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‘Test for the board’: UK pension fund heaps pressure on Rio Tinto boss over Juukan Gorge blasts – The Guardian

Church of England retirement fund expresses deep concern and says mining giant is ‘under the spotlight’

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The Church of Englands pension board, which manages more than £2.8bn ($AU5bn) in retirement savings, has poured pressure on the board of Rio Tinto to take action against its chief executive over the global miners decision to blow up culturally significant 46,000-year-old rock shelters in Australia.
Speaking to the BBC on Wednesday, the pension boards director of ethics and engagement, Adam Matthews, stopped short of calling for CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques to be sacked but said investors felt a d…

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