Additionally, the WA Aboriginal heritage act does not give traditional owners the right to veto or even object to the destruction of their important sites. Rio Tinto is the latest top miner to make key executive changes. They are supported by the mining industry. Rio Tinto CEO and two top execs stand down over Juukan Gorge debacle. Rio Tinto sacked chief executive Tom Albanese on Thursday and revealed a $14 billion writedown almost entirely on the value of his two most significant acquisitions, the … Langton said Rio must now build a workforce with greater local knowledge, better able to engage with traditional owners to “establish the kinds of cultural heritage protection mechanisms that were recommended to them”. “New leadership, new structures and new operating principles within the company are essential to preventing such catastrophes in the future.”. Mining companies are taking notice. Reprieve for sacked Qantas staff as Woolies, Telstra and Rio Tinto step forward to employ 20,000 laid off workers 20,000 Qantas employees have lost … Fallout from scandal over destruction of historic site risks spreading despite departure of CEO and two others ... to stay at the helm of Rio Tinto. Rio Tinto CEO stepped down following Juukan Gorge. Rio Tinto's chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques has been in charge of the company since 2016. The company destroyed the caves against the wishes of the of … Executives Chris Salisbury and Simone Niven will leave the company on Dec. 31. Rio Tinto CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques is under pressure to resign. In a statement, Rio Tinto president Simon Thompson said in a statement that “what happened in Zhucan was wrong.” He referred to the destruction of two rock shelters in Western Australia containing artifacts indicating that humans had occupied them for tens of thousands of years. They met with Jacques this week and are negotiating a permanent moratorium around mining at the site – and say they’ll continue to push for sector-wide changes. The agreements used by the three major mining companies – Rio Tinto, BHP and Fortescue Metals Group – are largely the same. A latex peel taken from the wall of the oldest rock shelter has been on display in the Brockman 4 administration building since 2014. All rights reserved. Bloomberg The futures of Mr Jacques, iron ore boss Chris Salisbury and … Of course, Rio was aware of … Bengaluru — Rio Tinto will cut the short-term bonuses of its CEO, Jean-Sébastien Jacques, and two other senior executives after a review of … "Rio Tinto must prioritise working with traditional owners, the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura people, to rebuild their relationship. Rio admitted that a huge number are still sitting in a non-airconditioned shipping container on a mining site in the Pilbara. The rock shelters' traditional owners had no comment to make on the Rio Tinto leadership changes, Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura Aboriginal Corp. said. This news comes less than a month after Rio Tinto CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques resigned in response to pressure from investors over the company’s avoidable destruction of a 46,000-year-old sacred Indigenous site in Australia. Earlier this week, the parliamentary inquiry said Rio had misled its members. Rio itself was increasingly run from its global headquarters in London – a move some market observers say left executives increasingly out of touch with what was happening on the ground in the Pilbara, the source of the rich iron ore that drives the company’s profits. A top Rio Tinto executive sacked over a suspect multimillion-dollar payment connected to the mining giant's African operations says the company had … Rio Tinto’s Chief Executive and two other high-ranking executives have stepped down amid the aftermath of the mining giant’s destruction of the Juukan Gorge caves. Rio Tinto’s share price fell almost 1% in Sydney on Friday. “It is a profound statement to say that senior executives did not know when the company has been aware since the early 00s of the significance of the caves.”. One of Rio’s biggest global investors, Aberdeen Standard International, said the company needed to work on rebuilding trust with its stakeholders. “The evidence received by the committee has made clear that the internal culture at Rio Tinto was a significant factor in the destruction of these sites,” inquiry chair, Queensland LNP MP Warren Entsch, said. Rio Tinto releases fourth quarter production results. Former Rio Tinto executive Alan Davies' services are still in strong demand despite being sacked by his former employer last year, with the Brisbane-born … In no way can this be called a satisfactory partnership or legal arrangement.”. Rio Tinto sacked chief executive Tom Albanese on Thursday and revealed a $14 billion writedown in connection with his two most significant acquisitions, the Alcan aluminium group and Mozambican coal. NFL Highlights History. Former Rio Tinto executive Alan Davies' services are still in strong demand despite being sacked by his former employer last year, with the Brisbane-born … ABC NEWS (Australia) ... Kirk Cousins sacked for second time. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? 