RIO TINTO LTD

The Audit & Risk Committee monitors

the effectiveness of the GIA function

throughout the year at its meetings. During

2024, the function continued its journey to

mature GIA to a “trusted adviser level” and

embedding the improvements initiated in

2023, demonstrating improvements in the

function’s effectiveness and delivery.

We are satisfied that the quality, experience

and expertise of GIA are appropriate for the

business and that GIA was objective and

performed its role effectively. We are

satisfied that GIA is appropriately resourced.

We also monitored management’s response

to internal audits during the year. We are

satisfied that improvements are being

implemented promptly in response to GIA

findings, and believe that management

supports the effective working of the

GIA function.