The table below provides a reference to the tabs used in this ESG Standards and Databook 2021.
Section
Title
Type
References
Link to public documents and webpages mentioned in this document.
Index
Methodology
Definition and calculation of the sustainability performance metrics included in this document.
Definition
GRI and SDGs
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Content Index and link to relevant UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Standards Index
SASB
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Index Industry Standard: Metals and Mining
Standards Index
TCFD
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Index TCFD Supplementary Guidance for Non-Financial Groups Index
Standards Index
CA 100+
Climate Action 100+ Net-Zero Company Benchmark
Standards Index
UNGC and CEO Water Mandate
UN Global Compact Progress against 10 Principles Index CEO Water Mandate Index
Standards Index
ICMM
International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) Mining Principles Index International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) Position Statement Index
Standards Index
TSF - CoE
Tailings storage facilities disclosure: response to the Church of England Pensions Board and the Council on Ethics Swedish National Pension Funds
Tables
People - performance data
Workforce data and diversity by region Employees by category and diversity Turnover and new hires Remuneration Employee parental leave Employee training Employee regular performance discussion records Active employee workforce globally on collective bargaining agreements
Tables
Society - performance data FY2020
Community complaints Indigenous peoples' territories
Tables
Health and safety (H&S) - performance data
Workforce health and safety - Regional summary Injury rates and numbers
Tables
TRIF and HPI
Total recordable injury frequency High-potential injuries
Tables and graphs
Occupational illness (OI) Region
Occupational illness incidence - employee by region Occupational illness incidence - contractor by region
Tables and graphs
Occupational illness (OI) Employee
Occupational illness incidence - employee
Table and graph
Occupational illness (OI) Contractor
Occupational illness incidence - contractor
Table and graph
Significant fines
Significant fines for non-compliance with health, safety and environmental laws and/or regulations
Tables
Climate change - performance data
Climate change data Energy consumption Operational energy consumption by source Operational energy consumption by commodity Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions Operational GHG emissions by source Operational Scope 1 GHG emissions from Petroleum operations by source (kilotonnes CO2-e) Operational GHG emissions by commodity and asset Equity share GHG emissions by commodity and asset Financial control GHG emissions by commodity and asset
Tables
Energy consumption
Historical operational energy consumption by source Operational energy consumption by source
Graphs
Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions
Historical operational emissions and targets Operational GHG emissions by source
Graphs
Scope 3 GHG emissions
Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions
Graphs
Environment - performance data
Land Water Minerals waste Air emissions
Tables
Biodiversity GRI 304-1
Operated assets owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas as at 30 June 2021
Table
Biodiversity GRI 304-3
Areas of habitat protected or restored by the operated assets of BHP as at 30 June 2021
Table
Biodiversity GRI 304-4
Total number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by the operated assets of BHP as at 30 June 2021
Table
Water - performance data
Water performance data data by asset
Tables
Water withdrawals
Water withdrawals by quality Water withdrawals by source
Table and graphs
Water discharges
Total discharges by quality Total discharges by destination
Table and graphs
Water by asset charts
Water withdrawals by asset (by source) Water discharges by asset (by destination) Water consumption by asset
Table and graph
Disclaimers
Boundary and scope
The terms 'BHP', the 'Company', the 'Group', 'our business', 'organisation', 'we', 'us', 'our' and 'ourselves' refer to BHP Group Limited, BHP Group Plc and, except where the context otherwise requires, their respective subsidiaries as defined in the notes to BHP's financial statements in our Annual Report. Those terms do not include non-operated assets.
The sustainability content published on the BHP website covers BHP's assets (including those under exploration, projects in development or execution phases, sites and closed operations) that are wholly owned and/or operated by BHP and assets that are owned as a joint venture operated by BHP (referred to as 'assets' or 'operated assets'). Our functions are also included.
BHP also holds interests in assets that are owned as a joint venture but not operated by BHP (referred to as 'non-operated joint ventures' or 'non-operated assets'). Notwithstanding that the sustainability content published on the BHP website may include references to non-operated assets, non-operated assets are not included in the BHP Group and, as a result, statements regarding our operations, assets and values apply only to our operated assets unless stated otherwise. Our non-operated assets include Antamina, Cerrejón, Samarco, Atlantis, Mad Dog, Bass Strait and North West Shelf.
References to a 'joint venture' are used for convenience to collectively describe assets that are not wholly owned by BHP. Such references are not intended to characterise the legal relationship between the owners of the asset
References
References
The table below provides a list of documents and webpages mentioned in this document.
Topic covered (linked to source)
Type
Our Charter
Policy
Our Code of Conduct
Policy
Our Requirements for Community
Standard
Our Requirements for Environment and Climate Change
Standard
Our Requirements for Health
Standard
Our Requirements for Safety
Standard
Our Requirements for Supply - Minimum requirements for suppliers
Standard
Our Requirements for Tailings Storage Facilities
Standard
Tailings Storage Facility Policy Statement
Policy
Our Tax Strategy
Statement
Board Governance Document
Policy
Policy on the Independence of Directors
Policy
Sustainability Committee Terms of Reference
Policy
Risk and Audit Committee Terms of Reference
Policy
Human Rights Policy Statement
Statement
Indigenous Peoples Policy Statement
Statement
Global Indigenous Peoples Strategy
Statement
Regional Indigenous Peoples Plans such as 2017-2020 Reconciliation Action Plan
Definition and calculation of sustainability performance metrics
For the year-ended 30 June 2021
We use various sustainability performance metrics (SPMs) to reflect our sustainability performance. The SPMs are externally verified and a copy of the EY assurance statement is available in the BHP Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.16. This section outlines why we believe the SPMs are useful to the BHP Board, management, investors and other stakeholders, and the methodology behind the metrics. A detailed definition and explanation is provided in the below methodology tables for each of our most material SPMs. All references to section numbers are to sections of the BHP Annual Report 2021, unless otherwise indicated.
Reference and SPM
Methodology
People-related metrics
Our global workforce is the foundation of our business and we believe supporting the wellbeing of our people and promoting an inclusive and diverse culture are vital for maintaining a competitive advantage. The SPMs for gender, employment type and turnover are key indicators, which allow the Board, management, investors and other stakeholders to measure and track our near and long-term progress.
Workforce by gender, region, category and employment type
Proportional data for average number of employees is based on the average of the number of employees at the last day of each calendar month for a 10-month period from July to April, which is then used as the average for FY2021. The number and average number (and percentages) of employees by region shows the weighted average number of employees based on BHP ownership. Contractor data is collected from internal surveys and our organisation systems and averages for a 10-month period from July 2020 to April 2021, which is then used as the average for FY2021. The gender numbers in section 1.12 People and culture are a 'point in time' snapshot at 30 June 2021 used in internal management reporting for the purposes of monitoring progress against our aspirationalal goal of a gender-balanced workforce by the end of FY2025. There is no significant seasonal variation in employment numbers. These methodologies have been prepared in accordance with GRI standard 102-8 and GRI standard 405-1.
Employee new hires and turnover
Data for employee new hires, including by gender, age group and region, is based on the number of employee new hires for a 10-month period from July 2020 through to April 2021 divided by the average number of employees at the last day of each calendar month for the same period, which is then used to calculate a weighted average for FY2021 based on our operated assets. Employee new hires refers to all employment types. Data for employee turnover, including by gender, age group and region, is based on the number of employee new terminations for a 10-month period from July 2020 through to April 2021 divided by the average number of employees at the last day of each calendar month for the same period, which is then used to calculate a weighted average for FY2021 based on our operated assets. Employee new terminations refers to all employment types. These methodologies have been prepared in accordance with GRI standard 401-1.
Health and safety-related metrics
Our highest priority is the safety of our worforce and the communities where we operate. This is why we focus on identifying safety risks and implementing controls designed to minimise the likelihood and potential impact of those risks. The health and safety SPMs allow the Board, management, investors and other stakeholders to measure and track health and safety performance at our operated assets, including trends related to personal injuries, occupational illness and exposures. We focus on strengthening in-field verification of material and fatal risks, enhancing our internal investigation process and widely sharing and applying lessons and enabling additional quality field time to engage our workforce.
TRIF
TRIF (total recordable injury frequency) is an indicator highlighting broad personal injury trends and refers to the number of recordable injuries per hours worked during the financial year. TRIF equals the sum of (fatalities + lost-time cases + restricted work cases + medical treatment cases) x 1,000,000 (or 200,000) ÷ actual hours worked. In accordance with the SASB Metals and Mining Standard we also report TRIF per 200,000 hours worked. BHP adopts the US Government's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidelines for the recording and reporting of occupational injury and illnesses. TRIF statistics exclude non-operated assets. Year-on-year improvement of TRIF is one of our five-year sustainability targets and is one of the indicators used to assess our safety performance. FY2016 to FY2018 data includes Continuing operations and Discontinued operations (Onshore US assets). FY2019 data includes Discontinued operations (Onshore US assets) to 28 February 2019 and Continuing operations. This methodology has been prepared in accordance with GRI standard 403-9 and OSHA guidelines.
High-potential injury events
High-potential injury (HPI) events refers to the number of recordable injuries and first aid cases where there was the potential for a fatality during the financial year. High-potential injury event trends remain a primary focus to assess progress against our most important safety objective - to eliminate fatalities, and provides insight into our performance on preventing future fatalities. The basis of calculation for high-potential injuries was revised in FY2020 from event count to injury count as part of a safety reporting methodology improvement. FY2016 to FY2018 data includes Continuing operations and Discontinued operations (Onshore US assets). FY2019 data includes Discontinued operations (Onshore US assets) to 28 February 2019 and Continuing operations. This methodology has been prepared in accordance with GRI standard 403-9.
Occupational illness incidence
An occupational illness is an illness that occurs as a consequence of work-related activities or exposure and includes acute or chronic illnesses or diseases, which may be caused by inhalation, absorption, ingestion or direct contact. Illness is determined by reference to the US OSHA Recordkeeping Handbook. Occupational illness incidence is a lag indicator highlighting broad occupational illness trends and refers to the number of employees that suffer from an occupational illness per million hours worked during the financial year. Incidence of occupational illness is used to identify situations where exposure controls were effective (no illness occurrence) and where exposure controls were potentially ineffective (illness occurs). It also informs priorities for exposure reduction projects. The data for FY2016 to FY2018 includes Continuing operations and Discontinued operations. FY2019 data includes Discontinued operations (Onshore US assets) to 31 October 2018 and Continuing operations. The data excludes potentially work-related COVID-19 cases. Refer to Annual Report section 1.13.5 for more information. This methodology has been prepared in accordance with GRI standard 403-10 and the OSHA Recordkeeping Handbook.
Occupational exposures
Occupational exposures refers to the number of employees who have potential exposure to an agent in the workplace that exceeds either regulatory or the sometimes stricter BHP internal occupational exposure limits (OELs). These employees are required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE). Reported occupational exposure data in all cases discounts the effect of PPE. BHP has adopted a five-year sustainability target to reduce by at least 50 per cent (compared to the adjusted FY2017 exposure data) the number of employees exposed to diesel exhaust particulate matter, coal mine dust and silica. An OEL is the level of exposure to an agent to which it is believed nearly all people may be repeatedly exposed throughout a working life without adverse effect. The exposure profile is derived through a combination of quantitative exposure measurements and qualitative assessments undertaken by specialist occupational hygienists consistent with best practice as defined by the American Industrial Hygiene Association. The 95 per cent upper confidence limit of the mean exposure is compared to our OELs. Where employees are exposed in excess of an OEL: • exposure controls in accordance with the hierarchy of control must be implemented • PPE is provided and must be worn • health surveillance must be undertaken Quantitative occupational exposure measurements are undertaken to provide assurance that implemented controls remain effective.
Community-related metrics
We seek to create and contribute to social value in the communities where we operate through the positive social and economic benefits generated by our core business, our constructive engagement and advocacy on important issues and our contribution as community partners. Our community SPMs allow the Board, management, investors and other stakeholders to track our performance in contributing to social value in the communities where we operate and monitor our relationships and engagement with this important stakeholder group.
Social investment spend
Our voluntary social investment is calculated as 1 per cent of the average of the previous three years' pre-tax profit. Social investment is our voluntary contribution towards projects or donations with the primary purpose of contributing to the resilience of the communities where we operate and the environment, aligned with our broader business priorities. By building common ground through collective impact and partnerships, our social investments will purposefully create social value to strengthen the communities where we operate, to improve the resilience of the natural environment, and address the strategic priorities of the business. Donations from BHP to the BHP Foundation are included in the calculation of our 1 per cent target as are the costs of administering our social investment programs. The Sustainability Committee reviews our social investment spend on a quarterly basis. Our social investment spend is one of the metrics used to monitor our performance against our commitment to making a contribution to social value and meeting our five-year sustainability target.
Significant community events
A significant event resulting from BHP operated activities is one with an actual severity rating of four or above, based on our internal severity rating scale (tiered from one to five by increasing severity) as defined in our mandatory minimum requirements for risk management. A significant community event is an event that could have a serious or severe impact on the community (including impacts to livelihoods, infrastructure, health, safety, security or cultural heritage) or a substantiated human rights violation. This metric assists the Board and management in monitoring BHP's social performance and is one indicator of the health of our relationship with the communities where we operate. This methodology has been prepared in accordance with GRI standard 413-2 and GRI standard MM6.
Community complaints
Community complaints refers to a verbal or written notification made directly to a BHP representative by a member of a community relating to an alleged adverse impact on that community arising from BHP's activities and/or employee or contractor behaviour. Trends in community complaints are analysed by management every six months and this data is used as one of the inputs for management to determine whether we are operating within our risk appetite. This metric assists the Board and management to monitor BHP's social performance and is one indicator of the health of our relationship with the communities where we operate. This methodology has been prepared in accordance with GRI standard MM7.
Environment-related metrics
We acknowledge the nature of our operations can have significant environmental impacts. Our environmental SPMs allow the Board and management to manage and monitor the inherent risks relating to, and any adverse impacts our operations may have on, air quality, water resources, biodiversity and habitats. They also allow the Board, management, investors and other stakeholders to measure and track our performance towards our environmental commitments. These measures are used to inform strategic focus areas, support planning and investments in infrastructure and identify improvement opportunities that potentially reduce environmental impacts. BHP respects legally designated protected areas and commits to avoiding areas or activities where we consider the environmental risk is outside BHP's risk appetite. Additionally, our operations and growth strategy depend on obtaining and maintaining access to environmental resources, such as land and water. Significant environmental events and incidents of non-compliance can lead to material adverse impacts including costly environmental liabilities, which hinder our growth and expansion strategies.
Land owned, leased or managed, Land disturbed, Land rehabilitated, Area restored and Land set aside for conservation
Land may refer to sea, lake or river beds if appropriate and includes land for infrastructure to support extractive operations. Land disturbed includes the total land area at the time of reporting that is physically impacted by the activities of the business that substantially disrupts the pre-existing habitats and land cover. Land rehabilitated refers to an area developed into a condition that meets the agreed post-disturbance land use developed in consultation with relevant regulators and other stakeholders. Area restored, for the purposes of GRI 304-3, refers to areas that were used during or affected by operational activities, and where remediation measures have either restored the environment to its original state, or to a state where it has a healthy and functioning ecosystem. Land managed for conservation is the total area at the time of reporting managed for the purposes of biodiversity conservation only. It includes land that the business has formally assigned and manages as a compensatory action as well as other land that the business has protected from disturbance activities and manages for conservation. Land data is calculated as the total land area owned, leased or managed by BHP as at 30 June of the reporting year, expressed as hectares. Data does not include land managed for rehabilitation or conservation as part of voluntary social investment. This methodology has been prepared in accordance with GRI standard MM1 and these metrics assist the Board and management in understanding the magnitude of land that is under direct control of BHP and its operational footprint.
Water withdrawals, Water discharges, Water diversions and Water consumption
Water withdrawals The volume of water, in megalitres (ML), received and intended for use by the operated asset from the water environment and/or a third-party supplier. We disclose water withdrawal in ML by operated asset and source (sea, ground and surface waters and third party) as defined in BHP Annual Report section 4.11.4). Volumes by quality type (as defined in BHP Annual Report section 4.11.4) are also disclosed. Withdrawal volumes disclosed per annum include rainfall and runoff volumes captured and used during the reporting year. Rainfall and runoff volumes that have been captured and stored are excluded in withdrawals and will be reported in the future year of use. Withdrawal volumes also include water entrained (as defined in BHP Annual Report section 4.11.4) in ore. Change in water storage over the annual reporting period is reported separately. Water withdrawal metrics assist the Board and management in understanding the significance of our water resource use, collectively for the Group and by individual operated assets, and to assess trends over time. It also helps inform investment in infrastructure to reduce water withdrawals and improve efficiency of water use. Water discharges The volume of water, in ML, removed from the operated asset and returned to the environment and/or distributed to a third party. This may include discharge to sea, surface waters, groundwater seepage or aquifer reinjection. We disclose water discharges in ML by operated asset and destination. Volumes by quality type (as defined in BHP Annual Report section 4.11.4) are also disclosed. Water discharge metrics assist the Board and management in understanding the amount of water that operated assets must handle and release in line with water quality requirements. It also helps inform investment in infrastructure to improve water quality, reduce water withdrawals and improve efficiency of water use.
Water diversions The volume of water, in ML, that is actively managed by an operated asset but not used for any operational purposes. Diversions are reported as both withdrawals and discharges and may include: • flood waters that are discharged to an external surface water body • dewatering volumes produced by aquifer interception that are reinjected to groundwater or discharged to surface water • ground or surface water that is removed by or supplied to a third party, such as a community • water removed as part of accessing crude oil that is returned to the sea without use • water used for ecosystem irrigation Withdrawal and discharge diverted water may occur in different annual reporting periods, so in any given annual period there may be a differential between withdrawals and discharges for diverted water. Water diversion metrics assist the Board and management in understanding the volumes of water handled by the operated asset. This information assists in forecasting water management costs and identifying opportunities to reduce them. Water consumption The volume of water, in ML, used by the operated asset and not returned to the environment or a third party. We disclose consumption by total consumption and use (evaporation, entrainment and other as defined in BHP Annual Report section 4.11.4). Water consumption metrics assist the Board and management in the planning of water supplies and infrastructure for future production, expansions or new projects. The metrics are also used to identify the areas where we have opportunity to reduce water use.
Water recycled/reused and Water stress
Water recycled/reused The volume of water, in ML, that is reused or recycled at an operated asset. Reused water is water that has previously being used at the operated asset that is used again without further treatment. Recycled water is water that is reused but is treated before it is used again. Water recycled/reused metrics assist the Board and management in assessing opportunities to reduce water withdrawals. These metrics assist with comparisons of water recycling/reuse performance and trends between our operated assets and with peers, which can be used to inform and prioritise reuse and recycling improvements and technological investments. Water stress Water stress is defined as the ability, or lack thereof, to meet human and ecological demand for fresh water consistent with definition provided by the CEO Water Mandate. It is a broad term which considers a number of physical aspects, including water availability, quality and accessibility. For example, water stress may be considered to be high if water resources are physically scarce; are not directly suitable for use due to quality constraints; or are not available for access due to regulatory restrictions or a lack of infrastructure. Water stress contributes to the overall baseline risk profile of a site or location These methodologies have been prepared in accordance with ICMM A Practical Guide to Consistent Water Reporting for the Mining and Metals Industry (Version 1), GRI standard 303-3, GRI standard 303-4 and GRI standard 303-5 and these metrics assist the Board and management in understanding the volumes of water that the company interacts with the and water volume and use efficiency trends over time.
Mineral waste (including tailings)
Mineral waste refers to the large quantities of material arising as a result of extractive activities. Non-product materials (overburden) have to be removed to give access to product-bearing material (ores), which are processed, physically or chemically, to release them from their matrix and convert them into output products and waste products (tailings, slags, sludges, slimes or other process residues). For minerals waste, the figures represent the total deposited in the reporting year, expressed as kilotonnes (kt). Mineral waste (hazardous) Includes the following if classified as hazardous by local legislation: • mineral waste from raw or intermediate materials that have been processed as part of the production sequence, such as beneficiation, refining and smelting • tailings, slimes, sludge, residues, slag, fly ash, gypsum, coal rejects Includes non-hazardous waste co-disposed/mingled with hazardous material. Excludes any hazardous mineral waste that is rehandled to prevent double counting. Tailings waste (non-hazardous) Includes tailings, slimes and residue resulting from the processing of ore which is not classified as hazardous by local legislation. This methodology has been prepared in accordance with GRI standard MM3 and these metrics assist the Board and management in understanding the volumes and types of waste generated and trends over time.
Significant environmental events
A significant event resulting from BHP operated activities is one with an actual severity rating of four and above, based on our internal severity rating scale (tiered from one to five by increasing severity) as defined in our mandatory minimum requirements for risk management. The severity rating considers the nature, extent and duration of the impact and any corrective actions required to restore ecosystem function. This metric assists the Board and management in monitoring BHP's environmental performance and is one indicator of the impacts on the environments where we operate.
Climate change-related metrics
We recognise the impacts of climate change may impact BHP in a range of areas. Climate-related risks include the potential physical impacts of acute and chronic risks, and transition risks arising from the transition to a lower carbon economy. Our climate change SPMs help us monitor our climate change commitments to manage the risks (threats and opportunities) associated with climate change to BHP, as well as fulfil our regulatory reporting obligations. The SPMs allow the Board, management, investors and other stakeholders to measure BHP's performance against these commitments.
Assumptions and key references used in the preparation of our energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data can be found in the associated BHP Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG Emissions Calculation Methodology 2021, available at bhp.com.
102-2 (a) Activities, brands, products, and services a. A description of the organization's activities. b. Primary brands, products, and services, including an explanation of any products or services that are banned in certain markets.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.4 Our business today and section 1.6 Delivering value.
102-3 Location of headquarters
Annual Report 2021 section 1.10.1 Locations.
102-4 Location of operations a. Number of countries where the organization operates, and the names of countries where it has significant operations and/or that are relevant to the topics covered in the report.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.10.1 Locations.
102-5 Ownership and legal form
Annual Report 2021 section 4.3 Information on mining operations and section 4.10.3 Organisational structure.
102-6 Markets served a. Markets served, including: i. geographic locations where products and services are offered ii. sectors served iii. types of customers and beneficiaries
Annual Report 2021 section 1.4 Our business today and section 1.6.1 Our business model.
102-7 Scale of the organization i. total number of employees ii. total number of operations iii. net sales iv. total capitalization broken down in terms of debt and equity v. quantity of products or services provided
i. Annual Report 2021 section 1.12 People and culture. ii. Annual Report 2021 section 1.10.1 Locations. iii. iv. Annual Report 2021 section 1.8.2 Key performance indicators, section 1.8.3 Financial results and section 4.1 Financial information summary. v. Annual Report 2021 section 4.5 Production.
102-8 Information on employees and other workers a. Total number of employees by employment contract, by gender b. Total number of employees by employment contract, by region c. Total number of employees by employment type, by gender d. Whether a significant portion of the organization's activities are performed by workers who are not employees. If applicable, a description of the nature and scale of work performed by workers who are not employees. e. Any significant variations in the numbers reported in Disclosures 102-8-a, 102-8-b, and 102-8-c. f. An explanation of how the data have been compiled, including any assumptions made.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.12 People and culture and section 4.8.1 People performance data. a. b.and c. We do not report total number of employees but we provide a percentage. We are working to improve our disclosures in this area in coming years. d. We do not report against GRI 102-8-d as the information is unavailable. We are working to improve our disclosures in this area in coming years. e. Annual Report 2021 section 1.12 Our People. f. Refer to tab 'Methodology'.
102-9 Supply chain a. A description of the organization's supply chain, including its main elements as they relate to the organization's activities, primary brands, products, and services.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.6.1 Our business model. Modern Slavery Statement FY2021 - Our supply chain.
102-10 Significant changes to the organization and its supply chain i. changes in the location of, or changes in, operations, including facility openings, closings, and expansions ii. changes in the share capital structure and other capital formation, maintenance, and alteration operations iii. changes in the location of suppliers, the structure of the supply chain, or relationships with suppliers, including selection and termination
i. Annual Report 2021 section 1.10 Our business - Key developments in FY2021. ii. Annual Report 2021 section 2.3.2 Share capital and buy-back programs and section 2.3.18 Share capital, restrictions on transfer of shares and other additional information. iii. We do not report against GRI 102-10 iii as the information is unavailable. We plan to progress our disclosure for FY2022.
102-11 Precautionary Principle or approach a. Whether and how the organization applies the Precautionary Principle or approach. The precautionary approach is defined as follows: "Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation."
Annual Report 2021 section 1.9 How we manage risk. Climate Transition Action Plan 2021 and Climate Change Report 2020 Our Position under Climate Change and section 3.3 Emerging risks. Information can be found at bhp.com on Environment; Climate Change; Water; and the Our Requirements for Environment and Climate Change standard.
102-12 External initiatives a. A list of externally-developed economic, environmental and social charters, principles, or other initiatives to which the organization subscribes, or which it endorses.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.1 Our sustainability approach. Information can be found at bhp.com on Sustainability Disclosures and commitments.
102-13 Membership of associations a. A list of the main memberships of industry or other associations, and national or international advocacy organizations.
Information can be found on our website at bhp.com on Industry association; Interacting with governments; Global Climate Policy Standards; and BHP Industry Association Review 2019.
102-14 Statement from senior decision-maker a. A statement from the most senior decision-maker of the organization (such as CEO, chair, or equivalent senior position) about the relevance of sustainability to the organization and its strategy for addressing sustainability.
102-16 Values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior a. A description of the organization's values, principles, standards, and norms of behavior.
Information can be found at bhp.com on Our Charter; and Our Code of Conduct.
102-17 Mechanisms for advice and concerns about ethics a. A description of internal and external mechanisms for: i. seeking advice about ethical and lawful behavior, and organizational integrity ii. reporting concerns about unethical or unlawful behavior, and organizational integrity
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.6 Ethics and business conduct; section 1.16 Risk factors - Ethical misconduct and section 2.1.15 Our conduct. Information can be found at bhp.com on Ethics and Business Conduct.
102-18 Governance structure a. Governance structure of the organization, including committees of the highest governance body. b. Committees responsible for decision-making on economic, environmental, and social topics.
Annual Report 2021 section 2.1.2 Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team; section 2.1.3 BHP governance structure; section 2.1.10 Risk and Audit Committee Report and section 2.1.11 Sustainability Committee Report. Information can be found on our website at bhp.com on Governance.
102-19 Delegating authority Process for delegating authority for economic, environmental, and social topics from the highest governance body to senior executives and other employees.
Annual Report 2021 section 2.1.3 BHP governance structure, section 2.1.10 Risk and Audit Committee Report; section 2.1.11 Sustainability Committee Report and section 2.1.14 Management. Information can be found at bhp.com on Risk and Audit Committee Terms of Reference; Sustainability Committee Terms of Reference; and Board Governance Document.
102-20 Executive-level responsibility for economic, environmental, and social topics a. Whether the organization has appointed an executive-level position or positions with responsibility for economic, environmental, and social topics. b. Whether post holders report directly to the highest governance body.
Annual Report 2021 section 2.1.10 Risk and Audit Committee Report and section 2.1.11 Sustainability Committee Report. Information can be found at bhp.com on Risk and Audit Committee Terms of Reference and Sustainability Committee Terms of Reference.
102-21 Consulting stakeholders on economic, environmental, and social topics a. Processes for consultation between stakeholders and the highest governance body on economic, environmental, and social topics. b. If consultation is delegated, describe to whom it is delegated and how the resulting feedback is provided to the highest governance body.
102-22 Composition of the highest governance body and its committees Composition of the highest governance body and its committees by: i. executive or non-executive ii. independence iii. tenure on the governance body iv. number of each individual's other significant positions and commitments, and the nature of the commitments v. gender vi. membership of under-represented social groups vii. competencies relating to economic, environmental, and social topics viii. stakeholder representation
Annual Report 2021 section 2.1.2 Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team; section 2.1.7 Director skills, experience and attributes and section 2.1.9 Nomination and Governance Committee Report. We do not currently report the composition of the Board by stakeholder representation. We are considering disclosures in this area for coming years.
102-23 Chair of the highest governance body a. Whether the chair of the highest governance body is also an executive officer in the organization. b. If the chair is also an executive officer, describe his or her function within the organization's management and the reasons for this arrangement.
Annual Report 2021 section 2.1.2 Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team.
102-24 Nominating and selecting the highest governance body a. Nomination and selection processes for the highest governance body and its committees. b. Criteria used for nominating and selecting highest governance body members, including whether and how: i. stakeholders (including shareholders) are involved ii. diversity is considered iii. independence is considered iv. expertise and experience relating to economic, environmental, and social topics are considered
Annual Report 2021 section 2.1.7 Director skills, experience and attributes - Skills matrix and section 2.1.9 Nomination and Governance Committee Report. When considering succession planning and a diverse pipeline of talent, the Nomination and Governance Committee considers Board diversity, size, tenure and the skills, experience and attributes needed to effectively govern and manage risk within BHP. The Board skills matrix identifies the skills and experience the Board needs for the next period of BHP's development, considering BHP's circumstances and the changing external environment. The Board collectively possesses all the skills and experience set out in the skills matrix. Directors stand for election (if it is their first year on the Board) or re-election (if they have previously been elected) at the Annual General Meetings (AGMs) each year. Before an AGM, shareholders are provided with all material information in BHP's possession relevant to their decision on whether or not to elect or re-elect a Director.
102-25 Conflicts of interest a. Processes for the highest governance body to ensure conflicts of interest are avoided and managed. b. Whether conflicts of interest are disclosed to stakeholders, including, as a minimum: i. cross-board membership ii. cross-shareholding with suppliers and other stakeholders iii. existence of controlling shareholder iv. related party disclosures
Annual Report 2021 section 2.1.9 Nomination and Governance Committee Report - Independence and section 4.10.5 Constitution - Restrictions on voting by Directors. Information can be found on our website at bhp.com on Policy on the Independence of Directors.
102-26 Role of highest governance body in setting purpose, values, and strategy a. Highest governance body's and senior executives' roles in the development, approval, and updating of the organization's purpose, value or mission statements, strategies, policies, and goals related to economic, environmental, and social topics.
Annual Report 2021 section 2.1.3 BHP governance structure. Information can be found at bhp.com on the Board Governance Document.
102-27 Collective knowledge of highest governance body a. Measures taken to develop and enhance the highest governance body's collective knowledge of economic, environmental, and social topics.
Annual Report 2021 section 2.1.9 Nomination and Governance Committee Report - Director induction, training and development.
102-28 Evaluating the highest governance body's performance a. Processes for evaluating the highest governance body's performance with respect to governance of economic, environmental, and social topics. b. Whether such evaluation is independent or not, and its frequency. c. Whether such evaluation is a self-assessment. d. Actions taken in response to evaluation of the highest governance body's performance with respect to governance of economic, environmental, and social topics, including, as a minimum, changes in membership and organizational practice.
Annual Report 2021 section 2.1.8 Board evaluation. The evaluation considers the balance of skills, experience, independence and knowledge of the Group and the Board, its diversity, including gender diversity, and how the Board works together as a unit. The evaluation review supported the Board's decision to endorse those Directors standing for re-election.
102-29 Identifying and managing economic, environmental, and social impacts a. Highest governance body's role in identifying and managing economic, environmental, and social topics and their impacts, risks, and opportunities - including its role in the implementation of due diligence processes. b. Whether stakeholder consultation is used to support the highest governance body's identification and management of economic, environmental, and social topics and their impacts, risks, and opportunities.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.9 How we manage risk - BHP Board and Committees; section 2.1.5 Key Board activities during FY2021; section 2.1.6 Stakeholder engagement; section 2.1.10 Risk and Audit Committee Report and section 2.1.11 Sustainability Committee Report.
102-30 Effectiveness of risk management processes a. Highest governance body's role in reviewing the effectiveness of the organization's risk management processes for economic, environmental, and social topics.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.9 How we manage risk - BHP Board and Committees; section 2.1.10 Risk and Audit Committee Report - Effectiveness of systems of internal control and risk management (RAC and Board) and section 2.1.11 Sustainability Committee Report.
102-31 Review of economic, environmental, and social topics a. Frequency of the highest governance body's review of economic, environmental, and social topics and their impacts, risks, and opportunities.
Annual Report 2021 section 2.1.4 Board and Committee meetings and attendance. Information can be found at bhp.com on the Risk and Audit Committee Terms of Reference and Sustainability Committee Terms of Reference.
102-32 Highest governance body's role in sustainability reporting a. The highest committee or position that formally reviews and approves the organization's sustainability report and ensures that all material topics are covered.
The Strategic Report is made in accordance with a resolution of the Board. The Sustainability Committee oversees the preparation and presentation of sustainability disclosures. Annual Report 2021 section 2.1.11 Sustainability Committee Report. Information can be found on our website at bhp.com on Sustainability Committee Terms of Reference
102-33 Communicating critical concerns a. Process for communicating critical concerns to the highest governance body.
Annual Report 2021 section 2.1.6 Stakeholder engagement; section 2.1.10 Risk and Audit Committee Report - Effectiveness of systems of internal control and risk management (RAC and Board) and section 2.1.15 Our conduct. The Chief Compliance Officer reports Category A incidents quarterly to the Risk and Audit Committee of the BHP Board and meets at least annually with the Committee Chair. Category A matters are defined to include (among others) compliance-related reports, bullying and harassment by senior managers, sexual harassment and assault, fraud, conflicts of interest, allegations of retaliation for reporting a concern or allegations of an inadequate prior investigation by Human Resources.
102-34 Nature and total number of critical concerns a. Total number and nature of critical concerns that were communicated to the highest governance body. b. Mechanism(s) used to address and resolve critical concerns.
We do not currently report the total number and nature of critical concerns that were communicated to the highest governance body due to confidentiality constraints. However we report the total number of reports received into EthicsPoint. We are considering disclosures in this area for coming years. All Category A matters are referred to the independent Ethics and Compliance function for investigation in accordance with a published investigations framework. Investigation findings are provided to Line Leaders and business representatives as appropriate to implement disciplinary action and any appropriate remedial control measures. Category A matters are defined to include (among others) compliance-related reports, bullying and harassment by senior managers, sexual harassment and assault, fraud, conflicts of interest, allegations of retaliation for reporting a concern or allegations of an inadequate prior investigation by Human Resources. Information can be found at bhp.com on Ethics and Business Conduct - EthicsPoint Reports.
102-35 Remuneration policies a. Remuneration policies for the highest governance body and senior executives for the following types of remuneration: i. fixed pay and variable pay, including performance-based pay, equity-based pay, bonuses, and deferred or vested shares ii. sign-on bonuses or recruitment incentive payments iii. termination payments iv. clawbacks v. retirement benefits, including the difference between benefit schemes and contribution rates for the highest governance body, senior executives, and all other employees b. How performance criteria in the remuneration policies relate to the highest governance body's and senior executives' objectives for economic, environmental, and social topics.