2:06. Rio Tinto named Chief Financial Officer Jakob Stausholm as its next chief executive on Thursday. Rio Tinto taps insider Stausholm for CEO in surprise pick after cave destruction By Sonali Paul and Rashmi Ashok 17/12/2020 Third Covid vaccine set for … “FMG has a dubious history of engagement with Pilbara native title holders, specifically the Yindjibarndi people. 2016 - Eli Manning sacked by Corey Lemonier. Hong Kong (CNN Business)Rio Tinto (RIO) has found a new chief after a crisis this year led to the ouster of its top executive. “The nature of these agreements and how they are negotiated represents a systemic risk for investors that will not be mitigated by executive changes,” CEO Debby Blakey said. “But it is such a tragedy that we have to talk about the situation in these terms. But Wyatt won’t halt current mining company applications to destroy heritage under the WA act saying a moratorium was “a clumsy approach”. Entsch said he hoped other mining companies would make similar commitments. “We expect a level of transparency that will afford investors the confidence that cultural heritage is being managed appropriately so that stakeholders can be confident that similar oversights do not recur.”. Anthropologist Prof Glynn Cochrane, who spent 20 years implementing Rio Tinto’s social performance program, said: “It’s like blowing up the tomb of the unknown soldier and forgetting about the occupant.”, “The traditional owners can access their material at any time by request,” the company said. “Rio can now work with traditional owners to guarantee that its processes are appropriate for the protection of culturally important sites and that it has the right internal accountabilities,” chief executive Ian Silk said. Langton told ABC TV on Friday: “We’re [not] going to be satisfied with three scalps. Rio Tinto announced last month that Jacques would lose $3.5 million in bonuses and Salisbury and Niven around $700,000 each over the destruction in May of two rock shelters in Juukan George in Western Australia state that had been inhabited for 46,000 years. Rio … How about their utter incompetence in dealing with our cultural heritage?”. 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Shareholders are also seeking accountability from Fortescue. Traditional owners are not anti-economic development. I’m keen now for the board and the company to move on, learn the lessons that it needs to learn and become again the leader in those partnerships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people,” he said. New Rio Tinto boss Jakob Stausholm faces the first major test of his tenure as Rio chief executive, with the government of Mongolia renewing threats to … Rio Tinto chief sacked By Eyewitness News Rio Tinto chief executive Tom Albanese will be replaced after his disastrous 2007 acquisition. © 2021 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. (Will Russell/AAP Image via AP). “There needs to be a consistent theme of them showing that they are conscious of Aboriginal cultural heritage and its protection,” Lowe said of mining companies. CANBERRA, Australia -- Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques will leave the Anglo-Australian mining giant by March over the destruction of Australian Indigenous sacred sites to access iron ore, the company said on Friday. (Reuters: Toby Melville)Organisational weakness. Stausholm will assume the role on January 1, the same day outgoing CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques is slated to step down. Western Australian Greens senator Rachel Siewert said Rio’s decision should also put pressure on the federal and state governments to strengthen heritage protection laws. Mike Henry, BHP’s (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) chief executive officer, has been at the job only since January 2020. Rio Tinto's new CEO pledges to 'restore trust' after destruction of sacred Indigenous site By Michelle Toh , CNN Business Updated 5:08 AM ET, Thu December 17, 2020 "Rio Tinto now has the opportunity to address the necessary remediation, cultural heritage and risk processes with fresh eyes," ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson said in a statement. Australia’s biggest superannuation fund, the $175bn AustralianSuper, also sees the executive departures as merely a starting point. The political fallout is ongoing. “In engagement with us, FMG has been clear that it is happy for business to continue as usual. So there may be more changes.”. The executive sacked by Rio Tinto amid a corruption investigation plans to take legal action against the mining group.Alan Davies, chief executive of its energy and minerals division, was sacked … Guardian Australia revealed in June that the Western Australian government had granted BHP permission to destroy 40 Aboriginal heritage sites belonging to the Banjima people, in order to progress its South Flank development. Changes to the Environmental Protection, Biodiversity and Conservation (EPBC) Act will allow state governments to make the decision for nationally-listed cultural heritage places such as the Fitzroy River. With shareholders publicly urging Rio's board to dismiss or demote chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques and two of his senior executives at crisis meetings this … Rio Tinto sacked chief executive Tom Albanese on Thursday and revealed a $14 billion writedown almost entirely on the value of his two