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To ensure we remain strong now and in the future, we’ve been deepening our focus on operational excellence, learning from how we execute of our projects, scaling up our decarbonisation program, and strengthening our work culture.

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Supporting our people through parental leave

Taking parental leave is a milestone in employees’ personal and professional lives. Rio Tinto’s global Paid Parental Leave policy offers 4.5 months’ leave at full pay for all employees following birth or adoption.

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However, taking parental leave may be met with mixed feelings, and can be challenging. As part of our commitment to creating an inclusive culture for everyone, we’ve developed guidance materials to better support both employees and their leaders, before, during and after parental leave, to help make the transitions positive. The guidance reflects the lived experience of our people, and is designed to help employees and leaders navigate the to-dos, the logistics and the overall journey together. It’s one of the ways we are working to remove barriers to inclusion and create an environment where everyone, everywhere, feels safe, respected and included to thrive. 

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SPS boosts bauxite production

Our Amrun mine in Australia has hit production capacity for the first time since the mine began operating, breaking monthly production records 3 times in 2024 and opening up new international export markets.

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Here’s how they did it:

  • Our Safe Production System (SPS) and Asset Management Uplift programs helped the team focus on how they could improve materials handling, throughput and shutdowns.
  • Kaizen (problem solving) best practice events generated ideas to improve plant flow by 6%, to eliminate shutdown losses entirely since March, and have the potential to improve port capacity by 10% by focusing on vessel turnaround time.
  • A site culture that’s committed to solving problems, standardised processes, and building the skills of frontline teams in shutdowns and asset management to achieve predictable performance.
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