Annual Report 2021 section 2.1.12 Remuneration Committee Report; section 2.2 Remuneration Report; section 2.2.1 Annual statement by the Remuneration Committee Chair; section 2.2.2 Remuneration policy report; and section 2.2.3 Annual report on remuneration.
102-36 Process for determining remuneration a. Process for determining remuneration. b. Whether remuneration consultants are involved in determining remuneration and whether they are independent of management. c. Any other relationships that the remuneration consultants have with the organization.
Annual Report 2021 section 2.1.12 Remuneration Committee Report; section 2.2.2 Remuneration policy report and section 2.2.3 Annual report on remuneration - Board oversight and the Remuneration Committee.
102-37 Stakeholders' involvement in remuneration a. How stakeholders' views are sought and taken into account regarding remuneration b. If applicable, the results of votes on remuneration policies and proposals
Annual Report 2021 section 2.2.2 Remuneration policy report and section 2.2.3 Annual report on remuneration - Statement of voting at the 2020 AGMs.
102-38 Annual total compensation ratio a. Ratio of the annual total compensation for the organization's highest-paid individual in each country of significant operations to the median annual total compensation for all employees (excluding the highest-paid individual) in the same country.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.1 People performance data FY2021 - Employee remuneration for FY2021 and section 2.2.3 Annual report on remuneration - CEO pay ratio disclosure.
102-39 percentage increase in annual total compensation ratio a. Ratio of the percentage increase in annual total compensation for the organization's highest-paid individual in each country of significant operations to the median percentage increase in annual total compensation for all employees (excluding the highest-paid individual) in the same country.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.1 People performance data FY2021 - Employee remuneration for FY2021.
102-40 List of stakeholder groups a. A list of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.14 Section 172 Statement. Information can be found at bhp.com on Sustainability - Our stakeholders.
102-41 Collective bargaining agreements a. Percentage of total employees covered by collective bargaining agreements.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.1 People - performance data FY2021.
102-42 Identifying and selecting stakeholders a. The basis for identifying and selecting stakeholders with whom to engage.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.14 Section 172 Statement and section 2.1.6 Stakeholder engagement. We are working to improve our disclosures in this area in coming years.
102-43 Approach to stakeholder engagement a. The organization's approach to stakeholder engagement, including frequency of engagement by type and by stakeholder group, and an indication of whether any of the engagement was undertaken specifically as part of the report preparation process.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.14 Section 172 Statement and section 2.1.6 Stakeholder engagement. We are working to improve our disclosures in this area in coming years.
102-44 Key topics and concerns raised a. Key topics and concerns that have been raised through stakeholder engagement, including: i. how the organization has responded to those key topics and concerns, including through its reporting ii. the stakeholder groups that raised each of the key topics and concerns
Annual Report 2021 section 1.14 Section 172 Statement and section 2.1.6 Stakeholder engagement. We are working to improve our disclosures in this area in coming years.
102-45 Entities included in the consolidated financial statements a. A list of all entities included in the organization's consolidated financial statements or equivalent documents. b. Whether any entity included in the organization's consolidated financial statements or equivalent documents is not covered by the report.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.18 Other Information. For a complete list of the Group's subsidiaries, refer to Annual Report 2021 section 3.2 BHP Group Plc - note 13 'Related undertakings of the Group'. Our sustainability reporting boundaries are aligned with our Consolidated Financial Statements.
102-46 Defining report content and topic boundaries a. An explanation of the process for defining the report content and the topic boundaries. b. An explanation of how the organization has implemented the Reporting Principles for defining report content.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.1 Our sustainability approach; section 1.13.2 Our material sustainability issues; and section 1.18 Other Information. Our sustainability reporting boundaries is aligned with our Consolidated Financial Statements. Information can be found at bhp.com on Sustainability - Our material sustainability issues and on Sustainability - Disclaimers and Notices.
102-47 List of material topics A list of the material topics identified in the process for defining report content.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.2 Our material sustainability issues. Information can be found at bhp.com on Sustainability - Our material sustainability issues.
102-48 Restatements of information The effect of any restatements of information given in previous reports, and the reasons for such restatements.
Where relevant, we explain reasons for any restatements in our footnotes throughout our reports.
102-49 Changes in reporting Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the list of material topics and topic Boundaries.
Our list of sustainability material topics to be included in our Annual Report is reviewed every year based on our materality assessment. Note that topic boundaries vary based on the topics reported and significant changes, if any, would be described in each of the relevant topics in our Annual Report or website. Information can be found on our website at bhp.com on Sustainability.
102-50 Reporting period The reporting period can be, for example, the fiscal or calendar year.
The reporting period for the information provided is the 2021 financial year (1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021).
102-51 Date of most recent report a. If applicable, the date of the most recent previous report.
September 2020 for FY2020 Report September 2021 for FY2021 Report
102-52 Reporting cycle The reporting cycle can be, for example, annual or biennial.
Annual
102-53 Contact point for questions regarding the report
Contact us at bhp.com/contact-us/
102-54 Claims of reporting in accordance with the GRI Standards The claim made by the organization, if it has prepared a report in accordance with the GRI Standards, either: i. 'This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option' ii. 'This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Comprehensive option'
This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Comprehensive option.
102-55 GRI content index a. The GRI content index, which specifies each of the GRI Standards used and lists all disclosures included in the report. b. For each disclosure, the content index shall include: i. the number of the disclosure ii. the pace number(s) or URL(s) where the information can be found, either within the report or in other published materials iii. if applicable, and where permitted, the reason(s) for omission when a required disclosure cannot be made
This document is our GRI content index.
102-56 External assurance a. A description of the organization's policy and current practice with regard to seeking external assurance for the report. b. If the report has been externally assured. i. a reference to the external assurance report, statements, or opinions. If not included in the assurance report accompanying the sustainability report, a description of what has and what has not been assured and on what basis, including the assurance standards used, the level of assurance obtained, and any limitations of the assurance process ii. the relationship between the organization and the assurance provider iii. whether and how the highest governance body or senior executives are involved in seeking external assurance for the organization's sustainability report
a. BHP has had its Sustainability disclosures externally assured for more than 10 years. b. i. EY Independent Auditors' report conclusion on the sustainability data and disclosures is available in the Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.16 Independent limited assurance report. EY Independent Auditors' report opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements is available in Annual Report 2021 Section 3.6 Independent Auditors' reports. b. ii. Since FY2019, EY has provided external assurance. They are our financial auditors and maintain independence from BHP. EY is accountable to the Accounting Professional and Ethical Standards Board (APESB) 110 Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants. Therefore, they are able to reach and publish an objective and impartial opinion or conclusions about our Report. b. iii. The Sustainability Committee was updated on our approach in seeking external assurance for BHP's sustainability data and disclosures.
Management approach
GRI 103: Management Approach 2016
103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary
Our management approach is described in our Annual Report and in each relevant section in our sustainability content at bhp.com. We do not provide detailed management approach, per GRI 103, for GRI topics that are not considered material to BHP, such as GRI 416 Customer health and safety and GRI 417 Marketing and labeling. Information can be found at bhp.com on Sustainability.
103-2 The management approach and its components
103-3 Evaluation of the management approach
Economic
Economic performance
GRI 201: Economic performance 2016
201-1 Direct economic value generated and distributed a. Direct economic value generated and distributed (EVG&D) on an accruals basis, including the basic components for the organization's global operations as listed below. If data are presented on a cash basis, report the justification for its decision in addition to reporting the following basic components: i. direct economic value generated: revenues ii. economic value distributed: operating costs, employee wages and benefits, payments to providers of capital, payments to government by country, and community investments iii. economic value retained: 'direct economic value generated' less ' economic value distributed' b. Where significant, report EVG&D separately at country, regional, or market levels, and the criteria used for defining significance.
Annual Report 2021 section 3.1.1 Consolidated Income Statement. Economic Contribution Report 2021. Our Economic Contribution Report 2021 is prepared on a cash basis in accordance with the Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014 as amended by the Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015.
201-2 Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change Risks and opportunities posed by climate change that have the potential to generate substantive changes in operations, revenue, or expenditures, including: i. a description of the risk or opportunity and its classification as either physical, regulatory, or other ii. a description of the impact associated with the risk or opportunity iii. the financial implications of the risk or opportunity before action is taken iv. the methods used to manage the risk or opportunity v. the costs of actions taken to manage the risk or opportunity
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience and section 1.16 Risk factors - Low-carbon transition and Inadequate business resilience. Climate Transition Action Plan 2021 and Climate Change Report 2020 section 2.2 Reducing our GHG emissions and section 3 Risk Management. We disclose climate-related issues including potential financial impact and cost of response to risk in our CDP response section C2.3.
201-3 Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans a. If the plan's liabilities are met by the organization's general resources, the estimated value of those liabilities. b. If a separate fund exists to pay the plan's pension liabilities: i. the extent to which the scheme's liabilities are estimated to be covered by the assets that have been set aside to meet them ii. the basis on which that estimate has been arrived at iii. when that estimate was made c. If a fund set up to pay the plan's pension liabilities is not fully covered, explain the strategy, if any, adopted by the employers to work towards full coverage, and the timescale, if any, by which the employer hopes to achieve full coverage. d. Percentage of salary contributed by employee or employer. e. Level of participation in retirement plans, such as participation in mandatory or voluntary schemes, regional, or country-based schemed, or those with financial impact.
Annual Report 2021 section 3.1.6 Notes to the Financial Statements - note 26 Employee benefits, restructuring and post-retirement employee benefits provisions, and note 27 'Pension and other post-retirement obligations'. a. Gross and net liability of our pension defined benefit plan and other obligations is disclosed in Annual Report 2021 section 3.1.6 Notes to the Financial Statements - note 27 Pension and other post-retirement obligations. b. The Group has closed defined benefit plan(s) to new entrants. c. Generic description of remaining plan as well as accounting treatment and estimates is provided Annual Report 2021 section 3.1.6 Notes to the Financial Statements - note 27 Pension and other post-retirement obligations. d. e. We do not report this information as pensions are not material to the BHP balance sheet. In accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), we disclose only material disclosures in relation to nature and assumption of our pension plans.
201-4 Financial assistance received from government a. Total monetary value of financial assistance received by the organization from any government during the reporting period, including: i. tax relief and tax credits ii. subsidies iii. investment grants, research and development grants, and other relevant types of grant iv. awards v. royalty holidays vi. financial assistance from Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) vii. financial incentives viii. other financial benefits received or receivable from any government for any operation b. The information in 201-4-a by country. c. Whether, and the extent to which any government is present in the shareholding structure.
Economic Contribution Report 2021 for details on tax matters. We do not report against GRI 201-4 as this information is not currently available. We are working to improve our disclosures in this area in coming years.
Market presence
GRI 202: Market Presence 2016
202-1 Ratios of standard entry level wage by gender compared to local minimum wage a. When a significant proportion of employees are compensated based on wages subject to minimum wage rules, report the relevant ratio of the entry level wage by gender at significant locations of operation to the minimum wage. b. When a significant proportion of other workers (excluding employees) performing the organization's activities are compensated based on wages subject to minimum wage rules, describe the actions taken to determine whether these workers are paid above the minimum wage. c. Whether a local minimum wage is absent or variable at significant locations of operation, by gender. In circumstances in which different minimums can be used as reference, report which minimum wage is being used. d. The definition used for 'significant locations of operation'.
a. Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.1 People - performance data FY2021. Individuals classified as entry level are those in an operator and general support role, and have been with the organisation for less than one year. b. BHP requires contractors remuneration to comply with statutory and regulatory requirements in the relevant jurisdiction. We are working to improve our disclosures in this area in coming years. c. We report the male to female ratio by average basic salary (US$) and by average total remuneration (US$) for each region. Minimum wage is determined as per local regulation for all locations except for Singapore and Switzerland, as they do not have a minimum wage mandated by their governments and therefore have been excluded from the calculation. d. For the purpose of GRI 202-1, we define significant locations of operation as geographical regions in which we have a significant operational presence.
202-2 Proportion of senior management hired from the local community a. Percentage of senior management at significant locations of operation that are hired from the local community. b. The definition used for 'senior management'. c. The organization's geographical definition of 'local'. d. The definition used for 'significant locations of operation'.
a. In FY2021, 65 per cent of senior leaders had been hired from the local community. b. For the purpose of GRI 202-2, senior leaders are defined as role grades 15 and above. c. For the purpose of GRI 202-2, we define local as nationality of the country in where we operate. d. For the purpose of GRI 202-2, we define significant locations of operation as geographical regions where we have a significant operational presence.
Indirect economic impacts
GRI 203: Indirect Economic Impacts 2016
203-1 Infrastructure investments and services supported a. Extent of development of significant infrastructure investments and services supported. b. Current or expected impacts of communities and local economies, including positive and negative impacts where relevant. c. Whether these investments and services are commercial, in-kind, or pro bono engagements.
We are working to improve our disclosures in this area in coming years. Information can be found at bhp.com on Community.
203-2 Significant indirect economic impacts a. Examples of significant identified indirect economic impacts of the organization, including positive and negative impacts. b. Significance of the indirect economic impacts in the context of external benchmarks and stakeholder priorities, such as national and international standards, protocols, and policy agendas.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.14.8 Community and section 1.13.11 Social investment. Economic Contribution Report 2021 section 1. Our contribution. Information can be found at bhp.com on Community including in our case studies.
Procurement practices
GRI 204: Procurement Practices 2016
204-1 Proportion of spending on local suppliers a. Percentage of the procurement budget used for significant locations of operation that is spent on suppliers local to that operation (such as percentage of products and services purchased locally). b. The organization's geographical definition of 'local'. c. The definition used for 'significant locations of operation'.
a. Information can be found at bhp.com on Social investment - Supporting local economic growth and Distribution of supply expenditure. b. For the purpose of GRI 204-1, we define local spend as spend within the communities where we operate. c. For the purpose of GRI 204-1, we define significant locations of operation as geographical regions where we have a significant operational presence.
Anti-corruption
GRI 205: Anti-corruption 2016
205-1 Operations assessed for risks related to corruption a. Total number and percentage of operations assessed for risks related to corruption. b. Significant risks related to corruption identified through the risk assessment.
a. All operated assets and functions (100 per cent) have been assessed for risks related to corruption, at least once in past years. b. Information can be found at bhp.com on Anti-corruption compliance.
205-2 Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures a. Total number and percentage of governance body members that the organization's anti-corruption policies and procedures have been communicated to, broken down by region. b. Total number and percentage of employees that the organization's anti-corruption policies and procedures have been communicated to, broken down by employee category and region. c. Total number and percentage of business partners that the organization's anti-corruption policies and procedures have been communicated to, broken down by type of business partner and region. Describe if the organization's anti-corruption policies and procedures have been communicated to any other persons or organisations. d. Total number and percentage of governance body members that have received training on anti-corruption, broken down by region. e. Total number and percentage of employees that have received training on anti-corruption, broken down by employee category and region.
a. All (100 per cent ) Executive Leadership Team (ELT) members are required to complete our annual training on Our Code of Conduct (Our Code). b. We require annual training for all employees (100 per cent), on Our Code, which prohibits all forms of bribery and corruption. As part of this training, employees are required to confirm that they will act according to Our Code, and that they will seek clarification (including from the Ethics and Compliance team) if they do not understand any part of Our Code. We also expect contractors, consultants and others who may be assigned to perform work or services for our Group to follow Our Code in connection with their work for us. c. In FY2021, 892 suppliers acknowledged, through our Global Contract Management System (GCMS), that: (1) they are expected to read, understand and adhere to BHP's Our Charter values and Our Code (2) they agree to meet our Minimum requirements for suppliers, or already commit to equivalent or higher standards (3) they will not authorise, offer, give or promise anything of value, directly or indirectly, to (a) a government official to influence official action, or (b) anyone to induce them to perform his or her work duties disloyally or otherwise improperly (4) they will comply with all laws, including anti-corruption laws, which apply to their interactions with or in relation to BHP d. e. As part of annual training on Our Code, in addition to anti-corruption training, the risk-based anti-corruption training was completed by 3,551 employees (9 per cent) and 328 contractors (4 per cent) in FY2021. This includes 250 (90 per cent) senior leaders (defined as role grades 15 and above). Information can be found at bhp.com on Ethics and Business Conduct.
205-3 Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken a. Total number and nature of confirmed incidents of corruption. b. Total number of confirmed incidents in which employees were dismissed or disciplined for corruption. c. Total number of confirmed incidents when contracts with business partners were terminated or not renewed due to violations related to corruption. d. Public legal cases regarding corruption brought against the organization or its employees during the reporting period and the outcomes of such cases.
We do not report against GRI 205-3 a, b and c due to confidentiality constraints. These constraints include the maintenance of legal professional privilege. d. Public legal cases regarding corruption brought against the organisation or its employees during the reporting period have been zero.
Anti-competitive behaviour
GRI 206: Anti-competitive Behaviour 2016
206-1 Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices a. Number of legal actions pending or completed during the reporting period regarding anti-competitive behavior and violations of anti-trust and monopoly legislation in which the organization has been identified as a participant. b. Main outcomes of completed legal actions, including any decisions or judgments.
We do not currently report against GRI 206-1 a and b in relation to any non-public legal actions, as we may be subject to confidentiality obligations that would prevent us from disclosing such information. There were no relevant public legal actions concerning anti-competitive behaviour of which we are aware during the reporting period.
Tax
GRI 207: Tax 2019
207-1 Approach to tax a. A description of the approach to tax, including: i. whether the organisation has a tax strategy available and, if so, a link to this strategy if publicly ii. the governance body or executive-level position within the organisation that formally reviews and approves the tax strategy, and the frequency of this review iii. the approach to regulatory compliance iv. how the approach to tax is linked to the business and sustainable development strategies of the organisation
BHP's approach to tax is outlined in our Economic Contribution Report 2021, and based on our Tax Principles, Our Charter and Our Code of Conduct. These documents have been endorsed by the BHP Board, including the Economic Contribution Report which is formally reviewed and approved by the Board annually.
207-2 Tax governance, control, and risk management a. A description of the tax governance and control framework, including: i. the governance body or executive-level position within the organization accountable for compliance with the tax strategy ii. how the approach to tax is embedded within the organization iii. the approach to tax risks, including how risks are identified, managed, and monitored iv. how compliance with the tax governance and control framework is evaluated b. A description of the mechanisms for reporting concerns about unethical or unlawful behaviour and the organization's integrity in relation to tax. c. A description of the assurance process for disclosures on tax and, if applicable, a reference to the assurance report, statement, or opinion.
The Risk and Audit Committee (RAC) assists the Board with the oversight of risk management for BHP and this includes the oversight of tax risks. The Chief Financial Officer and the Group Tax Officer are accountable for the management of tax risk. Our Annual Report 2021 (refer to section 1.9 How we manage risk), Economic Contribution Report 2021 (page 16) and Our Tax Strategy sets out our approach to tax risk management and governance, including the frameworks in place to identify, manage and monitor tax risks. Our Code of Conduct sets out the standards of behaviour for our people. Individuals are encouraged to report breaches of our Code, including unethical or unlawful behaviour relating to tax.
207-3 Stakeholder engagement and management of concerns related to tax a. A description of the approach to stakeholder engagement and management of stakeholder concerns related to tax, including: i. the approach to engagement with tax authorities ii. the approach to public policy advocacy on tax iii. the processes for collecting and considering the views and concerns of stakeholders, including external stakeholders
Our approach to stakeholder engagement is described in our Annual Report 2021 (1.13.6 Ethics and business conduct, 1.14 Section 172 Statement, 2.1.6 Stakeholder engagement, 2.1.15 Our conduct) and online at Sustainability approach - Our stakeholders, with commentary on tax matters provided in the Economic Contribution Report and Our Tax Strategy. We work openly, transparently and constructively with tax authorities and regularly engage with them, including as part of regular assurance programs, and consultation on tax policy. We also engage with a broader group of stakeholders on tax policy matters through our participation in a number of global industry and local associations.
207-4 Country-by-country reporting a. All tax jurisdictions where the entities included in the organization's audited consolidated financial statements, or in the financial information filed on public record, are resident for tax purposes. b. For each tax jurisdiction reported in Disclosure 207-4-a: i. names of the resident entities ii. primary activities of the organization iii. number of employees, and the basis of calculation of this number iv. revenues from third-party sales v. revenues from intra-group transactions with other tax jurisdictions vi. profit/loss before tax vii. tangible assets other than cash and cash equivalents viii. corporate income tax paid on a cash basis ix. corporate income tax accrued on profit/loss x. reasons for the difference between corporate income tax accrued on profit/loss and the tax due if the statutory tax rate is applied to profit/loss before tax c. The time period covered by the information reported in Disclosure 207-4.
We will comply with GRI 207-4 by reporting country-by-country information for the year ended 30 June 2020. The Country-by-Country Report 2020 will be available on our website. GRI 207-4 recognises that country-by-country report information for the time period covered by the most recent audited Consolidated Financial Statements may not be available and therefore permits disclosures of information for the time period covered by the audited Consolidated Financial Statements immediately preceding the most recent one.
Environment
Energy
GRI 302: Energy 2016
302-1 Energy consumption within the organization a. Total fuel consumption within the organization from non renewable sources, in joules or multiples, and including fuel types used. b. Total fuel consumption within the organization from renewable sources, in joules or multiples, and including fuel types used. c. In joules, watt-hours or multiples, the total: i. electricity consumption ii. heating consumption iii. cooling consumption iv. steam consumption d. In joules, watt-hours or multiples, the total: i. electricity sold ii. heating sold iii. cooling sold iv. steam sold e. Total energy consumption within the organization, in joules or multiples. f. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used. g. Source of the conversion factors used.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.5 Climate change performance data - Operational energy consumption by source. We do not currently report against GRI 302-1 c ii, iii and iv and 302-1 d i, ii, iii and iv (heating, cooling, and steam) as this information is currently unavailable. We are working to improve our disclosures in this area in coming years.
302-2 Energy consumption outside of the organization a. Energy consumption outside of the organization, in joules or multiples. b. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used. c. Source of the conversion factors used.
We do not currently report against GRI 302-2 as this information is currently unavailable. BHP discloses Scope 3 emissions in its value chain.
302-3 Energy intensity a. Energy intensity ratio for the organization. b. Organization-specific metric (the denominator) chosen to calculate the ratio. c. Types of energy included in the intensity ratio; whether fuel, electricity, heating, cooling, steam, or all. d. Whether the ratio uses energy consumption within the organization, outside of it, or both.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.5 Climate change performance data - Operational energy consumption by source. c. Fuel and electricity are included in the intensity ratio. d.The ratio uses energy consumption within the organisation.
302-4 Reduction of energy consumption a. Amount of reductions in energy consumption achieved as a direct result of conservation and efficiency initiatives, in joules or multiples. b. Types of energy included in the reductions; whether fuel, electricity, heating, cooling, steam, or all. c. Basis for calculating reductions in energy consumption, such as base year or baseline, including the rationale for choosing it. d. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.
In FY2021, as a direct result of conservation and efficiency initiatives at our BMA operated asset, we recycled lubricated oil for use in blasting activities that resulted in an energy efficiency improvement of over 140,000 GJ. This energy reduction is sourced from direct measurements and total fuel consumed was converted to GJ using the NGER energy content factor for diesel used in off-road vehicles.
302-5 Reductions in energy requirements of products and services a. Reductions in energy requirements of sold products and services achieved during the reporting period, in joules or multiples. b. Basis for calculating reductions in energy consumption, such as base year or baseline, including the rationale for choosing it. c. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.
We do not currently report against GRI 302-5 as this information is currently unavailable. We disclose Scope 3 emissions, including the emissions associated with the use of sold products. We are working to improve our disclosures in this area in coming years.
Water
GRI 303: Water and Effluents 2018
303-01 Interactions with water as a shared resource a. A description of how the organization interacts with water, including how and where water is withdrawn, consumed, and discharged, and the water-related impacts caused or contributed to, or directly linked to the organization's activities, products or services by a business relationship (e.g., impacts caused by runoff). b. A description of the approach used to identify water-related impacts, including the scope of assessments, their timeframe, and any tools or methodologies used. c. A description of how water-related impacts are addressed, including how the organization works with stakeholders to steward water as a shared resource, and how it engages with suppliers or customers with significant water-related impacts. d. An explanation of the process for setting any water-related goals and targets that are part of the organization's management approach, and how they relate to public policy and the local context of each area with water stress.
Information can be found at bhp.com on Water.
303-02 Management of water discharge-related impacts a. A description of any minimum standards set for the quality of effluent discharge, and how these minimum standards were determined, including: i. how standards for facilities operating in locations with no local discharge requirements were determined ii. any internally developed water quality standards or guidelines iii. any sector-specific standards considered iv. whether the profile of the receiving waterbody was considered
Information can be found at bhp.com on Water - Our operational water-related risks - Compliance (risk area) and Water - Water governance.
303-03 Water withdrawal a. Total water withdrawal from all areas in megaliters, and a breakdown of this total by the following sources, if applicable: i. surface water ii. groundwater iii. seawater iv. produced water v. third-party water b. Total water withdrawal from all areas with water stress in megaliters, and a breakdown of this total by the following sources, if applicable: i. surface water ii. groundwater iii. seawater iv. produced water v. third-party water, and a breakdown of this total by the withdrawal sources listed in i-iv c. A breakdown of total water withdrawal from each of the sources listed in Disclosures 303-3-a and 303-3-b in megaliters by the following categories: i. freshwater (≤1,000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids) ii. other water (>1,000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids) d. Any contextual information necessary to understand how the data have been compiled, such as any standards, methodologies, and assumptions used.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.4 Environment performance data and section 4.8.6 Water performance data. a. iv. Produced water only relates to Petroleum - it is our seawater and groundwater withdrawal volumes for Petroleum. b. v. We do not report a breakdown of third-party water sources from all areas with water stress as this information is currently unavailable. We are working to improve our disclosures in this area in coming years. c. BHP has continued to group water quality into three categories in line with the Minerals Council of Australia's Water Accounting Framework (WAF) as this provides more granularity. Type 1 and type 2 equate to high-quality water, while type 3 equates to low-quality water under the ICMM Guidelines. d. Refer to our Methodology tab.
303-4 Water discharge a. Total water discharge to all areas in megaliters, and a breakdown of this total by the following types of destination, if applicable: i. surface water ii. groundwater iii. seawater iv. third-party water, and the volume of this total sent for use to other organisations, if applicable b. A breakdown of total water discharge to all areas in megaliters by the following categories: i. freshwater (≤1,000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids) ii. other water (>1,000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids) c. Total water discharge to all areas with water stress in megaliters, and a breakdown of this total by the following categories: i. freshwater (≤1,000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids) ii. other water (>1,000 mg/L Total Dissolved Solids) d. Priority substances of concern for which discharges are treated, including: i. how priority substances of concern were defined, and any international standard, authoritative list, or criteria used ii. the approach for setting discharge limits for priority substances of concern iii. number of incidents of non-compliance with discharge limits e. Any contextual information necessary to understand how the data have been compiled, such as any standards, methodologies, and assumptions used.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.4 Environment - performance data and section 4.8.6 Water performance data. b. BHP has continued to group water quality into three categories in line with the Minerals Council of Australia's Water Accounting Framework (WAF) as this provides more granularity. Type 1 and type 2 equate to high-quality water, while type 3 equates to low-quality water under the ICMM Guidelines. d. i. and ii. Information is unavailable. We are working to improve our disclosures in this area in coming years. d. iii. Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.6 Water performance data - Water-related legal performance. e. Refer to our Methodology tab.
303-5 Water consumption a. Total water consumption from all areas in megaliters. b. Total water consumption from all areas with water stress in megaliters. c. Change in water storage in megaliters, if water storage has been identified as having a significant water-related impact. d. Any contextual information necessary to understand how the data have been compiled, such as any standards, methodologies, and assumptions used, including whether the information is calculated, estimated, modeled, or sourced from direct measurements, and the approach taken for this, such as the use of any sector-specific factors.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.4 Environment performance data and section 4.8.6 Water performance data. c. We do not report change in water storage as this information is currently unavailable. In FY2021, we commenced collation of data on water storage with the intention of including changes in storage volumes for relevant operated assets in our future disclosures. This included collection of information to evaluate which of our operated assets may have water storage that potentially has a significant water-related impact. We are working to improve our disclosures in this area in coming years.
Biodiversity
GRI 304: Biodiversity 2016
304-1 Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas For each operational site owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas, the following information: i. geographic location ii. subserface and underground land that may be owned, leased, or managed by the organization iii. position in relation to the protected area (in the area, adjacent to, or containing portions of the protected area) or the high biodiviersity value area outside protected areas iv. type of operation (office, manufacturing or production, or extractive) v. size of operational site in km2 (or another unit, if appropriate) vi. biodiversity value characterized by the attribute of the protected area or area of high biodiversity value outside the protected area (terrestrial, freshwater, or maritime ecosystem) vii. biodiversity value characterized by listing of protected status (such as IUCN Protected Area Management Categories, Ramsar Convention, national legislation)
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.4 Environment performance data - Operated assets owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. ii. We report at an operated asset level and all our operated assets have at least one element of sub-surface or underground land that we have taken in consideration for our assessment. The information provided is correct as of 30 June 2021. Data for this metric was obtained from the Protected Planet's website via the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool.
304-2 Significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity a. Nature of significant direct and indirect impacts on biodiversity with reference to one or more of the following i. construction or use of manufacturing plants, mines, and transport infrastructure ii. pollution (introduction of substances that do not naturally occure in the habitat from point and non-point sources) iii. introduction of invasive species, pests, and pathogens iv. reduction of species v. habitat conversion vi. changes in ecological processes outside the natural range of variation (such as salinity or changes in groundwater level) b. Significant direct and indirect positive and negative impacts with reference to the following: i. species affected ii. extent of areas impacted iii. duration of impacts iv. reversibility or irreversibility of the impacts
a. Information can be found at bhp.com on Biodiversity and Land - Responsibly managing land and supporting biodiversity. b. We do not currently report against GRI 304-2 as this information is unavailable. We are working to improve our disclosures in this area in coming years.
304-3 Habitats protected or restored a. Size and location of all habitat areas protected or restored, and whether the success of the restoration measure was or is approved by independent external professionals. b. Whether partnerships exist with third parties to protect or restore habitat areas distinct from where the organization has overseen and implemented restoration or protection measures. c. Status of each area based on its conditions at the close of the reporting period. d. Standards, methodologies, and assumptions used.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.4 Environment performance data - Areas of habitat protected or restored by the operated assets. b. Information can be found at bhp.com on Biodiversity and Land - Contributing to a resilient environment. The information provided is correct as of 30 June 2021.
304-4 IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations Total number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by the operations of the organization, by level of extinction risk: i. critically endangered ii. endangered iii. vulnerable iv. near threatened v. least conern
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.4 Environment performance data - Total number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by the operated assets of BHP. We report totals at an operated asset level, not at a Group level. Note that a Group level total would be less than the summation of operated asset level totals due to a number of species being commonly listed across two or more operated asset level lists. In FY2021, 0.074 km2 of disturbance was associated with exploration activities in Chile, Ecuador, Peru and the United States. As per BHP's Our Requirements for Environment and Climate Change standard, baseline biodiversity studies were undertaken prior to exploration activities to identify key species and habitats. The mitigation hierarchy was implemented to avoid, minimise and rehabilitate impacts from the activities. Due to the small amount of disturbance over a short time period, species potentially impacted by these activities are not included. The information provided is correct as of 30 June 2021 and is subject to change as more information is obtained about species ranges, habitats and impacts from operated assets.
Emissions
GRI 305: Emissions 2016
305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions a. Gross direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions in metric tons of CO2 equivalent. b. Gases included in the calculation; whether CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6, NF3, or all. c. Biogenic CO2 emissions in metric tons of CO2 equivalent. d. Base year for the calculation, if applicable, including: i. the rationale for choosing it ii. emissions in the base year iii. the context for any significant changes in emissions that triggered recalculations of base year emissions e. Source of the emission factors and the global warming potential (GWP) rates used, or a reference to the GWP source. f. Consolidation approach for emissions; whether equity share, financial control, or operational control. g. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.5 Climate change - performance data. b. For BHP reporting purposes, the gases included are the aggregate anthropogenic carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6). We do not produce a material amount of nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) emissions. c. We do not report Scope 1 emissions in relation to biogenic emissions as this is not a material source of emissions for us. d. Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience. f. We report Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions using operational control, equity share and financial control boundaries. Our primary consolidation approach is operational control. e. g. Information can be found at bhp.com on BHP Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG Emissions Calculation Methodology 2021.
305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions a. Gross location-based energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions in metric tons of CO2 equivalent. b. If applicable, gross market-based energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions in metric tons of CO2 equivalent. c. If available, the gases included in the calculation; whether CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6, NF3, or all. d. Base year for the calculation, if applicable, including: i. the rationale for choosing it ii. emissions in the base year iii. the context for any significant changes in emissions that triggered recalculations of base year emissions e. Source of the emission factors and the global warming potential (GWP) rates used, or a reference to the GWP source. f. Consolidation approach for emissions; whether equity share, financial control, or operational control. g. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.5 Climate change - performance data. c. Information is not available. d. Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience. f. We report Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions using operational control, equity share and financial control boundaries. Our primary consolidation approach is operational control. e. g. Information can be found at bhp.com on BHP Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG Emissions Calculation Methodology 2021.
305-3 Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions a. Gross other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions in metric tons of CO2 equivalent. b. If available, the gases included in the calculation; whether CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6, NF3, or all. c. Biogenic CO2 emissions in metric tons of CO2 equivalent. d. Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions categories and activities included in the calculation. e. Base year for the calculation, if applicable, including: i. the rationale for choosing it ii. emissions in the base year iii. the context for any significant changes in emissions that triggered recalculations of base year emissions f. Source of the emission factors and the global warming potential (GWP) rates used, or a reference to the GWP source. g. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.5 Climate change - performance data - Scope 3 GHG emissions by category. b. d. Information can be found at bhp.com on BHP Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG Emissions Calculation Methodology 2021. c. We do not report Scope 3 emissions in relation to biogenic emissions as this information is currently unavailable. e. Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience. f. g. Information can be found at bhp.com on BHP Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG Emissions Calculation Methodology 2021.
305-4 GHG emissions intensity a. GHG emissions intensity ratio for the organization. b. Organization-specific metric (the denominator) chosen to calculate the ratio. c. Types of GHG emissions included in the intensity ratio; whether direct (Scope 1), energy indirect (Scope 2), and/or other indirect (Scope 3). d. Gases included in the calculation; whether CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6, NF3, or all.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.5 Climate change - performance data c. Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions are included in the intensity ratio. d. For BHP Scope 1 emissions reporting purposes, the gases included are the aggregate anthropogenic carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6). We do not produce a material amount of nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) emissions.