most significant acquisitions, the … Langton said the PKKP and other traditional owners in the Pilbara must be given the power to decide how they want their cultural materials stored and reparations should also be made in the form they demand. Mining giant Rio Tinto made headlines last week as it faces allegations of poisoning rivers in Papua New Guinea. “Significant stakeholders have expressed concerns about executive accountability for the failings identified,” Rio Tinto said in a statement. One of Australia’s biggest superannuation funds says the departure of CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques, head of iron ore Chris Salisbury, and corporate affairs chief Simone Niven won’t be enough to restore investor confidence. Jean-Sebastien Jacques is leaving Rio Tinto early next year after more than four years as CEO Two other senior executives, the heads of iron ore and corporate affairs, are also leaving The departures are in response to Rio Tinto's destruction of ancient Aboriginal cultural heritage sites in May this year THE executive sacked by Australian mining giant Rio Tinto over a controversial $13.8 million payment to a consultant to an African president is back in the mining game. “It is very much a part of the complex of problems that led to the destruction of the caves that the agreements are completely confidential and also include gag clauses. Mining giant Rio Tinto made headlines last week as it faces allegations of poisoning rivers in Papua New Guinea. The ACCR has also sought similar assurances from BHP. Rio Tinto destroyed the caves, in the Pilbara Desert in Western Australia, with government approval but against the objections of two peoples with deep … “The board has yet to adequately demonstrate to investors that they have appropriate governance and oversight arrangements in place to manage this risk.”. Published Thu, Sep 10 2020 8:40 PM EDT Updated Fri, Sep 11 2020 7:54 AM EDT. On Thursday, the mining giant named Chief Financial Officer Jakob Stausholm as CEO. Rio Tinto’s Chief Executive and two other high-ranking executives have stepped down amid the aftermath of the mining giant’s destruction of the Juukan Gorge caves. “We will continue to take an active interest in how these changes are implemented.”. Lowe welcomed the decision to replace the three executives. They just want to be able to protect their most significant cultural heritage sites,” council CEO Jamie Lowe said. As the dust settles on Friday’s announcement, questions remain about the safety of 7,000 artefacts salvaged from the Juukan Gorge site. “A more sophisticated approach is one that we have been adopting, and that is requiring genuine engagement between the proponents,” Wyatt said. “The loss of those executives I suspect was inevitable. Two years later they wrote-down the value of the assets by $3 billion. But I suspect those shareholders haven’t finished in respect of what they want to see from the board. The Western Australian government has promised to update Indigenous heritage laws that allowed Rio Tinto to legally destroy the sacred sites. How about the main problem? Entsch said Rio’s appearance before the inquiry raised more questions than it answered. “That left them exposed when this crisis occurred. Rio Tinto named Chief Financial Officer Jakob Stausholm as its next chief executive on Thursday, defying expectations it would pick an external candidate to … “The reason that a request must be made is because the facility is located on an active mine site. Rio Tinto announced the resignation of its CEO and two top lieutenants Friday over the mining giant's destruction of a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site to expand an iron ore mine in Australia. The company recognised its loss of engagement with Australia on Friday. We can repatriate anything and everything salvaged from PKKP country at any time should a request be made by the PKKP.”. Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques and two senior executives were last month stripped of $7 million in bonuses after an internal investigation found they must bear some responsibility for the destruction of 46,000-year-old Juukan Gorge rock shelters in Western Australia, one of the most significant archaeological sites in the nation. The parliamentary inquiry set up to investigate the debacle welcomed news of Friday’s resignations. In a statement, Rio Tinto president Simon Thompson said in a statement that “what happened in Zhucan was wrong.” He referred to the destruction of two rock shelters in Western Australia containing artifacts indicating that humans had occupied them for tens of thousands of years. “Our expectation is that oversight and accountability for cultural heritage management is elevated to the highest levels within Rio Tinto,” Aberdeen’s Camille Simeon said. Rio Tinto concluded in an internal review last month that there was “no single root cause or error that directly resulted in the destruction of the rock shelters.”, But internal documents revealed last week that Rio Tinto had engaged a law firm in case the traditional owners, the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura people, applied for a court injunction to save the rock shelters. Rio Tinto Group is an Anglo-Australian multinational and the world's second largest metals and mining corporation, behind BHP, producing iron ore, copper, diamonds, gold and uranium. Mining companies usually advise a vote against such shareholder resolutions, but BHP has left the door open to supporting it. Hong Kong (CNN Business)Rio Tinto (RIO) has found a new chief after a crisis this year led to the ouster of its top executive. That warning was echoed this week by ratings agency S&P which said investors would be looking for more than just technical compliance with the law. “Mining companies are on notice they do not have the social license to destroy First Nations peoples’ heritage and culture,” Siewert said. “If this is the behaviour of a company thought to have sector-leading standards, what is the risk another Juukan Gorge-type incident will happen again, without sector-wide reforms? “It’s very important that the most significant material taken from the destroyed sites is always available to the traditional owners, in a centre that’s dedicated to them,” Langton said. Jamie Lowe, chief executive of the National Native Title Council, which represents Australia's traditional owners of the land, said he had called on Rio Tinto to take more action than cutting executive bonuses. A subsequent release of hundreds of pages of documents in response to the inquiry’s questions revealed that Rio’s senior management hired lawyers to prepare for a potential injunction against the destruction of ancient rock shelters in Juukan Gorge, three days before they were destroyed. The WA treasurer and Aboriginal affairs minister, Ben Wyatt, also said Rio had lost connection with the Pilbara, where it generates 75% of its revenue. R io Tinto has sacked three senior executives, including the global CEO, as penance for destroying a 46,000-year-old archaeological and sacred site in … This news comes less than a month after Rio Tinto CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques resigned in response to pressure from investors over the company’s avoidable destruction of a 46,000-year-old sacred Indigenous site in Australia. Rio Tinto executives sacked over destruction of historic site Australian indigenous groups have welcomed the resignation of Rio Tinto's CEO and two top lieutenants over the mining giant's destruction of a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site to expand an iron ore mine in Australia. Ben Butler and Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques will step down by the end of March next year over a mounting backlash against the company’s decision to destroy ancient Aboriginal heritage sites in Western Australia. The Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura (PKKP) people are the native title holders for Juukan Gorge, where the ancient rock shelters were destroyed in May. By mutual agreement, Jacques will step down once a replacement has been appointed or on March 31, whichever happens sooner, the statement said. “I am also acutely aware of the need to restore trust with Traditional Owners and our other stakeholders, which I view as a key priority for the company,” he added. Rio Tinto releases fourth quarter production results MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said “We have delivered a strong safety and operational performance in the face of the significant global challenges of COVID-19. By the time Rio Tinto Group’s chairman, Simon Thompson, and non-executive directors talked on a late-night conference call Thursday, they’d spent a chastening two weeks in … On Thursday, the mining giant named Chief … He bought a house in Sydney. Rio Tinto Group CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques, Rio Tinto Chief Executive Iron Ore, Chris Salisbury and Corporate Relations Group Executive, Simone Niven are all stepping down in response to shareholder pressures for … Rio Tinto fires two of its top executives over $10.5 million in payments to a consultant who helped the company win rights to develop the world's largest … The University of Melbourne academic, Prof Marcia Langton, who has advised several companies on Indigenous engagement, says transparency is essential. Investors were expecting the mining giant would pick an external candidate. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. “We will continue to work with Rio Tinto in the aftermath of the Juukan Gorge disaster. After becoming CEO in 2016, Jacques cut the size of Rio’s Melbourne office, which is the company’s headquarters in Australia. Rio Tinto (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO… Jacques will leave the Anglo-Australian mining giant by March, 2021, over the destruction of the sacred sites, the company said on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. Sacked Rio Tinto exec hits back over Guinea bribery scandal Save Simandou in Guinea is believed to be one of the biggest undeveloped high-grade iron ore deposits in the world Our focus continues to rest heavily on preserving Aboriginal heritage and advocating for wide-ranging changes to ensure a tragedy like this never happens again," the corporation said in a statement. Capitol rioter allegedly tweeted he wanted to 'assassinate' AOC, President Joe Biden's inaugural parade to the Oval Office, FBI investigating explosion, graffiti at church known for anti-LGBT views, MyPillow Guy among the Trump acolytes picking up the torch, Biden’s agenda clashes with looming impeachment trial, Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques