Majority of Rio Tinto shareholders reject executives’ pay packages
Jean-Sebastien Jacques quit in 2020 after the mining giant destroyed 46,000-year-old rock shelters in Australia
06 May 2021 - 17:01
Melbourne — A majority of Rio Tinto's shareholders rejected the global miner's executive pay packages on Thursday, in a backlash over its destruction in 2020 of ancient rock shelters in Western Australia.
Rio Tinto blasted 46,000-year-old rock shelters at Juukan Gorge last May to expand an iron ore mine, sparking condemnation from investors, politicians, its own staff and the wider community...
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