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We work in remote locations and sensitive environments, our activities have the potential to cause harm through pollution or land disturbance, and we have a significant carbon footprint.</span></p> <p>We know that the way we produce these products is just as important as the minerals and metals themselves. We recognise the responsibility we are entrusted with and see ourselves as long-term stewards of natural resources, including land and water, and the ecosystems they support.</p> <p> Our commitment to understanding and mitigating the risks and impacts of our operations extends from the very beginning of an operation’s life to beyond closure. More immediately, we are accelerating action to reduce our carbon emissions and investing to help reduce emissions generated by the use of our products. We have an important role to play.</p> <p>Wherever we work, we continually partner with Indigenous and local communities to improve our natural resource management practices to minimise our impact on the environment. For example, every year, at the <a href="/en/operations/canada/diavik">Diavik</a> Diamond Mine, in Canada’s Northwest Territories, we bring together biologists and members from the local Indigenous communities to sample the water and assess the fish. And in Australia, at our <a href="/en/operations/australia/weipa">Weipa</a> operations in Far North Queensland, we are working with Traditional Owners and Local Aboriginal People to rehabilitate land using ancient seeds to make sure the right plants are grown in the right areas. These plants will be used for medicine, food and ceremonies.</p> <p>At our managed operations, we apply internal standards and practices that are in line with – and sometimes go beyond – international and local regulations and permits, as well as the requirements of relevant industry associations such as the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.icmm.com/" target="_blank" title="Opens in new window">ICMM</a>. Our standards clearly articulate what we require from our sites in terms of biodiversity and ecosystem services management, air and water emissions control and waste management. We have assurance processes against these standards, local regulations and international certifications such as <a href="/en/news/stories/what-makes-our-copper-blush">Copper Mark</a> and <a href="/en/news/stories/five-reasons-love-aluminium">Aluminium Stewardship Initiative</a> (ASI).</p> <p>We know we have more to do, but from the Pilbara in Western Australia, to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia to Saguenay-Lac-St. Jean, in Quebec, Canada, we are committed to protecting the land, water, ecosystems and environments where we explore and operate.</p> <h2>Partnerships</h2> <p>We often work in partnership to learn from others and continually improve our processes and techniques. By combining our knowledge, we ensure that our partnerships have lasting, measurable impact.</p> <p>We engage with global organisations – like the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.proteuspartners.org/" target="_blank" title="Opens in new window">Proteus Partnership</a>, a collaboration with the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.unep-wcmc.org/" target="_blank" title="Opens in new window">United Nations Environment Programme’s World Conservation Monitoring Centre</a> – to improve the way we avoid harming and mitigate risks to sensitive species and ecosystems. We also work with local organisations on mutually beneficial projects. <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.birdlife.org/news/2020/05/26/new-research-station-protects-madagascar-forest-from-the-inside-out/" target="_blank" title="Opens in new window">For example, in Madagascar, we partnered with Asity Madagascar</a> who work with Oxford Brookes University, in the UK, to establish the Ampasy Research Station, which acts as a community hub to support forest conservation, sustainable farming practices and ecotourism around the Tsitongambarika Forest, near our <a href="/en/operations/madagascar/qit-madagascar-minerals">QIT Madagascar Minerals</a> operation.</p> <p>At <a href="/en/operations/south-africa/richards-bay-minerals">Richards Bay Minerals</a>, our operation in South Africa, we have been pioneering sand dune rehabilitation for the past 40 years – testing, learning and improving as we go. Researchers of this work have published their learnings in more than 60 international scientific journal articles, allowing others to benefit from our experience.</p> <p>We are members of the ICMM: its Principles and their associated Performance Expectations provide member companies like ours with a framework for performance, particularly:</p> <ul> <li>Pursue continual improvement in environmental performance issues, such as water stewardship, energy use and climate change (Principle 6)</li> <li>Contribute to the conservation of biodiversity and integrated approaches to land use planning (Principle 7)</li> <li>Facilitate and support the knowledge-base and systems for responsible design, use, reuse, recycling and disposal of products containing metals and minerals (Principle 8)</li> </ul> <p>We are also founders and active members of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), and were the first aluminium producer to have our product ASI-certified as responsible throughout its lifecycle. We continue to actively participate in the review of the ASI standard on biodiversity and ecosystem services, contributing our knowledge and experience gained on the ground at our operations around the world.</p> <p>ASI certification was made possible with collaboration across the aluminium value chain, including <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.nespresso.com/" target="_blank" title="Opens in new window">Nespresso</a>, <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.fauna-flora.org/" target="_blank" title="Opens in new window">Flora & Fauna International</a> (FFI), <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.worldwildlife.org/" target="_blank" title="Opens in new window">World Wildlife Fund</a> (WWF) and the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.iucn.org/" target="_blank" title="Opens in new window">International Union on the Conservation of Nature</a> (IUCN).