We do not offer or pay bribes, no matter where we operate, no matter what the situation is, and no matter who is involved. Nor do we allow our agents or intermediaries to do so. Bribery is where someone is persuaded by gifts, payments or other personal favours to behave improperly, to do something that they should not do, or to not do something that they should do. It is also where someone wants a payment, even a small one, to do what they ought to do.
We never accept or take bribes. We do not demand or accept any financial or other favour from anyone else for doing our job, or to persuade us to behave improperly, to breach our duties to Rio Tinto, or as a reward for doing so.