Rio Tinto Group — Ethics Grade F

Rio Tinto Group receives an overall ethics grade of F (18/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Mining & Metals. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 10
• privacy: 90
• consumer: 55
• environment: 20
• humanRights: 5

Documented incidents (3)

• Juukan Gorge Destruction (high, 2020) — The company intentionally blew up two 46,000-year-old sacred Aboriginal caves in Western Australia to expand an iron ore mine, despite knowing their cultural and historical significance.
• Systemic Workplace Abuse (high, 2022) — An external review found evidence of systemic bullying, sexual harassment, and racism within the company's global operations, with nearly 30% of women reporting sexual harassment.
• Jadar Mine Opposition (medium, 2022) — Massive protests in Serbia led to the revocation of the company's lithium mining licenses due to catastrophic environmental risks to land and water quality in the Jadar valley.

Documented good deeds

• ELYSIS Technology Joint Venture — Developing carbon-free aluminum smelting technology which emits oxygen instead of CO2, aiming for commercial scale by 2024.

Ethical alternatives

• Fortescue Metals Group — Stronger commitment to Indigenous relations and green hydrogen development.