Muva nje, iRio Tinto Group imemezele ukusungulwa kwesikhungo sobuchwepheshe kanye nokusungula izinto ezintsha saseRio Tinto eChina eBeijing, ngenhloso yokuhlanganisa ngokujulile impumelelo ehamba phambili yesayensi nezobuchwepheshe yaseShayina namakhono ochwepheshe eRio Tinto kanye nokufuna izixazululo zobuchwepheshe ngokubambisana ezinseleleni zebhizinisi.
Isikhungo sezobuchwepheshe kanye nokusungula izinto ezintsha saseRio Tinto eShayina sizibophezele ekwethuleni kangcono ikhono lokusungula izinto ezintsha kwezobuchwepheshe laseShayina emisebenzini yebhizinisi yomhlaba wonke yaseRio Tinto, ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukubaluleka kwayo okubalulekile, okungukuthi, ukuba ngumqhubi ongcono kakhulu, ukuhola intuthuko enhle kakhulu, ukusebenza kahle kwezemvelo, ezenhlalo kanye nokuBusa (ESG) nokuthola ukuqashelwa emphakathini.
Umphathi weNigel, usosayensi oyinhloko weRio Tinto Group, uthe: “Ngesikhathi sisebenza nabalingani baseShayina esikhathini esidlule, sizuze kakhulu ekuthuthukisweni okusheshayo kwamakhono obuchwepheshe eShayina. Manje, siqhutshwa ukusungula izinto ezintsha kwezobuchwepheshe, iShayina isingene esigabeni esisha sentuthuko esezingeni eliphezulu. Sijabule kakhulu ukuthi isikhungo sobuchwepheshe kanye nokusungula izinto ezintsha saseShayina eRio Tinto sizoba ibhuloho lokuthi siqinise ukubambisana kwezobuchwepheshe neShayina.”
Umbono wesikhathi eside wesikhungo sobuchwepheshe kanye nokusungula izinto ezintsha saseRio Tinto China ukuba ngesinye sezikhungo zomhlaba wonke zocwaningo kanye nokuthuthukiswa kweRio Tinto Group, siqhubeke nokukhuthaza ukusungula izinto ezintsha kwezimboni, futhi sinikeze izixazululo zobuchwepheshe ezinseleleni ezahlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu, ukukhiqizwa okuphephile, ukuvikelwa kwemvelo, ukunciphisa izindleko kanye nokuthuthukiswa kokusebenza kahle.