305-5 Reduction of GHG emissions a. GHG emissions reduced as a direct result of reduction initiatives, in metric tons of CO2 equivalent. b. Gases included in the calculation; whether CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6, NF3, or all. c. Base year or baseline, including the rationale for choosing it. d. Scopes in which reductions took place; whether direct (Scope 1), energy indirect (Scope 2), and/or other indirect (Scope 3). e. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.
In FY2021, as a direct result of GHG emissions reduction initiatives at our WAIO operated asset, we re-designed a reinjection borefield enabling it to operate under gravity. Based on our calculation and assumption, we estimate an annual scope 1 GHG emissions savings of approximately 3,400 t CO2-e were avoided as a result of this gravity fed design. Gases included in this calculation include CO2, CH4 and N2O.
305-6 Emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) a. Production, imports, and exports of ODS in metric tons of CFC-11 (trichlorofluoromethane) equivalent. b. Substances included in the calculation. c. Source of the emission factors used. d. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.
We do not report against GRI 305-6 as this information is unavailable. This has not been identified as a material issue and not included in our environmental data collection systems.
305-7 Nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulfur oxides (SOX), and other significant air emissions a. Significant air emissions, in kilograms or multiples, for each of the following: i. NOX ii. SOX iii. Persistent organic pollutants (POP) iv. Volatile organic compounds (VOC) v. Hazardous air pollutants (HAP) vi. Particulate matter (PM) vii. Other standard categories of air emissions identified in relevant regulations b. Source of the emission factors used. c. Standards, methodologies, assumptions, and/or calculation tools used.
a. i. and ii. Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.4 Environment performance data - Air emissions. a. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. b. and c. In Australia where required, BHP reports air emissions using site-specific data via publicly available submissions to the National Pollutant Inventory (NPI). Submissions to the NPI cover the air pollutants emissions listed under GRI 305-7, as well as additional pollutants that are required by regulatory agencies where BHP operates. Calculations are aligned with the NPI reporting rules and NPI emissions estimation methodology. This data is available to the public at npi.gov.au. Outside of Australia, BHP reports air emissions according to the relevant regulatory requirements, however, this information is not publicly available. We are looking to further develop our reporting of this information for future years.
Waste
GRI 306: Waste 2020
306-1 Waste generation and significant waste-related impacts a. For the organization's significant actual and potential waste-related impacts, a description of: i. the inputs, activities, and outputs that lead or could lead to these impacts ii. whether these impacts relate to waste generated in the organization's own activities or to waste generated upstream or downstream in its value chain
We do not currently report against GRI 306 as the information is unavailable. This standard was released in May 2020 and is effective for reports or other materials published on or after 1 January 2022. We are looking to develop our reporting of this information for future years. BHP only currently reports on its most material waste streams: Hazardous waste - Mineral total (including tailings) and Non-hazardous waste - Mineral tailings. Refer to Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.4 Environment - performance data. Information can be found on our website at bhp.com on Waste.
306-2 Management of significant waste-related impacts a. Actions, including circularity measures, taken to prevent waste generation in the organization's own activities and upstream and downstream in its value chain, and to manage significant impacts from waste generated. b. If the waste generated by the organization in its own activities is managed by a third party, a description of the processes used to determine whether the third party manages the waste in line with contractual or legislative obligations. c. The processes used to collect and monitor waste-related data.
306-3 Waste generated a. Total weight of waste generated in metric tons, and a breakdown of this total by composition of the waste. b. Contextual information necessary to understand the data and how the data has been compiled.
306-4 Waste diverted from disposal a. Total weight of waste diverted from disposal in metric tons, and a breakdown of this total by composition of the waste. b. Total weight of hazardous waste diverted from disposal in metric tons, and a breakdown of this total by the following recovery operations: i. preparation for reuse ii. recycling iii. other recovery operations c. Total weight of non-hazardous waste diverted from disposal in metric tons, and a breakdown of this total by the following recovery operations: i. preparation for reuse ii. recycling iii. other recovery operations d. For each recovery operation listed in Disclosures 306-4-b and 306-4-c, a breakdown of the total weight in metric tons of hazardous waste and of non-hazardous waste diverted from disposal: i. onsite ii. offsite e. Contextual information necessary to understand the data and how the data has been compiled.
306-5 Waste directed to disposal a. Total weight of waste directed to disposal in metric tons, and a breakdown of this total by composition of the waste. b. Total weight of hazardous waste directed to disposal in metric tons, and a breakdown of this total by the following disposal operations: i. Incineration (with energy recovery); ii. Incineration (without energy recovery); iii. Landfilling; iv. Other disposal operations. c. Total weight of non-hazardous waste directed to disposal in metric tons, and a breakdown of this total by the following disposal operations: i. Incineration (with energy recovery); ii. Incineration (without energy recovery); iii. Landfilling; iv. Other disposal operations. d. For each disposal operation listed in Disclosures 306-5-b and 306-5-c, a breakdown of the total weight in metric tons of hazardous waste and of non-hazardous waste directed to disposal: i. onsite; ii. offsite. e. Contextual information necessary to understand the data and how the data has been compiled.
Environmental compliance
GRI 307: Environmental Compliance 2016
307-1 Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations a. Significant fines and non-monetary sactions for non-compliance with environmental laws and/or regulations in terms of: i. total monetary value of significant fines ii. total number of non-monetary sanctions iii. cases brought through dispute resolution mechanisms b. If the organization has not identified any non-compliance with environmental laws and/or regulations, a brief statement of this fact is sufficient.
a. i. Annual Report 2021 section 2.3.17 Performance in relation to environmental regulation and section 4.8.2 Health and safety performance data - Significant fines for non-compliance with health, safety and environmental laws and/or regulations. a. ii. We do not currently report the number of non-monetary sanctions as this information is unavailable. We are working to improve our disclosures in this area in coming years. a. iii. We do not currently report the number of cases brought through dispute resolution mechanisms due to confidentiality constraints.
Supplier environmental assessment
GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment 2016
308-1 New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria a. Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria.
Modern Slavery Statement FY2021 Requirements for suppliers and social investment. Compliance with the Minimum requirements for suppliers is necessary for a supplier of non-traded goods or services doing business with BHP and they are included in our procurement standard contract suite, BHP standard voyage contract terms and purchase order terms and conditions.
308-2 Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken a. Number of suppliers assessed for environmental impacts. b. Number of suppliers identified as having significant actual and potential negative environmental impacts. c. Significant actual and potential negative environmental impacts identified in the supply chain. d. Percentage of suppliers identified as having significant actual and potential negative environmental impacts with which improvements were agreed upon as a result of assessment. e. Percentage of suppliers identified as having significant actual and potential negative environmental impacts with which relationships were terminated as a result of assessment, and why.
We do not report against GRI 308-2 as this information is currently unavailable. We plan to progress our disclosure in this area in coming years.
Society
Employment
GRI 401: Employment 2016
401-1 New employee hires and employee turnover a. Total number and rate of new employee hires during the reporting period, by age group, gender and region. b. Total number and rate of employee turnover during the reporting period, by age group, gender and region.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.1 People performance data - Turnover and new hires.
401-2 Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees a. Benefits which are standard for full-time employees of the organization but are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by significant locations of operation. These include, as a minimum: i. life insurance ii. health care iii. disability and invalidity coverage iv. parental leave v. retirement provision vi. stock ownership vii. others b. The definition used for 'significant locations of operation'.
We do not currently report against GRI 401-2 as the information is not available. We are working to improve our disclosures in this area in coming years. BHP offers market-aligned benefits reflecting the standard practice and applicable legislation in each country in which we operate for our full-time and part-time employees. These may include retirement/pension benefits, parental leave and other leave categories, recognition program benefits, share ownership via our Shareplus plan and, in some locations, medical/health insurance benefits. Temporary employees are also offered retirement/pension benefits (as per standard market practice/legislation), recognition program benefits, and share ownership.
401-3 Parental leave a. Total number of employees that were entitled to parental leave, by gender. b. Total number of employees that took parental leave, by gender. c. Total number of employees that returned to work in the reporting period after parental leave ended, by gender. d. Total number of employees that returned to work after parental leave ended that were still employed 12 months after their return to work, by gender. e. Return to work and retention rates of employees that took parental leave, by gender.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.1 People performance data - Employee parental leave for FY2021. a. All employees are entitled to parental leave at BHP.
Labor/management relations
GRI 402: Labor/Management Relations 2016
402-1 Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes a. Minimum number of weeks' notice typically provided to employees and their representatives prior to the implementation of significant operational changes that could substantially affect them. b. For organisations with collective bargaining agreements, report whether the notice period and provisions for consultation and negotiation are specified in collective agreements.
a. Minimum notice periods for termination of employment can vary from one to fourteen weeks, depending on the employee's location, role and terms of contract, and may extend up to six months for senior management. b. Provisions for consultation and negotiation are specified in collective agreements.
Occupational health and safety
GRI 403-1: Occupational Health and Safety 2018
403-1 Occupational health and safety management system For employees and for workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization: a. A statement of whether an occupational health and safety management system has been implemented, including whether: i. the system has been implemented because of legal requirements and, if so, a list of the requirements ii. the system has been implemented based on recognized risk management and/or management system standards/guidelines and, if so, a list of the standards/guidelines b. A description of the scope of workers, activities, and workplaces covered by the occupational health and safety management system, and an explanation of whether and, if so, why any workers, activities, or workplaces are not covered.
a. Our event management system has not been implemented as a result of legal requirements. This system utilises internal governance documents, including our mandatory minimum performance requirements standards and our mandatory minimum performance requirements for risk management standard. b. All our employees and contractors are covered by our occupational health and safety management system. Information can be found at bhp.com on Safety.
403-2 Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation a. A description of the processes used to identify work-related hazards and assess risks on a routine and non-routine basis, and to apply the hierarchy of controls in order to eliminate hazards and minimize risks, including: i. how the organization ensures the quality of these processes, including the competency of persons who carry them out ii. how the results of these processes are used to evaluate and continually improve the occupational health and safety management system b. A description of the processes for workers to report work-related hazards and hazardous situations, and an explanation of how workers are protected against reprisals. c. A description of the policies and processes for workers to remove themselves from work situations that they believe could cause injury or ill health, and an explanation of how workers are protected against reprisals. d. A description of the processes used to investigate work-related incidents, including the processes to identify hazards and assess risks relating to the incidents, to determine corrective actions using the hierarchy of controls, and to determine improvements needed in the occupational health and safety management system.
Information can be found at bhp.com on Safety and Our Requirements for Safety standard.
403-3 Occupational health services A description of the occupational health services' functions that contribute to the identification and elimination of hazards and minimization of risks, and an explanation of how the organization ensures the quality of these services and facilitates workers' access to them.
Information can be found at bhp.com on Health.
403-4 Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health and safety a. A description of the processes for worker participation and consultation in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the occupational health and safety management system, and for providing access to and communicating relevant information on occupational health and safety to workers. b. Where formal joint management-worker health and safety committees exist, a description of their responsibilities, meeting frequency, decision-making authority, and whether and, if so, why any workers are not represented by these committees.
Information can be found at bhp.com on Safety.
403-5 Worker training on occupational health and safety A description of any occupational health and safety training provided to workers, including generic training as well as training on specific work-related hazards, hazardous activities, or hazardous situations.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.4 Safety and section 1.13.5 Health Information can be found at bhp.com on Safety and Health
403-6 Promotion of worker health a. An explanation of how the organization facilitates workers' access to non-occupational medical and healthcare services, and the scope of access provided. b. A description of any voluntary health promotion services and programs offered to workers to address major non-work-related health risks, including the specific health risks addressed, and how the organization facilitates workers' access to these services and programs.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.5 Health Information can be found at bhp.com on Health.
403-7 Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships A description of the organization's approach to preventing or mitigating significant negative occupational health and safety impacts that are directly linked to its operations, products or services by its business relationships, and the related hazards and risks.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.16 Risk factors. Information can be found at bhp.com on Safety and Health; Our Requirements for Health standard; and Our Requirements for Safety standard.
403-8 Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system a. If the organization has implemented an occupational health and safety management system based on legal requirements and/or recognized standards/guidelines: i. the number and percentage of all employees and workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization, who are covered by such a system ii. the number and percentage of all employees and workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization, who are covered by such a system that has been internally audited iii. the number and percentage of all employees and workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization, who are covered by such a system that has been audited or certified by an external party. b. Whether and, if so, why any workers have been excluded from this disclosure, including the types of worker excluded. c. Any contextual information necessary to understand how the data have been compiled, such as any standards, methodologies, and assumptions used.
Refer to Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.1 People performance data for total number of employees and contractors. a. i. All (100 per cent) of BHP employees and contractors are working under the BHP safety and health management system. a. ii. All (100 per cent) BHP operated assets have been internally audited in regards to safety and health at least once. We conduct sufficient procedures at sampled operations within our operated assets to conclude on safety and health controls at operated asset level. a. iii. Most, (close to 100 per cent), BHP operated assets have been externally audited at least once. The occupational safety and health management system was tested at a selection of the operated assets that are outlined in our external provider audit reports (available in previous Sustainability Reports), applying rotation and sampling rationale. b. No workers have been excluded from this disclosure.
403-9 Work-related injuries a. For all employees: i. the number and rate of fatalities as a result of work-related injury ii. the number and rate of high-consequence work-related injuries (excluding fatalities) iii. the number and rate of recordable work-related injuries iv. the main types of work-related injury v. the number of hours worked b. For all workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization: i. The number and rate of fatalities as a result of work-related injury; ii. The number and rate of high-consequence work-related injuries (excluding fatalities); iii. The number and rate of recordable work-related injuries; iv. The main types of work-related injury; v. The number of hours worked. c. The work-related hazards that pose a risk of high-consequence injury, including: i. how these hazards have been determined; ii. which of these hazards have caused or contributed to high-consequence injuries during the reporting period; iii. actions taken or underway to eliminate these hazards and minimize risks using the hierarchy of controls. d. Any actions taken or underway to eliminate other work-related hazards and minimize risks using the hierarchy of controls. e. Whether the rates have been calculated based on 200,000 or 1,000,000 hours worked. f. Whether and, if so, why any workers have been excluded from this disclosure, including the types of worker excluded. g. Any contextual information necessary to understand how the data have been compiled, such as any standards, methodologies, and assumptions used.
a. b. c-ii: Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.4 Safety and section 4.8.2 Health and Safety performance data. c. d. Information can be found at bhp.com on Safety. Group-wide safety risks and associated controls can be found at bhp.com on Our Requirements for Safety standard. e. Refer to our footnotes in our Annual Report, we caculate safety rates using both 200,000 and 1,000,000 hours worked. f. No workers have been excluded from this disclosure. g. Refer to our Methodology tab.
403-10 Work-related ill health a. For all employees: i. the number of fatalities as a result of work-related ill health ii. the number of cases of recordable work-related ill health iii. the main types of work-related ill health b. For all workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization: i. tThe number of fatalities as a result of work-related ill health ii. the number of cases of recordable work-related ill health iii. the main types of work-related ill health c. The work-related hazards that pose a risk of ill health, including: i. how these hazards have been determined ii. which of these hazards have caused or contributed to cases of ill health during the reporting period iii. actions taken or underway to eliminate these hazards and minimize risks using the hierarchy of controls d. Whether and, if so, why any workers have been excluded from this disclosure, including the types of worker excluded. e. Any contextual information necessary to understand how the data have been compiled, such as any standards, methodologies, and assumptions used.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.5 Health and section 4.8.2 Health and Safety - performance data. No fatalities as a result of work-related ill health was recorded for our employees or contractors in FY2020. c. We are currently piloting the A Participative Hazard Identification and Risk Management (APHIRM) approach in several of our Minerals Australia operations to reduce incidence of musculoskeletal illness. We are working to improve our disclosure next year. d. No workers have been excluded from this disclosure. e. Refer to our Methodology tab.
Training and education
GRI 404: Training and Education 2016
404-1 Average hours of training per year per employee a. Average hours of training that the organization's employees have undertaken during the reporting period, by: i. gender ii. employee category
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.1 People performance data - Employee training.
404-2 Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs a. Type and scope of programs implemented and assistance provided to upgrade employee skills. b. Transition assistance programs provided to facilitate continued employability and the management of career endings resulting from retirement or termination of employment.
a. Annual Report 2021 section 1.12 People and culture - Developing our capabilities and an enabled culture. b. Employees who leave BHP via retrenchment ordinarily receive support services through our allocated providers in each region. We are working to improve our disclosures in this area in coming years.
404-3 Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews a. Percentage of total employees by gender and by employee category who received a regular performance and career development review during the reporting period.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.1 People performance data - Employee regular performance discussion records.
Diversity and equal opportunity
GRI 405: Diversity and Equal Opportunity 2016
405-1 Diversity of governance bodies and employees a. Percentage of individuals within the organization's governance bodies in each of the following diversity categories: i. gender ii. age group: under 30 years old, 30-50 years old, over 50 years old iii. other indicators of diversity where relevant (such as minority or vulnerable groups) b. Percentage of employees per employee category in each of the following diversity categories: i. gender ii. age group: under 30 years old, 30-50 years old, over 50 years old iii. other indicators of diversity where relevant (such as minority or vulnerable groups)
a. Annual Report 2021 section 2.1.2 Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team; section 2.1.7 Director skills, experience and attributes - Board tenure and diversity; and section 2.1.9 Nomination and Governance Committee Report. ii. All (100 per cent) Board members are over 50 years of age. iii. We welcome the final Parker Report into ethnic diversity of UK boards and continue to seek additional ethnic diversity on our Board, and throughout BHP. On our Board, we meet the target of having at least one Director of colour by 2021 as recommended by the Parker Review. b. Annual Report 2021 section 1.12 People and culture - Inclusion and diversity and section 4.8.1 People performance data - Employees by category and diversity. iii. We have not identified other relevant indicators of diversity.
405-2 Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men a. Ratio of the basic salary and remuneration of women to men for each employee category, by significant locations of operation. b. The definition used for 'significant locations of operation'.
a. Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.1 People performance data - Employees by category and diversity; and Employee remuneration. We do not currently report this information for each employee category by significant locations of operation. We are working to improve our disclosures in this area in coming years. b. We define significant locations of operational activities as geographical regions in which we have a significant operational presence.
Non-discrimination
GRI 406: Non-discrimination 2016
406-1 Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken a. Total number of incidents of discrimination during the reporting period. b. Status of the incidents and actions taken with reference to the following: i. incident reviewed by the organization ii. remediation plans being implemented iii. remediation plans that have been implemented, with results reviewed through routine internal management review processes iv. incident no longer subject to action
a. Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.6 Ethics and business conduct. We do not currently report the number of incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken due to confidentiality constraints. However we report the percentage of reports related to discrimination (8 per cent) received into EthicsPoint in FY2021. We are working to improve our disclosures in this area in coming years. Information can be found at bhp.com on Ethics and Business Conduct - EthicsPoint reports.
Freedom of association and collective bargaining
GRI 407: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining 2016
407-1 Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk a. Operations and suppliers in which workers' rights to exercise freedom of association or collective bargaining may be violated or at significant risk either in terms of: i. type of operation (such as manufacturing plant) and supplier ii. countries or geographic areas with operations and suppliers considered at risk b. Measures taken by the organization in the reporting period intended to support rights to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining.
a. Our operated assets and office locations span 19 countries and 12 of these have either a high or extreme potential for risks relating freedom of association and collective bargaining according to Verisk Maplecroft 2021. They are located in Northern Africa, Central America, South America, North America and Asia Of our top 10 supplier countries, four (across Central America, South America and North America), are countries that are rated as high or extreme risk. b. BHP is a party to a number of collective agreements that underpin minimum terms and conditions of employment for our employees. BHP respects the right to freedom of association and does not discriminate in the collective bargaining process where employees elect to be represented. BHP's Minimum requirements for suppliers state BHP's expectations for suppliers regarding freedom of association. Information can be found at bhp.com on Human Rights Policy Statement and our Minimum requirements for suppliers.
Child labor
GRI 408: Child Labor 2016
408-1 Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor a. Operations and suppliers considered to have significant risk for incidents of: i. child labor ii. young workers exposed to hazardous work b. Operations and suppliers considered to have significant risk for incidents of child labor either in terms of: i. type of operation (such as manufacturing plant) and supplier ii. countries or geographic areas with operations and suppliers considered at risk c. Measures taken by the organization in the reporting period intended to contribute to the effective abolition of child labor.
Modern Slavery Statement FY2021 Our supply chain and Due diligence and risk management in our supply chain. We report relevant data by reviewing our operated assets and suppliers using the Verisk Maplecroft Modern Slavery Index 2021.
Forced or compulsory labour
GRI 409: Forced or Compulsory Labour 2016
409-1 Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor a. Operations and suppliers considered to have significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor either in terms of: i. type of operation (such as manufacturing plant) and supplier ii. countries or geographic areas with operations and suppliers considered at risk b. Measures taken by the organization in the reporting period intended to contribute to the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labor.
Modern Slavery Statement FY2021 Our supply chain and Due diligence and risk management in our supply chain. We report relevant data by reviewing our operated assets and suppliers using the Verisk Maplecroft Modern Slavery Index 2021.
Security practices
GRI 410: Security Practices 2016
410-1 Security personnel trained in human rights policies or procedures a. Percentage of security personnel who have received formal training in the organization's human rights policies or specific procedures and their application to security. b. Whether training requirements also apply to third-party organisations providing security personnel.
a. Security and security-related human rights training is conducted regularly. For FY2021, 78 per cent of security officers completed security-related human rights training in Minerals Australia, 64 per cent in Minerals Americas and 22 per cent in Petroleum assets. Note that while it is an expectation for all our security officers to complete human rights training, our FY2021 training data were impacted by high turnover and COVID-19 restriction. b. All our security officers are provided by third party organisations. Therefore, training requirements apply to third-party organisations providing security personnel.
Rights of indigenous peoples
GRI 411: Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2016
411-1 Incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous peoples a. Total number of identified incidents of violations involving the rights of indigenous peoples during the reporting period. b. Status of the incidents and actions taken with reference to the following: i. incident reviewed by the organization ii. temediation plans being implemented iii. remediation plans that have been implemented, with results reviewed through routine internal management review processes iv. incident no longer subject to action
There have been no reported incidents at our operated assets of violations involving rights of Indigenous peoples in FY2021. As per GRI 411, an 'incident' refers to a legal action or complaint registered with the reporting organization or competent authorities through a formal process, or an instance of non-compliance identified by the organization through established procedures.
Human rights assessment
GRI 412: Human Rights Assessment 2016
412-1 Operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or impact assessments a. Total number and percentage of operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or human rights impact assessments, by country.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.9 Human rights and Modern Slavery Statement FY2021 Due diligence and risk management. In FY2021, 10 (67 per cent) of our operated assets and legacy sites were subject to human rights reviews or human rights impact assessments. Seven (100 per cent) operated assets were subject to human rights reviews or human rights impact assessments in Australia. One (50 per cent) operated assets and legacy sites has been subject to human rights reviews or human rights impact assessments in Canada. Two (100 per cent) operated assets have been subject to human rights reviews or human rights impact assessments in Chile. No (0 per cent) operated assets and legacy sites have been subject to human rights reviews or human rights impact assessments in Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, or the United Staes.
412-2 Employee training on human rights policies or procedures a. Total number of hours in the reporting period devoted to training on human rights policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations. b. Percentage of employees trained during the reporting period in human rights policies or procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations.
Modern Slavery Statement FY2021 Training and culture. In FY2021, the Introduction to human rights training has been completed by over 61 employees (approximately 2 per cent) of our workforce. This equates to close to 112 hours of training.
412-3 Significant investment agreements and contracts that include human rights clauses or that underwent human rights screening a. Total number and percentage of significant investment agreements and contracts that include human rights clauses or that underwent human rights screening. b. The definition used for 'significant investment agreements'.
We do not currently report against GRI 412-3 as the information is unavailable. Information can be found at bhp.com on our Minimum Requirements for Suppliers.
Local communities
GRI 413: Local Communities 2016
413-1 Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs a. Percentage of operations with implemented local community engagement, impact assessments, and/or development programs, including the use of: i. social impact assessments, including gender impact assessments, based on participatory processes ii. environmental impact assessments and ongoing monitoring iii. public disclosure of results of environmental and social impact assessments iv. local community development programs based on local communities' needs v. stakeholder engagement plans based on stakeholder mapping vi. broad based local community consultation committees and processes that include vulnerable groups vii. works councils, occupational health and safety committees and other worker representation bodies to deal with impacts viii. formal local community grievance processes
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.8 Community. In FY2021, 100 per cent of our operated assets had stakeholder engagement management plans. Information can be found at bhp.com on Community and Our Requirements for Community standard. The Our Requirements for Community standard requires all our operated assets to implement actions to ensure we understand communities, effectively plan and implement our commitments and evaluate and measure our performance. This standard outlines the mandatory minimum performance requirements for social research and studies, including social impact and opportunity assessments, human rights impact assessments, community perception surveys, engagement activities and complaints and grievance mechanisms.
413-2 Operations with significant actual and potential negative impacts on local communities a. Operations with significant actual and potential negative impacts on local communities, including: i. the location of the operations ii. the significant actual and potential negative impacts of operations
Information can be found at bhp.com on Community - BHP stakeholder concerns by region infographic.
Supplier social assessment
GRI 414: Supplier Social Assessment 2016
414-1 New suppliers that were screened using social criteria a. Percentage of new suppliers that were screened using social criteria.
Modern Slavery Statement FY2021 Requirements for suppliers and Social investment. Compliance with the Minimum requirements for suppliers is necessary for a supplier of for non-traded goods and services doing business with BHP and they are included in our procurement standard contract suite, BHP standard voyage contract terms and purchase order terms and conditions.
414-2 Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken a. Number of suppliers assessed for social impacts. b. Number of suppliers identified as having significant actual and potential negative social impacts. c. Significant actual and potential negative social impacts identified in the supply chain. d. Percentage of suppliers identified as having significant actual and potential negative social impacts with which improvements were agreed upon as a result of assessment. e. Percentage of suppliers identified as having significant actual and potential negative social impacts with which relationships were terminated as a result of assessment, and why.
Modern Slavery Statement FY2021 Due diligence and risk management in our supply chain. a. There were approximately 7,000 active suppliers registered in the GCMS as at 30 June 2021. b. Of these suppliers, 630 (approximately 9 per cent) were rated as having very high or high human rights risk potential after the initial screening, with the remaining 91 per cent rated as medium or low risk. c. Key themes of supplier gaps include a lack of policy or clear processes related to forced, compulsory and migrant labour, freedom of association, accommodation facilities, and wages and working conditions. d. We have completed due diligence on 41 per cent of our suppliers who rate as high or very high risk. Of these suppliers, 85 (33 per cent) require a suppler development plan. This is approximately 1 per cent of our total suppliers active in GCMS. No significant human rights breaches have been identified through our due diligence program. In FY2021, 13 suppliers completed the remedies required under their development plans. e. In FY2021, all suppliers having very high or high human rights risk potential after the initial screening registered in the GCMS were sent the 'Request for Information' (RFI) questionnaire to commence the extended due diligence process. If suppliers have not responded to the RFI request after three attempts, we trigger escalation protocols that can ultimately result in the supplier being blocked until they respond and complete the due diligence. No suppliers had been blocked due to non-responses as at 30 June 2021.
Public policy
GRI 415: Public Policy 2016
415-1 Political contributions a. Total monetary value of financial and in-kind political contributions made directly and indirectly by the organization by country and recipient/beneficiary. b. If applicable, how the monetary value of in-kind contributions was estimated.
Annual Report 2021 section 2.3.13 Political donations. We maintain a position of impartiality with respect to party politics and do not make political contributions or expenditure/donations for political purposes to any political party, politician, elected official or candidate for public office. We do, however, contribute to the public debate of policy issues that may affect BHP in the countries in where we operate. No political contributions/donations for political purposes were made by BHP to any political party, politician, elected official or candidate for public office during FY2021. Note that Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) disclosure requirements are broad, such that amounts that are not political donations can be reportable for AEC purposes. For example, where a political party or organisation owns shares in BHP, the AEC filing requires the political party or organisation to disclose the dividend payments received in respect of their shareholding.
Customer privacy
GRI 418: Customer Privacy 2016
418-1 Substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data a. Total number of substantiated complaints received concerning breaches of customer privacy, categorized by: i. complaints received from outside parties and substantiated by the organization ii. complaints from regulatory bodies b. Total number of identified leaks, thefts, or losses of customer data. c. If the organization has not identified any substantiated complaints, a brief statement of this fact is sufficient.
BHP's Data Protection and Privacy Office (DPPO) has not been made aware of any complaints related to BHP concerning breaches of customer privacy nor identified leaks, thefts, or losses of customer data in FY2021.
Socioeconomic compliance
GRI 419: Socioeconomic Compliance 2016
419-1 Non-compliance with laws and regulations in the social and economic area a. Significant fines and non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and/or regulations in the social and economic area in terms of: i. total monetary value of significant fines ii. total number of non-monetary sanctions iii. cases brought through dispute resolution mechanisms b. If the organization has not identified any non-compliance with laws and/or regulations, a brief statement of this fact is sufficient. c. The context against which significant fines and non-monetary sanctions were incurred.
a. i. Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.2 Health and safety performance data - Significant fines for non-compliance with health, safety and environmental laws and/or regulations. a. ii. We do not currently report the number of non-monetary sanctions as this information is unavailable. We are looking to further develop our reporting of this information for future years. a. iii. We do not currently report the number of cases brought through dispute resolution mechanisms due to confidentiality constraints. c. We do not currently report the context against which significant fines and non-monetary sanctions were incurred due to confidentiality constraints. We are considering disclosures in this area for coming years.
SASB
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Index
Industry standard: Metals and Mining
For the year-ended 30 June 2021
Topic
Code
Accounting metric
BHP response
Greenhouse gas emissions
EM-MM-110a.1
Gross global Scope 1 emissions, percentage methane, percentage covered under emissions-limiting regulations. The entity shall disclose its gross global Scope 1 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the atmosphere of the seven GHGs covered under the Kyoto Protocol - carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3). The entity shall disclose the percentage of its gross global Scope 1 GHG emissions that are covered under an emissions-limiting regulation or program that is intended to directly limit or reduce emissions, such as cap-and-trade schemes, carbon tax/fee systems and other emissions control (e.g. command-and-control approach) and permit based mechanisms.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience - Operational GHG emissions by source and section 4.8.5 Climate change - performance data. For BHP reporting purposes, the gases included are the aggregate anthropogenic carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6). We do not produce a material amount of nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) emissions.
EM-MM-110a.2
Discussion of long-term and short-term strategy or plan to manage Scope 1 emissions, emissions reduction targets and an analysis of performance against those targets. The entity shall discuss its long-term and short-term strategy or plan to manage its Scope 1 GHG emissions. The entity shall discuss its emission reduction target(s) and analyze its performance against the target(s). The entity shall discuss the activities and investments required to achieve the plans and/or targets, and any risks or limiting factors that might affect achievement of the plans and/or targets. The entity shall discuss the scope of its strategies, plans, and/or reduction targets, such as whether they pertain differently to different business units, geographies or emissions sources. The entity shall discuss whether its strategies, plans and/or reduction targets are related to, or associated with, emissions limiting and/or emissions reporting-based programs or regulations (e.g. the EU Emissions Trading Scheme), including regional, national, international, or sectoral programs.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience. Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Climate Change Report 2020 section 2.2 Reducing our GHG emissions. BHP's strategy is not driven by any regulatory emissions trading scheme.
Air quality
EM-MM-120a.1
Air emissions of the following pollutants: (1) CO, (2) NOx (excluding N2O), (3) SOx, (4) particulate matter (PM10), (5) mercury (Hg), (6) lead (Pb), and (7) volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The entity shall disclose its emissions of air pollutants, in metric tons per pollutant, that are released into the atmosphere.
(2) (3) (5) Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.4 Environment - performance data - Air emissions for FY2021. (1), (4), (6) and (7) In Australia where required, BHP reports air emissions using site-specific data via publicly available submissions to the National Pollutant Inventory (NPI). Submissions to the NPI cover the air pollutants emissions listed under SASB, as well as additional pollutants that are required by regulatory agencies where BHP operates. Calculations are aligned with the NPI reporting rules and NPI emissions estimation methodology. This data is available to the public at http://www.npi.gov.au. Outside of Australia, BHP reports air emissions according to the relevant regulatory requirements; however, this information is not publicly available. We are working to improve our disclosures in this area in coming years.
Energy management
EM-MM-130a.1
(1) Total energy consumed, (2) percentage grid electricity and (3) percentage renewable. The entity shall disclose (1) the total amount of energy it consumed as an aggregate figure, in gigajoules (GJ). The entity shall disclose (2) the percentage of energy it consumed that was supplied from grid electricity. The entity shall disclose (3) the percentage of energy it consumed that is renewable energy.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.5 Climate change - performance data - Energy consumption.
Water management
EM-MM-140a.1
EM-MM-140a.1. (1) Total fresh water withdrawn, (2) total fresh water consumed, percentage of each in regions with High or Extremely High Baseline Water Stress. The entity shall disclose the amount of water, in thousands of cubic meters, that was withdrawn from freshwater sources. Fresh water may be defined according to the local statutes and regulations where the entity operates. Where there is no regulatory definition, fresh water shall be considered to be water that has less than 1000 parts per million of dissolved solids per the U.S. Geological Survey. The entity shall disclose the amount of water, in thousands of cubic meters, that was consumed in its operations. The entity shall analyze all of its operations for water risks and identify activities that withdraw and consume water in locations with High (40-80%) or Extremely High (>80%) Baseline Water Stress as classified by the World Resources Institute's (WRI) Water Risk Atlas tool, Aqueduct. The entity shall disclose its water withdrawn in locations with High or Extremely High Baseline Water Stress as a percentage of the total water withdrawn. The entity shall disclose its water consumed in locations with High or Extremely High Baseline Water Stress as a percentage of the total water consumed.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.4 Environment - performance data and section 4.8.6 Water - performance data. Two of our assets are located in area classified as 'water stressed' based on the physical risk rating from the WWF Water Risk Filter and in line with the CEO water mandate definition of water stress. Total water withdrawals from operated assets in FY2021 was 438,660 ML. Of this total withdrawals, the volume of freshwater was 113,444 ML. The total withdrawals from operated assets located in high or very high water-stressed areas (as determined by WWF water risk filter) was 233,190 ML. Over 90 per cent of the total withdrawals in water stress areas is from seawater and therefore not classified as fresh water. Total consumption, from both fresh water and other water sources (eg seawater, hypersaline groundwater) in FY2021 was 267,130 ML and 106,950 ML in high or very high water-stressed locations respectively (40 per cent). Note that due to the complexity of water movements within our operated assets, the volume of fresh water consumed separately to total consumption is not available. BHP defines 'fresh water' as waters other than seawater, wastewater from third parties and hypersaline groundwater. Freshwater withdrawal also excludes entrained water that would not be available for other uses. These exclusions have been made to align with the BHP freshwater public target's intent to reduce the use of freshwater sources of potential value to other users or the environment.
