Introduction
Since May 2020, the Rio Tinto organization has been in the news for blasting Juukan
Gorge, which the Aboriginal people considered culturally sacred containing two rock
accommodations of impressive ethnographic, archaeological and cultural consequence. Amongst
these shelters indicates had proof that the history of its nonstop residence courting back 46,000
years, which makes it’s an international and national milestone (Wirth et al., 2016). It violated
the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura (PKKP) an important part of an individual's living
culture. Their grief over the loss is indescribable, as the committee personally experienced this
situation while on the ground. The community had discussions with Rio Tinto in 2013 regarding
the plans to blast the place to start iron mining after preserving some of the artefacts on the
heritage site. The story highlighted in the financial times painted an image of an organization
trying to balance ethical and business interests but has found it complicated (Southalan, 2021).
While pursuing profits that will benefit the organization and the community in the form
of jobs and better lives, the company needs to balance the areas that the community is willing to
forego to the mining company with no conflict of interest (Tout, 2020). Due to the blasting of the
Juukan Gorge without adequate consultation from the local community, indigenous groups,
Australian politicians, and investors reacted with fury compelling the resignation of three
executives, including the CEO, Jean-Sebastien Jacques. According to the (Hunt, 2020), cultural
diversity and heritage had not been accorded the respect they deserve since they are hard to
measure and the fact that they remain diffuse. The discussion will analyse the organization's
ethical issues using rational ethics arguments and the ethical decision-making framework.
Company overview
Rio Tinto is an Anglo-Australian mineral resource company headquartered in the UK.
The company was originated in 1873, Spain. Currently, the organization is among the top three
iron ore producers inside the globe and also participates in copper, aluminium, energy,
diamonds, gold, industrial minerals and other businesses (Reynen, 2018). From 1962 and 1997,
the enterprise alliance with several powerful mining organizations and in 2000 successfully
attained the northern Australian mining organization as well as became a comprehensive
frontrunner in exploration, resource, mineral, processing and extraction (Pearson, 2020).
Company-controlled by Hamersley iron ore corporation limited. It is the second-largest iron ore
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