Company: RTNTF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001628280-25-006642
Chunk: 65

Company: RIO TINTO LTD
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 20-F
Chunk 65
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’s Nature Position Statement. This position sets out ICMM members’ approach to contributing to a nature-positive future, guided by GBF 2030 targets and ICMM’s existing commitments in relation to Indigenous Peoples, climate change, water, and respecting human rights in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs).

| At its most fundamental level, naturepositive means “ensuring more nature inthe world in 2030 than in 2020 andcontinued recovery after that”.1 |

In addition to our support for the ICMM’s Nature Position Statement, and our role in contributing to a nature-positive future, our operations and decision-making is guided by the following clear environmental-related commitments: – We contribute to the global nature- positive goal of “halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030 from a 2020 baseline, with a full recovery by 2050”. – We do not explore or extract resources within the boundaries of UNESCO World Heritage sites. – All reasonable steps will be taken to ensure future operations adjacent to World Heritage sites are not incompatible with the outstanding universal value for which these sites are listed and do not put the integrity of these sites at risk. – We respect legally designated protected areas and ensure any new operations or changes to existing operations are not incompatible with the objectives for which the protected areas were established. – We do not undertake deep-sea mining, and believe it should not take place unless comprehensive scientific research refutes currently held evidence that it will create significant environmental and socioeconomic implications. Building on our commitments and recognition of the critical need for action, in 2024 we laid the foundation for our nature strategy through consultations with Indigenous Peoples groups, investors, civil society organisations, conservation groups, and our employees. This strategy will direct our nature-related activities, detailing our ambitions, commitments, and targets program, ensuring we take a focused and measurable approach. As we formalise the strategy and approach in 2025, we will continue to maintain an open dialogue with stakeholders to ensure society’s expectations inform our actions. We also continue to develop and invest in a global portfolio of nature-based solutions to help address climate change and nature loss, while generating positive outcomes for communities in the regions where we operate. Nature target program Our nature target program is a core component of our nature strategy, acknowledging the interconnectedness of the 4 natural realms – land, ocean, freshwater, and atmosphere – and their ties to biodiversity and society. Building on the work of our 2023 water target program, which was recognised externally as industry