EM-MM-140a.2
Number of incidents of non-compliance associated with water quality permits, standards, and regulations. The entity shall disclose the total number of instances of non-compliance, including violations of a technology-based standard and exceedances of quality-based standards.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.6 Water - performance data - Water-related legal performance. During FY2021, we had three incidents of water-related non-compliance that resulted in a formal enforcement action. These all occurred in our Minerals Australia assets with two at BMA and one at BMC. None of these were associated with non-compliance with discharge limits set by regulatory permits.
Waste and hazardous materials management
EM-MM-150a.1
Total weight of tailings waste, percentage recycled. The entity shall disclose the total amount of tailings waste generated by the entity during the reporting period. The amount of total tailings waste shall be calculated in metric tons, where waste is defined as anything for which the entity has no further use and which is discarded or released to the environment. The scope includes tailings waste generated from mining activities. The scope of disclosure excludes waste rock and overburden. The entity shall disclose the percentage of tailings waste that was recycled during the reporting period. The percentage recycled shall be calculated as the weight of tailings waste material that was reused plus the weight recycled or remanufactured (through treatment or processing) by the entity plus the amount sent externally for further recycling divided by the total weight of tailings waste material.
For FY2021, our total tailings waste was 187,150 kilotonnes. We recycled immaterial amount of tailings waste. We are working to improve our disclosures in this area in coming years.
EM-MM-150a.2
Total weight of mineral processing waste, percentage recycled. The entity shall disclose the total amount of mineral processing waste generated by the entity during the reporting period. The amount of total mineral processing waste shall be calculated in metric tons, where waste is defined as anything for which the entity has no further use and which is discarded or released to the environment. The scope includes waste generated during metals processing (e.g., smelting and refining), such as slags, dusts, sludges, and spent solvents. The scope includes scrap metal, reject coal, used oil, and other solid wastes and excludes gaseous wastes. The entity shall disclose the percentage of mineral processing waste that was recycled during the reporting period.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.4 Environment - performance data. BHP reports Hazardous waste - Mineral total (including tailings) and Non-hazardous waste - Mineral tailings. We are working to better align our corporate reporting with SASB definitions in coming years.
EM-MM-150a.3
Number of tailings impoundments, broken down by MSHA hazard potential. The entity shall disclose the number of tailings impoundments according to the following U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) hazard potential classification.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.15 Tailings storage facilities (TSFs). The classifications described in the Annual Report align to the Canadian Dam Association (CDA) classification system. It is important to note the tailings storage facility (TSF) classification is one element of TSF risk management, but does not represent risk itself. It reflects the modelled, hypothetical, most significant possible failure and consequences without controls. It does not reflect the current physical stability of the TSF and it is possible for TSF classifications to change over time, for example, following changes to the operating context of a dam.
Biodiversity impacts
EM-MM-160a.1
Description of environmental management policies and practices for active sites. The entity shall describe its environmental management plan(s) implemented at active sites. The entity shall disclose the degree to which its policies and practices are aligned with the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability, January 1, 2012, including specifically: Performance Standard 1 - Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts. Performance Standard 3 - Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention. Performance Standard 4 - Community Health, Safety, and Security. Performance Standard 6 - Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources.
Information can be found at bhp.com under Environment; Biodiversity and Land and Our Requirements for Environment and Climate Change standard. Our policies and practices are partially aligned with the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) Performance Standards 1, 3, 4 and 6. We are working to improve of our disclosures to better align with the SASB requirement in coming years.
EM-MM-160a.2
Percentage of mine sites where acid rock drainage is: (1) predicted to occur, (2) actively mitigated, and (3) under treatment or remediation. The entity shall disclose the percentage of its mine sites (by annual production output from mines in metric tons) where acid-generating seepage into surrounding surface water and/or groundwater is: (1) predicted to occur, (2) actively mitigated, and (3) under treatment or remediation. Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) is predicted to occur if, based on computer simulations, chemical evaluations, and/ or acidbase accounting, it is biochemically likely that ARD could form at the mine site. ARD is considered to be actively mitigated if the entity is preventing the formation of ARD through methods thatinclude, but are not limited to: storing or covering sulfite-bearing minerals to prevent oxidation, flood prevention and mine sealing, mixing of acid buffering materials with acid-producing materials, or chemical treatment of sulfide wastes (e.g., organic chemicals designed to kill sulfide-oxidizing bacteria). ARD is considered under treatment or remediation, if the acidic water discharged from the mine area is captured and undergoes a wastewater treatment process (active or passive).
AMD mitigation and management requirements are detailed in the BHP minimum mandatory performance requirements, which are applicable to all BHP operated mine sites. Acid and Metalliferous Drainage (AMD) has the potential to occur at 100 per cent of our producing mine sites (based on annual ore production). Mined waste materials are managed to actively mitigate AMD at 99.5 per cent of our producing mine sites (based on annual ore production). AMD is not currently treated at any of our producing mines. Refer to the notes below for clarification of this response against the SASB Accounting metrics for this item. Notes: • BHP uses the term Acid and Metalliferous Drainage (AMD) rather than Acid Rock Drainage (ARD) and the BHP definition of AMD includes drainage, which is considered as metalliferous without being acidic, i.e. Neutral Metalliferous Drainage (NMD) and Saline Drainage (SD). • Reflecting BHP's minimum mandatory performance requirements, the statement above states that AMD has the 'potential' to occur rather than being 'predicted' to occur. This includes all sites with at least one mined waste with the potential to generate AMD; however, AMD is not necessarily predicted to occur and/or impact surface water or groundwater at these sites, nor does the 'potential' for AMD to occur necessarily mean AMD is actually occurring and so requires treatment. • Calculations only include mines that had production tonnes in FY2021. Production tonnages used in calculations are from the 2021 Annual Report section 4.5.1 Production - Minerals. • Copper tonnages include both concentrate plus cathodes where applicable. • Production tonnes are based on primary production minerals and do not include subsidiary minerals such as gold, silver or uranium. • Non-operated joint ventures are not included.
EM-MM-160a.3
Percentage of (1) proved and (2) probable reserves in or near sites with protected conservation status or endangered species habitat. The entity shall disclose the percentage and grade (in percentage metal content) of proved reserves in sites with protected conservation status or in areas of endangered species habitat. The entity shall disclose the percentage and grade (in percentage of metal content) of probable reserves in sites with protected conservation status or in areas of endangered species habitat.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.4 Environment - performance data provides information on the total number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by our operated assets as at 30 June 2021 as well as the list of operated assets owned, leased, managed in or adjacent to protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas as at 30 June 2021. We are working to better align our reporting with the SASB definition, including consideration of the feasibility of an accurate correlation with proved and probable reserves in coming years.
Security, human rights and rights of Indigenous peoples
EM-MM-210a.1
Percentage of (1) proved and (2) probable reserves in or near areas of conflict. The entity shall disclose the percentage and grade (in percentage metal content) of proved reserves that are located in or near areas of active conflict. The entity shall disclose the percentage and grade (in percentage metal content) of probable reserves that are located in or near areas of active conflict. Active conflict is defined according to the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) definition. Reserves shall be considered to be in or near an area of active conflict if it is located in the same country as the active conflict.
Of the six countries in which we operate mining activities, none is classified as an area of conflict. 0 per cent of proved and probable mineral and ore reserves. 0 per cent of proved petroleum reserves. Reserves are considered to be in or near an area of active conflict if it is located in the same country where active conflict exists, as defined by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP). Ore and petroleum reserve data used in calculations was sourced from the Annual Report 2021 section 4.6.1 Petroleum reserves and section 4.6.2 Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves. Only proved reserve data was available for petroleum reserves. Reserves part of non-operated joint ventures have not been included in the calculations.
EM-MM-210a.2
Percentage of (1) proved and (2) probable reserves in or near indigenous land. The entity shall disclose the percentage and grade (in percentage metal content) of proved reserves that are located in or near areas that are considered to be indigenous peoples' land. The entity shall disclose the percentage and grade (in percentage metal content) of probable reserves that are located in or near areas that are considered to be indigenous peoples' land. Indigenous lands are considered those occupied by people who self-identify as indigenous per Article 33 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the International Labour Organization Convention No. 169. For the purposes of this disclosure, "near" is defined as within 5 kilometers of the recognized boundary of an area considered to be indigenous land to the location of the entity's proven and probable reserves.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.3 Society - performance data FY2021 provides data on the number of our operations located in or adjacent to Indigenous peoples' territories for FY2021. We are working to better align our reporting with the SASB definition, including consideration of the feasibility of an accurate correlation with proved and probable reserves in coming years.
EM-MM-210a.3
Discussion of engagement processes and due diligence practices with respect to human rights, indigenous rights, and operation in areas of conflict. The entity shall describe its due diligence practices and procedures with respect to indigenous rights of communities in which it operates or intends to operate. The entity shall describe its due diligence practices and procedures with respect to human rights. The entity shall discuss its practices and procedures while operating in areas of conflict.
Modern Slavery Statement FY2021. Our engagement processes and due diligence practices with respect to human rights, Indigenous peoples' rights and operation in areas of conflict are described at bhp.com under Human rights and Indigenous peoples. Information can be found at bhp.com on Our Code of Conduct; Human Rights Policy Statement; Indigenous Peoples Policy Statement; Indigenous Peoples Strategy; Our Requirements for Community standard; and our Minimum requirements for suppliers.
Community relations
EM-MM-210b.1
Discussion of process to manage risks and opportunities associated with community rights and interests. The entity shall discuss its processes, procedures, and practices to manage risks and opportunities associated with the rights and interests of communities in areas where it conducts business. The entity shall disclose the following, where relevant: Lifecycle stages to which its practices apply, such as: pre-bid (when the entity is considering acquisition of a site), exploration and appraisal, site development, mineral production, and during closure, decommissioning, and restoration. The community rights and interests (enumerated above) specifically addressed by the practices. The underlying references for its procedures, including whether they are codes, guidelines, standards, or regulations and whether they were developed by the entity, an industry organization, a third-party organization (e.g., a non-governmental organization), a governmental agency, or some combination of these groups. The entity shall disclose the degree to which its policies and practices are aligned with the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability, January 1, 2012, including specifically: Performance Standard 4 - Community Health, Safety, and Security. Performance Standard 5 - Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement Performance Standard 8 - Cultural Heritage The discussion shall include how practices apply to business partners such as contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers, and joint venture partners.
Our process to manage risks (both threats and opportunities) associated with community rights and interests are described in the Annual Report 2021 section 1.9 How we manage risk, section 1.13.8 Community; section 1.13.9 Human Rights; and section 1.16 Risk factors - Significant social or environmental impacts. In our Human Rights Impact Assessment, the list of rights assessed include (but are not limited to): Economic and social impacts - housing and employment, fair and equitable treatment, air and dust, water, Indigenous peoples, cumulative impacts, local supply chain, noise and tailings. Information can be found at bhp.com under Community; Human Rights; and Our Requirements for Community standard. Our policies and practices are fully aligned with the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) Performance Standards 5 - Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement and partially aligned with the IFC Performance Standards 4 and 8. Our practices apply to business partners, such as contractors, subcontractors and suppliers as described at bhp.com under Our Code of Conduct and our Minimum requirements for suppliers. Information about our approach to joint venture partners can be found on our website at bhp.com under Non-operated joint ventures.
EM-MM-210b.2
Number and duration of non-technical delays. The entity shall disclose the total number and aggregate duration (in days) of site shutdowns or project delays due to non-technical factors. The scope includes shutdowns and project delays including, but not limited to, those resulting from pending regulatory permits or other political delays related to community concerns, community or stakeholder resistance or protest, and armed conflict. The scope of disclosure excludes delays due to strikes and lockouts that are disclosed according to EM-MM-310a.2.
In FY2021, there were no protest events or project delays as a result of community concerns, community or stakeholder resistance or protest, or armed conflict in relation to BHP's operated assets.
Labor relations
EM-MM-310a.1
Percentage of active workforce covered under collective bargaining agreements, broken down by U.S. and foreign employees. The entity shall disclose the percentage of U.S. employees and the percentage of foreign employees in the active workforce that are covered under collective bargaining agreements during any part of the reporting period.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.1 People - performance data - Active employee workforce globally on collective bargaining agreements. There were no employees in the United States on collective bargaining agreements during FY2021.
EM-MM-310a.2
Number and duration of strikes and lockouts. The entity shall disclose the number of work stoppages and total duration, in worker days idle, of work stoppages involving 1,000 or more workers lasting one full shift or longer. The scope of disclosure includes work stoppage due to disputes between labor and management, including strikes and lockouts. The scope of disclosure excludes work stoppages due to other non-technical reasons that are disclosed according to EM-MM-210b.2.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.12 People and culture. In the collective bargaining between BHP Chile Inc. and the Specialists and Supervisors Union, there were 13 days of legal strike action (27 May 2021 to 8 June 2021).
Workforce health and safety
EM-MM-320a.1
(1) MSHA all-incidence rate, (2) fatality rate, (3) near miss frequency rate (NMFR) and (4) average hours of health, safety, and emergency response training for (a) full-time employees and (b) contract employees. The scope of disclosure includes all employees regardless of employee location.
(1), (2) and (4) Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.2 Health and Safety - performance data. Note that average hours of health and safety training for contractors is not currently available. We are working to improve our disclosure for next year. (3) Near miss frequency rate for FY2021 is 1.12 for employees and 0.20 for contractors per 200,000 hours worked. Note that events that have not been entered on behalf of a contractor has been assumed to involve an employee. Our event reporting system does not mandate the involved person to be recorded for Near Miss events.
Business ethics and transparency
EM-MM-510a.1
Description of the management system for prevention of corruption and bribery throughout the value chain. The entity shall describe its management system and due diligence procedures for assessing and managing corruption and bribery risks internally and associated with business partners in its value chain.
Information on our management system for prevention of corruption and bribery throughout the value chain can be found at bhp.com under Ethics and Business Conduct.
EM-MM-510a.2
Production in countries that have the 20 lowest rankings in Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index. The entity shall disclose its net production from activities located in the countries with the 20 lowest rankings in Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index (CPI). The entity shall use the most current version of the CPI. Production shall be disclosed in saleable tons of minerals.
BHP has no production in the countries that have the 20 lowest rankings in Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index 2020.
Activity metrics
EM-MM-000.A
Production of (1) metal ores and (2) finished metal products
Annual Report 2021 section 4.5.1 Production - Minerals.
EM-MM-000.B
Total number of employees, percentage contractors
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.1 People - performance data.
TCFD
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Index
For the year-ended 30 June 2021
Disclosure
Guidance for all sectors
BHP response
Governance
Describe the board's oversight of climate-related risks and opportunities.
In describing the board's oversight of climate-related issues, organizations should consider including a discussion of the following: ‒ processes and frequency by which the board and/or board committees (e.g. audit, risk, or other committees) are informed about climate-related issues, ‒ whether the board and/or board committees consider climate-related issues when reviewing and guiding strategy, major plans of action, risk management policies, annual budgets, and business plans as well as setting the organization's performance objectives, monitoring implementation and performance, and overseeing major capital expenditures, acquisitions, and divestitures, and ‒ how the board monitors and oversees progress against goals and targets for addressing climate-related issues.
Annual Report 2021 section 2.1.4 Board and Committee meetings and attendance; section 2.1.5 Key Board activities during FY2021; section 2.1.10 Risk and Audit Committee Report; and section 2.1.11 Sustainability Committee Report. Information can be found at bhp.com in Risk and Audit Committee Terms of Reference and Sustainability Committee Terms of Reference.
Describe management's role in assessing and managing climate-related risks and opportunities.
In describing management's role related to the assessment and management of climate-related issues, organizations should consider including the following information: ‒ whether the organization has assigned climate-related responsibilities to management-level positions or committees; and, if so, whether such management positions or committees report to the board or a committee of the board and whether those responsibilities include assessing and/or managing climate-related issues, ‒ a description of the associated organizational structure(s), ‒ processes by which management is informed about climate-related issues, and ‒ how management (through specific positions and/or management committees) monitors climate-related issues.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.15.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience - Governance and management; section 2.1.3 BHP governance structure; section 2.1.5 Key Board activities during FY2021 - Climate change; section 2.1.10 Risk and Audit Committee Report; section 2.1.11 Sustainability Committee Report; and section 2.1.14 Management. Climate Change Report 2020 section 1. Governance. Information can be found at bhp.com in Sustainability Committee Terms of Reference.
Strategy
Describe the climate-related risks and opportunities the organization has identified over the short, medium, and long term.
Organizations should provide the following information: ‒ a description of what they consider to be the relevant short-, medium-, and long-term time horizons, taking into consideration the useful life of the organization's assets or infrastructure and the fact that climate-related issues often manifest themselves over the medium and longer terms, ‒ a description of the specific climate-related issues for each time horizon (short, medium, and long term) that could have a material financial impact on the organization, and ‒ a description of the process(es) used to determine which risks and opportunities could have a material financial impact on the organization.
We disclose climate-related issues across a range of time horizons in our CDP response section C2.3. Information can be found at bhp.com in Climate change - Risk management. We are working to improve our disclosures in our Annual Report in coming years.
Describe the impact of climate-related risks and opportunities on the organization's businesses, strategy, and financial planning.
Building on recommended disclosure (a), organizations should discuss how identified climate-related issues have affected their businesses, strategy, and financial planning. Organizations should consider including the impact on their businesses and strategy in the following areas: ‒ Products and services ‒ Supply chain and/or value chain ‒ Adaptation and mitigation activities ‒ Investment in research and development ‒ Operations (including types of operations and location of facilities) Organizations should describe how climate-related issues serve as an input to their financial planning process, the time period(s) used, and how these risks and opportunities are prioritized. Organizations' disclosures should reflect a holistic picture of the interdependencies among the factors that affect their ability to create value over time. Organizations should also consider including in their disclosures the impact on financial planning in the following areas: ‒ Operating costs and revenues ‒ Capital expenditures and capital allocation ‒ Acquisitions or divestments ‒ Access to capital If climate-related scenarios were used to inform the organization's strategy and financial planning, such scenarios should be described.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience; section 1.16 Risk factors and section 3.1.5 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity. Climate Change Report 2020 section 1. Governance; section 2. Taking action through targets, goals and strategies; and section 3.1 Risk Framework. Information can be found at bhp.com in Climate change - Risk management. We are working to improve our disclosures in our Annual Report in coming years.
Describe the resilience of the organization's strategy, taking into consideration different climate-related scenarios, including a 2°C or lower scenario.
Organizations should describe how resilient their strategies are to climaterelated risks and opportunities, taking into consideration a transition to a lower-carbon economy consistent with a 2°C or lower scenario and, where relevant to the organization, scenarios consistent with increased physical climate-related risks. Organizations should consider discussing: ‒ where they believe their strategies may be affected by climate-related risks and opportunities; ‒ how their strategies might change to address such potential risks and opportunities; and ‒ the climate-related scenarios and associated time horizon(s) considered.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.6.3 How our choice of commodities and assets helps deliver value; section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience and section 1.16 Risk factors - Sensitivity of our portfolio to demand for fossil fuels. Climate Change Report 2020 section 2.1 Portfolio analysis; section 2.5 Adaptation strategy; section 2.6 Advocacy strategy; and section 3.1 Risk framework.
Risk management
Describe the organization's processes for identifying and assessing climate-related risks.
Organizations should describe their risk management processes for identifying and assessing climate-related risks. An important aspect of this description is how organizations determine the relative significance of climate-related risks in relation to other risks. Organizations should describe whether they consider existing and emerging regulatory requirements related to climate change (e.g. limits on emissions) as well as other relevant factors considered. Organizations should also consider disclosing the following: ‒ processes for assessing the potential size and scope of identified climate-related risks and ‒ definitions of risk terminology used or references to existing risk classification frameworks used.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.9 How we manage risk; section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience and section 1.16 Risk factors. Climate Change Report 2020 section 3. Risk Management and Glossary. Information can be found at bhp.com on Climate change - Risk management. We are working to improve our disclosures in our Annual Report in coming years.
Describe the organization's processes for managing climate-related risks.
Organizations should describe their processes for managing climate-related risks, including how they make decisions to mitigate, transfer, accept, or control those risks. In addition, organizations should describe their processes for prioritizing climate-related risks, including how materiality determinations are made within their organizations.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.9 How we manage risk and section 1.16 Risk factors. Climate Change Report 2020 section 3. Risk Management. Information can be found at bhp.com on Climate change - Risk management. We are working to improve our disclosures in our Annual Report in coming years.
Describe how processes for identifying, assessing, and managing climate-related risks are integrated into the organization's overall risk management.
Organizations should describe how their processes for identifying, assessing, and managing climate-related risks are integrated into their overall risk management.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.9 How we manage risk and section 1.16 Risk factors.
Metrics and targets
Disclose the metrics used by the organization to assess climate-related risks and opportunities in line with its strategy and risk management process.
Organizations should consider including metrics on climate-related risks associated with water, energy, land use, and waste management where relevant and applicable. Where climate-related issues are material, organizations should consider describing whether and how related performance metrics are incorporated into remuneration policies. Where relevant, organizations should provide their internal carbon prices as well as climate-related opportunity metrics such as revenue from products and services designed for a lower-carbon economy. Metrics should be provided for historical periods to allow for trend analysis. In addition, where not apparent, organizations should provide a description of the methodologies used to calculate or estimate climate-related metrics.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience and section 2.2.3 Annual report on remuneration. Climate Change Report 2020 section 1.1 Role and responsibilities of the Board - Remuneration policy and outcomes. We are working to improve our carbon price disclosures in our Annual Report in coming years.
Disclose Scope 1, Scope 2, and, if appropriate, Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and the related risks.
Organizations should provide their Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions and, if appropriate, Scope 3 GHG emissions and the related risks. GHG emissions should be calculated in line with the GHG Protocol methodology to allow for aggregation and comparability across organizations and jurisdictions. As appropriate, organizations should consider providing related, generally accepted industry-specific GHG efficiency ratios. GHG emissions and associated metrics should be provided for historical periods to allow for trend analysis. In addition, where not apparent, organizations should provide a description of the methodologies used to calculate or estimate the metrics.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience and section 4.8.5 Climate change - performance data. Information can be found at bhp.com on BHP Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG Emissions Calculation Methodology 2021.
Describe the targets used by the organization to manage climate-related risks and opportunities and performance against targets.
Organizations should describe their key climate-related targets such as those related to GHG emissions, water usage, energy usage, etc., in line with anticipated regulatory requirements or market constraints or other goals. Other goals may include efficiency or financial goals, financial loss tolerances, avoided GHG emissions through the entire product life cycle, or net revenue goals for products and services designed for a lower-carbon economy. In describing their targets, organizations should consider including the following: ‒ whether the target is absolute or intensity based, ‒ time frames over which the target applies, ‒ base year from which progress is measured, and ‒ key performance indicators used to assess progress against targets. Where not apparent, organizations should provide a description of the methodologies used to calculate targets and measures.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.3 Our sustainability performance: Non-financial KPIs. Information can be found at bhp.com on BHP Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG Emissions Calculation Methodology 2021.
TCFD Supplementary guidance for Non-Financial Groups Index
For the year-ended 30 June 2020
Disclosure
Supplemental guidance for non-financial groups
BHP response
Strategy
Describe the impact of climate-related risks and opportunities on the organization's businesses, strategy, and financial planning.
Organizations should consider discussing how climate-related risks and opportunities are integrated into their (1) current decision making and (2) strategy formulation, including planning assumptions and objectives around climate change mitigation, adaptation, or opportunities such as: ‒ Research and development (R&D) and adoption of new technology. ‒ Existing and committed future activities such as investments, restructuring, write-downs, or impairment of assets. ‒ Critical planning assumptions around legacy assets, for example, strategies to lower carbon-, energy-, and/or water-intensive operations. ‒ How GHG emissions, energy, and water issues, if applicable, are considered in capital planning and allocation; this could include a discussion of major acquisitions and divestments, joint-ventures, and investments in technology, innovation, and new business areas in light of changing climate-related risks and opportunities. ‒ The organization's flexibility in positioning/repositioning capital to address emerging climate-related risks and opportunities.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience and section 3.1.5 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity. Climate Transition Action Plan 2021 - 1. Pursuing net zero. Climate Change Report 2020 section 2. Taking action through our targets, goals and strategies; section 1. Governance; and section 3. Risk Management. Information can be found at bhp.com on Climate Change - Operational GHG emissions reductions and Value chain emissions reductions.
Describe the resilience of the organization's strategy, taking into consideration different climate-related scenarios, including a 2°C or lower scenario.
Organizations with more than one billion U.S. dollar equivalent (USDE) in annual revenue should consider conducting more robust scenario analysis to assess the resilience of their strategies against a range of climate-related scenarios, including a 2°C or lower scenario and, where relevant to the organization, scenarios consistent with increased physical climate-related risks. Organizations should consider discussing the implications of different policy assumptions, macro-economic trends, energy pathways, and technology assumptions used in publicly available climate-related scenarios to assess the resilience of their strategies. For the climate-related scenarios used, organizations should consider providing information on the following factors to allow investors and others to understand how conclusions were drawn from scenario analysis: ‒ Critical input parameters, assumptions, and analytical choices for the climaterelated scenarios used, particularly as they relate to key areas such as policy assumptions, energy deployment pathways, technology pathways, and related timing assumptions. ‒ Potential qualitative or quantitative financial implications of the climate-related scenarios, if any.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience; section 1.16 Risk factors - Sensitivity of our portfolio to demand for fossil fuels and section and section 3.1.5 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity. Climate Transition Action Plan 2021 - 4. Assessing capital alignment with a 1.5°C world. Climate Change Report 2020 section 2.1 Portfolio analysis. Information can be found at bhp.com in Climate change; Climate change: portfolio analysis (2015); and Climate change: Portfolio analysis - Views after Paris (2016).
Metrics and targets
Disclose the metrics used by the organization to assess climate-related risks and opportunities in line with its strategy and risk management process.
For all relevant metrics, organizations should consider providing historical trends and forward-looking projections (by relevant country and/or jurisdiction, business line, or asset type). Organizations should also consider disclosing metrics that support their scenario analysis and strategic planning process and that are used to monitor the organization's business environment from a strategic and risk management perspective. Organizations should consider providing key metrics related to GHG emissions, energy, water, land use, and, if relevant, investments in climate adaptation and mitigation that address potential financial aspects of shifting demand, expenditures, asset valuation, and cost of financing. Refer "illustrative examples" table below for example metrics for the Materials and Buildings Group.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.3 Our sustainability performance: Non-financial KPIs; section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience; and section 4.8 Sustainability performance data. Refer 'illustrative examples' table below for example metrics for the Materials and Buildings group. Information can be found at bhp.com on BHP Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG Emissions Calculation Methodology 2021.
Illustrative examples
Materials and Buildings Group - Metals and Mining
Financial category
Climate-related category
Example metric
Unit of measure
BHP response
Revenues
Risk adaptation and mitigation
Revenues/savings from investments in low-carbon alternatives (e.g. R&D, equipment, products or services).
Local currency
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience - Green revenue. Climate Change Report 2020 section 2.2 Reducing our GHG emissions. Climate Transition Action Plan 2021 section 4 Assessing capital alignment with a 1.5°C world.
Expenditures
Risk adaptation and mitigation
Expenditures (OpEx) for low-carbon alternatives (e.g. R&D, technology, products, or services).
Local currency
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change portfolio resilience - Investing in decarbonisation. We do not currently disclose our expenditures (OpEx) for low-carbon alternatives. We are working to better align our disclosures in this area in coming years.
Expenditures
Energy/fuel
Total energy consumed, broken down by source (e.g. purchased electricity and renewable sources).
GJ
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portoflio resilience and section 4.8.5 Climate change performance data
Expenditures
Energy/fuel
Total fuel consumed - percentage from coal, natural gas, oil and renewable sources.
GJ
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portoflio resilience and section 4.8.5 Climate change performance data
Expenditures
Energy/fuel
Total energy intensity - by tons of product, amount of sales, number of products depending on informational value.
Percent of fresh water withdrawn in regions with high or extremely high baseline water stress.
Percentage
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.4 Environment - performance data and section 4.8.6 Water - performance data. Total water withdrawals from operated assets in FY2021 was 438,660 ML. Of this total withdrawals the volume of freshwater was 113,444 ML. The total withdrawals from operated assets located in high or very high water-stressed areas (as determined by WWF water risk filter) was 233,190 ML. Over 90 per cent of the total withdrawals in water stress areas is from seawater and therefore not classified as freshwater. Information can be found at bhp.com on Water.
Assets
Location
Area of buildings, plants or properties located in designated flood hazard areas.
Percentage probability, costs to insure in local currency
We assess our operated assets for water-related risk, which include flooding, and assign a water-related risk rating for each site. Information can be found at bhp.com in Water - Our water-related risks. We do not currently disclose the area of our assets nor the probability or costs to insure. Our risk financing approach is, where appropriate, to self-insure for certain risks, including property damage and business interruption, sabotage and terrorism, marine cargo reinsurance, construction, public liability and applicable employee benefits, or to not purchase external insurance for certain risks. We are working to better align our disclosures in this area in coming years.
Square meters or acres
Assets
Risk
Adaptation and mitigation investment (CapEx) in low-carbon alternatives (e.g. capital equipment or assets).
Local currency
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change portfolio resilience - Investing in decarbonisation. In FY2021, US$29 million invested in GHG emissions reduction across our operated assets and value chain, and committed to spend significantly more, including up to US$65 million over coming years towards partnerships with our customers in the steel sector under our Climate Investment Program (at least US$400 million over the five-year life of the Program).
CA 100+
Climate Action 100+ Net-Zero Company Benchmark
For the year-ended 30 June 2021
Indicators and sub-indicators
Our approach
1
Net zero GHG emissions by 2050 (or sooner) ambition
Sub-indicator 1.1 The company has set an ambition to achieve net zero GHG emissions by 2050 or sooner. Metric (a): The company has made a qualitative net zero GHG emissions ambition statement that explicitly includes at least 95% of Scope 1 and 2 emissions. Metric (b): The company's net zero GHG emissions ambition covers the most relevant Scope 3 GHG emissions categories for the company's sector, where applicable.
Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Sections 1, 2 and 3.
2
Long term (2036 to 2050) GHG reduction target(s)
Sub-indicator 2.1 The company has set a target for reducing its GHG emissions by between 2036 and 2050 on a clearly defined Scope of emissions.
Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Sections 1, 2 and 3.
Sub-indicator 2.2 The long term (2036 to 2050) GHG reduction target covers at least 95% of Scope 1 and 2 emissions and the most relevant Scope 3 emissions (where applicable). Metric (a): The company has specified that this target covers at least 95% of total Scope 1 and 2 emissions. Metric (b): If the company has set a Scope 3 GHG emissions target, it covers the most relevant Scope 3 emissions categories for the company's sector (for applicable sectors), and the Group has published the methodology used to establish any Scope 3 target.
Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Sections 1, 2 and 3.
Sub-indicator 2.3 The target (or, in the absence of a target, the company's latest disclosed GHG emissions intensity) is aligned with the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. The intent is for the long-term target to be aligned with a trajectory to achieve the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global temperature increase to 1.5°C with low or no overshoot (equivalent to IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C pathway P1 or net zero emissions by 2050). If the company's current emissions intensity is aligned with the assessment scenario used (or will be aligned in the short or medium term), it is assumed that the intensity will continue to be aligned in the long term.
Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Sections 1, 2 and 3.
3
Medium term (2026 to 2035) GHG reduction target(s)
Sub-indicator 3.1 The company has set a medium term (2026 to 2035) targets for reducing its GHG emissions.
Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Sections 1, 2 and 3.
Sub-indicator 3.2 The medium term (2026 to 2035) GHG reduction target covers at least 95% of Scope 1 and 2 emissions and the most relevant Scope 3 emissions (where applicable). Metric (a): The company has specified that this target covers at least 95% of total Scope 1 and 2 emissions. Metric (b): If the company has set a Scope 3 GHG emissions target, it covers the most relevant Scope 3 emissions categories for the company's sector (for applicable sectors), and the company has published the methodology used to establish any Scope 3 target.
Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Sections 1, 2 and 3.
Sub-indicator 3.3 The target (or, in the absence of a target, the company's latest disclosed GHG emissions intensity) is aligned with the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. The intent is for the medium term target to be aligned with a trajectory to achieve the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global temperature increase to 1.5°C with low or no overshoot (equivalent to IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C pathway P1 or net zero emissions by 2050). If a company's current emissions intensity is aligned with the assessment scenario used (or will be aligned in the short term), it is assumed that the intensity will continue to be aligned in the medium term.
Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Sections 1, 2 and 3.
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Short-term (up to 2025) GHG reduction target(s)
Sub-indicator 4.1 The company has set a target for reducing its GHG emissions up to 2025 on a clearly defined scope of emissions.
Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Sections 1, 2 and 3.
Sub-indicator 4.2 The short-term (up to 2025) GHG reduction target covers at least 95% of scope 1 & 2 emissions and the most relevant scope 3 emissions (where applicable). Metric a): The company has specified that this target covers at least 95% of total scope 1 and 2 emissions. Metric b): If the company has set a scope 3 GHG emissions target, it covers the most relevant scope 3 emissions categories for the company's sector (for applicable sectors), and the company has published the methodology used to establish any scope 3 target.
Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Sections 1, 2 and 3.
Sub-indicator 4.3 The target (or, in the absence of a target, the company's latest disclosed GHG emissions intensity) is aligned with the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. The intent is for the short-term target to be aligned with a trajectory to achieve the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global temperature increase to 1.5°C with low or no overshoot (equivalent to IPCC Special Report on 1.5° Celsius pathway P1 or net-zero emissions by 2050).4 If a company's current emissions intensity is aligned with the assessment scenario used, it is assumed that the intensity will continue to be aligned in the short term.
Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Sections 1, 2 and 3.
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Decarbonisation strategy
Sub-indicator 5.1 The company has a decarbonisation strategy to meet its long and medium-term GHG reduction targets. Metric a): The company identifies the set of actions it intends to take to achieve its GHG reduction targets over the targeted timeframe. These measures clearly refer to the main sources of its GHG emissions, including Scope 3 emissions where applicable. Metric b): The company quantifies key elements of this strategy with respect to the major sources of its emissions, including Scope 3 emissions where applicable (e.g. changing technology or product mix, supply chain measures, R&D spending).
Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Sections 1 to 4. Climate Change Report 2020.
Sub-indicator 5.2 The company's decarbonisation strategy includes a commitment to 'green revenues' from low-carbon products and services. Metric (a): The company already generates 'green revenues' and discloses their share in overall sales. Metric (b): The company has set a target to increase the share of 'green revenues' in its overall sales OR discloses the 'green revenue' share that is above sector average.
Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Section 4.
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Capital allocation alignment
Sub-indicator 6.1 The company is working to decarbonise its future capital expenditures. Metric a): The company explicitly commits to align future capital expenditures with its long-term GHG reduction target(s). Metric b): The company explicitly commits to align future capital expenditures with the Paris Agreement's objective of limiting global warming to 1.5° Celsius
Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Section 4. We are looking to further develop our reporting of this information for future years.
Sub-indicator 6.2 The company discloses the methodology used to determine the Paris alignment of its future capital expenditures. Metric a): The company discloses the methodology it uses to align its future capital expenditure with its decarbonisation goals, including key assumptions and key performance indicators (KPIs). Metric b): The methodology quantifies key outcomes, including the share of its future capital expenditures that are aligned with a 1.5° Celsius scenario, and the year in which capital expenditures in carbon intensive assets will peak
Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Section 4. We are looking to further develop our reporting of this information for future years.
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Climate policy engagement
Sub-indicator 7.1 The company has a Paris Agreement-aligned climate lobbying position and all of its direct lobbying activities are aligned with this. Metric (a): The company has a specific commitment/position statement to conduct all of its lobbying in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Metric (b): The company lists its climate-related lobbying activities, e.g. meetings, policy submissions, etc
Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Section 6. Information can be found at bhp.com on Global Climate Policy Standards.
Sub-indicator 7.2 The company has Paris Agreement-aligned lobbying expectations for its trade associations, and it discloses its trade association memberships. Metric (a): The company has a specific commitment to ensure that the trade associations the company is a member of lobby in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. Metric (b): The company discloses its trade associations memberships.
Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Section 6. Information can be found at bhp.com on Industry association; Interacting with governments; Global Climate Policy Standards; and BHP Industry Association Review 2019.
Sub-indicator 7.3 Disclosure of indirect climate policy engagement positions, activities and governance processes, including the following. Metric (a): The company conducts and publishes a review of its trade associations' climate positions/alignment with the Paris Agreement. Metric (b): The company explains what actions it took as a result of this review.
Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Section 6. Information can be found at bhp.com on BHP Industry Association Review 2019.
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Climate Governance
Sub-indicator 8.1 The company's board has clear oversight of climate change. Metric (a): The company discloses evidence of board or board committee oversight of the management of climate change risks via at least one of the following: • there is a C-suite executive or member of the executive committee that is explicitly responsible for climate change (not just sustainability performance) and that executive reports to the board or a board level committee • the CEO is responsible for climate change AND he/she reports to the board on climate change issues • there is a committee (not necessarily a board-level committee) responsible for climate change (not just sustainability performance) and that committee reports to the board or a board-level committee Metric (b): The company has named a position at the board level with responsibility for climate change, via one of the following: • a board position with explicit responsibility for climate change • the CEO is identified as responsible for climate change, if he/she sits on the board
Sub-indicator 8.2 The company's executive remuneration scheme incorporates climate change performance elements. Metric (a): The company's CEO and/or at least one other senior executive's remuneration arrangements specifically incorporate climate change performance as a KPI determining performance-linked compensation (reference to 'ESG' or 'sustainability performance' are insufficient). Metric (b): The company's CEO and/or at least one other senior executive's remuneration arrangements incorporate progress towards achieving the company's GHG reduction targets as a KPI determining performance linked compensation.
Sub-indicator 8.3 The board has sufficient capabilities/competencies to assess and manage climate related risks and opportunities. Metric (a): The company has assessed its board competencies with respect to managing climate risks and discloses the results of the assessment. Metric (b): The company provides details on the criteria it uses to assess the board competencies with respect to managing climate risks and/or the measures it is taking to enhance these competencies.
Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Section 7. Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience and section 2.1.7 Director skills, experience and attributes. Climate Change Report 2020. We are working to better align our disclosures in this area in coming years.
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Just transition
Sub-indicator 9.1 The company considers the impacts from transitioning to a lower-carbon business model on its workers and communities.
Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Section 5.
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TCFD Disclosure
Sub-indicator 10.1 The company has committed to implement the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-relat�ed Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Metric (a): The company explicitly commits to align its disclosures with the TCFD recommendations OR it is listed as a supporter on the TCFD website. Metric (b): The company explicitly signposts TCFD-aligned disclosures in its annual reporting or publishes them in a TCFD report.
Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Section 8. Climate Change Report 2020. Refer to our TCFD compliance tab in this document. Information can be found at bhp.com in Climate change.
Sub-indicator 10.2 The company employs climate-scenario planning to test its strategic and operational resilience. Metric (a): The company has conducted a climate-related scenario analysis including quantitative elements and disclosed its results. Metric (b): The quantitative scenario analysis explicitly includes a 1.5°C scenario, covers the entire company, discloses key assumptions and variables used, and reports on the key risks and opportunities identified.
Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Sections 1, 3 and 4. Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience. Climate Change Report 2020 section 2.1 Portfolio analysis; section 2.5 Adaptation strategy; section 2.6 Advocacy strategy; and section 3.1 Risk framework. Information can be found at bhp.com in Climate change.
UN Global Compact progress against principles index
For the year-ended 30 June 2021
BHP response
Human rights
Principle 1 Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights. The responsibility for human rights does not rest with governments or nation states alone. Human rights issues are important both for individuals and the organizations that they create. As part of their commitment to the Global Compact, businesses have a responsibility to uphold human rights both in the workplace and more broadly within their sphere of influence. A growing moral imperative to behave responsibly is linked to the recognition that a good human rights record can support improved business performance.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.9 Human rights. Modern Slavery Statement FY2021. Information can be found on our website at bhp.com in Human Rights; Our Code of Conduct; and Our Human Rights Policy Statement.
Principle 2 Make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses. There are several types of complicity. Direct complicity occurs when a company actively assists in human rights violations committed by others. Beneficial complicity suggests that a company benefits directly from human rights abuses committed by others. Silent complicity describes a situation where a company may not be assisting or encouraging human rights violations, nor benefiting from the actions of those that commit abuses, but is viewed as staying silent in the face of human rights abuses.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.9 Human rights. Modern Slavery Statement FY2021. Information can be found at bhp.com in Human rights; Value chain sustainability - Responsible sourcing; Our Human Rights Policy Statement; and the Minimum requirements for suppliers.
Labour
Principle 3 Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining. Freedom of association implies a respect for the right of employers and workers to freely and voluntarily establish and join organizations of their own choice. It further implies that these organizations have the right to carry out their activities in full freedom and without interference. Collective bargaining refers to the process or activity leading up to the conclusion of a collective agreement. Collective bargaining is a voluntary process used to determine terms and conditions of work and the regulation of relations between employers, workers and their organizations.
We commit to operating in a manner consistent with the UNGC Ten Principles including Principle 3 that businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining. This commitment is also contained in our publicly available Our Human Rights Policy Statement. Information can be found at bhp.com in People, Human Rights, Our Human Rights Policy Statement; and the Minimum requirements for suppliers.
Principle 4 The elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour Forced labour is a fundamental violation of human rights. Most victims receive little or no earnings, and work for long hours in extremely poor conditions of health and safety. Forced or compulsory labour is any work or service (whether or not wages or compensation are offered) that is extracted from any person under the menace of any penalty, and for which that person has not offered himself or herself voluntarily. By right, labour should be freely given and employees should be free to leave. While companies operating legally do not normally employ such practices, forced labour can become associated with enterprises through their use of contractors and suppliers.
Modern Slavery Statement FY2021 Information can be found at bhp.com in Our Code of Conduct; Human Rights Policy Statement; Our Requirements for Community standard; and the Minimum requirements for suppliers.
Principle 5 The effective abolition of child labour. Child labour is work that is damaging to a child's physical, social, mental, psychological and spiritual development because it is work performed at too early an age. Child labour deprives children of their childhood and their dignity. They are deprived of an education and may be separated from their families. Children who do not complete their basic education are likely to remain illiterate and never acquire the skills needed to get a job and contribute to the development of a modern economy. Consequently, child labour results in under-skilled, unqualified workers and jeopardizes future improvements of skills in the workforce. The ILO's Minimum Age Convention calls for the fixing of a minimum working age (usually about 15) in line with the end of compulsory schooling. It gives flexibility options (for instance in developing countries) for work done in the context of training, or for light work that does not affect schooling.
Modern Slavery Statement FY2021 Information can be found at bhp.com in Our Code of Conduct; Our Human Rights Policy Statement; Our Requirements for Community standard; and the Minimum requirements for suppliers.
Principle 6 The elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. Discrimination in employment means treating people differently or less favourably because of characteristics that are not related to their merit or the inherent requirements of the job (e.g. race, age, disability, gender). Discrimination can arise in a variety of work-related activities, including access to employment, to particular occupations, and to training and vocational guidance.
We promote a workplace that is free from discrimination based on personal attributes unrelated to job performance, such as race, age, ethnicity, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, intersex status, physical or mental disability, mental health condition, relationship status, religion, political opinion, industry/union affiliations, pregnancy, breastfeeding or family responsibilities. This is subject to BHP's requirement to comply with local laws in the jurisdictions in which we operate. Information can be found at bhp.com in People; Ethics and Business Conduct; our Human Rights Policy Statement; Our Code of Conduct' and the Minimum requirements for suppliers.
Environment
Principle 7 Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges. The precautionary approach is defined as follows: 'Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.' Precaution involves the systematic application of risk assessment (hazard identification, hazard characterization, appraisal of exposure and risk characterization), risk management and risk communication. When there is reasonable suspicion of harm and decision-makers need to apply precaution, they have to consider the degree of uncertainty that appears from scientific evaluation.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.9 How we manage risk and section 1.16 Risk factors. Climate Change Report 2020 Our Position on Climate Change and section 3.3 Emerging risks. Information can be found at bhp.com in Environment; Biodiversity and Land; Climate Change; Water; Tailing storage facilities and Our Requirements for Environment and Climate Change standard.
Principle 8 Undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility Companies have the responsibility to ensure their activities do not cause harm to the environment of their neighbours. Society also expects business to be good neighbours. Business gains its legitimacy through meeting the needs of society, and increasingly society is expressing a clear need for more environmentally sustainable practices.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.16 Risk factors - Significant social or environmental impacts. Information can be found at bhp.com in Sustainability; Environment; Biodiversity and Land; Water; Our Charter; Our Code of Conduct; Our Requirements for Environment and Climate Change standard; and Our Requirements for Community standard.
Principle 9 Encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies Environmentally sound technologies are those that protect the environment, are less polluting, use resources in a more sustainable manner, recycle more of their wastes and products, and handle residual wastes in a more acceptable manner than the technologies for which they were substitutes. Environmentally friendly technologies include a variety of cleaner production processes and pollution prevention technologies, as well as end-of-pipe and monitoring technologies. They also refer to total systems, including know-how, procedures, goods and services and equipment, as well as organizational and managerial procedures.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience and section 1.16 Risk factors - Low-carbon transition and Adopting technologies and maintaining digital security. Information can be found at bhp.com in Climate change; Tailings storage facilities; Water; Waste; our Minimum requirements for suppliers; and Water Stewardship Position Statement.
Anti-corruption
Principle 10 Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery. Corruption, defined as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain, can take many forms that vary in degree from the minor use of influence to institutionalized bribery.Corruption poses risk to a company's reputation and increases exposure to legal, financial and other risks. OECD defines extortion as: 'the solicitation of bribes is the act of asking or enticing another to commit bribery. It becomes extortion when this demand is accompanied by threats that endanger the personal integrity or the life of the private actors involved.' Bribery is defined as 'an offer or receipt of any gift, loan, fee, reward or other advantage to or from any person as an inducement to do something which is dishonest, illegal or a breach of trust, in the conduct of the enterprise's business.'
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.6 Ethics and business conduct and section 1.16 Risk factors - Ethical misconduct. Information can be found at bhp.com in Ethics and business conduct and Our Code of Conduct.
BHP's CEO Water Mandate Index
Elements
Actions
BHP response
Direct operations
Conduct a comprehensive water-use assessment to understand the extent to which the company uses water in the direct production of goods and services.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Water - Our approach and Our Water Stewardship Position Statement.
Set targets for our operations related to water conservation and waste-water treatment, framed in a corporate cleaner production and consumption strategy.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Water and Our Water Stewardship Position Statement. We will continue to further our understanding and look for opportunities to progress in this area.
Seek to invest in and use new technologies to achieve these goals.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Water - Water management can create opportunities.
Raise awareness of water sustainability within corporate culture.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Water and Our Requirements for Environment and Climate Change standard.
Include water sustainability considerations in business decisionmaking - e.g. facility-siting, due diligence, and production processes.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Water - Water governance and Our Water Stewardship Position Statement.
Supply chain and watershed management
Encourage suppliers to improve their water conservation, quality monitoring, waste-water treatment, and recycling practices.
We continue to work on opportunities to engage our suppliers on water management. Information can be found at bhp.com in Water - Water-related risk in the value chain. We will continue to further our understanding and look for opportunities to progress in this area.
Build capacities to analyze and respond to watershed risk.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Water - Our approach; Water and risk at BHP; and Water governance.
Encourage and facilitate suppliers in conducting assessments of water usage and impacts.
We continue to work on opportunities to engage our suppliers on water management. Information can be found at bhp.com in Water - Water-related risk in the value chain. We will continue to further our understanding and look for opportunities to progress in this area.
Share water sustainability practices - established and emerging - with suppliers.
Suppliers have access to our publicly available information as per other external parties. Information can be found at bhp.com in Water - Water Related Risk in the Value chain.
Encourage major suppliers to report regularly on progress achieved related to goals.
We continue to work on opportunities to engage our suppliers on water management. Information can be found at bhp.com in Water - Water-related risk in the value chain. We will continue to further our understanding and look for opportunities to progress in this area.
Collective action
Build closer ties with civil society organizations, especially at the regional and local levels.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Water and Our Water Stewardship Position Statement.
Work with national, regional and local governments and public authorities to address water sustainability issues and policies, as well as with relevant international institutions - e.g. the UNEP Global Programme of Action.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Water and Water Stewardship Position Statement.
Encourage development and use of new technologies, including efficient irrigation methods, new plant varieties, drought resistance, water efficiency and salt tolerance.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Water - Water management can create opportunities and Our Water Stewardship Position Statement.
Be actively involved in the UN Global Compact's Country Networks.
We are an active member of the UN Global Compact Network Australia, refer to https://unglobalcompact.org.au for our Communication of Progress.
Support the work of existing water initiatives involving the private sector - e.g. the Global Water Challenge; UNICEF's Water, Environment and Sanitation Program; IFRC Water and Sanitation Program; the World Economic Forum Water Initiative - and collaborate with other relevant UN bodies and intergovernmental organizations - e.g. the World Health Organization, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the World Bank Group.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Water - Examples of significant water-related risks.
Public policy
Contribute inputs and recommendations in the formulation of government regulation and in the creation of market mechanisms in ways that drive the water sustainability agenda.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Water - Our approach and Our Water Stewardship Position Statement. Our Water Stewardship Strategy includes a collective action and a disclosure pillar, both of which focus on water governance and collaborating with host communities, government, industry peers and other stakeholders.
Exercise 'business statesmanship' by being advocates for water sustainability in global and local policy discussions, clearly presenting the role and responsibility of the private sector in supporting integrated water resource management.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Water - Our approach and Our Water Stewardship Position Statement. Our Water Stewardship Strategy includes a collective action and a disclosure pillar, both of which focus on water governance and collaborating with host communities, government, industry peers and other stakeholders.
Partner with governments, businesses, civil society and other stakeholders - for example specialized institutes such as the Stockholm International Water Institute, UNEP Collaborating Centre on Water and Environment, and UNESCO's Institute for Water Education - to advance the body of knowledge, intelligence and tools.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Water. We will continue to further our understanding and look for opportunities to progress in this area.
Join and/or support special policy-oriented bodies and associated frameworks - e.g. UNEP's Water Policy and Strategy; UNDP's Water Governance Programme.
We are willing to collaborate with appropriate policy-oriented groups when the right opportunities arise.
Community engagement
Endeavor to understand the water and sanitation challenges in the communities where we operate and how our businesses impact those challenges.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Water - Examples of significant water-related risks.
Be active members of the local community, and encourage or provide support to local government, groups and initiatives seeking to advance the water and sanitation agendas.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.8 Community. Information can be found at bhp.com in Water - Examples of significant water-related risks - Water access, sanitation and hygiene risk
Undertake water-resource education and awareness campaigns in partnership with local stakeholders.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Water - Our operational water-related risks. For example, we have worked with CSIRO to assist with Ningaloo Reef public data collection, and we actively participate with the Fitzroy Basin Association and Queensland Reefs groups which both do public education.
Work with public authorities and their agents to support - when appropriate - the development of adequate water infrastructure, including water and sanitation delivery systems.
Information can be found at bhp.com on Water - Examples of significant water-related risks - Water access, sanitation and hygiene risk
Transparency
Include a description of actions and investments undertaken in relation to The CEO Water Mandate in our annual Communications on Progress for the UN Global Compact, making reference to relevant performance indicators such as the water indicators found in the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Guidelines.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.13 Water and section 4.8.6 Water - Performance data. We have disclosed performance indicators aligned with a number of frameworks. Refer to our GRI Content Index, International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) Position Statement Index and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Index. We are an active member of the UN Global Compact Network Australia, refer to unglobalcompact.org.au for our Communication of Progress. Information can be found at bhp.com on Water - Water performance summary.
Publish and share our water strategies (including targets and results as well as areas for improvement) in relevant corporate reports, using - where appropriate - the water indicators found in the GRI Guidelines.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.13 Water and section 4.8.6 Water - Performance data. Refer to GRI and SDGs tab for our detailed alignment with the GRI Standards. Information can be found at bhp.com in Water - Our approach and Water performance summary.
Be transparent in dealings and conversations with governments and other public authorities on water issues.
Our dealings with government and other public authorities follow the ethics and documentation requirements set out by Our Code Conduct and Our Requirements for Community standard. Information can be found at bhp.com in Water - Our approach and Water Stewardship Position Statement.
ICMM
International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)
Mining Principles Index
For the year-ended 30 June 2021
BHP's Sustainability policies and standards are fully in alignment with the ICMM Mining Principles (2020) and mandatory Position Statements as stated in EY Independent Assurance Report disclosed in Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.16 Independent limited assurance report.
Principle
Performance expectations
BHP response
Principle 1
Apply ethical business practices and sound systems of corporate governance and transparency to support sustainable development.
1.1 Establish systems to maintain compliance with applicable law.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.6 Ethics and business conduct; section 1.16 Risk factors - Ethical misconduct; and section 2.1.17 Conformance with corporate governance standards. Information can be found at bhp.com in Our Code of Conduct.
1.2 Implement policies and practices to prevent bribery, corruption and to publicly disclose facilitation payments.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.6 Ethics and business conduct - Anti-corruption. Our Code of Conduct anti-corruption standard prohibits bribery and corruption in all our business dealings. We prohibit making facilitation payments which are payments to government officials to obtain routine services to which BHP is otherwise legally entitled. Information can be found at bhp.com on Operating with integrity; Our Charter; and Our Code of Conduct.
1.3 Implement policies and standards consistent with the ICMM policy framework.
Our Charter, Our Code of Conduct and Our Requirements standards are consistent with the ICMM Mining Principles Framework. We report and track our progress to the ICMM Principles, Performance Expectations and Position Statements.
1.4 Assign accountability for sustainability performance at the Board and/or Executive Committee level.
Annual Report 2021 section 2.1.3 BHP governance structure; 2.1.11 Sustainability Committee Report; and section 2.2 Remuneration Report. Information can be found at bhp.com on Sustainability Committee Terms of Reference.
1.5 Disclose the value and beneficiaries of financial and in-kind political contributions whether directly or through an intermediary.
Annual Report 2021 section 2.3.13 Political donations. We maintain a position of impartiality with respect to party politics and do not make political contributions or expenditure/donations for political purposes to any political party, politician, elected official or candidate for public office. We do, however, contribute to the public debate of policy issues that may affect BHP in the countries in which we operate. No political contributions/donations for political purposes were made by BHP to any political party, politician, elected official or candidate for public office during FY2021. Note that Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) disclosure requirements are broad, such that amounts that are not political donations can be reportable for AEC purposes. For example, where a political party or organisation owns shares in BHP, the AEC filing requires the political party or organisation to disclose the dividend payments received in respect of their shareholding.
Principle 2
Integrate sustainable development in corporate strategy and decision-making processes.
2.1 Integrate sustainable development principles into corporate strategy and decision-making processes relating to investments and in the design, operation and closure of facilities.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.14 Land and biodiversity - Closure and section 1.16 Risk factors - Significant social or environmental impacts. Our Charter, Our Code of Conduct and Our Requirements standards are consistent with the ICMM Mining Principles Framework. Information can be found at bhp.com in Closure.
2.2 Support the adoption of responsible health and safety, environmental, human rights and labour policies and practices by joint venture partners, suppliers and contractors, based on risk.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.16 Risk factors - Significant social or environmental impacts. Our Modern Slavery Statement FY2021 details our approach to working with joint venture partners and suppliers in relation to human rights and labour policies. Compliance with the Minimum requirements for suppliers is necessary for a supplier of non-traded goods or services doing business with BHP and they are included in our procurement standard contract suite, BHP standard voyage contract terms and purchase order terms and conditions. Information can be found at bhp.com in Value chain sustainability. sustainability; Non-operated Joint Ventures; Our Code of Conduct; our Minimum requirements for suppliers; Our Requirements for Safety standard, Our Requirements for Health standard; and Our Requirements for Environment and Climate Change standard.
Principle 3
Respect human rights and the interests, cultures, customs and values of employees and communities affected by our activities.
3.1 Support the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights by developing a policy commitment to respect human rights, undertaking human rights due diligence and providing for or cooperating in processes to enable the remediation of adverse human rights impacts that members have caused or contributed to.
We are committed to respecting internationally recognised human rights as set out in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, and operating in a manner consistent with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the UNGC Ten Principles; refer to our UNGC Index. Modern Slavery Statement FY2021. Information can be found at bhp.com in our Value chain sustainability - Responsible sourcing; Our Human Rights Policy Statement; and the Minimum requirements for suppliers.
3.2 Avoid the involuntary physical or economic displacement of families and communities. Where this is not possible apply the mitigation hierarchy and implement actions or remedies that address residual adverse effects to restore or improve livelihoods and standards of living of displaced people.
In FY2021, no resettlements or physical or economic displacement of families and communities occurred as a result of our operated assets. Information can be found at bhp.com in Community; Human Rights and Our Requirements for Community standard.
3.3 Implement, based on risk, a human rights and security approach consistent with the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights.
We are committed to respecting internationally recognised human rights as set out in the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and are listed as a participating corporate member. Information can be found at bhp.com in Human Rights; Our Requirements for Community standard; and Our Human Rights Policy Statement.
3.4 Respect the rights of workers by: not employing child or forced labour; avoiding human trafficking; not assigning hazardous/dangerous work to those under 18; eliminating harassment and discrimination; respecting freedom of association and collective bargaining and; providing a mechanism to address workers' grievances.
Modern Slavery Statement FY2021 Policies and governance. Information can be found on our sustainability website at bhp.com in Our Code of Conduct; the Minimum requirements for suppliers; Our Human Rights Policy Statement; and Our Requirements for Community standard.
3.5 Remunerate employees with wages that equal or exceed legal requirements or represent a competitive wage within that job market (whichever is higher) and assign regular and overtime working hours within legally required limits.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.1 People - performance data FY2021 - Employee remuneration. Information can be found at bhp.com in People. We do not currently disclose our policy related to regular and overtime working hours within legally required limits. We are working to improve our disclosures in this area in coming years.
3.6 Respect the rights, interests, aspirations, culture and natural resource based livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples in project design, development and operation; apply the mitigation hierarchy to address adverse impacts and; deliver sustainable benefits for Indigenous peoples.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Indigenous peoples; Our Code of Conduct, Our Requirements for Community standard; Indigenous Peoples Policy Statement; Indigenous Peoples Strategy; and Regional Indigenous Peoples Plans.
3.7 Work to obtain the free, prior and informed consent of Indigenous peoples where significant adverse impacts are likely to occur, as a result of relocation, disturbance of lands and territories or of critical cultural heritage, and capture the outcomes of engagement and consent processes in agreements.
BHP's agreement-making processes must be built on the core principles of free, prior and informed consent in accordance with the ICMM Position Statement on Indigenous Peoples and Mining. Information can be found at bhp.com in Indigenous peoples; Indigenous Peoples Policy Statement; Indigenous Peoples Strategy; and Regional Indigenous Peoples Plans.
3.8 Implement policies and practices to respect the rights and interests of women and support diversity in the workplace.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.12 People and culture; 1.13.4 Safety - Sexual assault and sexual harassment; and 1.13.6 Ethics and business conduct. Information can be found at bhp.com in People; Our Charter; and Our Code of Conduct.
Principle 4
Implement effective risk-management strategies and systems based on sound science and which account for stakeholder perceptions of risks.
4.1 Assess environmental and social risks and opportunities of new projects and of significant changes to existing operations in consultation with interested and affected stakeholders, and publicly disclose assessment results.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.9 How we manage risk; section 1.14 Section 172 statement; section 1.13.8 Community; section 1.13.9 Human rights; section 1.13.13 Water; section 1.16 Risk factors - Significant social or environmental impacts and section 2.1.6 Stakeholder engagement. Modern Slavery Statement FY2021 - Due diligence and risk management. Information can be found at bhp.com in Community; Our Human Rights Policy Statement; Our Requirements for Community standard; and Our Requirements for Environment and Climate Change standard.
4.2 Undertake risk-based due diligence on conflict and human rights that aligns with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance on Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, when operating in, or sourcing from, a conflict-affected or high-risk area.
Modern Slavery Statement FY2021. In FY2021, we started to align our supply chain due diligence with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance on Conflict-Affected and High Risk Areas. This work is to be completed by the end of FY2022 with an update on alignment activities planned for inclusion in our Modern Slavery Statement FY2022. Information can be found at bhp.com in Human Rights; Our Code of Conduct; our Minimum requirements for suppliers; and Our Requirements for Community standard.
4.3 Implement risk-based controls to avoid/prevent, minimise, mitigate and/or remedy health, safety and environmental impacts to workers, local communities, cultural heritage and the natural environment, based upon a recognised international standard or management system.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.9 How we manage risk and section 1.16 Risk factors. Information can be found at bhp.com in Sustainability; Our Requirements for Safety standard; Our Requirements for Environment and Climate Change standard; and Our Requirements for Community standard.
4.4 Develop, maintain and test emergency response plans. Where risks to external stakeholders are significant, this should be in collaboration with potentially affected stakeholders and consistent with established industry good practice.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.9 How we manage risk and section 1.16 Risk factors - Operational events and Inadequate business resilience. Information can be found at bhp.com in Safety; and Our Requirements for Safety standard.
Principle 5
Pursue continual improvement in health and safety performance with the ultimate goal of zero harm.
5.1 Implement practices aimed at continually improving workplace health and safety, and monitor performance for the elimination of workplace fatalities, serious injuries and prevention of occupational diseases, based upon a recognised international standard or management system.
Information can be found at bhp.com on Safety; Health; Our Code of Conduct; Our Requirements for Safety standard; and Our Requirements for Health standard.
5.2 Provide workers with training in accordance with their responsibilities for health and safety, and implement health surveillance and risk-based monitoring programmes based on occupational exposures.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.4 Safety; section 1.13.5 Health and section 4.8.2 Health and Safety - performance data FY2021 - Average hours of health, safety and emergency response training. Information can be found at bhp.com in Safety; Health; Our Requirements for Safety standard; and Our Requirements for Health standard.
Principle 6
Pursue continual improvement in environmental performance issues, such as water stewardship, energy use and climate change
6.1 Plan and design for closure in consultation with relevant authorities and stakeholders, implement measures to address closure-related environmental and social aspects, and make financial provision to enable agreed closure and post-closure commitments to be realised.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.4 Land and biodiversity - Closure; and section 3.1.6 Notes to the Financial Statements - note 15 Closure and rehabilitation provisions. Information can be found at bhp.com on Closure; Our Requirements for Environment and Climate Change standard; and Our Requirements for Community standard.
6.2 Implement water stewardship practices that provide for strong and transparent water governance, effective and efficient management of water at operations, and collaboration with stakeholders at a catchment level to achieve responsible and sustainable water use.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Water; Our Requirements for Environment and Climate Change standard; and our Water Stewardship Position Statement.
6.3 Design, construct, operate, monitor and decommission tailings disposal/ storage facilities using comprehensive, risk-based management and governance practices in line with internationally recognised good practice, to minimise the risk of catastrophic failure
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.15 Tailings storage facilities and section 1.16 Risk factors - Operational events. Information can be found at bhp.com in Tailings storage facilities.
6.4 Apply the mitigation hierarchy to prevent pollution, manage releases and waste, and address potential impacts on human health and the environment.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.14 Land and biodiversity and section 1.16 Risk factors - Significant social or environmental impacts. Information can be found at bhp.com in Environment; Biodiversity and land; and Waste. We are working to better align our reporting with the ICMM requirements in the coming years.
6.5 Implement measures to improve energy efficiency and contribute to a low-carbon future, and report the outcomes based on internationally recognised protocols for measuring CO2 equivalent (GHG) emissions.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience. Information can be found at bhp.com in Climate change.
Principle 7
Contribute to the conservation of biodiversity and integrated approaches to land use planning.
7.1 Neither explore nor develop new mines in World Heritage sites, respect legally designated protected areas, and design and operate any new operations or changes to existing operations to be compatible with the value for which such areas were designated.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.14 Land and biodiversity and section 4.8.4 Environment - performance data. Information can be found at bhp.com on Environment; Biodiversity and land; and Our Requirements for Environment and Climate Change standard.
7.2 Assess and address risks and impacts to biodiversity and ecosystem services by implementing the mitigation hierarchy, with the ambition of achieving no net loss of biodiversity
Information can be found at bhp.com in Biodiversity and land and Our Requirements for Environment and Climate Change standard.
Principle 8
Facilitate and support the knowledge-base and systems for responsible design, use, reuse, recycling and disposal of products containing metals and minerals.
8.1 In project design, operation and decommissioning, implement cost-effective measures for the recovery, reuse or recycling of energy, natural resources, and materials.
As a producer of raw materials, we do not use a significant amount of input materials to produce or package our products. Information can be found at bhp.com in Value chain sustainability; Climate change; Water; and Closure.
8.2 Assess the hazards of the products of mining according to UN Globally Harmonised System of Hazard Classification and Labelling or equivalent relevant regulatory systems and communicate through safety data sheets and labelling as appropriate.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Value chain sustainability - Product stewardship; Our Requirements for Safety standard; and Our Requirements for Health standard.
Principle 9
Pursue continual improvement in social performance and contribute to the social, economic and institutional development of host countries and communities.
9.1 Implement inclusive approaches with local communities to identify their development priorities and support activities that contribute to their lasting social and economic wellbeing, in partnership with government, civil society and development agencies, as appropriate.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.8 Community and section 1.14 Section 172 statement. Information can be found at bhp.com in Community; Our Code of Conduct and Our Requirements for Community standard.
9.2 Enable access by local enterprises to procurement and contracting opportunities across the project life-cycle, both directly and by encouraging larger contractors and suppliers, and also by supporting initiatives to enhance economic opportunities for local communities.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Community; Supporting local economic growth; and Value chain sustainability.
9.3 Conduct stakeholder engagement based upon an analysis of the local context and provide local stakeholders with access to effective mechanisms for seeking resolution of grievances related to the company and its activities.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.8 Community and section 1.14 Section 172 statement. Information can be found at bhp.com in Community and Our Requirements for Community standard.
9.4 Collaborate with government, where appropriate, to support improvements in environmental and social practices of local Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM).
In FY2021, we had no reported artisanal and small-scale mining on or adjacent to our operated assets.
Principle 10
Proactively engage key stakeholders on sustainable development challenges and opportunities in an open and transparent manner. Effectively report and independently verify progress and performance.
10.1 Identify and engage with key corporate-level external stakeholders on sustainable development issues in an open and transparent manner.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.14 Section 172 statement and section 2.1.6 Stakeholder engagement. Information can be found at bhp.com in Sustainability - Our stakeholders.
10.2 Publicly support the implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and compile information on all material payments, at the appropriate levels of government, by country and by project.
Economic Contribution Report 2021 - Our approach to transparency; The future of global tax transparency; Our payments to governments - Payments made by country and level of government; and Payments made on a project-by-project basis.
10.3 Report annually on economic, social and environmental performance at the corporate level using the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards.
Our Annual Report content is aligned with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) principles. Refer to GRI and SDGs tab for our detailed alignment with the GRI Standards. Information can be found at bhp.com in Sustainability.
10.4 Each year, conduct independent assurance of sustainability performance following the ICMM guidance on assuring and verifying membership requirements.
1. Respect legally designated protected areas and ensure that any new operations or changes to existing operations are not incompatible with the value for which they were designated.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.14 Land and biodiversity and section 4.8.4 Environment - performance data. Information can be found at bhp.com in Environment; Biodiversity and Land; and Our Requirements for Environment and Climate Change standard.
2. Not explore or mine in World Heritage properties. All possible steps will be taken to ensure that existing operations in World Heritage properties as well as existing and future operations adjacent to World Heritage properties are not incompatible with the outstanding universal value for which these properties are listed and do not put the integrity of these properties at risk.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Environment; Biodiversity and land; and Our Requirements for Environment and Climate Change standard.
3. Ensure that potential adverse impacts on biodiversity from new operations or changes to existing operations are adequately addressed throughout the project cycle and that the mitigation hierarchy is applied.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Environment; Biodiversity and land; and Our Requirements for Environment and Climate Change standard.
4. Through ICMM, to work with IUCN, governments, intergovernmental organisations, development and conservation NGOs and others to develop transparent, inclusive, informed and equitable decision-making processes and assessment tools that better integrate biodiversity conservation, protected areas and mining into land-use planning and management strategies, including 'no-go' areas
Achieved collectively through ICMM.
5. Through ICMM, work with IUCN and others in developing best practice guidance to enhance industry's contribution to biodiversity conservation.
Achieved collectively through ICMM.
2. Mining and Indigenous peoples (May 2013)
1. Engage with potentially impacted indigenous peoples with the objectives of: (i) ensuring that the development of mining and metals projects fosters respect for the rights, interests, aspirations, culture and natural resource-based livelihoods of Indigenous peoples; (ii) designing projects to avoid adverse impacts and minimising, managing or compensating for unavoidable residual impacts; and (iii) ensuring sustainable benefits and opportunities for Indigenous peoples through the development of mining and metals projects.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.10 Indigenous peoples. BHP's engagement and agreement-making processes must be built on the core principles of Free, Prior and Informed Consent in accordance with the ICMM Position Statement on Indigenous Peoples and Mining. Information can be found at bhp.com in Indigenous peoples; Our Requirements for Community standard; our Indigenous Peoples Policy Statement; and our Indigenous Peoples Strategy.
