RIO is designing new reporting mechanisms for its employees and training modules for top leaders to spot “unacceptable” behaviours in the workplace.

The facility is expected to be located within an existing industrial area on the Gulf Coast of the state of Texas and targeted to be operational in financial year 2025.

The agreement comes as Germany looks to speed up its collaboration for green hydrogen production with Australia.

A tight labour market in Western Australia, along with covid-19-related border closures, has hit production at mining firms operating in the state.

The project is expected to enable an increase in production of more than one million tonnes each year.

Australia generates most of its power using coal, and outages at some aging facilities amid colder-than-usual weather have contributed to the squeeze.