Sustainable development workshop - Rio Tinto

1 Sustainable development workshop Joanne Farrell, Matthew Bateson, Laurel Green and Helen Newell Sustainable development workshop London 2016 21 October 2016 Rio Tinto Kennecott inland sea shorebird reserve 2016, Rio Tinto , All Rights Reserved Cautionary statement This presentation has been prepared by Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited ( Rio Tinto ). By accessing/attending this presentation you acknowledge that you have read and understood the following statement. In this presentation all figures are US dollars unless stated otherwise. Forward-looking statements This document contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of the Rio Tinto Group.

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6 2 2016, Rio Tinto , All Rights Reserved Injury frequency rates Per 200,000 hours worked 3 Safety is fundamental to our business Whilst we have achieved our lowest ever injury rates, we are yet to achieve a fatality-free year We are focused on reducing injury rates and eliminating fatalities Health, Safety & Environment elevated to Executive Committee level in 2016 2016, Rio Tinto , All Rights Reserved 4 Leadership and culture Critical risks and controls Systems and technology Learning and communication Safety our strategy 2016, Rio Tinto , All Rights Reserved Four key focus areas Critical risk management Learning critical lessons from fatal and potential fatal incidents Process safety Contractor safety 5 Safety current priorities Critical risk management Layered system of verifications Front Line workers use critical control checklists before beginning critical work 2016, Rio Tinto , All Rights Reserved 6 Process Safety Three facets.

7 Process safety governance structures improved understanding of process safety hazards process safety standard with common set of requirements for managing technical complexities of process safety risk 2016, Rio Tinto , All Rights Reserved 7 The way we work The way we work symbolises what we stand for as a business It makes clear how we behave according to our values of respect, integrity, teamwork and accountability 2016, Rio Tinto , All Rights Reserved Material risk management and health critical control monitoring plans Mental health Vector borne and infectious diseases Improving health reporting Health risk advisory panel R ssing epidemiological study Learning and communication 8 Health current priorities Dampier Salt R U OK?

8 Day Mosquito 2016, Rio Tinto , All Rights Reserved Accreditation, membership and reporting Rio Tinto is assessed and included in a number of sustainability leadership indices: Dow Jones Sustainability Index FTSE4 Good Index ACSI Leading We are a member of leading sustainability associations, including: ICMM International Emissions Trading Association We have helped shape and participate in voluntary supply chain and transparency initiatives: Responsible Jewellery Council Aluminium Stewardship initiative Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative We participate in or are accredited under a number of voluntary schemes, including.

9 ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 Global Reporting Initiative 9 Rio Tinto supports and is a member of the following organisations 2016, Rio Tinto , All Rights Reserved 10 Environment strategy Maintain compliance at the right cost Look forward and prepare the business Minimise our liabilities Hazard identification and risk analysis Environment controls Incident identification, reporting, investigation Long-term focus of engagement with regulators and communities Horizon scanning Risk-focused external advocacy Stakeholder engagement HSEC in Design Innovation Design for closure Progressive rehabilitation Contaminated sites management Biodiversity mitigation hierarchy 2016, Rio Tinto , All Rights Reserved 11 Environment biodiversity.

10 Our journey 2009 Rio Tinto goal of NPI for all very high & high biodiversity value sites by 2015 2014 Rio Tinto biodiversity management workshop 2016 Redefining biodiversity management 2012 Internal target to have: biodiversity action plans in place and in progress by 2015 2005 Land stewardship standard 2007 IUCN assists Rio Tinto to conduct group-wide biodiversity values assessment 2015 Release of new land disturbance & rehab control standard 2004 Rio Tinto announces biodiversity strategy and goal of NPI 2016, Rio Tinto , All Rights Reserved 12 Biodiversity.