2. Understand and respect the rights, interests and perspectives of Indigenous peoples regarding a project and its potential impacts. Social and environmental impact assessments or other social baseline analyses will be undertaken to identify those who may be impacted by a project as well as the nature and extent of potential impacts on indigenous peoples and any other potentially impacted communities. The conduct of such studies should be participatory and inclusive to help build broad cross-cultural understanding between companies and communities and in support of the objectives described in commitment 1 above.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.10 Indigenous peoples. BHP's engagement and agreement-making processes must be built on the core principles of Free, Prior and Informed Consent in accordance with the ICMM Position Statement on Indigenous Peoples and Mining. Information can be found at bhp.com in Indigenous peoples; Our Requirements for Community standard; our Indigenous Peoples Policy Statement; and our Indigenous Peoples Strategy.
3. Agree on appropriate engagement and consultation processes with potentially impacted indigenous peoples and relevant government authorities as early as possible during project planning, to ensure the meaningful participation of Indigenous peoples in decision-making. Where required, support should be provided to build community capacity for good faith negotiation on an equitable basis. These processes should strive to be consistent with Indigenous peoples' decision-making processes and reflect internationally accepted human rights, and be commensurate with the scale of the potential impacts and vulnerability of impacted communities. The processes should embody the attributes of good faith negotiation and be documented in a plan that identifies representatives of potentially impacted indigenous communities and government, agreed consultation processes and protocols, reciprocal responsibilities of parties to the engagement process and agreed avenues of recourse in the event of disagreements or impasses occurring (see commitment 6 below). The plan should also define what would constitute consent from indigenous communities that may be significantly impacted. Agreed engagement and consultation processes should be applied in collaboration with potentially impacted indigenous communities, in a manner that ensures their meaningful participation in decision-making.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.10 Indigenous peoples. BHP's agreement-making processes must be built on the core principles of free, prior and informed consent. Information can be found at bhp.com in Indigenous peoples; Our Requirements for Community standard; our Indigenous Peoples Policy Statement; and our Indigenous Peoples Strategy.
4. Work to obtain the consent of Indigenous communities for new projects (and changes to existing projects) that are located on lands traditionally owned by or under customary use of Indigenous peoples and are likely to have significant adverse impacts on Indigenous peoples, including where relocation of Indigenous peoples and/or significant adverse impacts on critical cultural heritage are likely to occur. Consent processes should focus on reaching agreement on the basis for which a project (or changes to existing projects) should proceed. These processes should neither confer veto rights to individuals or sub-groups nor require unanimous support from potentially impacted Indigenous peoples (unless legally mandated). Consent processes should not require companies to agree to aspects not under their control.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.10 Indigenous peoples. BHP's agreement-making processes must be built on the core principles of free, prior and informed consent. Information can be found at bhp.com in Indigenous peoples; Our Requirements for Community standard; our Indigenous Peoples Policy Statement; and our Indigenous Peoples Strategy.
5. Collaborate with the responsible authorities to achieve outcomes consistent with the commitments in this position statement, in situations where government is responsible for managing Indigenous peoples' interests in a way that limits company involvement. Where a host government requires members to follow processes that have been designed to achieve the outcomes sought through this position statement, ICMM members will not be expected to establish parallel processes.
BHP's agreement-making processes must be built on the core principles of free, prior and informed consent. Information can be found at bhp.com in Our Requirements for Community standard; our Indigenous Peoples Policy Statement; and our Indigenous Peoples Strategy.
6. Address the likelihood that differences of opinion will arise, which in some cases may lead to setbacks or delays in reaching a negotiated agreement in good faith. Companies and potentially impacted Indigenous communities should agree on reasonable tests or avenues of recourse at the outset, to be applied where differences of opinion arise. This might include seeking mediation or advice from mutually acceptable parties. Where commitment 4 applies and consent is not forthcoming despite the best efforts of all parties, in balancing the rights and interests of Indigenous peoples with the wider population, government might determine that a project should proceed and specify the conditions that should apply. In such circumstances, ICMM members will determine whether they ought to remain involved with a project.
BHP's agreement-making processes must be built on the core principles of free, prior and informed consent. Information can be found at bhp.com in Community; Our Requirements for Community standard; our Indigenous Peoples Policy Statement; and our Indigenous Peoples Strategy.
3. Climate change (December 2019)
1. Implement governance, engagement and disclosure processes to ensure climate change risks and opportunities are considered in business decision-making.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.9 How we manage risk; section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience; and section 1.16 Risk factors - Low-carbon transition and Inadequate business resilience. Information can be found at bhp.com in Climate change - Climate change governance.
2. Advance operational level adaptation and mitigation solutions, taking in consideration local opportunities and challenges.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience - Addressing climate risks and Investing in decarbonisation. Information can be found at bhp.com in Climate change - Managing physical risks.
3. Engage with host communities on our shared climate change risks and opportunities and help host communities understand how they can adapt to the physical impact of climate change.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience - Just transition. Climate Change Report 2020 section 2.5 Advocacy strategy and section 3.2 Climate-related risks. Information can be found at bhp.com in Climate change - Managing physical risks
4. Disclose Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions on an annual basis and set emissions reduction targets at a corporate level.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience - Operational greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption and section 4.8.5 Climate change - performance data.
5. Engage with governments, peers, and others to support the development of effective climate change policies.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience - Engagement and disclosure. Climate Change Report 2020 section 2.5 Advocacy strategy. Climate Transition Action Plan 2021 - Climate policy engagement. Information can be found at bhp.com in Climate change - Engagement and disclosure.
6. Support efforts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, in collaboration with our peers by promoting innovation, developing and deploying low emissions technology, and implementing projects that improve energy efficiency and incorporate renewable energy supply in our energy mix.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience - Value chain emissions; Investing in decarbonisation; and Natural climate solutions. Information can be found at bhp.com in Climate change - Operational decarbonisation and value chain emissions; and Value chain sustainability.
7. Support carbon pricing and other market mechanisms, that drive the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, deliver the least cost pathway to emissions reductions and support predictable long-term pricing that incentivise innovation.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience - Investing in decarbonisation; and Carbon offsets. Climate Transition Action Plan 2021.
8. Support the global transition to a low carbon economy by continuing to contribute to the sustainable production of commodities essential to the energy and mobility transition, working with our partners and key suppliers along our value chains.
Achieved collectively through ICMM. Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate Change and portfolio resilience - Value chain emissions. Climate Transition Action Plan 2021. Information can be found at bhp.com in Climate change - Value chain emissions.
9. Engage with external parties to determine a preferred approach to reporting Scope 3 emissions.
Achieved collectively through ICMM. Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.7 Climate change and portfolio resilience - Value chain emissions.
4. Mercury Risk Management (February 2009)
1. Not open any mines designed to produce mercury as the primary product.
We do not extract or produce material amounts of mercury at any of our BHP-operated assets.
2. Apply materials stewardship to promote the responsible management of the mercury produced from ICMM members' operations including that which naturally occurs in our products.
We do not extract or produce material amounts of mercury at any of our BHP-operated assets.
3. Identify and quantify point source mercury air emissions from our operations and minimise them through the application of cost-effective best available technology, using a risk-based approach.
We do not extract or produce material amounts of mercury at any of our BHP-operated assets.
4. Report significant point source mercury emissions from our operations consistent with our commitment to report in accordance with the GRI framework.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.4 Environment - performance data. We do not extract or produce material amounts of mercury at any of our BHP-operated assets.
5. To participate in government-led partnerships to transfer low- to no-mercury technologies into the ASM sector in locations where ICMM member companies have operations in close proximity to ASM activity such that livelihoods are enhanced through increased productivity and reduced impacts to human health.
We do not have operated assets in close proximity to Artisanal and Small-scale Mining (ASM) activity.
6. Through ICMM, to encourage the development of sound science on the fate and transport of mercury as well as natural sources of mercury in the environment.
Achieved collectively through ICMM.
7. To work on an integrated multi-stakeholder strategy through ICMM to reduce and eventually cease supplying mercury into the global market once policy and economically viable long-term technological solutions for the retirement of mercury are developed.
Achieved collectively through ICMM.
5. Transparency of Mineral Revenues (July 2009)
1. Include a clear endorsement of efforts at the international level to enhance the transparency of mineral revenues, including EITI, on their website and/or in their sustainable development reports. To submit a completed international level self-assessment form to the EITI Secretariat for posting on the EITI website.
Our profile is available on the EITI website at eiti.org/supporter.
2. Engage constructively in countries that are committed to implementing EITI, consistent with the multi-stakeholder process adopted in each country.
BHP is represented on the global EITI Board and is a member of the Australia EITI Multi Stakeholder Group.
3. Compile information on all material payments by country and by project at the appropriate levels of government. In the case of EITI implementing countries, this should be provided to the body assigned responsibility for reconciling details of payments by companies and revenue data provided by government according to the agreed national template. Material payments by companies are expected to have been independently audited, applying international standard accounting practices.
Economic Contribution Report 2021 Our payments to governments; Payments made by country and level of government; Payments made on a project-by-project basis; and Independent auditor's report to the Directors of BHP Group Plc and BHP Group Ltd.
4. Support the public disclosure (ie publication) of material payments by country and by project. For EITI, this should be in line with the implementation approach adopted incountry.
Economic Contribution Report 2021 Our approach to transparency; Our payments to governments - Payments made by country and level of government; and Payments made on a project-by-project basis.
5. Engage constructively in appropriate forums to improve the transparency of mineral revenues - including their management, distribution or spending - or of contractual provisions on a level-playing field basis, either individually or collectively through ICMM.
Achieved collectively through ICMM. BHP is represented on the global EITI Board and a member of the ICMM Mineral Resources Working Group.
6. Mining: Partnerships for Development (January 2010)
1. Either individually or collectively through ICMM publicly express their willingness to work in partnership with development agencies, host governments, civil society organisations, and local communities to enhance mining and metals' contribution to social and economic development.
Achieved collectively through ICMM. Information can be found at bhp.com in Community; Value chain sustainability; Our Requirements for Community standard; our Indigenous Peoples Policy Statement; and our Indigenous Peoples Strategy.
2. For major investments in regions where socio-economic outcomes are highly uncertain or where there are significant opportunities to enhance such outcomes: (i) develop an understanding of the social and economic contribution of the project, including an analysis of the barriers that might weaken this contribution; and (ii) actively support or help develop partnerships or collaborations with other stakeholder groups with the aim of ensuring the project's potential socio-economic contribution is realised.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.8 Community and 1.13.11 Social investment . Information can be found at bhp.com on Community; Social investment; Economic contribution; Our Requirements for Community standard; our Indigenous Peoples Policy Statement; and our Indigenous Peoples Strategy.
3. Review the relative success of their development partnerships and collaborations at suitable intervals and adapt these over time to ensure they continue to contribute to the overall goal of enhancing the social and economic contribution of mining.
Information can be found at bhp.com on Community; Social value; Social investment; Economic contribution; Our Requirements for Community standard; and our Indigenous Peoples Strategy.
4. Provide an overview of their work on such partnerships, as appropriate, in their annual external reporting and communications.
Economic Contribution Report 2021. Information can be found at bhp.com in Community; Social value; and on our recent case studies about our progress in these areas.
7. Tailings Governance (December 2016)
1. Accountability, responsibility and competency: Accountabilities, responsibilities and associated competencies are defined to support appropriate identification and management of TSF risks. • Accountability for the overall governance of tailings facilities resides with the owners and operators. • Organisational structures and roles are established to support management of TSF risks and governance accountability. • Communication processes are maintained to ensure that personnel understand their responsibilities. Training is conducted to maintain currency of knowledge and skills. • Role competency and experience requirements are defined for critical roles within the established organisational structures.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.13.15 Tailings storage facilities. Information can be found at bhp.com in Tailings Storage Facilities - Governance.
2. Planning and resourcing: The financial and human resources needed to support continued TSF management and governance are maintained throughout a facility's life cycle. • TSF operating and capital costs, and human resource needs, are included in relevant business planning processes. • Resources necessary to implement and maintain activities within this governance framework are provided.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Tailings Storage Facilities; Tailings Storage Facility Policy Statement; and Our Requirements for Tailings Storage Facilities.
3. Risk management: Risk management associated with TSFs includes risk identifi cation, an appropriate control regime and the verification of control performance. • Risk controls and their associated verification activities are identified based on failure modes and their associated consequences, and evaluated on a TSF-specific basis considering all phases of the TSF life cycle. • Suitably qualified and experienced experts are involved in TSF risk identification and analysis, as well as in the development and review of effectiveness of the associated controls. • Performance criteria are established for risk controls and their associated monitoring, internal reporting and verification activities.
Annual Report 2021 section 1.9 How we manage risk; section 1.13.15 Tailings storage facilities and section 1.16 Risk factors - Operational events. Information can be found at bhp.com in Tailings Storage Facilities - Our journey to date and Tailings storage facilities risk management; and Our Requirements for Tailings Storage Facilities.
4. Change management: Risks associated with potential changes are assessed, controlled and communicated to avoid inadvertently compromising TSF integrity. • Processes are applied that involve the identification, assessment, control and communication of risks to TSF integrity arising from both internally driven and externally driven change, to avoid introducing uncertain, unacceptable, and/ or unmanaged risks. • Documents and records that support TSF planning, design, construction, operation, surveillance, management and governance are maintained and kept suitably current and accessible
Information can be found at bhp.com on Tailings Storage Facilities - Key factors that may influence tailings dam integrity and Operation, surveillance and maintenance.
5. Emergency preparedness & response: Processes are in place to recognize and respond to impending failure of TSFs and mitigate the potential impacts arising from a potentially catastrophic failure. • Action thresholds and their corresponding response to early warning signs of potential catastrophic failure are established. • Emergency preparedness and response plans are established commensurate with potential failure consequences. Such plans specify roles, responsibilities and communication procedures. • Emergency preparedness and response plans are periodically tested.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Tailings Storage Facilities - Emergency preparedness and response and Our Requirements for Tailings Storage Facilities.
6. Review & assurance: Internal and external review and assurance processes are in place so that controls for TSF risks can be comprehensively assessed and continually improved. • Internal performance monitoring and inspections and internal and external reviews and assurance are conducted commensurate with consequences of TSF failure to evaluate and to continually improve the effectiveness of risk controls. • Outcomes and actions arising from TSF review and assurance processes are recorded, reviewed, closed-out and communicated. • Performance of risk management programs for TSFs is reported to executive management on a regular basis.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Tailings Storage Facilities - Tailings storage facilities risk management and Dam safety reviews.
8. Water Stewardship (January 2017)
1. Apply strong and transparent corporate water governance: • Publicly disclose the company's approach to water stewardship. • Allocate clear responsibilities and accountabilities for water - from board and corporate to site levels. • Integrate water considerations in business planning - including company strategy, life of asset and investment planning. • Publicly report company water performance, material risks, opportunities and management response using consistent industry metrics and recognised approaches.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.6 Water - performance data. Information can be found at bhp.com in Water; Water Stewardship Position Statement; and Our Requirements for Environment and Climate Change standard.
2. Manage water at operations effectively: • Maintain a water balance and understand how it relates to the cumulative impact of other users. • Set context-relevant water targets or objectives for sites with material water-related risks. • Proactively manage water quantity and quality to reduce potential socio-environmental impacts and realise opportunities. • Ensure all employees have access to clean drinking water, gender-appropriate sanitation facilities and hygiene at their workplace.
Annual Report 2021 section 4.8.6 Water - performance data. We are committed to ensuring all sanitation and hygiene facilities are appropriate for our workforce, including with respect to gender. Information can be found at bhp.com in Water and Our Requirements for Environment and Climate Change standard.
3. Collaborate to achieve responsible and sustainable water use: • Identify, evaluate, and respond to catchment-level water-related risks and opportunities. • Identify and engage proactively and inclusively with stakeholders that may influence or be affected by a site's water use and discharge. • Actively engage on external water governance issues, with governments, local authorities and other stakeholders, to support predictable, consistent and effective regulation that underpins integrated water resource management. • Support water stewardship initiatives that promote better water use, effective catchment management and contribute to improved water security and sanitation. • Actively engage on external water governance issues, with governments, local authorities and other stakeholders, to support predictable, consistent and effective regulation that underpins integrated water resource management. • Support water stewardship initiatives that promote better water use, effective catchment management and contribute to improved water security and sanitation.
Information can be found at bhp.com in Water; Our Water Stewardship Position Statement; and Our Requirements for Environment and Climate Change standard.
TSF - CoE
Tailings storage facilities disclosure: response to the Church of England Pensions Board and the Council on Ethics Swedish National Pension Funds
For the year-ended 30 June 2021
BHP-operated tailings storage facilities (TSFs)
The table below should be read in conjunction with the following TSF disclosure notes.
Asset
Operation
Country
1. Tailings dam name/identifier
2. Location
3. Ownership
4. Status
5. Date of initial operation
6. Is the dam currently operated or closed as per currently approved design?
7. Raising method
8. Current maximum height (m)
9. Current TSF impoundment volume (million m3)
10. Planned TSF impoundment volume in five years' time (million m3)
11. Most recent independent expert review
12. Do you have full and complete relevant engineering records including design, construction, operation, maintenance and/or closure?
13. What is your hazard categorisation of this facility, based on consequence of failure?
14. What guideline do you follow for the classification system?
15. Has this TSF, at any point in its history, failed to be confirmed or certified as stable, or experienced notable stability concerns, as identified by an independent engineer (even if later certified as stable by the same or a different firm)?
16. Do you have internal/in house engineering specialist oversight of this facility? Or do you have external engineering support for this purpose?
17. Has a formal analysis of the downstream impact on communities, ecosystems and critical infrastructure in the event of catastrophic failure been undertaken and to reflect final conditions? If so, when did this assessment take place?
18. Is there (a) a closure plan in place for this dam, and (b) does it include long-term monitoring?
19. Have you, or do you plan to assess your TSF against the impact of more regular extreme weather events as a result of climate extreme weather events as a result of climate change, e.g. over the next two years?
20. Any other relevant information and supporting documentation. Please state if you have omitted any other exposure to TSFs through any joint ventures you may have.
These footnotes explain how the questions have been interpreted for the purposes of BHP-operated TSFs. This document contains the response of BHP for operated assets. Non-operated joint ventures (NOJVs) have their own operating and management standards, and do not apply BHP tailings management standards. For more information regarding BHP's NOJVs, visit bhp.com and the relevant operator's website.
In providing the information enclosed, the number of TSFs is based on the definition agreed to by the ICMM Tailings Advisory Group at the original time of submission and expanded to align with the TSF definition established in the Global Industry Standard for Tailings Management (GISTM). An increase of five TSFs is reported since our Church of England submission in 2019 due to the updated BHP definition of TSF to align with the GISTM. We keep this definition under review. Island Copper TSF originally disclosed in our Church of England submission in 2019 for the purposes of transparency has been removed as it is not a dam nor considered a TSF under the GISTM definition of a TSF. Tailings at Island Copper were deposited in the ocean under an approved licence and environmental impact assessment. This historic practice ceased in the 1990s. We have since committed not to dispose of mine waste rock or tailings in river or marine environments. We continue to conduct environmental effects monitoring.
Latitude, longitude
General: Facilities listed as "owned and operated" are owned and operated by an entity in the BHP Group as that term is used in the BHP Annual Report 2021. References to the term "joint venture" in this document are is used for convenience to collectively describe assets that are not wholly owned by BHP and are not intended to characterise the legal relationship between the owners of the asset. Other joint ventures: BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) is operated by BM Alliance Coal Operations Pty Ltd. BHP provides key services to BMA including labour services, logistics and supply services and administrative support services. BMA also applies BHP risk management, safety and environment policies and standards across its operations. BHP Mitsui Coal (BMC) is an incorporated joint venture that is held 80% by BHP and 20% by Mitsui, although it is classified as a subsidiary under financial reporting rules and is therefore classified as 'owned and operated' for the purposes of this document. NOJVs: NOJVs are assets (including facilities of that asset) that are not wholly owned by BHP and for which BHP is not the operator. These are not included in this document. For more information regarding BHP's NOJVs, visit bhp.com and the relevant operator's website.
N/A
N/A
Where a facility is in transition from operation to closure BHP has applied the interpretation that it meets this design criteria when it is following a defined rehabilitation plan.
Hybrid is used to describe a raising method where the wall comprises a combination of construction methods within the context of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) guidance.
N/A
These are estimated through various techniques of differing precision and therefore are approximate values only.
These are based on expected production rates and may differ dependent on future operational decisions.
N/A
In responding to question 12, BHP has applied interpretation guidance provided by the Church of England Pensions Board to define 'relevant' engineering records for BHP-operated facilities as sufficient information to make a statement on the current stability of the TSF.
The consequence category or classification of the TSF is based on the most recent classification of the TSF by the Engineer of Record. This is subject to change as ongoing reviews are conducted.
BHP primarily adopts industry recognised classification systems, such as CDA or ANCOLD, for dam hazard categorisation.
This refers to where an independent engineer has concluded that there is: • For active TSFs, a deficiency sufficiently significant to trigger an imminent, catastrophic failure for the current life/stage. For a previous life/stage, a deficiency sufficiently significant to trigger an imminent, catastrophic failure that was not addressed (as vetted by an independent review). • For inactive/closed TSFs, a deficiency sufficiently significant to trigger an imminent, catastrophic failure that reflects the current state of the TSF (versus a previous issue that has been addressed through confirmed changed conditions via the closure process).
The response has been provided in relation to the operator being BHP.
N/A
BHP's mandatory Group-wide standard stipulates that all BHP-operated facilities must have a closure management plan. The closure management plan outlines the technical and study work needed to inform, optimise and implement closure, which for TSFs includes development of a long term monitoring program
BHP's mandatory Group-wide standard stipulates that BHP-operated facilities use climate science forecasts to seek to identify and assess climate related issues/risks to the business. For more information, see our sustainability disclosures available at bhp.com. For TSFs, BHP is working to conduct climate change risk assessments across our operated facilities on a schedule designed to be commensurate with risk. At a minimum every operated asset has a plan in place to conduct this assessment.
N/A
Escondida
Escondida
Chile
Hamburgo TSF
-24.295, -69.053
JV and operated
Inactive
1991
Yes
N/A - in-pit or natural depression
N/A
302.0
302.0
2018
Yes
N/A
NA
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2019
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
13: The TSF does not have embankments. The formal assessment for GISTM to be undertaken during CY2021.
Escondida
Escondida
Chile
Laguna Seca TSF
-24.408, -69.123
JV and operated
Active
2002
Yes
Downstream
52.0
1,229.0
2,066.0
2020
Yes
Very high
Canadian Dam Association
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2019
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
Ambrosia Lake
USA
Cells 1 and 2
35.399516, -107.830734
Owned and operated
Closed
1958
Yes
Upstream
27.0
18.0
18.0
2021
Yes
High
Canadian Dam Association/New Mexico Office of the State Engineer
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2019
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
Copper Cities
USA
No. 10 Tailings
33.444556, -110.894123
Owned and operated
Inactive
1966
Yes
Upstream
24.0
2.6
2.6
2020
Yes
Significant
Canadian Dam Association/Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2018
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
Copper Cities
USA
No. 2 Tailings
33.444885, -110.849794
Owned and operated
Inactive
1950
Yes
Upstream
107.0
34.4
34.4
2020
Yes
Very high
Canadian Dam Association/Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2018
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
Copper Cities
USA
No. 8 Tailings
33.451026, -110.847079
Owned and operated
Inactive
1965
Yes
Upstream
91.0
7.3
7.3
2020
Yes
Very high
Canadian Dam Association/Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2018
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
Copper Cities
USA
No. 9 Tailings
33.442478, -110.887516
Owned and operated
Inactive
1966
Yes
Upstream
24.0
2.0
2.0
2020
Yes
Significant
Canadian Dam Association/Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2018
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
East Kemptville
Canada
East Kemptville Tailings Management Area
44.111, -65.702
Owned and operated
Closed
1985
Yes
Centreline
9.0
12.5
18.8
2021
Yes
High
Canadian Dam Association
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2020
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
Elliot Lake
Canada
Lacnor Tailings Management Area
46.392515, -82.585363
Owned and operated
Closed
1957
Yes
Upstream
15.0
1.8
1.8
2019
Yes
Low
Canadian Dam Association/MNR Ontario Dam Safety Guidelines
No
Yes to both
No
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
17. No downstream impact identified.
Legacy assets
Elliot Lake
Canada
Milliken Tailings Management Area
46.399908, -82.646575
Owned and operated
Closed
1957
Yes
Centreline
2.0
0.1
0.8
2019
Yes
High
Canadian Dam Association/MNR Ontario Dam Safety Guidelines
No
Yes to both
No
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
17. Studies currently underway to inform downstream impact assessment.
Legacy assets
Elliot Lake
Canada
Nordic Tailings Management Area
46.38231, -82.607482
Owned and operated
Closed
1957
Yes
Upstream
12.0
8.0
8.0
2019
Yes
Significant
Canadian Dam Association/MNR Ontario Dam Safety Guidelines
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2018
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
Elliot Lake
Canada
Panel Tailings Management Area
46.52408, -82.551727
Owned and operated
Closed
1958
Yes
Centreline
23.0
10.7
10.7
2019
Yes
High
Canadian Dam Association/MNR Ontario Dam Safety Guidelines
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2018
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
Elliot Lake
Canada
Pronto Tailings Management Area
46.206818, -82.704707
Owned and operated
Closed
1955
Yes
Upstream
13.0
2.9
2.9
2020
Yes
Very high
Canadian Dam Association/MNR Ontario Dam Safety Guidelines
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2018
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
Elliot Lake
Canada
Quirke Tailings Management Area
46.50859, -82.657137
Owned and operated
Closed
1956
Yes
Centreline
25.9
28.0
28.0
2020
Yes
Very high
Canadian Dam Association/MNR Ontario Dam Safety Guidelines
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2018
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
Elliot Lake
Canada
Spanish American Tailings Management Area
46.472266, -82.601569
Owned and operated
Closed
1958
Yes
Centreline
1.8
0.3
0.3
2019
Yes
Low
Canadian Dam Association/MNR Ontario Dam Safety Guidelines
No
Yes to both
No
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
17. No downstream impact identified.
Legacy assets
Elliot Lake
Canada
Stanleigh Tailings Management Area
46.44754, -82.59924
Owned and operated
Closed
1958
Yes
Centreline
22.9
13.3
13.3
2020
Yes
Very high
Canadian Dam Association/MNR Ontario Dam Safety Guidelines
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2018
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
Lisbon
USA
Lower Tailings Impoundment
38.266665, -109.283435
Owned and operated
Closed
1971
Yes
Downstream
18.0
1.3
1.3
2021
Yes
High
Canadian Dam Association/Utah Dam Safety
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2019
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
Lisbon
USA
Upper Tailings Impoundment
38.266746, -109.289064
Owned and operated
Closed
1976
Yes
Downstream
25.0
1.3
1.3
2021
Yes
High
Canadian Dam Association/Utah Dam Safety
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2019
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
16. Internal engineering support provided but no on-site oversight since this is a closed facility.
Legacy assets
Miami
USA
Canyon Tailings
33.405426, -110.869838
Owned and operated
Inactive
1911
Yes
Upstream
15.0
2.9
2.9
2020
Yes
Very high
Canadian Dam Association/Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2018
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
Miami
USA
Miami Avenue Tailings (Cave Sink)
33.404667, -110.873353
Owned and operated
Inactive
1920
Yes
In-pit disposal
0.0
0.3
0.3
2020
Yes
Low
Canadian Dam Association/Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2018
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
7. Tailings contained within Miami Ave TSF were removed in FY2021 and placed within Cave Sink, an adjacent abandoned mining pit located within the footprint of the sitewide water management system. Work is ongoing to document that there are no credible failure modes in the new location in Cave Sink.
Legacy assets
Miami
USA
No. 2 Tailings Storage Facility (Deep Pit)
33.408419, -110.866957
Owned and operated
Closed/Inactive
1909
Yes
Residual tailings/In-pit disposal
10.0
17.9
17.9
2006
Yes
Low
Internal
No
Yes to both
No
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
7. Approximately 37 Million short tons (17.5 Mm3) of the tailings in Miami No. 2 were reprocessed and relcated into Deep Pit, an abandoned mine pit located in the vicinity of the Miami and Copper Cities sites. 9/10. An estimated 0.4 Mm3 of tailings remains in Miami No. 2 and 17.5 Mm3 are located in Deep Pit. 13. Assumed low due to deemed negligible consequence of loss of containment. A planned geotechnical program will verify hazard classification. 14. Formal assessment will follow Arizona Department of Environmental Quality guidelines, GISTM and CDA. 17. Cone penetration testing will be conducted to assess the liquefaction potential of the remaining tailings. Tailings runout analysis completed in FY2021 are being used to verify hazard classification and inform overall closure strategy for residual tailings located within Miami No.2 footprint.
Legacy assets
Old Dominion
USA
Old Dominion Tailings No 1 (ODT1)
33.415831, -110.79549
Owned and operated
Closed
1918
Yes
Upstream
37.0
0.9
0.9
2021
Yes
Very high
Canadian Dam Association/Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2018
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
Old Dominion
USA
Old Dominion Tailings No 2 (ODT2)
33.413253, -110.794813
Owned and operated
Closed
1918
Yes
Upstream
12.0
0.3
0.3
2021
Yes
High
Canadian Dam Association/Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2018
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
Old Dominion
USA
Old Dominion Tailings No 3 (ODT3)
33.421585, -110.799598
Owned and operated
Closed
1927
Yes
Upstream
18.0
3.1
3.1
2021
Yes
High
Canadian Dam Association/Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2018
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
Poirier
Canada
Poirier Tailings Disposal Area
49.445809, -78.392419
Owned and operated
Closed
1966
Yes
Upstream
10.0
2.8
2.8
2017
Yes
Low
Canadian Dam Association/Quebec Dam Safety Regulations
No
Yes to both
No
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
17. No downstream impact identified.
Legacy assets
San Manuel
USA
No. 1/2 Tailings Storage Facility
32.626395, -110.601369
Owned and operated
Closed
1955
Yes
Upstream
70.0
59.4
59.4
2021
Yes
Very high
Canadian Dam Association/Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2018
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
San Manuel
USA
No. 10 Tailings Storage Facility
32.644168, -110.612761
Owned and operated
Closed
1970
Yes
Upstream
91.0
91.9
91.9
2021
Yes
Very high
Canadian Dam Association/Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2018
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
San Manuel
USA
No. 3/4 Tailings Storage Facility
32.61504, -110.588221
Owned and operated
Closed
1957
Yes
Upstream
67.0
87.7
87.7
2021
Yes
Very high
Canadian Dam Association/Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2018
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
San Manuel
USA
No. 5 Tailings Storage Facility
32.606259, -110.574557
Owned and operated
Closed
1964
Yes
Upstream
76.0
45.5
45.5
2021
Yes
Very high
Canadian Dam Association/Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2018
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
San Manuel
USA
No. 6 Tailings Storage Facility
32.608736, -110.560017
Owned and operated
Closed
1970
Yes
Upstream
76.0
43.6
43.6
2021
Yes
Very high
Canadian Dam Association/Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2018
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
San Manuel
USA
Tiger Tailings
32.706177, -110.67929
Owned and operated
Closed
1881
Yes
Upstream
6.0
0.5
0.5
NA
Yes
Low
Internal
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2021
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
11. Small historic tailings deposition area previously considered a landform. ITRB is planned to review in FY2022, including results of the hazard classification. 13. Assumed low due to deemed negligible consequence of loss of containment. The results of a geotechnical program are currently being used to verify hazard classification. 14. Formal assessment will follow Arizona Department of Environmental Quality guidelines, GISTM and CDA and will be reviewed with the ITRB in 2022.
Legacy assets
Selbaie
Canada
Selbaie Tailings Facility
49.799028, -78.957185
Owned and operated
Closed
1981
Yes
Centreline
24.0
21.7
21.7
2021
Yes
High, B
Canadian Dam Association/Quebec Dam Safety Regulations
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2015
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Legacy assets
Solitude
USA
Solitude Tailings Storage Facility
33.392315, -110.830696
Owned and operated
Inactive
1928
Yes
Upstream
70.0
58.7
58.7
2021
Yes
Very high
Canadian Dam Association/Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2018
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Nickel West
Kambalda
Australia
Kambalda TSF
-31.170604, 121.688347
Owned and operated
Inactive
1973
Yes
Upstream
30.0
25.9
27.6
2021
Yes
Significant
ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2020
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
10. This facility is currently inactive but is planned for further deposition within the Five Year Plan.
Nickel West
Kwinana
Australia
Baldivis TSF
-32.289041, 115.806297
Owned and operated
Inactive
1970
Yes
N/A - in-pit or natural depression
NA
0.8
0.8
2019
Yes
Category 2
Government of Western Australia, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety: Code of Practice for Tailings dams (2013)
No
Yes to both
No
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
17. Facility includes no embankments and is below surface grade.
Nickel West
Leinster
Australia
Leinster TSF 2/3
-27.78905, 120.70633
Owned and operated
Active
1992
Yes
Upstream
41.5
44.6
53.7
2020
Yes
High C
ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2019
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Nickel West
Leinster
Australia
Leinster TSF 1
-27.80918, 120.696149
Owned and operated
Inactive
1978
Yes
Upstream
12.5
2.0
2.0
2018
Yes
Low
ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
No
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
17. No downstream communities, ecosystems or critical infrastructure identified.
Nickel West
Mt Keith
Australia
CDTSF
-27.255301, 120.596133
Owned and operated
Active
1994
Yes
Upstream
19.0
190.6
226.6
2018
Yes
Significant
ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2018
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
New South Wales Energy Coal
Mt Arthur Mine
Australia
Mt Arthur TSF
-32.36142, 150.8969
Owned and operated
Active
2013
Yes
Downstream
20.0
9.0
33.5
2019
Yes
Significant
NSW Dam Safety/ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2020
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
New South Wales Energy Coal
Mt Arthur Mine
Australia
Northcut TSF
-32.3383, 150.89738
Owned and operated
Inactive
1995
Yes
Hybrid/combination of methods
15.0
0.0
2.7
2020
No
Low
NSW Dam Safety/ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2021
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
12. There are no construction records for this historic and inactive facility. There is a comprehensive closure plan for the facility ready for execution. There is no operation records of the facility.
New South Wales Energy Coal
Mt Arthur Mine
Australia
SP1/2
-32.34555556, 150.89869
Owned and operated
Closed
1986
Yes
Downstream
5.0
0.0
0.0
Not yet completed
No
NA
NSW Dam Safety/ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2021
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
12. There are no construction records for this historic and inactive facility. There is a comprehensive closure plan for the facility ready for execution. There is no operation records of the facility. 13. Assessments conducted have shown that there is no credible failure modes.
