Rio Tinto continues to increase its contribution in Western
Australia to support local jobs and economies, with the company
boosting spending with local businesses near its operations by
almost 40 per cent from a year earlier.
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(L-R) Wesfarmers Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer Rob Scott (CEO Award winner), Rio Tinto
Iron Ore Chief Executive Simon Trott, Monadelphous Managing
Director Zoran Bebic (Supplier of the Year Award winner) and
Western Australian Premier Roger Cook. (Photo: Business Wire)
In 2023, Rio Tinto worked with more than 2,400 suppliers in
Western Australia and spent A$8.8 billion across the State. Of
this, A$875 million was spent supporting local businesses located
near its operations.
The company also increased its spend with WA Indigenous
businesses by 35 per cent in 2023, compared to the year prior, with
a record A$593 million spent.
In the Pilbara, Rio Tinto spent A$835 million with local
businesses, of this A$499 million was spent with Pilbara-based
Indigenous businesses. More than 80 per cent of these businesses
were Traditional Owner businesses.
Since 2018, Rio Tinto has increased its annual spend with
suppliers in Western Australia by 78 per cent, as part of the
company’s ongoing commitment to support the communities where it
operates.
Rio Tinto last night celebrated the contribution of its
suppliers at its second Supplier Recognition Awards night. The
awards recognise the company’s valued suppliers for their
outstanding performance and the contribution they make to the
company and the local community.
Any supplier or business that has worked for Rio Tinto across
its WA operations could be nominated for outstanding performance
and leadership across six categories. This year, around 200
supplier nominations were received, of which 18 finalists were
selected.
Two major awards were also celebrated on the night – the WA
Supplier of the Year and the Chief Executive Award.
Premier Roger Cook attended the event and presented the WA
Supplier of the Year award to Monadelphous, while Rio Tinto Iron
Ore Chief Executive Simon Trott presented the Chief Executive Award
to Wesfarmers.
Rio Tinto Iron Ore Chief Executive Simon Trott said, “We are
committed to sharing our success across the communities in which we
operate by providing businesses opportunities to support local jobs
for local people.
“We are proud of the momentum we have built over the last six
years to partner with more businesses in Western Australia. As we
invest in the future of our business and operations in Western
Australia, we will continue to create opportunities for
suppliers.
“In recognition of the important contribution suppliers make to
our business and the success of regional and local communities, we
were delighted to host around 700 people at our Supplier
Recognition Awards last night. My congratulations to all the award
winners and finalists for their outstanding work.”
Western Australian Premier Roger Cook congratulated the winners
and finalists for their work and their contribution to WA.
“Ensuring local businesses play a role in our resources sector
is vital to the ongoing strength of our economy and to local jobs
right across the State,” Premier Roger Cook said.
“My Government has put in place a range of initiatives to ramp
up local content on Government projects, and it is great to see
major companies like Rio Tinto increasing their local spend.”
Award winners
Award category
Description
Winner
Care, Courage and Curiosity
Business that shows alignment with Rio
Tinto’s core values and demonstrates how they place people at the
heart of their business, through a commitment to building safe,
respectful, and inclusive workplaces and culture.
SimCon Occupational Medicine
Local Engagement
Business that demonstrates a commitment to
investing in the local workforce in the regions where we operate in
WA and has made a positive impact on the wellbeing and value of the
community.
MundaMurra
Health & Safety
Business that demonstrates leading safety
performance on a WA site and contributes to making a safer site,
beyond their own scope of work.
Bunbury Drilling Company
Environmental Sustainability
Business that contributes to a reduction
in emissions across operations and supports us to achieve our ESG
objectives year on year. This includes sustainable initiatives,
products or services that positively impact, contribute to, or
encourage conservation, reduction, re-use and recycling.
Camco Engineering
Operational Excellence
Business that goes above and beyond to
tackle obstacles and deliver results safely, enhancing productivity
for Rio Tinto and demonstrates leading industry practice and
performance.
Hitachi Rail
Innovation Award
Business that shows use of an innovative
solution to overcome a challenge or obstacle which has been
beneficial to our WA operations, has demonstrated market leadership
through leveraging new technologies and services that drive
tangible business value for our operations.
Wallbridge Gilbert Aztec
WA Supplier of the Year award
Recognising strong performance across
multiple categories for West Australian business.
Monadelphous
Chief Executive Award
A business that has delivered excellent
outcomes to Rio Tinto across all areas of value and has
significantly changed our operational, social, and environmental
performance.
Wesfarmers
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