ABSTRACT
The mining industry has a very community-specific impact on stakeholders. While many of the stakeholders impacted by the mining industry are within specific communities, stakeholders involved with or impacted by mining also include an array of other profiles. Input from stakeholders along supply and value chains will be increasingly crucial as mining faces the industry risks and opportunities that can accompany such meta-trends as freshwater scarcity and climate change. In addition, stakeholder engagement has been used by mining to mitigate negative social and environmental impacts of mining. Rio Tinto uses media and interactive communications with a variety of stakeholders to gain feedback and keep stakeholders such as investors, government and corporate relations, local communities, suppliers and employees informed of their environmental monitoring and reporting. Adding to the integrity of its approach to these issues, Rio Tinto has also established an external panel to review its sustainability reporting.