New South Wales Energy Coal
Mt Arthur Mine
Australia
SP3
-32.3464444, 150.9013889
Owned and operated
Closed
1982
Yes
N/A - in-pit or natural depression
NA
0.0
0.0
Not yet completed
No
NA
NSW Dam Safety/ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2021
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
12. There are no construction records for this historic and inactive facility. There is a comprehensive closure plan for the facility ready for execution. There is no operation records of the facility. 13. Assessments conducted have shown that there is no credible failure modes.
Olympic Dam
Olympic Dam
Australia
TSF 1-3
-30.439, 136.84
Owned and operated
Inactive
1988
Yes
Upstream
30.0
39.0
39.0
2020
Yes
Extreme
ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2021
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Olympic Dam
Olympic Dam
Australia
TSF 4
-30.444, 136.828
Owned and operated
Active
1999
Yes
Upstream
33.0
56.0
56.0
2020
Yes
Extreme
ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2021
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Olympic Dam
Olympic Dam
Australia
TSF 5
-30.412, 136.832
Owned and operated
Active
2011
Yes
Upstream
18.0
40.0
50.0
2020
Yes
Extreme
ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2021
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Pampa Norte
Spence
Chile
Spence TSF
-24.295, -69.053
Owned and operated
Active
2021
Yes
Downstream
25.0
7.9
150.0
2021
Yes
High
Canadian Dam Association
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2018
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Queensland Coal - BMA
Blackwater
Australia
Laleham TSF
-23.943, 148.823
JV and operated
Closed
1991
Yes
Downstream
8.0
3.8
3.8
2018
No
Low
Queensland Department of Environment and Science
No
Yes to both
No
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
3. Refer to footnotes. 12. This facility is a closed TSF with no population at risk, and is Low consequence. The GISTM mandates a comprehensive knowledge base, and our approach is now based on more conservative assumptions. A remediation plan is in place to address the information gaps which includes comprehensive geotechnical investigations, stability reviews, and surface water assessments. 13. Assumed low due to deemed negligible consequence of loss of containment. A planned dam safety review will review the hazard category assessment, and will assess geotechnical risks given the current state of the facility. 14. Formal assessment will follow Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection and/or ANCOLD guidelines. 17. An informal assessment has been completed which has indicated limited risk of loss of containment and low risk to downstream areas.
Queensland Coal - BMA
Blackwater
Australia
NCPP TSF
-23.739, 148.787
JV and operated
Active
1969
Yes
Hybrid/combination of methods
24.0
20.4
21.4
2020
No
Significant, High B
Queensland Department of Environment and Science/ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2019
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
3. Refer to footnotes. 12. This facility is a closed TSF with no population at risk, and is Low consequence. The GISTM mandates a comprehensive knowledge base, and our approach is now based on more conservative assumptions. A remediation plan is in place.
Queensland Coal - BMA
Blackwater
Australia
R72 TSF
-23.924, 148.809
JV and operated
Inactive
1993
Yes
Downstream
9.0
5.6
5.6
2020
No
Significant, Significant
Queensland Department of Environment and Science/ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2019
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
3. Refer to footnotes. 12. This facility is a closed TSF with no population at risk, and is Low consequence. The GISTM mandates a comprehensive knowledge base, and our approach is now based on more conservative assumptions. A remediation plan is in place.
Queensland Coal - BMA
Blackwater
Australia
Ramp 74 TSF
-23.945, 148.834
JV and operated
Inactive
1998
Yes
N/A - in-pit or natural depression
NA
5.0
5.0
2018
Yes
Low
Queensland Department of Environment and Science
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2017
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
3. Refer to footnotes.
Queensland Coal - BMA
Goonyella Riverside Mine
Australia
Dragline 5 Void TSF
-21.773976, 147.961957
JV and operated
Active
2021
Yes
N/A - in-pit or natural depression
NA
0.1
1.2
Not yet completed - new facility
Yes
Low, very low
Queensland Department of Environment and Science/ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2021
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
3. Refer to footnotes.
Queensland Coal - BMA
Goonyella Riverside Mine
Australia
GS1
-21.804, 147.949
JV and operated
Inactive
1970
Yes
Hybrid/combination of methods
25.0
33.4
33.4
2020
No
High, High B
Queensland Department of Environment and Science/ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2020
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
3. Refer to footnotes. 12. This facility is a closed TSF with no population at risk, and is Low consequence. The GISTM mandates a comprehensive knowledge base, and our approach is now based on more conservative assumptions. A remediation plan is in place
Queensland Coal - BMA
Goonyella Riverside Mine
Australia
Ramp 32 TSF
-21.824, 147.968
JV and operated
Active
2019
Yes
N/A - in-pit or natural depression
NA
3.0
11.9
Not yet completed - new facility
Yes
Low, Very Low
Queensland Department of Environment and Science/ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2020
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
3. Refer to footnotes.
Queensland Coal - BMA
Goonyella Riverside Mine
Australia
RS1
-21.743, 147.946
JV and operated
Inactive
1982
Yes
Hybrid/combination of methods
19.0
20.4
20.4
2020
No
Significant, High A
Queensland Department of Environment and Science/ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2020
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
3. Refer to footnotes. 12. This facility is a closed TSF with no population at risk, and is Low consequence. The GISTM mandates a comprehensive knowledge base, and our approach is now based on more conservative assumptions. A remediation plan is in place.
Queensland Coal - BMA
Peak Downs
Australia
Airfield Tailings Dam
-22.255, 148.169
JV and operated
Inactive
1999
Yes
Downstream
14.0
4.5
4.5
2020
Yes
Low, Significant
Queensland Department of Environment and Science/ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2020
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
3. Refer to footnotes.
Queensland Coal - BMA
Peak Downs
Australia
Old Tailings Dam
-22.264, 148.172
JV and operated
Inactive
1973
Yes
Hybrid/combination of methods
23.0
23.9
23.9
2020
Yes
Significant, High B
Queensland Department of Environment and Science/ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2020
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
3. Refer to footnotes.
Queensland Coal - BMA
Peak Downs
Australia
Ramp 2N TSF
-22.245, 148.181
JV and operated
Inactive
2002
Yes
Downstream
7.0
2.5
2.5
2017
Yes
Low
Queensland Department of Environment and Science
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2020
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
3. Refer to footnotes.
Queensland Coal - BMA
Peak Downs
Australia
Ramp 6S TSF
-22.305, 148.209
JV and operated
Inactive
2007
Yes
Downstream
6.3
0.8
0.8
2017
Yes
Low
Queensland Department of Environment and Science
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2017
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
3. Refer to footnotes.
Queensland Coal - BMA
Peak Downs
Australia
Ramp 7S TSF
-22.303, 148.219
JV and operated
Active
2008
Yes
Downstream
10.0
13.5
15.3
2018
Yes
Significant, Low
Queensland Department of Environment and Science/ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2017
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
3. Refer to footnotes.
Queensland Coal - BMA
Saraji
Australia
Ramp 2/3 TSF
-22.376, 148.276
JV and operated
Active
2002
Yes
Hybrid/combination of methods
12.0
18.2
24.3
2018
No
Significant, Low
Queensland Department of Environment and Science/ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2020
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
3. Refer to footnotes. 12. Incomplete records have been addressed through a series of comprehensive site investigation and assessment programs.
Queensland Coal - BMA
Saraji
Australia
Ramp 6 TSF
-22.402, 148.292
JV and operated
Inactive
1998
Yes
N/A - in-pit or natural depression
NA
2.0
2.0
2017
No
Low
Queensland Department of Environment and Science
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2017
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
3. Refer to footnotes. 12. Incomplete records have been addressed through a series of comprehensive site investigation and assessment programs.
Queensland Coal - BMA
Saraji
Australia
TSF No. 2
-22.406, 148.284
JV and operated
Inactive
1979
Yes
Downstream
15.0
1.0
1.0
2017
Yes
Low
Queensland Department of Environment and Science
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2021
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
3. Refer to footnotes. 12. Incomplete records have been addressed through a series of comprehensive site investigation and assessment programs.
Queensland Coal - BMA
Saraji
Australia
TSF No. 3
-22.4, 148.275
JV and operated
Closed
1981
Yes
Downstream
15.0
4.5
4.5
2017
Yes
Low
Queensland Department of Environment and Science
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2021
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
3. Refer to footnotes. 12. Incomplete records have been addressed through a series of comprehensive site investigation and assessment programs.
Queensland Coal - BMA
Saraji
Australia
TSF No. 4
-22.399, 148.282
JV and operated
Closed
1984
Yes
Downstream
16.0
6.2
6.2
2017
Yes
Low
Queensland Department of Environment and Science
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2021
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
3. Refer to footnotes. 12. Incomplete records have been addressed through a series of comprehensive site investigation and assessment programs.
Queensland Coal - BMA
Saraji South
Australia
Old Tailings Dam
-22.769, 148.471
JV and operated
Inactive
1977
Yes
Hybrid/combination of methods
15.4
6.6
6.6
2018
Yes
Low
Queensland Department of Environment and Science
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2017
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
3. Refer to footnotes. 12. Incomplete records have been addressed through a series of comprehensive site investigation and assessment programs.
Queensland Coal - BMA
Saraji South
Australia
Ramp 5 TSF
-22.765, 148.487
JV and operated
Inactive
2000
Yes
N/A - in-pit or natural depression
NA
8.0
8.0
2018
Yes
Significant
Queensland Department of Environment and Science
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2017
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
3. Refer to footnotes. 12. Incomplete records have been addressed through a series of comprehensive site investigation and assessment programs.
Queensland Coal - BMC
South Walker Creek
Australia
Bidgerley Tailings Dam
-21.791405, 148.499321
JV and operated
Active
2002
Yes
Downstream
10.0
1.2
9.9
2021
Yes
High
Queensland Department of Environment and Science/ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2020
(a) No (b) No
Yes
3. Refer to footnotes. 12. Incomplete records have been addressed through a series of comprehensive site investigation and assessment programs.
Queensland Coal - BMC
South Walker Creek
Australia
Old Tailings Dam
-21.78221678, 148.48258768
JV and operated
Inactive
1996
Yes
Downstream
11.0
0.0
1.4
2021
Yes
Significant
Queensland Department of Environment and Science/ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2019
(a) No (b) No
Yes
3. Refer to footnotes. 12. Incomplete records have been addressed through a series of comprehensive site investigation and assessment programs.
Titanium Minerals
Beenup
Australia
MDSA
-34.225166, 115.262928
Owned and operated
Closed
1997
Yes
Upstream
12.0
0.1
0.1
2016
Yes
Low
ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2016
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Western Australia Iron Ore
NPI
Australia
Boodarie TSF
-20.3806, 118.5239
JV and operated
Inactive
1997
Yes
Downstream
4.0
0.0
0.0
2020
Yes
Low
ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2019
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
13. Assumed low due to tailings removed and deemed negligible consequence of loss of containment. A hazard classification will be determined as a result of the closure review process. 14. Formal assessment will follow ANCOLD guidelines.
Western Australia Iron Ore
Port Hedland
Australia
Finucane Island TSF
-20.30084, 118.5588
JV and operated
Inactive
1987
Yes
Downstream
6.0
1.5
0.0
2016
Yes
High C
ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2020
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
Western Australia Iron Ore
Whaleback
Australia
Whaleback TSF
-23.38653, 119.6759
JV and operated
Active
1985
Yes
Upstream
25.0
25.0
28.0
2020
Yes
High C
ANCOLD
No
Yes to both
Yes, in 2021
(a) Yes (b) Yes
Yes
This document contains the response of BHP for operated assets. For non-operated joint ventures (NOJVs), refer to the relevant operator's website for more information.
People FY2021
People - performance data(1)(2)
Workforce data and diversity by region for FY2021
Region
Average number and % of employees
Employees by gender number and %
Average number and % of contractors(2)
Average no. hours (EE) absenteeism rate(3)
Male
Male %
Female
Female %
Asia
1,907
5.5
735
38.5
1,172
61.5
2,474
5.9
27.4
Australia
23,828
69.1
17,530
73.6
6,298
26.4
21,467
51.2
88.5
Europe
54
0.2
25
46.3
29
53.7
8
<0.1
3.0
North America
1,299
3.8
840
64.7
459
35.3
1,333
3.2
31.6
South America
7,390
21.4
5,674
76.8
1,716
23.2
16,630
39.7
59.3
Total
34,478
100.0
24,804
71.9
9,674
28.1
41,912
100.0
77.7
Employees by category and diversity for FY2021
Total %
Gender %
Age group %
Ratio male to female
Category
Male %
Female %
Under 30
30-39
40-49
50+
Average basic salary US$
Average total remuneration US$
Senior leaders
0.7
72.1
27.9
0.0
12.0
53.9
34.1
1.08
1.13
Managers
3.3
70.1
29.9
0.4
28.2
45.5
25.9
1.05
1.08
Supervisory and professional
40.0
67.3
32.7
10.2
40.9
30.9
18.0
1.14
1.17
Operators and general support
56.0
76.4
23.6
17.3
30.3
27.1
25.3
1.28
1.33
Gender %
Region %
Employment category
Total %
Male
Female
Asia
Australia
Europe
North America
South America
Full time
94.7
73.5
26.5
5.1
71.4
0.1
3.6
19.8
Part time
2.8
53.8
46.2
0.2
98.5
0.5
0.8
0
Fixed term full time
2.4
57.7
42.3
4.7
71.6
<0.1
0.2
23.5
Fixed term part time
0.1
31.3
68.7
3.1
96.9
0
0
0
Casual
<0.1
50
50
0
100
0
0
0
Turnover and new hires for FY2021
Gender
Age group
Region
Total
Male
Female
Under 30
30-39
40-49
Over 50
Asia
Australia
Europe
North America
South America
Employee new hires
5,813
3,225
2,588
1,860
2,029
1,217
707
194
4,979
5
76
559
15.22%
24.64%
11.64%
35.41%
15.46%
10.82%
8.24%
10.17%
18.07%
9.26%
5.85%
7.56%
Gender
Age group
Region
Total
Male
Female
Under 30
30-39
40-49
Over 50
Asia
Australia
Europe
North America
South America
Employee turnover
4,264
2,988
1,276
768
1,355
1,054
1,087
254
3,118
6
118
768
11.16%
10.79%
12.15%
14.62%
10.32%
9.37%
12.67%
13.32%
11.32%
11.11%
9.08%
10.39%
Employee remuneration for FY2021
Ratio male to female
Ratio highest to median(4)
Ratio standard entry level wage to local minimum wage(5)
Region
Average basic salary US$
Average total remuneration US$
Salary increase percentage
Total remuneration
Male
Female
Asia
1.65
1.75
0 : 1
88 : 1
4:1
4 : 1
Australia
1.12
1.14
0 : 1
53 : 1
3:1
2 : 1
Europe
1.40
1.49
0 : 1
4 : 1
North America
1.17
1.19
13 : 1
South America
0.86
0.96
77 : 1
4:1
4 : 1
Total
1.12
1.14
Employee parental leave for FY2021(7)
Employee parental leave for FY2020(7)
Number of employees
Number of employees
Percentage
By gender
Parental leave
Due to return
Return to work
Return rate %
By gender
Parental leave
Due to return
Return to work
Returned and Retained
Return rate %
Retention rate %
Female
830
384
352
92
Female
731
361
334
309
93
93
Male
717
489
473
97
Male
570
411
405
378
99
93
Total
1,547
873
825
95
Total
1,301
772
739
687
96
93
Employee regular performance discussion records for FY2021(8)
Region
Male %
Female %
Overall %
Category
Male %
Female %
Overall %
Asia
91.3
92.6
92.1
Senior leaders
90.8
90.6
90.7
Australia
92.5
91.6
92.2
Managers
93.1
93.5
93.3
Europe
96.2
92.9
94.4
Supervisory and professional
94.3
94.5
94.4
North America
84.3
91.5
86.9
Operators and general support
90.2
88.6
89.7
South America
95.6
93.9
95.0
Total
92.4
92
92.2
Total
92.4
92.0
92.2
Active employee workforce globally on collective bargaining agreements(9)
Region
Collective agreements %
Non-collective agreements %
Asia
0
100
Australia
49
51
Europe
0
100
North America
0
100
South America
80
20
Total
51
49
Employee training for FY2021(6)
Average number of hours
Category
Male
Female
Total
Senior leaders
8
9
8
Managers
14
12
14
Supervisory and professional
23
19
21
Operators and general support
32
114
51
Total
28
64
38
(1) Proportional data in the People section are based on the average of the number of employees at the last day of each calendar month for a 10-month period which calculates the average for the year with the exception of the average number (and %) of employees in the data tables by region which shows the weighted average number of employees based on BHP ownership. There is no significant seasonal variation in employment numbers.
(2) Contractor data is collected from internal surveys and the organisation systems and averages for a 10-month period.
(3) Absenteeism comprises sick leave, hospitalisation leave, injury on duty, short-term disability, unauthorised absence, industrial action, union absence, leave without pay, unpaid absence and workers' compensation.
(4) The salary increase ratio represents the percentage increase in annual total compensation for the highest-paid individual to the median percentage increase in annual total compensation for all employees (excluding the highest-paid individual) in the same location for each significant region. Salary increases do not include promotional increases. Contractors are excluded from the remuneration data.
(5) Individuals classified as entry level are those in operations and general support roles and have been with the company for less than one year. Minimum wage is determined for all locations with the exception of Singapore and Switzerland as they do not have a minimum wage mandated by their respective governments and therefore have been excluded from the calculation. Contractors are excluded from the remuneration data.
(6) The number of training hours has been annualised using data from a 10-month period, July to April, to determine a total for the year. Percentages are calculated using the average of the number of employees at the last day of each calendar month for the same 10-month period. This data includes the training provided to apprentices and trainees as part of the FutureFit Academy in Australia during FY2021, which totals more than 500,000 hours (on average over 1,100 hours per employee).
(7) The calculation includes primary parental leave only and does not include secondary parental leave. Secondary parental leave is a two-week parental leave benefit for the non-primary caregiver. All BHP employees are eligible for parental leave. Retention rate for employees that returned from parental leave in FY2020 calculated as at least 12 months from date of return.
(8) Data reflects the number of employees as at 30 June 2021 that have at least one performance review record in our core HR system for performance review records. Performance review records for some employees at operations in Chile and Australia are not recorded in the core HR system and not captured in this data.
(9) Data is at 30 April 2021. No major fluctuation in workforce throughout the year.
Society FY2021
Society - performance data
Community complaints
Blasting
9
Cultural heritage
1
Conduct/behaviour
7
Dust
6
Infrastructure damage
4
Lighting
14
Noise
20
Odour
22
Other
11
Road/rail
4
Spill or contamination
1
Water
4
Total
103
Indigenous peoples' territories(1)
Country
Operations located in or adjacent to Indigenous peoples' territories
Operations with a formal agreement with Indigenous peoples
Australia
24
13
Canada
6
1
Chile
2
2
Mexico
0
0
Trinidad and Tobago
0
0
USA
5
0
(1) The term operations includes proved and probable reserves.
Health and Safety
Workforce health and safety - performance data
Regional summary for FY2021(3)
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perf_data_hspeople
Per 1,000,000 hours worked
Region
Employee fatalities
Contractor fatalities
Employee TRIF
Contractor TRIF
Employee occupational illness incidence(1)
Contractor occupational illness incidence(1)
Employee high potential injury frequency(2)
Contractor high potential injury frequency(2)
Asia
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Australia
0
0
4.5
5.4
5.1
2.5
0.1
0.3
Europe
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
North America
0
0
0.0
1.8
1.4
0.4
0.0
0.4
South America
0
0
0.9
2.0
3.6
1.0
0.2
0.2
Total
0
0
3.3
4.0
4.4
1.9
0.1
0.3
Injury rates for FY2021(3)
SASB basis - per 200,000 hours worked
Employees
Contractors
Total recordable injury frequency
Per 200,000 hours worked
0.67
0.80
High-potential injury events frequency(2)
Per 200,000 hours worked
0.02
0.05
High consequence injury events frequency
Per 200,000 hours worked
0.07
0.04
Number of recordable work-related injuries
235
385
Number of high consequence work-related injuries
25
19
Number of hours worked
70,648,290
96,323,097
(1) Occupational illnesses excludes COVID-19 related data.
(2) High-potential injuries (HPI) are recordable injuries and first aid cases where there was the potential for a fatality.
(3) Due to the lag nature of incident reporting and subsequent verification, final results may vary post reporting. No restatements were made to prior year injury and illness data.
Average hours of health, safety and emergency response training
Type
Average number of hours
Employee
11.45
The number of training hours has been annualised using data from a 10-month period, July to April, to determine a total for the year. Percentages are calculated using the average of the number of employees at the last day of each calendar month for the same 10-month period. The training relates to the health, safety, or emergency preparedness of employees with respect to occupational risks or hazards to which employees are reasonably likely to be exposed as assessed by BHP. This includes training related to general health and safety behavioral expectations covered in Our Code of Conduct, inductions and general leadership courses.
TRIF and HPI
Total recordable injury frequency and high-potential injuries
per million hours worked
Year
TRIF(2)(3)
% change
HPI(1)(2)(3)
% change
FY2016
4.3
88
FY2017
4.2
-2%
61
-31%
FY2018
4.4
5%
54
-11%
FY2019
4.7
7%
50
-7%
FY2020
4.2
-11%
42
-16%
FY2021
3.7
-12%
33
-21%
(1) High-potential injuries (HPI) are recordable injuries and first aid cases where there was the potential for a fatality. High-potential injury basis of calculation was revised in FY2020 from event count to injury count as part of a safety reporting methodology improvement.
(2) FY2017 to FY2018 data includes Continuing and Discontinued operations (Onshore US operated assets). FY2019 data includes Discontinued operations (Onshore US operated assets) to 28 February 2019 and Continuing operations.
(3) Due to the lag nature of incident reporting and subsequent verification, final results may vary post reporting. No restatements were made to prior year injury and illness data.
Occupational illness incidence - employee by region
Occupational illness incidence - contractor by region
Occupational illness per million hours worked
Occupational illness per million hours worked
Occupational illness per million hours worked
Region
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
Region
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
Region
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
Asia
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Asia
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Asia
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Australia
3.72
3.47
3.40
3.40
3.01
Australia
5.11
5.09
4.63
4.35
4.61
Australia
2.52
2.26
2.55
2.78
1.59
Europe
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Europe
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Europe
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
North America
0.82
0.18
0.00
0.24
0.58
North America
1.39
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.94
North America
0.36
0.35
0.00
0.44
0.29
South America
1.75
0.94
1.64
2.15
3.09
South America
3.64
2.45
4.84
5.19
7.59
South America
0.97
0.46
0.58
0.85
1.49
Total
2.93
2.52
2.65
2.83
2.80
Total
4.36
4.31
4.38
4.18
4.93
Total
1.87
1.43
1.62
1.92
1.43
(1) The data for FY2017 and FY2018 includes Continuing and Discontinued operations (Onshore US assets). FY2019 data includes Discontinued operations (Onshore US assets) to 31 October 2018 and Continuing operations.
(2) Occupational illnesses excludes COVID-19 related data.
(3) Due to the lag nature of incident reporting and subsequent verification, final results may vary post reporting. No restatements were made to prior year injury and illness data.
Occupational illness per million employee hours worked
Year
Total OI - Employee
Noise-induced hearing loss
Musculoskeletal illness
Other illnesses
Noise-induced hearing loss
Musculoskeletal illness
Other illnesses
Total
FY2021
308
65
190
53
0.92
2.69
0.75
4.36
FY2020
281
39
185
57
0.59
2.84
0.87
4.30
FY2019
263
67
153
43
1.11
2.55
0.72
4.38
FY2018
239
68
142
29
1.19
2.48
0.51
4.18
FY2017
256
77
141
38
1.48
2.71
0.73
4.93
(1) The data for FY2017 and FY2018 includes Continuing and Discontinued operations (Onshore US assets). FY2019 data includes Discontinued operations (Onshore US assets) to 31 October 2018 and Continuing operations.
(2) Occupational illnesses excludes COVID-19 related data.
(3) Due to the lag nature of incident reporting and subsequent verification, final results may vary post reporting. No restatements were made to prior year injury and illness data.
(1) The data for FY2017 and FY2018 includes Continuing and Discontinued operations (Onshore US assets). FY2019 data includes Discontinued operations (Onshore US assets) to 31 October 2018 and Continuing operations.
(2) Occupational illnesses excludes COVID-19 related data.
(3) Due to the lag nature of incident reporting and subsequent verification, final results may vary post reporting. No restatements were made to prior year injury and illness data.
Occupational illness per million contractor hours worked
Year
Total OI - Contractor
Noise-induced hearing loss
Musculoskeletal illness
Other illnesses
Noise-induced hearing loss
Musculoskeletal illness
Other illnesses
Total
FY2021
180
0
125
55
0.00
1.30
0.57
1.87
FY2020
159
0
102
57
0.00
0.92
0.51
1.43
FY2019
166
0
109
57
0.00
1.06
0.56
1.62
FY2018
160
0
104
56
0.00
1.24
0.68
1.92
FY2017
115
2
78
35
0.02
0.97
0.44
1.43
(1) The data for FY2017 and FY2018 includes Continuing and Discontinued operations (Onshore US assets). FY2019 data includes Discontinued operations (Onshore US assets) to 31 October 2018 and Continuing operations.
(2) Occupational illnesses excludes COVID-19 related data.
(3) Due to the lag nature of incident reporting and subsequent verification, final results may vary post reporting. No restatements were made to prior year injury and illness data.
(4) Due to regulatory regimes and limited access to data, we do not have full oversight of the incidence of contractor noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) cases.
(1) The data for FY2017 and FY2018 includes Continuing and Discontinued operations (Onshore US assets). FY2019 data includes Discontinued operations (Onshore US assets) to 31 October 2018 and Continuing operations.
(2) Occupational illnesses excludes COVID-19 related data.
(3) Due to the lag nature of incident reporting and subsequent verification, final results may vary post reporting. No restatements were made to prior year injury and illness data.
(4) Due to regulatory regimes and limited access to data, we do not have full oversight of the incidence of contractor noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) cases.
Operational GHG emissions intensity (tonnes CO2-e per tonne of copper equivalent production)(4)
2.2
2.0
2.4
Equity share GHG emissions by commodity and asset (ktCO2-e)(5)(19)
Year ended 30 June
2021
2020
Petroleum
United States - Conventional
Scope 1
110
80
Scope 2
0
0
Equity share GHG total
110
80
Australia
Scope 1(16)
170
250
Scope 2
0
0
Equity share GHG total
170
250
Other
Scope 1
160
90
Scope 2
0
10
Equity share GHG total
160
100
Total petroleum
Scope 1
440
420
Scope 2
0
10
Equity share GHG total
440
430
Copper
Escondida, Chile
Scope 1
490
490
Scope 2
570
640
Equity share GHG total
1,060
1,130
Pampa Norte, Chile
Scope 1
300
360
Scope 2
550
530
Equity share GHG total
850
890
Olympic Dam, Australia
Scope 1
230
230
Scope 2
460
450
Equity share GHG total
690
680
Total copper
Scope 1
1,020
1,080
Scope 2
1,580
1,620
Equity share GHG total
2,600
2,700
Iron ore
Western Australia Iron Ore, Australia
Scope 1
1,900
1,880
Scope 2
220
220
Equity share GHG total
2,120
2,100
Total iron ore
Scope 1
1,900
1,880
Scope 2
220
220
Equity share GHG total
2,120
2,100
Coal
Metallurgical coal - BMA, Queensland Coal, Australia
Scope 1
1,970
1,810
Scope 2(10)
440
520
Equity share GHG total
2,410
2,330
Metallurgical coal - BMC, Queensland Coal, Australia
Scope 1
410
370
Scope 2(10)
50
70
Equity share GHG total
460
440
Energy coal - New South Wales Energy Coal, Australia
Scope 1
550
530
Scope 2
80
80
Equity share GHG total
630
610
Total coal
Scope 1
2,930
2,710
Scope 2
570
670
Equity share GHG total
3,500
3,380
Nickel
Nickel West, Australia
Scope 1
530
510
Scope 2
550
550
Equity share GHG total
1,080
1,060
Total nickel
Scope 1
530
510
Scope 2
550
550
Equity share GHG total
1,080
1,060
Non-operated assets(21)
Scope 1
3,770
3,780
Scope 2
90
100
Equity share GHG total
3,860
3,880
Total(17)
Scope 1
10,620
10,420
Scope 2
3,040
3,190
Equity share GHG total
13,660
13,610
Emissions from Discontinued operations
Scope 1
50
230
Scope 2
0
20
Equity share GHG total
50
250
Total (excluding Discontinued operations)(17)(18)
Scope 1
10,570
10,190
Scope 2
3,040
3,170
Equity share GHG total
13,610
13,360
Financial control GHG emissions by commodity and asset (ktCO2-e)(5)(20)
Year ended 30 June
2021
2020
Petroleum
United States - Conventional
Scope 1
110
90
Scope 2
0
0
Financial control GHG total
110
90
Australia
Scope 1(16)
170
250
Scope 2
0
0
Financial control GHG total
170
250
Other
Scope 1
160
80
Scope 2
0
10
Financial control GHG total
160
90
Total petroleum
Scope 1
440
420
Scope 2
0
10
Financial control GHG total
440
430
Copper
Escondida, Chile
Scope 1
860
860
Scope 2
1,990
2,030
Financial control GHG total
2,850
2,890
Pampa Norte, Chile
Scope 1
300
360
Scope 2
550
530
Financial control GHG total
850
890
Olympic Dam, Australia
Scope 1
230
230
Scope 2
460
450
Financial control GHG total
690
680
Total copper
Scope 1
1,390
1,450
Scope 2
3,000
3,010
Financial control GHG total
4,390
4,460
Iron ore
Western Australia Iron Ore, Australia
Scope 1
1,940
1,930
Scope 2
220
220
Financial control GHG total
2,160
2,150
Total iron ore
Scope 1
1,940
1,930
Scope 2
220
220
Financial control GHG total
2,160
2,150
Coal
Metallurgical coal - BMA, Queensland Coal, Australia
Scope 1
1,970
1,810
Scope 2(10)
440
520
Financial control GHG total
2,410
2,330
Metallurgical coal - BMC, Queensland Coal, Australia
Scope 1
510
460
Scope 2(10)
60
80
Financial control GHG total
570
540
Energy coal - New South Wales Energy Coal, Australia
Scope 1
550
530
Scope 2
80
80
Financial control GHG total
630
610
Total coal
Scope 1
3,030
2,800
Scope 2
580
680
Financial control GHG total
3,610
3,480
Nickel
Nickel West, Australia
Scope 1
530
510
Scope 2
550
550
Financial control GHG total
1,080
1,060
Total nickel
Scope 1
530
510
Scope 2
550
550
Financial control GHG total
1,080
1,060
Non-operated assets(21)
Scope 1
3,580
3,420
Scope 2
20
20
Financial control GHG total
3,600
3,440
Total(17)
Scope 1
10,940
10,560
Scope 2
4,400
4,520
Financial control GHG total
15,340
15,080
Emissions from Discontinued operations
Scope 1
0
0
Scope 2
0
0
Financial control GHG total
0
0
Total (excluding Discontinued operations)(17)(18)
Scope 1
10,940
10,560
Scope 2
4,400
4,520
Financial control GHG total
15,340
15,080
Scope 3 GHG emissions by category(22)
Year ended 30 June
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
Scope 3 GHG emissions (MtCO2-e)
Upstream
Purchased goods and services (including capital goods)(23)
8.9
8.8
8.7
8.2
7.7
Fuel and energy related activities(24)
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.4
1.4
Upstream transportation and distribution(25)
3.8
3.8
3.6
3.6
3.2
Business travel
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
Employee commuting
0.4
0.2
0.2
<0.1
<0.1
Downstream
Downstream transportation and distribution(26)
3.8
4.0
4.0
5.0
2.8
Investments (i.e. our non-operated assets)(27)
2.5
2.6
3.1
1.7
1.9
Processing of sold products(28)
GHG emissions from steelmaking(29)
300.5
292.9
283.7
291.6
284.1
• Iron ore processing to crude steel
260.7
252.8
242.4
250.0
245.0
• Metallurgical coal processing to crude steel
39.8
40.1
41.3
41.6
39.1
Copper processing
5.0
5.2
5.1
5.2
4.2
Total processing of sold products
305.5
298.1
288.8
296.8
288.3
Use of sold products
Energy coal(30)
38.3
56.4
67.0
71.0
72.1
Natural gas(30)
19.5
20.6
28.3
36.4
38.3
Crude oil and condensates(30)
16.8
17.9
23.3
29.6
33.1
Natural gas liquids(30)
1.8
1.9
2.8
4.5
5.1
Total use of sold products
76.4
96.8
121.4
141.5
148.6
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions(31)
402.5
415.7
431.1
458.3
454.0
(1) Unless otherwise noted, FY2019 data includes Continuing operations and Discontinued operations (Onshore US assets) to 31 October 2018. Data in italics indicates that data has been adjusted since it was previously reported. FY2020 originally reported data that has been restated is 9.5 MtCO2-e for Scope 1 GHG emissions and 15.8 MtCO2-e for total operational GHG emissions, due to minor amendments to fugitive emissions from the coal operated assets as part of the annual reconciliation process for Australian regulatory reporting purposes. FY2019 data that has been restated is 6.1 MtCO2-e for Scope 2 GHG emissions, 15.8 MtCO2-e for total operational GHG emissions, and 15.3 MtCO2-e for total operational GHG emissions (adjusted for Discontinued operations) due to minor amendments to market-based emission factors for Minerals Americas operated assets. Additionally, non-material adjustments in prior year asset-level data and changes to presentation of the data has, in certain instances, resulted in minor impacts to the rounding of data since it was previously reported.
(2) Calculated based on an operational control approach in line with World Resources Institute/World Business Council for Sustainable Development guidance. Consumption of fuel and consumption of electricity refers to annual quantity of energy consumed from the combustion of fuel; and the operation of any facility; and energy consumed resulting from the purchase of electricity, heat, steam or cooling by the company for its own use. Over 99.9 per cent of BHP's energy consumption and operational GHG emissions occurs outside the UK and offshore area (as defined in the relevant UK reporting regulations). UK energy consumption of 99,762 kWh and emissions of 21 tCO2-e is associated with electricity consumption from our office in London. One TWh equals 1,000,000,000 kWh. Data has been rounded to the nearest 1 PJ or 0.1 TWh to be consistent with asset/regional energy information in this Report. In some instances the sum of totals for sources, commodities and assets may differ due to rounding.
(3) In FY2021, we revised and tightened the definition of renewable energy consumption for our operations to better align with our market-based GHG emissions reporting. This resulted in the restatement of operational consumption from renewable energy sources figures. Previously reported numbers for FY2020 and FY2019 for this data were 0.01 TWh for both years.