</p> <h2>Transparency</h2> <p><a href="/en/invest/reports/sustainability-report">We report externally</a> on our greenhouse gas and other air emissions, waste and tailings, along with our Group water stewardship practices. We are among the most transparent in our industry regarding our water risks, and we are focused on increasingly demonstrating our environmental performance through data and technology.</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="component container"> <div class="component-content" > <div class="component mlp-content-card rt-content-cards__wrapper rt-content-cards__wrapper--pioneer rt-no-margin--top"> <div class="component-content" > <div > <div class="rt-content-card rt-content-card--pioneer"><div class="rt-content-card--pioneer__image-wrapper"><div class="rt-content-card--pioneer__image responsive-image-cover responsive-image-cover"><img src="https://cdn-rio.dataweavers.io/-/media/content/images/sustainability/environment/rt-environment-qmm.jpg?rev=1d5750b592e841588e6ac8c361d61922&w=320&hash=4374B913FCBCC2DA569D61AF173BE957" alt="Local flora, QMM" sizes="(max-width: 320px) 320px, (max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 640px) 640px, (max-width: 767px) 800px, (max-width: 960px) 530px, 700px" srcset="https://cdn-rio.dataweavers.io/-/media/content/images/sustainability/environment/rt-environment-qmm.jpg?rev=1d5750b592e841588e6ac8c361d61922&w=320&hash=4374B913FCBCC2DA569D61AF173BE957 320w,https://cdn-rio.dataweavers.io/-/media/content/images/sustainability/environment/rt-environment-qmm.jpg?rev=1d5750b592e841588e6ac8c361d61922&w=480&hash=4F0CE3DB4BB6BBE70CD872730633DD98 480w,https://cdn-rio.dataweavers.io/-/media/content/images/sustainability/environment/rt-environment-qmm.jpg?rev=1d5750b592e841588e6ac8c361d61922&w=640&hash=3407DA9F770550DE19DD27CBC202814A 640w,https://cdn-rio.dataweavers.io/-/media/content/images/sustainability/environment/rt-environment-qmm.jpg?rev=1d5750b592e841588e6ac8c361d61922&w=800&hash=B1C83EACDD0BA6774D494B1BC6FBDD23 800w,https://cdn-rio.dataweavers.io/-/media/content/images/sustainability/environment/rt-environment-qmm.jpg?rev=1d5750b592e841588e6ac8c361d61922&w=700&hash=632039C90D243FF896341B4E0517DF97 700w" /></div></div><div class="rt-content-card--pioneer__content-wrapper"><h2 class="rt-content-card--pioneer__content-wrapper__title field-title">Restoring wetlands as big as 300 football fields</h2><div class="rt-content-card--pioneer__content-wrapper__content field-content"><span>At our </span><span><a href="/en/operations/madagascar/qit-madagascar-minerals"><span>QIT Madagascar Minerals</span></a></span><span> operation, we restore wetlands to replace the water management paddocks used during mining as the mine progresses. </span></div></div></div> </div> <div class="bottom-button"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="component toggle" data-properties="{"easing":"swing","speed":500,"expandOnHover":false,"expandedByDefault":false}"> <div class="component-content"> <details class="toggle-content clearfix"> <summary class="toggle-header" tabindex="0"> <span class="toggle-label"> More </span> </summary> <div class="component rich-text rt-content-block rt-content-block--grid"> <div class="component-content"> <div class="rt-content-column"><p>In a cyclone-prone area these wetlands serve as important flood attenuation systems. By closure, the wetlands’ total area will be the size of 300 football (soccer) fields, providing a home for birds, fish and other animals – like crocodiles – and supplying the local Antanosy people with plants used for crafts, fishing baskets and houses. </p></div> </div> </div> </details> </div> </div> <div class="component component rt-component rt-5050"> <div class="component-content" > <div class="rt-5050__cols"> <div class="rt-5050__col rt-5050__col-left"> <div class="rt-5050-image"> <div class="splide"> <div class="splide__track"> <ul class="splide__list"> <li class="splide__slide"> <img src="https://cdn-rio.dataweavers.io/-/media/content/images/invest/financial-reports/sustainability-report/rt-sustainability-reporting-2023.jpg?rev=feb605e038f04d809d8319672f7b63e3" alt="wave" /> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="rt-5050__col rt-5050__col-right"> <div class="rt-5050-content"> <div class="rt-section-heading"> <h2 class="rt-section-heading-title">Sustainability 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standardised set of controls and associated performance requirements and ensuring we are assessing the full breadth of potential environmental impacts in a consistent way across our business.</p> <p>As a forum member of the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://tnfd.info/" target="_blank" title="Opens in new window">Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)</a>, we have undertaken pilots of the prototype risk management and opportunity disclosure framework at our Simandou site in Guinea and at Greater Hope Downs in Australia. The final framework was released in September 2023.</p> <p>Through our membership with ICMM, we are engaging with our industry peers to develop mining sector-specific guidance for TNFD.</p> <p>We have also refreshed our approach to managing nature-related risk and are developing a pathway to increasing our environment-related disclosures in line with the requirements of TNFD.</p> <p>As part of the Health, Safety, Environment and Security Transformation Programme, we continue to improve how we manage our environmental data. Access to trusted and timely environmental data across all Saguenay–Lac-St-Jean sites is supporting decision making, meeting the growing demand for transparency and enabling us to set meaningful targets for continuous improvement in environmental performance. 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