
Rio Tinto WA Future Fund
Sam Walsh, CEO, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and WA Future
Fund Chair speaks about the success of the Future Fund in WA
The Rio Tinto WA Future Fund was set up in 2001 to enhance community investment activities of various Rio Tinto business in Western Australia. Its objective is a stronger and more sustainable Western Australian community.
The Future Fund concentrates on a small number of large, state-wide partnerships. It focuses on four priority areas -the environment, health, education, and culture.
Since it was established, the Future Fund has entered into 34 partnership agreements with a range of Western Australian organisations.
The $12 million committed by the Fund during this time has been leveraged into more than $32 million worth of community projects.
Click here to download the Future Fund Guidelines
For a list of the Future Fund's partnership visit The Big Picture.













