Why our work matters
The core resources we produce are critical to the future and can help address global challenges, such as decarbonisation and sustainable development. We seek to produce them responsibly and ethically while continuing to create value for our shareholders and the broader community.
The world is on a path of population growth, increased urbanisation and a lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emission future. The core resources we produce are needed for the world to meet the demand created by these global megatrends.
Demonstrating leadership in health, safety and environmental sustainability
Our highest priority is to protect the safety and wellbeing of our workforce and avoid adverse health and safety impacts to the communities where we operate. We continue to focus on building resilience within our safety systems and processes, by identifying areas of organisational improvement and strengthening our control environment.
BHP has an important role to play in the transition to a low carbon emissions future. The core resources we produce are critical to the future and can help address global challenges, such as climate change and we seek to produce them responsibly and ethically.
The nature of our mining operations can have direct impacts on the natural environment and biodiversity, and we also have dependencies on the services provided by healthy and functioning ecosystems for safe and reliable operations.
Working with others to create shared value