Muva nje, i-Rio Tinto Group imemezele ukusungulwa kwesikhungo sezobuchwepheshe kanye nokuqanjwa kwe-Rio Tinto China e-Beijing, ngenhloso yokuhlanganisa ngokujulile impumelelo yase-China ehamba phambili ye-R & D yesayensi nezobuchwepheshe namandla ochwepheshe e-Rio Tinto kanye nokufuna ngokubambisana izixazululo zobuchwepheshe ezinseleleni zebhizinisi.
Isikhungo sezobuchwepheshe kanye nokusungula sase-Rio Tinto sase-China sizibophezele ekwethuleni kangcono ikhono lokusungula izinto zobuchwepheshe lase-China emisebenzini yebhizinisi ye-Rio Tinto yomhlaba wonke, ukuze kuthuthukiswe amasu abalulekile, okungukuthi, ukuba ngumqhubi ongcono kakhulu, ukuhola intuthuko enhle kakhulu, ukuba nemvelo enhle kakhulu, ezenhlalakahle kanye nemvelo. Ukusebenza kokubusa (ESG) nokuthola ukuqashelwa komphakathi.
U-Nigel steward, usosayensi omkhulu we-Rio Tinto Group, uthe: “Enqubweni yokusebenzisana nabalingani baseShayina esikhathini esedlule, sizuze kakhulu ekuthuthukisweni okusheshayo kwe-China yamakhono ezobuchwepheshe.Manje, iqhutshwa ukuqanjwa kabusha kwezobuchwepheshe, iChina ingene esigabeni esisha sokuthuthuka kwekhwalithi ephezulu.Sijabule kakhulu ngokuthi isikhungo sase-Rio Tinto sase-China sizoba ibhuloho lethu lokuqhubeka nokujulisa ukubambisana kwezobuchwepheshe neChina.”
Umbono wesikhathi eside wesikhungo sobuchwepheshe sase-Rio Tinto China kanye nesikhungo sokusungula ukuthi sibe ngesinye sezikhungo zomhlaba wonke ze-R & D ze-Rio Tinto Group, siqhubeke nokukhuthaza ukusungulwa kwezimboni, futhi sinikeze izixazululo zobuchwepheshe ezinselele ezihlukahlukene, kuhlanganise nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, ukukhiqizwa okuphephile, ukuvikelwa kwemvelo, ukunciphisa izindleko kanye nokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle.