Insight - Rio’s report may boost cost of energy transition

It was no doubt a courageous decision by Rio, the world’s biggest miner of iron ore and a top copper producer, to release a report that makes extremely uncomfortable reading, unveiling a culture riddled with sexual harassment, bullying and racism.

RIO Tinto’s decision to go public with a self-damning report into its workplace culture should be a watershed moment for a wider mining industry aiming to be seen as the “good guys”, helping to drive the world’s energy transition.

It was no doubt a courageous decision by Rio, the world’s biggest miner of iron ore and a top copper producer, to release a report that makes extremely uncomfortable reading, unveiling a culture riddled with sexual harassment, bullying and racism.