Company: RTNTF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001628280-25-006642
Chunk: 151

Company: RIO TINTO LTD
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 20-F
Chunk 151
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, and to what we stand for as a company. Nothing matters more. We are on a multi-year journey to create a workplace where everyone feels safe, respected and empowered to have a good day, every day. Long-term, transformational cultural change is a complex process, and the Everyday Respect Progress Review , which we conducted in 2024, confirms there remain serious challenges we must continue to address. But our people believe we are heading in the right direction, and we are determined to stay the course in strengthening our work culture. Everyone deserves to feel physically and psychologically safe at work, without exception. Wherever we operate, we work with communities to understand the social, cultural, environmental and human rights impacts of our activities. We work hard to avoid, mitigate and manage adverse impacts, and to respect human rights throughout our value chain. And we engage respectfully to listen and respond to concerns and contribute to positive outcomes for host communities and society. Living and working with care, courage and curiosity will help us deliver the future we want for our people and to be the best operator and partner we can be. Safety It is with deep sadness that we reflect on the tragic fatal events at our managed operations in 2024. On 23 January, a plane crashed shortly after takeoff near Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada, resulting in the loss of 6 of the 7 people on board, including 4 Diavik team members and 2 airline crew members. We remember our colleagues who lost their lives - Diane Balsillie, Howard (Howie) Benwell, Joel Tetso, and Shawn Krawec. Another member of our Diavik team survived, was treated in hospital and subsequently released. The Transport Safety Board of Canada continues to investigate this tragic event, with the investigation expected to be completed in 2025. Following this event, we critically evaluated our aviation management approach across the Group to identify and implement opportunities for improvement. On 26 October, Morlaye Camara, an employee of one of our contractors, was injured at the SimFer Port Project in Morebaya, part of the Simandou project, and subsequently passed away from his injuries. Following a thorough review to understand the circumstances that led to the event, we have shared the lessons learned with our leaders and partners, encouraging them to reflect on how these relate to their teams and workplaces, and act upon what we have learned. We are also saddened by serious safety events reported across our industry more broadly, including 2 fatal events at our