Argyle diamonds underground mine opening, April 2013

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We're on a lifelong inclusion journey, continuously learning and growing with our people.

Though not where we want to be yet, we're committed to creating a culture where our people thrive at work and beyond, with a sense of belonging in a safe, respectful, and inclusive workplace.

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Our evolution... so far

Overview of everyday respect report - an independent workplace culture report, and its importance. It created 26 recommendations, all of which we are implementing.

People inspire our progress, internal survey with close to 36,000 employees giving feedback.

Everyone belongs at Rio, we strive to have an inclusive workforce.

Supporting a diverse workforce

We're committed to an inclusive environment where all of our people feel respected and comfortable to be themselves at work. We want all voices to be heard and all cultures respected. Not just because it's the right thing to do, but because a diverse workplace is good for our business, and essential to our success.

Though our global team works across many cultures and places, our values – care, courage and curiosity – guide how we work and how we treat each other, at all levels of our business, around the world.

  • Care

    We act with care by prioritising the physical and emotional safety and wellbeing of those around us. We respect others, build trusting relationships and consider the impact of our actions. We look for ways to contribute to a better future for our people, communities and the planet.

  • Courage

    We act with courage by showing integrity, speaking up when something is not right and taking decisive action when needed. We are not afraid to try new things. We respond positively in difficult situations and demonstrate commitment to achieving shared goals.

  • Curiosity

    We act with curiosity by inviting diverse ideas and collaborating to achieve more together than can be done alone. We are continuously learning, creatively looking for better and safer ways of doing things. We draw inspiration from others and the world around us.

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Achieving gender balance

Having an inclusive and diverse workforce is a competitive advantage. It will enable us to find better ways to do things and ensure that we reflect the communities where we work.

Our diversity is increasing, due in no small part to dedicated programs that recruit, train and support women to succeed in our business. But we still have progress to make to be where we want to with gender diversity.

  • Our actions | evolution | journey | finding better ways to get the balance equal

    In 2022, We hired 2,982 women in the last 12 months, an 18% increase on 2021.

    In 2022 we recruited our biggest Grad cohort yet with 265 roles, 53.2% were women.

    In 2021, we launched our annual Women in Leadership programme.

    In 2022 we further reduced our equal pay gap compared to 2021, which is now 1% in favour of men.

    In 2022, our gender pay gap was just over 1% in favour of women, consistent with previous years.< /p>

    Pay Equity report

Here from people at Rio Tinto

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An agent for change

Advocating for change from within the mining industry
Aida is a tailings and dams engineer at Marandoo

Using our heads to improve our tails

Meet one of the engineers helping to rethink how we manage mining tailings
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Training the palmy paparazzi

Meet the engineer supporting conservation by teaching computer models how to find rare birds

Indigenous opportunities and representation

We are committed to Indigenous peoples having a stronger voice across our business. We recognise that we have more work to do to increase representation in professional and leadership roles.

  • Our actions | evolution | journey

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    We are one of the largest employers of Indigenous Australians, with more than 1,500 Indigenous employees and contractors working across our Australian business.

    In Australia, 15% of the graduate intake (up from 10% in 2021) and 2.2% of our

Find your next opportunity with Rio Tinto

Our future success begins with choosing the right people to help us find better ways to produce materials the world needs. Browse our job listings and join our talent network to take the first step to joining us.