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Sustainability

Sustainability is integral to how we contribute to social value creation. It is core to our strategy and sits at the heart of everything we do.

We put health and safety first, aim to be environmentally responsible, respect human rights and support the communities where we operate. Sustainability is a core part of who we are and what we do at BHP. We are determined to make a positive difference.

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Environment

We acknowledge that the nature of our operations can have significant environmental impacts. Additionally, we depend on obtaining and maintaining access to environmental resources such as land and water.
Communities

We believe we are successful when we work in partnership with communities to achieve long-term social, environmental and economic outcomes.
People

Our global workforce is the foundation of our business and we believe that supporting the wellbeing of our people and promoting an inclusive and diverse culture are vital for maintaining a competitive advantage.
Indigenous peoples

Indigenous peoples are critical partners and stakeholders for BHP.
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Human rights

We believe respecting human rights and contributing to the positive realisation of rights is important to the sustainable operation of our business.
Ethics and Business Conduct

Every day, BHP works hard to deliver the resources that are the building blocks of an ever-changing world. While what we achieve is important, so is how we achieve it.

We also believe sustainability includes playing an appropriate role in addressing global issues such as climate change, supporting and respecting human rights and advocating for social change such as by supporting the rights of Indigenous peoples.

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Safety and Health

Our highest priority is the safety of our operations, and the health of our people.
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Tailings Storage Facilities

At BHP, our purpose is to bring people and resources together to build a better world.
Value Chain 

As a leading global resources company, we strive to work with our customers, suppliers and other value chain participants to promote sustainable practices across the full life cycle of our products.

The resources life cycle of exploration and production through to rehabilitation and closure requires us to operate our assets over many decades. This means the long-term health of BHP’s business is directly dependent on the long-term health of society and the natural environment.

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Climate change

Our purpose, our strategy and our position and commitments on climate change provide a clear direction for our climate change strategy.

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Sustainability Approach

BHP’s long-term and ongoing commitment to sustainability is defined by Our Charter and realised through Our Requirements standards.

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Community and sustainability reports

Find all of our community and sustainability reporting.

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Sustainability case studies, disclaimers and downloads

BHP Annual Report 2021 pdf 11813992 download-img Disclaimer pdf 82762 download-img Descargos de responsabilidad y avisos pdf 30486 download-img ESG Standards and Databook 2021 xlsx 728392 download-img BHP Climate Transition Action Plan 2021 pdf 2677572 download-img CDP 2021 Submission Not Graded pdf 754941 download-img BHP Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG Emissions Calculation Methodology 2021 pdf 210140 download-img BHP Modern Slavery Statement 2021 pdf 2143298 download-img Tailings Storage Facility Policy Statement pdf 216318 download-img 2021 BHP Tailings Storage Facility Management Update link-icon 2021 UK Reporting - BHP Gender Pay Gap 2021 pdf 246999 download-img BHP Annual Report 2020 pdf 7547247 download-img Climate Change Report 2020 pdf 3112031 download-img FY2019 Church of England Disclosure pdf 902015 download-img Our Community contribution report 2018-2019 pdf 6669244 download-img Community and sustainability reports link-icon Case studies link-icon

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