Rio Tinto, the leading global mining group headquartered in the UK, is a combination of Rio

Tinto plc, a London listed company, and Rio Tinto Limited, which is listed on the Australian
Securities Exchange. The history of this corporation dates back from 1905 by the appearance of
Consolidated Zinc Corporation with operation in Broken Hill, New South Wales (Australia). After
a lot of changes, in 1962, two corporations were formed at the same time: the Rio Tinto-Zinc
Corporation (RTZ) and the CRA Limited. From December 1995, RTZ and CRA were unified as a
dual listed company (DLC). Rio Tinto is formed. 

Rio Tinto’s activities are all over the world but are majorly represented in Australia and North
America. Its significant businesses are in South America, Asia, Europe and southern Africa. And,
they have five main product groups include: iron ore, copper, aluminium, diamonds & minerals
and energy together with two support groups: Technology & Innovation and Exploration. (see
the exhibit 1 below). And, and a variety of other metals and minerals, including nickel, potash,
lead and zinc, many of which are by products of other key operations in iron ore, copper,
energy, industrial minerals, aluminium and diamonds.

In operations, they try their best to use effectively the natural resources, minimize bad affects on
sources of land, water, biodiversity…as well as limit Greenhouse gas emissions, energy by using
a significant portfolio of hydro, nuclear and other renewable power sources in its energy mix.
Hence, in 2009, 70 per cent of used electricity was from low carbon sources, mainly hydro. In
2008, approach to biodiversity management in the littoral forests of Madagascar was regarded
as leading practice, or several investments in lower emissions and energy efficient technologies
are made…

For social wellbeing, they focus on safety, health, people, assurance and community
engagement and regional economic development…About economic prosperity, Rio Tinto have
policies of global operations, supply chains, bringing a lot of positive results.