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Glencore plc vs RIO TINTO

On overall TruNorth grade, Glencore plc scores higher (Glencore plc: B, RIO TINTO: F). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

B
Glencore plc
59.7/100
F
RIO TINTO
31.8/100

Political donations

Glencore plc

FEC: $131K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 5 executive donors.

RIO TINTO

FEC: $25K PAC donations; 86% to Republican, 14% to Democratic committees.

Environment

Glencore plc

Carbon Majors database (Heede 2024): investor-owned coal producer responsible for 0.66% of all industrial GHG emissions since 1854 (1.01% since 1988).

RIO TINTO

water pollution violation: $68.3M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Labor

Glencore plc

EITI (Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative) supporting company since 2011 — publicly discloses payments to host governments and beneficial-ownership data.

RIO TINTO

163 federal penalties totaling $116.7M since 2000 (Violation Tracker). Supply-chain signals: CHRB 19.8/26; AU MS statement; EITI supporter.

DEI

Glencore plc

EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2017, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 521 US employees — 39.2% women, 41.3% racial/ethnic minorities; management 21.2% women, 10.6% minorities.

RIO TINTO

No public record found.

Charity

Glencore plc

No public record found.

RIO TINTO

No public record found.

Animal testing

Glencore plc

No public record found.

RIO TINTO

No public record found.

Firearms

Glencore plc

No public record found.

RIO TINTO

No public record found.

Privacy

Glencore plc

No public record found.

RIO TINTO

No public record found.

Executive pay

Glencore plc

No public record found.

RIO TINTO

No public record found.

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