests in preserving, reviving, and celebrating Indigenous cultures and languages in Australia. In 2024, the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) unveiled the AIATSIS Centre for Australian Languages and the Our Languages Keep Us Strong program. With our support, this initiative is dedicated to protecting Indigenous Australian cultures and knowledge, and increasing understanding about the value of Australia’s first languages. Supporting Indigenous businesses We support local businesses, employ local people and buy local products, especially from Indigenous, small