Rio Tinto faces $84bn shareholder revolt over membership of Minerals Council

Global shareholders file motion calling for rethink on membership of coal lobby groups The voice of Australia's coal lobby is under renewed threat as the country's second biggest miner, Rio Tinto, faces a shareholder revolt over its membership of lobby groups including the Minerals Council of Australia and the role it plays in Australia's climate and energy debate. Global investors worth $84bn have joined together to file a shareholder motion calling on Rio Tinto to rethink its membership of the...