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Working with our supply partners
and stakeholders
Our supply partners and Changes such as encouraging our
stakeholders are made up supply partners to support greater
of vendors, contractors and diversity through ergonomic
consultants. They make up design and product development.
approximately 60 per cent of This includes working with our
BHP’s workforce. We’re grateful original equipment manufacturers
for the significant contribution to make the diggers and trucks
they make to the overall success they supply more accessible and
of BHP, and appreciate the safer to use by a wide range of
important role they play with our people, as well as making them
inclusion and diversity progress. easier to maintain.
With an annual spend of more The conversations never stop.
than US$20 billion, we work in There are many more untapped
partnership with 9.000 supply opportunities and ways we can
partners to promote the values improve inclusion and diversity
and standards of behaviour we’ve at BHP with the help of our
committed to in Our Charter suppliers and partners. They help
and Our Code, and to follow make our commitment to this
Our Requirements for Supply. critical area a reality.
BHP’s Procurement team works
closely with our supply partners
to provide support and incentives
to encourage them to increase the
diversity of the workforces they
make available to BHP, as well as
influence other bigger changes.
BHP Inclusion and diversity – Partnering for change 10 February 2020
