"The ICC Business Charter for Sustainable Development has provided an excellent
touchstone from which Rio Tinto has developed its own policies and procedures
in the field of environmental protection and performance. It has been extremely
useful in helping formulate our approach to sustainable development, both internally
around the Group and externally to demonstrate our commitment to sound environmental
performance. Rio Tinto's Statement of Business Practice - makes specific commitment
to this ICC Charter in the environmental field of Rio Tinto's policies.
"Rio Tinto's target
is that all of its 61 operations across 20 countries will implement ISO 14001
or an equivalent environmental management system by 2002. We are on track: 41%
have implemented ISO 14001 and a further 48% are in the process of implementing
a system. Our Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Policy is based upon:
- Building from a foundation
of compliance with applicable laws, regulations and voluntary commitments;
- Seeking continuing improvement
through setting and reviewing targets, assessing and reporting performance
and using best available practices appropriate to local conditions;
- Contributing to the
development of sound legislation and regulations;
- Fostering a better understanding
of HSE issues pertinent to the Group's activities.
"We see the way ahead
for 2000 and beyond as including the implementation of programs to improve the
safety culture of the Group to meet our goal of zero injuries and developing
tools to improve the consistent application of best practice across the Group
including the development of guidelines for environmental and social impact
assessment and risk assessment. Rio Tinto is one of the group of mining companies
examining the role of mining in the context of sustainable development through
the Global Mining Initiative (GMI) and is expanding its external assurance programs
through improvements to verification programs and dialogue with stakeholders."
Contact:
Alan Emery
Director for Health, Safety and Environment
Rio Tinto
Tel. +442077532183
E-mail Click here to send a mail.
Visit Rio Tinto's web pages
at www.riotinto.com
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