attends an annual general meeting in Perth, May 9, 2019. What we need to do is stop the destruction of sites.”, Available for everyone, funded by readers, Greenpeace report warns against granting licences to ‘deeply destructive’ industry with opaque oversight, and calls for global ocean treaty, Planning permission granted to Cumbria project that will extract 2.7m tonnes of coal per year, The Australian Mining and Exploration Council tells Juukan Gorge inquiry changes to strengthen laws would be an ‘over-reach’, The government introduced legislation in August to set up ‘one-stop shops’ at state level, before Samuel review of national laws was complete. “It is hard to argue that we have not been misled by Rio Tinto’s evidence to the inquiry when you look at what was said together with the documents the company has provided on notice,” Entsch told Guardian Australia. Top commodities trader and miner Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is waving its long-term boss Ivan Glasenberg good-bye. This isn’t a positive thing for Western Australia. Did Rio Tinto’s … Rio Tinto faces tough task to rebuild reputation Fallout from scandal over destruction of historic site risks spreading despite departure of CEO and... FT.com - Published on September 12, 2020 Rio Tinto CEO goes in “We cannot and will not allow this type of devastation to occur ever again,” the statement added. "Rio Tinto's purpose is to produce the materials essential to human progress and I remain deeply committed to this after the difficult times we have faced during 2020. Rio Tinto CEO steps down over destruction of 46,000-year-old Aboriginal caves. “Any company looking to develop a new project or expand an existing one will need to ensure all stakeholders are satisfied – above and beyond what government legislation stipulates you can or cannot do,” S&P said in a report to clients. Rio Tinto named Chief Financial Officer Jakob Stausholm as its next chief executive on Thursday, defying expectations it would pick an external candidate to … For its part, FMG said it does not have heritage “gag order” clauses in its agreements with traditional owners and does not support a moratorium on mining activity. Hesta’s concerns flow from revelations that many of the agreements between traditional owners and mining companies contain “gag clauses” preventing them from voicing concerns about heritage destruction. CANBERRA, Australia -- Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques will leave the Anglo-Australian mining giant by March over the destruction of Australian Indigenous sacred sites to access iron ore, the company said on Friday. MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said “We have delivered a strong safety and operational performance in the face of the significant global challenges of COVID-19. This contradicted Jacques’ earlier public statements that senior executives did not know just how important Juukan Gorge was until after it was destroyed. When the shareholders get involved, you often get a reaction from the board. Last modified on Sat 12 Sep 2020 21.13 EDT. NFL Highlights History. “We cannot and will not allow this type of devastation to occur ever again,” the PKKP Aboriginal council said. ABC NEWS (Australia) 2:16. Did Rio Tinto’s […] Rio Tinto has been contacted for comment regarding Entsch’s allegations. Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese has stepped-down as head of the world's second-largest mining group after a multi-billion writedown to the value of … “Rio Tinto’s purpose is to produce the materials essential to human progress and I remain deeply committed to this after the difficult times we have faced during 2020,” he said in a statement. Rio Tinto CEO and other top executives to step down after Australia cave blast review. Comments as recently as last year, coming from the chairman saying ‘That is not a community I’m going to empower with tens of millions of your cash’, demonstrate the company and board have a long way to go in understanding and valuing the intricacies of cultural heritage and the agency of traditional owners.”, It’s like blowing up the tomb of the unknown soldier and forgetting about the occupant. Rio Tinto’s share price fell almost 1% in Sydney on Friday. 0:12. A further 46 sites identified as sacred by the Banjima did not meet the threshold for the WA Aboriginal cultural materials committee to register them as a site, meaning they could be destroyed or damaged without permission. “The moratorium, proposed by people unfamiliar with the West Australian mining industry, is not supported by Fortescue as it would disempower local Aboriginal people in the Pilbara and limit the positive contribution the mining industry is making to the state and national economies, at a time when it is needed most,” the chief executive, Elizabeth Gaines, said. « 1 » … We need to make sure that there’s been no unconscionable conduct,” she said. Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) expenses have trended steadily lower from around $29.0 billion in 2016 to about $26.6 billion in 2018. Following the impairment charge, which included an additional $11 billion in asset write-downs, Chief Executive Officer of Rio Tinto, Tom Albanese stepped down from his post and left the company. 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