By Nancy Hala, KnowledgeLeader contributing writer
Rio Tinto Group locates mines and processes the earth’s mineral resources – metals and minerals essential for making thousands of products. In this profile, Stephen Helberg, head of Corporate Assurance for Rio Tinto Group, discusses the importance of providing a combined assurance framework to the organisation, driven by top-down, risk-based analysis. In addition, Helberg describes the method used to assess the maturity of nine key building blocks of the internal audit function and how Rio Tinto successfully complies with multiple country-specific corporate governance regulations.