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Our Approach


















          The BHP Foundation has           Our work is based on five
          taken a deliberate decision      key principles:                     “ Adopting a business-as-usual
          to be bold and ambitious and     1.  Collaborate – build genuine      approach will not be enough
          contribute scalable solutions       partnerships across communities,   to address the scale of
          to some of the world’s              industry, non-government          the world’s sustainability
                                                                                challenges. We focus on the
          most critical sustainable           organizations, governments        areas where we can make a
          development challenges.             and international institutions    long-term impact, work in
          Our projects aim to drive           to work towards shared goals.     genuine partnership with
          systemic change, share           2.  Sustainable – ensure projects    leading organizations and
          evidence, set new standards         are designed to deliver practical   invest in projects that have
          and enable others to take           and long-term outcomes, and       the power to drive large-
                                                                                scale systemic change
          forward what has been learned.      build capacity that lasts beyond
                                              the lifespan of our investment.   commensurate with the
                                                                                challenges the world is
                                           3.  New models – invest in projects   now confronting.”
                                              that take on complex sustainable
                                              development challenges and set
                                              new standards for the future.
                                           4.  Evidence – contribute to a
                                              growing evidence base of what
                                              works, measure the impact and be
                                              transparent about what is learned.
                                           5.  Advocate – use our reach and
                                              influence across global networks
                                              to push for effective solutions.


                                                                                James Ensor
                                                                                Executive Officer and President,
                                                                                BHP Foundation


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