Rio Tinto publishes board review of cultural heritage management
23 Agosto 2020 - 7:45PM
Business Wire
Rio Tinto today published the board review of cultural heritage
management, following the destruction of the Juukan rockshelters in
May 2020 (https://www.riotinto.com/news/inquiry-into-juukan-gorge).
The review details what elements of Rio Tinto’s systems,
decision-making processes and governance failed to work as they
should have and sets out recommendations to prevent a similar
incident occurring in the future.
The board review builds on Rio Tinto’s submission to the Inquiry
by the Australian Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Northern
Australia. While the submission sets out details of Rio Tinto’s
relationship with the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura people
(PKKP) from 2003 to 2020 and the circumstances that led to the
events that occurred in the Juukan Gorge, the board review
addresses why it happened and how Rio Tinto can improve internal
processes and practices within Iron Ore and across Rio Tinto.
The board review concluded that while Rio Tinto had obtained
legal authority to impact the Juukan rockshelters, it fell short of
the Standards and internal guidance that Rio Tinto sets for itself,
over and above its legal obligations. The review found no single
root cause or error that directly resulted in the destruction of
the rockshelters. It was the result of a series of decisions,
actions and omissions over an extended period of time, underpinned
by flaws in systems, data sharing, engagement within the company
and with the PKKP, and poor decision-making.
The review details a number of areas where Rio Tinto can
improve, strengthen or amend practices, work culture and
governance, including:
- Strengthening communities and heritage systems, processes and
teams within operations to ensure that heritage issues are accorded
equivalent priority alongside safety and operational performance.
This includes improved processes for escalating heritage issues to
more senior decision-making levels and the need for a greater
prioritisation of partnerships and relationships with Traditional
Owners and First Nations people from senior operational leaders and
teams;
- Strengthening oversight of operational, communities and
heritage practices and performance by establishing a new Social
Performance function reporting to the Group Executive, HSE,
Technical and Projects. This aims to ensure that communities and
heritage issues are managed with the same rigour and discipline as
applies to health, safety and the environment. This team will
regularly review the operational performance of communities and
heritage at Rio Tinto’s global operations in accordance with our
standards and provide best practice sharing and knowledge;
- Strengthening the Group’s audit capability through the
introduction of more effective internal audits to ensure
conformance with Rio Tinto and independent International Heritage
Standards and Guidelines; and
- Strengthening board oversight and assurance to enhance
governance and overall accountability.
In light of the findings of the review, the board has decided
that J-S Jacques, chief executive; Chris Salisbury, chief executive
of Iron Ore; and Simone Niven, Group Executive, Corporate
Relations, will not receive a performance-related bonus for 2020
under the company’s Short-Term Incentive Plan (STIP). In addition,
J-S’s 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) award, that is due to
vest in the first half of 2021, will be reduced by £1 million
(subject to vesting). The rationale for this decision is outlined
in the Addendum to the review.
Simon Thompson, chairman of Rio Tinto, said “While the review
provides a clear framework for change, it is important to emphasise
that this is the start of a process, not the end. We will implement
important new measures and governance to ensure we do not repeat
what happened at Juukan Gorge and we will continue our work to
rebuild trust with the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura people.
“We fully recognise traditional owners must be treated as equal
partners which includes regular, open and respectful dialogue. We
look forward to continuing our engagement with the PKKP on a joint
initiative to learn the lessons from Juukan and to strengthen our
partnership.
“It is clear that no single individual or error was responsible
for the destruction of the Juukan rockshelters, but there were
numerous missed opportunities over almost a decade and the company
failed to uphold one of Rio Tinto’s core values – respect for local
communities and for their heritage. We are determined to learn,
improve and rebuild trust across various internal and external
partners. I look forward to working with J-S, Chris and Simone to
drive change and improvements in order to re-establish Rio Tinto’s
credentials and strengthen heritage management across the
business.”
The review findings complement and continue to inform Rio
Tinto’s ongoing cooperation with the Inquiry by the Joint Standing
Committee on Northern Australia. Rio Tinto also continues to
support the West Australian Government’s planned reform of the
Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA).
The review is available at
https://www.riotinto.com/news/inquiry-into-juukan-gorge.
Notes to editors
Based on last year’s STIP payments and the current share price,
the effect of these decisions is forecast to reduce the pay of each
individual (to be disclosed more fully in Rio Tinto’s 2020
remuneration report) as follows:
STIP *
LTIP**
J-S Jacques
£1,701,000
£1,000,000
Simone Niven
£525,000
N/A
Chris Salisbury
A$1,106,000
N/A
* Indicative figures, using 2019 actual STIP earned as a
proxy.
** Reduction to be applied to the vesting of the 2016 LTIP
award, subject to performance.
This announcement is authorised for release to the market by Rio
Tinto’s Group Company Secretary.
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