LONDON (dpa-AFX) - Rio Tinto (RTPPF.PK, RIO.L, RIO, RTNTF.PK) said it
increased its spend with suppliers and local businesses in Australia to more
than A$16.1 billion in 2023, as part of the company's ongoing commitment to
support communities where it operates.

This was an increase of 5 per cent on the previous year and was spent with more
than 5,800 businesses, including Australian owned and operated businesses and
locally owned and managed branches of global companies. The spend helped support
tens of thousands of Australian jobs and delivered a significant economic
contribution to communities across the country, the company said in a statement.

As part of the spend, more than A$727 million was spent with 168 Indigenous
businesses across Australia - an increase of 29 per cent on the year before.

There was also a 25.5 per cent increase in spending with local businesses across
Australia to A$1.2 billion.



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