Policy8 notes that we respect human rights and work with communities to create mutual
value throughout and beyond the life of our operations. Our Approach to Environmental
Management9 further elaborates on our actions to minimise and mitigate harmful effects
our operations may have.
Our global code of business conduct, The way we work,10 our Human Rights Policy11 and
voluntary commitments to initiatives such as the UN Global Compact 12 provide the
framework for our human rights approach which is consistent with the UN Guiding
Principles on Business and Human Rights.13
We believe that an effective response to climate change is best achieved by companies,
governments and society working together towards common goals, as demonstrated by
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our support for the Paris Pledge for Action. To this end we respectfully encourage the
Commission to consider focusing any recommendations from the National Inquiry on
collective solutions.
Sincerely,
Matthew Bateson
Head of Environment and Legacy Management
Health, Safety and Environment
8
http://www.riotinto.com/documents/RT_HSEC_policy.pdf
http://www.riotinto.com/documents/RT_Rio_Tintos_approach_to_environmental_management.pdf
10
http://www.riotinto.com/documents/20150728_RT_The_way_we_work_ENG.pdf
11
http://www.riotinto.com/documents/Human_rights_policy.pdf
12
https://www.unglobalcompact.org/
13
http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/GuidingPrinciplesBusinessHR_EN.pdf
14
http://www.parispledgeforaction.org/
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