(4) For this purpose, copper equivalent production has been calculated based on FY2021 average realised product prices for FY2021 production, FY2020 average realised product prices for FY2020 production and FY2019 average realised product prices for FY2019 production. Production figures used are consistent with energy and GHG emissions reporting boundaries (i.e. BHP operational control) and are taken on 100 per cent basis.
(5) BHP currently uses Global Warming Potentials (GWP) from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment Report 5 (AR5) based on a 100-year timeframe for Minerals Australia and Petroleum. Minerals Americas currently use IPCC Assessment Report 4 (AR4) and will be transitioning to AR5 GWP in FY2022.
(6) Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions have been calculated based on an operational control approach (unless otherwise stated) in line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard. For more information, see BHP Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG Emissions Calculation Methodology, available at bhp.com/climate. Data has been rounded to the nearest 10 ktCO2-e or 0.1 MtCO2-e to be consistent with asset/regional GHG emissions information. In some instances the sum of totals for sources, commodities and assets may differ due to rounding.
(7) Scope 1 refers to direct GHG emissions from operated assets.
(8) Scope 2 refers to indirect GHG emissions from the generation of purchased or acquired electricity, steam, heat or cooling that is consumed by operated assets. Our Scope 2 GHG emissions have been calculated using the market-based method using supplier specific emission factors, in line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Scope 2 Guidance unless otherwise specified. A residual mix emission factor is currently unavailable to account for grid electricity emissions remaining after removal of quantities directly contracted between parties; this may result in double counting of low emissions or renewable electricity contributions across grid-supplied consumers.
(9) Scope 1 GHG emissions from BHP's facilities covered by the Safeguard Mechanism administered by the Clean Energy Regulator in Australia and the distillate and gasoline GHG emissions from turbine boilers at the cathode plant at Escondida covered by the Green Tax legislation in Chile.
(10) In the absence of a residual mix default emission factor for Queensland, the default grid factor has been applied for volumes supplied under contracts without generation mix specifications. This may result in some double counting between electricity consumers in the region. We are continuing to evaluate options to improve the accuracy of our Scope 2 GHG emissions reporting and may refine this approach in future years.
(11) Although we prioritise our internal GHG emission reduction projects, we acknowledge a role for high-quality offsets in a temporary or transitional capacity while abatement options are being studied, as well as for 'hard to abate' emissions with limited or no current technological solutions. In this context, we retired a quantity of high-quality carbon offsets in FY2021 equivalent to the net increase in our total Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions from FY2020 to FY2021. Further detail on our approach to carbon offset use is provided in the BHP Annual Report 2021 available at bhp.com/annualreport, including information on the projects from which retired carbon offsets were sourced.
(12) In FY2021, we have calculated an additional operational GHG emissions total for the reporting year, including contributions from the retirement of a quantity of carbon offsets. This figure has been calculated by subtracting the number of carbon offsets retired (each equivalent to a single tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent reduced or 'removed' from the atmosphere) from the total GHG emissions reported under our operational control boundary for the year. We do not intend to establish a consistent or ongoing approach to the use of carbon offsets towards delivery of our operational GHG emissions targets and as such this carbon offset retirement is not integrated into the FY2021 Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions totals used to assess performance against these targets. Instead, we may retire offsets as a viable low-cost abatement option during some reporting periods in the short term while we pursue material decarbonisation opportunities with medium to long-term implementation timeframes. Further detail on our approach to carbon offset use, and the specifics of the carbon offsets retired in FY2021, is provided at bhp.com/offsets-2021.
(13) For BHP reporting purposes, these are the aggregate anthropogenic carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6). Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) GHG emissions are currently not relevant for BHP reporting purposes.
(14) GHG emissions from flared hydrocarbons are included in fugitive GHG emissions.
(15) Based on FY2021, FY2020 and FY2019 production figures. Production figures used are consistent with the GHG emissions reporting boundary (i.e. BHP operational control and are taken on a 100 per cent basis). Production data for copper assets does not include gold, silver or uranium in the calculation. Saleable production data is used for Nickel West.
(16) The methodology for capturing this data is currently under review. A correction to this data may be made in the next reporting period.
(17) Total includes functions, projects, exploration, legacy assets and consolidation adjustments. Excludes material acquisitions and divestments.
(18) For the operational control organisational boundary, excludes Onshore US assets, which were divested in FY2019. For the equity share and financial control organisational boundaries, FY2021 Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions (on equity basis) from Cerrejón are only accounted for in the first half of FY2021 due to the effective economic date of 31 December 2020 for sale of BHP's interest in Cerrejón. Completion is subject to the satisfaction of customary competition and regulatory requirements and expected to occur in the first half of CY2022. Non-material acquisitions and divestments have not been included in discontinued operations and are included in the total.
(19) The equity share approach to calculate GHG emissions reflects BHP's equity share in the operations as defined under the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard. As BHP does not control or have access to the data from all operations in which it holds equity, certain assumptions have been made to estimate equity share GHG emissions from operations not under BHP's operational control. Details on assumptions and operations included are provided in note (21). Comparison of year-on-year equity share GHG emissions may not be possible due to the assumptions made.
(20) The financial control approach to report GHG emissions is based on the accounting treatment in the company's consolidated financial statements, as follows: 100 per cent for operations accounted for as subsidiaries, regardless of equity interest owned; and for operations accounted for as a joint operation, the company's interest in the operation. This approach does not report GHG emissions from operations which are accounted for using the equity method in the company's financial statements. As BHP does not control or have access to the data from all operations in which it holds equity, certain assumptions have been made to estimate equity share of GHG emissions from operations not under BHP's operational control. Details are provided in footnote (21). Comparison of year-on-year financial control GHG emissions may not be possible due to the assumptions made.
(21) Non-operated assets include Antamina, Cerrejón, the Kelar Power Station and the petroleum assets in Australia, the United States and Algeria. Samarco is excluded as operations re-commenced in FY2021 and Samarco has not published their latest data and prior year data will not reflect Samarco becoming operational in FY2021. GHG emissions data was sourced directly from the operator in the first instance and, where not readily available for the current reporting year, FY2020 or CY2020 data was extrapolated to reflect FY2021 production levels. This allowed recalculation of prior year GHG emissions for some assets that were previously estimated using GHG emissions intensities based on analogous BHP operations. For equity share reporting of GHG emissions from non-operated assets, FY2020 originally reported data that is restated on this basis is 3,800 ktCO2-e for Scope 1 GHG emissions, 130 ktCO2-e for Scope 2 GHG emissions and 3,930 ktCO2-e for total GHG emissions. For financial control based GHG emissions reported from non-operated assets, FY2020 originally reported data that is restated is 3,430 ktCO2-e for Scope 1 GHG emissions, 10 ktCO2-e for Scope 2 GHG emissions and 3,440 ktCO2-e for total GHG emissions. Non-operated assets' GHG emissions are based on third-party (operators') estimates and are therefore not subject to the same level of review and assurance by BHP as GHG emissions within BHP's operational control boundary.
(22) Scope 3 GHG emissions have been calculated using methodologies consistent with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard (Scope 3 Standard). Scope 3 emissions reporting necessarily requires a degree of overlap in reporting boundaries due to our involvement at multiple points in the life cycle of the commodities we produce and consume. More information on the calculation methodologies, assumptions and key references used in the preparation of our Scope 3 emissions data can be found in the associated BHP Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG Emissions Calculation Methodology, available at bhp.com/climate.
(23) In FY2021, we have made improvements in how we calculate Scope 3 GHG emissions associated with the purchased goods and services category by assigning more accurate emission factors to some procurement categories and improving the accuracy of spend data. Previously reported emissions for the 'Purchased goods and services (including capital goods)' category are 16.9 MtCO2-e in FY2020 and 17.3 MtCO2-e in FY2019. Previously reported emissions for FY2019 are 0.1 MtCO2-e in the 'Business travel' category and <0.1 MtCO2-e for the 'Employee commuting' category. Emissions in FY2020 did not materially change as a result of the improved methodology. These changes may impact comparability with FY2018 and FY2017 data, which has not been restated.
(24) In FY2021, we have made improvements in how we calculate Scope 3 GHG emissions associated with the 'Fuel and energy related activities' category by removing the Scope 3 GHG emissions associated with natural gas consumption at our petroleum operations as the majority of those emissions would be captured in our Scope 1 GHG emissions. Previously reported GHG emissions for the 'Fuel and energy related activities' category are 1.3 MtCO2-e in FY2020 and also in FY2019. These changes may impact comparability with FY2018 and FY2017 data, which has not been restated.
(25) Includes product transport where freight costs are covered by BHP, for example under Cost and Freight (CFR) or similar terms, as well as purchased transport services for process inputs to our operations.
(26) Product transport where freight costs are not covered by BHP, for example under Free on Board (FOB) or similar terms.
(27) For BHP, this category covers the Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions (on an equity basis) from our assets that are owned as a joint venture but not operated by BHP. In FY2021, GHG emissions estimates from non-operated assets were developed from data provided directly by operators. GHG emissions from our non-operated Kelar Power Station asset are reported as Scope 2 GHG emissions at the Minerals Americas operated assets supplied by the facility and therefore excluded from our Scope 3 GHG emissions totals. The previous FY2020 value of 3.9 MtCO2-e has been restated to remove GHG emissions from the Kelar Power Station and include updated Scope 3 GHG emissions estimates for non-operated assets for which data was previously unavailable from operators. FY2021 Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions (on an equity basis) from Cerrejón are only accounted for the first half of FY2021 due to the effective economic date of 31 December 2020 for sale of BHP's interest in Cerrejón. Completion is subject to the satisfaction of customary competition and regulatory requirements and expected to occur in the first half of CY2022. Details on assumptions and operations included are provided in footnote (21).
(28) All iron ore production and metallurgical coal is assumed to be processed into steel and all copper metal production is assumed to be processed into copper wire for end use. Processing of nickel, zinc, gold, silver, ethane and uranium oxide is not currently included, as production volumes are much lower than iron ore and copper and a large range of possible end uses apply or downstream GHG emissions are estimated to be immaterial. Processing/refining of petroleum products is also excluded as these GHG emissions are considered immaterial compared to the end-use product combustion reported in the 'Use of sold products' category.
(29) In FY2021, we have addressed some key limitations associated with estimating Scope 3 GHG emissions. We have worked to eliminate double counting in our reported inventory in relation to GHG emissions from the processing of iron ore and metallurgical coal in steelmaking, by allocating GHG emissions between the two and reporting a single total Scope 3 GHG emissions figure for GHG emissions from steelmaking. Allocation of steelmaking GHG emissions to BHP's metallurgical coal is based on the global average input mass ratio of metallurgical vs iron ore to the blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steelmaking route. This approach to improving accuracy is consistent with the Scope 3 Standard. We have also improved the accuracy of the emission factor used to estimate Scope 3 GHG emissions by reflecting the blast furnace integrated steelmaking route into which the majority of BHP's steelmaking raw materials portfolio is sold. The improved estimation also considers BHP iron ore product quality and its impact on the amount of ore required to produce steel. As our product evolves in its quality and flow through to other pathways (such as direct reduced iron electric arc furnace (DRI-EAF)), we will adjust the balance of intensity factors to reflect these changes. Previously reported numbers for iron ore processing are 205.6-322.6 MtCO2-e for FY2020 and 197.2-299.6 MtCO2-e for FY2019. Previously reported numbers for metallurgical coal are 33.7-108.2 MtCO2-e for FY2020 and 34.7-111.4 MtCO2-e for FY2019.
(30) All crude oil and condensates are conservatively assumed to be refined and combusted as diesel. Energy coal, natural gas and natural gas liquids are assumed to be combusted. FY2021 Scope 3 GHG emissions associated with energy coal products from Cerrejón are only accounted for in the first half of FY2021 due to the effective economic date of 31 December 2020 for sale of BHP's interest in Cerrejón. Completion is subject to the satisfaction of customary competition and regulatory requirements and expected to occur in the first half of CY2022.
(31) We reported a total figure for the Scope 3 GHG emissions inventory this year as major double counting of emissions from the processing of iron ore and metallurgical coal in steelmaking was removed, however a degree of overlap in reporting boundaries still occurs due to our involvement at multiple points in the life cycle of the commodities we produce and consume.
Energy consumption
Energy consumption(1)(2)
(1) Calculated based on an operational control approach in line with World Resources Institute/World Business Council for Sustainable Development guidance. Consumption of fuel and consumption of electricity refers to annual quantity of energy consumed from the combustion of fuel; and the operation of any facility; and energy consumed resulting from the purchase of electricity, heat, steam or cooling by the company for its own use. Over 99.9 per cent of BHP's energy consumption and operational GHG emissions occurs outside the UK and offshore area (as defined in the relevant UK reporting regulations). UK energy consumption of 99,762 kWh and GHG emissions of 21 tonnes CO2-e is associated with electricity consumption from our office in London. One TWh equals 1,000,000,000 kWh. Data has been rounded to the nearest 1 PJ or 0.1 TWh to be consistent with asset/regional energy information in this Report.
(2) Comparisons of data over the period FY2015 to FY2016 should be made with consideration of the divestment of South32 during FY2015 (FY2015 data excludes emissions from South32 operations between the date of the divestment and 30 June 2015). Unless otherwise noted, FY2017 and FY2018 data includes Continuing operations and Discontinued operations (Onshore US assets). Unless otherwise noted, FY2019 data includes Continuing operations and Discontinued operations (Onshore US assets) to 31 October 2018.
Operational energy consumption FY2021 by source (PJ)
Coal & coke Electricity Natural gas Distillate and gasoline Other 0.80700000000000005 37.048999999999999 22.719000000000001 91.858000000000004 2.0640000000000001
Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions
Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions(1)
Scope 1(2)
Scope 2(3)
Onshore US
Total Scope 1 & 2 Target
FY2006 baseline(5)
FY2017 baseline(4)
FY2020 baseline(6)
FY2010
19.5
26.5
FY2011
19.8
21.0
FY2012
20.2
20.0
FY2013
22.0
24.7
50.7
FY2014
22.7
22.3
50.7
FY2015
20.7
17.6
50.7
FY2016
11.3
6.7
20.6
FY2017
8.8
5.8
1.7
20.6
14.6
FY2018
8.9
6.4
1.7
14.6
FY2019
9.3
6.2
0.5
14.6
FY2020
9.6
6.3
14.6
FY2021
10.0
6.2
14.6
14.6
15.9
Label
Diesel
Electricity
Fugitives
Natural gas
Coal, coke & other
Total operational emissions
Amounts
6.4
6.2
2.2
1.2
0.2
16.2
Percentages
40.00%
38.00%
14.00%
7.00%
1.00%
0.6
(1) Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions have been calculated based on an operational control approach in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard. Includes data for Continuing and Discontinued operations for the financial years being reported. Comparisons of data over the period FY2015 to FY2016 should be made with consideration of the divestment of South32 during FY2015 (FY2015 data excludes GHG emissions from South32 operations between the date of the divestment and 30 June 2015). Data over the period FY2017 to FY2019 is displayed with Onshore US GHG emissions shown separately for comparability (12 months of emissions in FY2017 and FY2018, and four months of emissions in FY2019 prior to divestment of this asset).
(2) Scope 1 refers to direct GHG emissions from operated assets.
(3) Scope 2 refers to indirect GHG emissions from the generation of purchased or acquired electricity, steam, heat or cooling that is consumed by operated assets. Our Scope 2 GHG emissions have been calculated using the market-based method using supplier specific emission factors, in line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Scope 2 Guidance unless otherwise specified. A residual mix emission factor is currently unavailable to account for grid electricity emissions remaining after removal of quantities directly contracted between parties; this may result in double counting of low emissions or renewable electricity contributions across grid-supplied consumers.
(4) FY2017 is the base year for our current five-year operational GHG emissions reduction target, which took effect from FY2018. The FY2017 baseline has been adjusted for the divestment of our Onshore US assets to ensure ongoing comparability of performance. The baseline will continue to be adjusted for any material acquisitions and divestments based on the Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions levels for the acquired or divested operation in the baseline year; carbon offsets will be used as required.
(5) The FY2006 baseline was adjusted as necessary for material acquisitions and divestments based on GHG emissions at the time of the applicable transaction. This was the baseline for our prior five-year operational GHG emission reduction target.
(6) The FY2020 baseline was adjusted to integrate updates to fugitive emissions from coal assets (total operational GHG emissions restated from 15.8 MtCO2-e to 15.9 MtCO2-e).
Operational GHG emissions FY2021 by source (MtCO2-e)(1)
Diesel Electricity Fugitives Natural gas Coal, coke & other 6.4 6.2 2.2000000000000002 1.2 0.2
Scope 3 GHG emissions
Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions FY2021(1)
Chart data
2021
Scope 3 GHG emissions (million tonnes CO2-e)
Upstream
Purchased goods and services (including capital goods)
8.9
Transportation and distribution (2)
7.6
Other (3)
4.1
Iron ore processing to crude steel (4) (5)
260.7
Metallurgical coal processing to crude steel (4) (5)
39.8
Copper processing
5.0
Energy coal (6)
38.3
Natural gas and natural gas liquids (6)
21.3
Crude oil and condensates (6)
16.8
(1) Scope 3 GHG emissions have been calculated using methodologies consistent with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard (Scope 3 Standard). Scope 3 emissions reporting necessarily requires a degree of overlap in reporting boundaries due to our involvement at multiple points in the life cycle of the commodities we produce and consume. More information on the calculation methodologies, assumptions and key references used in the preparation of our Scope 3 emissions data can be found in the associated BHP Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG Emissions Calculation Methodology, available at bhp.com/climate.
(2) Includes both upstream and downstream activities. Upstream covers product transport where freight costs are covered by BHP, for example under Cost and Freight (CFR) or similar terms, as well as purchased transport services for process inputs to our operations. Downstream covers product transport where freight costs are not covered by BHP, for example under Free on Board (FOB) or similar terms.
(3) Includes Business Travel, Employee commuting, Fuel and energy related activities and Investments categories. Investment category for BHP, covers the Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions (on an equity basis) from our assets that are owned as a joint venture but not operated by BHP.
(4) All iron ore production and metallurgical coal is assumed to be processed into steel and all copper metal production is assumed to be processed into copper wire for end use. Processing of nickel, zinc, gold, silver, ethane and uranium oxide is not currently included, as production volumes are much lower than iron ore and copper and a large range of possible end uses apply or downstream GHG emissions are estimated to be immaterial. Processing/refining of petroleum products is also excluded as these GHG emissions are considered immaterial compared to the end-use product combustion reported in the 'Use of sold products' category.
(5) In FY2021, we have addressed some key limitations associated with estimating Scope 3 GHG emissions. We have worked to eliminate double counting in our reported inventory in relation to GHG emissions from the processing of iron ore and metallurgical coal in steelmaking, by allocating GHG emissions between the two and reporting a single total Scope 3 GHG emissions figure for GHG emissions from steelmaking. Allocation of steelmaking GHG emissions to BHP's metallurgical coal is based on the global average input mass ratio of metallurgical vs iron ore to the blast furnace-basic oxygen furnace (BF-BOF) steelmaking route. This approach to improving accuracy is consistent with the Scope 3 Standard. We have also improved the accuracy of the emission factor used to estimate Scope 3 GHG emissions by reflecting the blast furnace integrated steelmaking route into which the majority of BHP's steelmaking raw materials portfolio is sold. The improved estimation also considers BHP iron ore product quality and its impact on the amount of ore required to produce steel. As our product evolves in its quality and flow through to other pathways (such as direct reduced iron electric arc furnace (DRI-EAF)), we will adjust the balance of intensity factors to reflect these changes.
(6) All crude oil and condensates are conservatively assumed to be refined and combusted as diesel. Energy coal, natural gas and natural gas liquids are assumed to be combusted. FY2021 Scope 3 GHG emissions associated with energy coal products from Cerrejón are only accounted for H1FY2021 due to the effective economic date of 31 December 2020 for sale of BHP's interest in Cerrejón. Completion is subject to the satisfaction of customary competition and regulatory requirements and expected to occur in the first half of the 2022 calendar year.
Scope 3 emissions(1)
Purchased goods and services (including capital goods) Transportation and distribution (2) Other (3) Iron ore processing to crude steel (4) (5) Metallurgical coal processing to crude steel (4) (5) Copper processing Energy coal (6) Natural gas and natural gas liquids (6) Crude oil and condensates (6) 8.9 7.6 4.0999999999999996 260.7 39.799999999999997 5 38.299999999999997 21.3 16.8
Environment
Environment - performance data(1)
Year ended 30 June
Unit
2021
2020
2019
2018
Land(2)
Land owned, leased or managed
hectares
8,661,679
8,704,300
10,018,600
10,001,500
- Land disturbed
hectares
175,168
151,000
144,413
141,500
- Land rehabilitated(3)
hectares
27,377
26,050
25,649
27,180
- Land set aside for conservation(3,4)
hectares
66,822
66,500
66,500
28,000
Water(5)(8)
Withdrawals(6)
ML
438,660
380,330
352,950
339,870
Water withdrawals by quality - Type 1
ML
54,310
51,610
58,850
34,900
Water withdrawals by quality - Type 2
ML
36,970
35,670
37,560
44,150
Water withdrawals by quality - Type 3
ML
347,390
293,060
256,550
260,820
Water withdrawals by source - Surface water(7)
ML
30,350
45,190
50,660
43,380
Water withdrawals by source - Groundwater
ML
100,700
123,660
140,020
134,320
Water withdrawals by source - Sea water
ML
284,700
211,510
162,260
162,160
Water withdrawals by source - Third party water(6)
ML
22,910
Total water withdrawals (water stress areas)(9)
ML
233,190
Discharges
ML
203,450
147,850
119,250
118,940
Water discharges by quality - Type 1
ML
0
0
0
0
Water discharges by quality - Type 2
ML
2,390
3,740
3,060
1,150
Water discharges by quality - Type 3
ML
201,060
144,110
116,190
117,790
Water discharges by destination - Surface water
ML
2,450
3,970
2,940
2,730
Water discharges by destination - Groundwater
ML
9,670
9,440
1,540
840
Water discharges by destination - Sea water
ML
190,660
134,120
114,460
115,040
Water discharges by destination - Third party
ML
660
310
320
320
Total water discharges (water stress areas)
ML
123,200
Consumption
ML
267,130
259,070
271,680
Consumption - evaporation
ML
141,430
127,080
143,040
140,760
Consumption - entrainment
ML
107,270
109,550
107,270
17,870
Consumption - other
ML
18,450
22,440
21,370
1,330
Total consumption (water stress areas)
ML
106,950
Recycled / Reused
ML
262,430
250,090
246,420
261,620
Diversions
ML
Diversions - withdrawals
ML
103,220
103,750
122,670
16,290
Diversions - discharges
ML
68,910
79,430
72,500
7,860
Waste
Hazardous waste - Mineral total (including tailings)(10)
kilotonnes
20,420
15,000
13,500
13,100
Non-hazardous waste - Mineral tailings(10)
kilotonnes
178,000
175,000
167,000
137,000
Accidental discharges of water and tailings(11)(12)
megalitres
0
0
0
0
Air emissions for FY2021(13)
Metric
Petroleum
Legacy sites
BMA
BMC
NSWEC
WAIO
Olympic Dam
Nickel West
Escondida
Pampa Norte
Potash
Total oxides of sulphur
tonnes
26
0
13
2
3
19
1,145
16,605
26
83
1
Total oxides of nitrogen
tonnes
3,809
8
24,541
3,554
5,648
22,143
2,125
3,422
10,594
3,803
59
Total mercury
tonnes
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
(1) FY2018 and FY2019 data includes Continuing and Discontinued operations (Onshore US assets) and FY2019 data includes Discontinued operations (Onshore US assets) to 28 February 2019 and Continuing operations unless otherwise stated. Data in italics indicates that data has been adjusted since it was previously reported. Water restatements are a result of external assurance outcomes and ongoing improvements in data quality.
(2) Land data is calculated as the total land area at the time of reporting.
(3) Data does not include land managed for rehabilitation or conservation as part of social investment.
(4) Material contributor (38,022 ha) includes the Emerald Springs Significant Environment Benefit credit area approved by the South Australian Government.
(5) Data has been rounded to the nearest 10 megalitres to be consistent with asset/regional water information in this Report. In some instances the sum of totals for quality, source and destination may differ due to rounding. All water performance data excludes Discontinued operations (Onshore US assets, divested in FY2019).
(6) Third party water withdrawals have been reported as a distinct category in FY2021 to align with external reporting frameworks (e.g. GRI/SASB) . These volumes were included under the originating source in prior years.
(7) Data includes rainfall and run-off volumes captured and used during the reporting year; rainfall and run-off volumes that have been captured and stored are excluded and will be reported in the future year of use.
(8) Data for water consumption metrics was collected for the first time in FY2019 across all operations. FY2018 data reflects partial volumes collected from Queensland and NSW Energy Coal, WAIO and Pampa Norte operations only.
(9) Based on the physical risk rating from the WWF Water Risk filter and the definition of water stress in the CEO Water Mandates "Corporate water disclosure guidelines (2014)".
(10) For tailings related minerals waste these figures represent the total deposited in the reporting year.
(11) Data reported for environmentally significant incidents.
(12) Does not include the dam failure at Samarco, our non-operated minerals joint venture.
(13) Data drawn from Australian NPI and US EPA Emission Factors and represent emissions over CY2021 for all assets except Olympic Dam and US Petroleum, which report emissions for FY2021.
GRI 304-1 DPA HBVA
Operated assets owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas
as at 30 June 2021
Country/ Region
Commodity
Operated asset
Operated asset size (km2)
Type of operated asset
Biodiversity area classification
Habitat type
Area name
Position of owned, leased or managed land relative to DPA or HBVA
For DPA - Basis of recognition (i.e. protected status)
DPA designation type
IUCN category
For HBVA - Basis of recognition
Australia
Queensland
Coal
BMA
1,263
Extractive
DPA
Maritime
Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
Contains portions of
World Heritage Area
International
NA
Queensland
Coal
BMA
1,263
Extractive
DPA
Terrestrial
Norwich Park
Adjacent to
Nature Refuge
National
VI
Queensland
Coal
BMA
890
Manufacturing/ production
DPA
Terrestrial
Norwich Park
Contains portions of
Nature Refuge
National
VI
Queensland
Coal
BMA
1,263
Extractive
DPA
Terrestrial
Blackwater
Adjacent to
Conservation Park
National
III
Queensland
Coal
BMA
890
Manufacturing/ production
DPA
Terrestrial
Kenmare
Adjacent to
National Park (scientific)
National
VI
Queensland
Coal
BMC
349
Extractive
DPA
Terrestrial
Dipperu
Adjacent to
National Park
National
Ia
South Australia
Copper, uranium, gold, silver
Olympic Dam
21,889
Manufacturing/ production
HBVA
Terrestrial
Lake Eyre
Adjacent to
IBA - migratory birds/congregations
South Australia
Copper, uranium, gold, silver
Olympic Dam
21,889
Manufacturing/ production
HBVA
Terrestrial
Strezelecki Desert Lakes
Contains portions of
IBA - endemic, migratory birds/congregations, other
South Australia
Copper, uranium, gold, silver
Olympic Dam
21,889
Manufacturing/ production
HBVA
Terrestrial
Lake Torrens
Adjacent to
IBA - migratory birds/congregations
South Australia
Copper, uranium, gold, silver
Olympic Dam
21,889
Manufacturing/ production
HBVA
Terrestrial
Arcoona Lakes
Contains portions of
IBA - migratory birds/congregations
South Australia
Copper, uranium, gold, silver
Olympic Dam
21,889
Manufacturing/ production
DPA
Terrestrial
Witchelina Nature Reserve
Adjacent to
Heritage Agreement
National
Ia
South Australia
Copper, uranium, gold, silver
Olympic Dam
21,889
Manufacturing/ production
DPA
Terrestrial
Lake Torrens
Contains portions of
National Park
National
VI
South Australia
Copper, uranium, gold, silver
Olympic Dam
21,889
Manufacturing/ production
DPA
Terrestrial
Strezelecki
Adjacent to
Regional Reserve
National
VI
South Australia
Copper, uranium, gold, silver
Olympic Dam
21,889
Manufacturing/ production
DPA
Terrestrial
Elliot Price
Adjacent to
Conservation Park
National
Ia
South Australia
Copper, uranium, gold, silver
Olympic Dam
21,889
Manufacturing/ production
DPA
Terrestrial
Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre
Adjacent to
National Park
National
VI
South Australia
Copper, uranium, gold, silver
Olympic Dam
21,889
Manufacturing/ production
DPA
Terrestrial
Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs
Adjacent to
Conservation Park
National
III
South Australia
Copper, uranium, gold, silver
Olympic Dam
21,889
Manufacturing/ production
DPA
Freshwater
Coongie Lakes
Contains portions of
Ramsar Site, Wetland of International Importance
International
Not reported
South Australia
Copper, uranium, gold, silver
Olympic Dam
21,889
Manufacturing/ production
DPA
Terrestrial
Unnamed (No.HA1545)
In the Area
Heritage Agreement
National
III
South Australia
Copper, uranium, gold, silver
Olympic Dam
21,889
Manufacturing/ production
DPA
Terrestrial
Unnamed (No.HA1022)
Adjacent to
Heritage Agreement
National
III
Western Australia
Nickel
Nickel West
5,427
Manufacturing/ production
DPA
Terrestrial
Wanjarri
Adjacent to
Nature Reserve
National
Ia
Western Australia
Nickel
Nickel West
701
Extractive
DPA
Terrestrial
Wanjarri
Contains portions of
Nature Reserve
National
Ia
Western Australia
Nickel
Nickel West
5,427
Manufacturing/ production
DPA
Terrestrial
Kambalda
Adjacent to
Nature Reserve
National
Ia
Western Australia
Nickel
Nickel West
5,427
Manufacturing/ production
DPA
Terrestrial
Ngadju
Contains portions of
Indigenous Protected Area
National
VI
Western Australia
Nickel
Nickel West
5,427
Manufacturing/ production
DPA
Terrestrial
Dordie Rocks
Adjacent to
Nature Reserve
National
II
Western Australia
Nickel
Nickel West
5,427
Manufacturing/ production
DPA
Terrestrial
Leda
Adjacent to
Nature Reserve
National
Ia
Western Australia
Nickel
Nickel West
5,427
Manufacturing/ production
DPA
Terrestrial
Unnamed WA51658
Adjacent to
5(1)(h) Reserve
National
II
Western Australia
Iron ore
WAIO
3,667
Extractive
DPA
Terrestrial
Karijini
Adjacent to
National Park
National
II
Western Australia
Iron ore
WAIO
3,667
Extractive
HBVA
Freshwater
Fortescue Marshes
Contains portions of
IBA - CR/EN, VU, migratory birds/congregations, others
Western Australia
Iron ore
WAIO
8,295
Manufacturing/ production
HBVA
Freshwater
Fortescue Marshes
Adjacent to
IBA - CR/EN, VU, migratory birds/congregations, others
Western Australia
Titanium
Beenup
7
Extractive
DPA
Terrestrial
Scott
Adjacent to
National Park
National
II
Western Australia
Oil and gas
Pyrenees
558
Manufacturing/ production
DPA
Maritime
Ningaloo
Adjacent to
Australian Marine Park
National
IV
Western Australia
Oil and gas
Pyrenees
558
Manufacturing/ production
DPA
Maritime
Ningaloo Coast
Adjacent to
World Heritage Site (natural or mixed)
International
N/A
Western Australia
Oil and gas
Stybarrow
240
Manufacturing/ production
DPA
Maritime
Gascoyne
Adjacent to
Australian Marine Park
National
II
Victoria
Oil and gas
Minerva
66
Manufacturing/ production
DPA
Terrestrial
Port Campbell
Contains portions of
National Park
National
II
Canada
Saskatchewan
Potash
Jansen
56
Extractive
DPA
Terrestrial
Private Conservation Lands
Adjacent to
Private Conservation Lands
N/A
IV
Nova Scotia
Legacy assets/closed sites/R&CM
East Kemptville
11
Extractive
DPA
Terrestrial
Tobeatic Wilderness
Adjacent to
Wilderness Area
National
Ib
Nova Scotia
Legacy assets/closed sites/R&CM
East Kemptville
11
Extractive
DPA
Terrestrial
South West Nova
Adjacent to
UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve
International
N/A
United States
Arizona
Legacy assets/closed sites/R&CM
San Manuel
115
Extractive
HBVA
Terrestrial
Lower San Pedro River
Contains portions of
IBA - other
Chile
Antofagasta
Copper
Spence
624
Extractive
HBVA
Terrestrial
Reserva Nacional Los Flamencos-Soncor
Adjacent to
IBA - VU, migratory birds/ congregations
Antofagasta
Copper
Spence
624
Extractive
DPA
Terrestrial
Los Flamencos
Adjacent to
National Reserve
National
IV
Antofagasta
Copper
Spence
624
Extractive
HBVA
Terrestrial
Bahía de Mejillones
Contains portions of
IBA - CR/EN, migratory birds/ congregations
Antofagasta
Copper
Cerro Colorado
326
Extractive
HBVA
Terrestrial
Parque Nacional Salar del Huasco
Contains portions of
IBA - VU, migratory birds/ congregations
Antofagasta
Copper
Escondida
1,572
Extractive
DPA
Terrestrial
Llullaillaco
Contains portions of
National Park
National
II
Antofagasta
Copper
Escondida
1,572
Extractive
HBVA
Terrestrial
Bahía de Mejillones
Contains portions of
IBA - CR/EN, migratory birds/ congregations
Note the following:
• Sites only included that are listed at an international or national level.
• Extractive defined as mining, exploration, closure activities relating to mining, including transportation. Manufacturing/production includes pastoral activities, refineries and other locations where products are made. Some operated assets may include both, but for purposes of disclosure refers to the activity that has the highest operational footprint.
• In the Area = The entire operated asset occurs within the DPA/HBVA boundary or the entire DPA/HBVA site occurs within the boundary of the operated asset. Adjacent to = The operated asset occurs within 500 metres of the boundary. Contains portions of = The operated asset contains some but not all of the DPA/HBVA site or the DPA/HBVA site contains some but not all of the operated asset.
• Data obtained for this table from the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT).
GRI 304-3 Protected areas
Areas of habitat protected or restored by the operated assets of BHP
as at 30 June 2021
Location
Operated asset
Commodity
Within operational site area
Outside operational site area
Area Protected (km2)
Area Restored (km2)
External Approval
Status
Area Protected (km2)
Area Restored (km2)
External Partner
Status
Australia
West Australia
WAIO
Iron ore
47.04
0.04
No
Complete
0.00
0.00
NA
NA
West Australia
Nickel West
Nickel
3.81
0.00
NA
In Progress
76.73
0.00
No
In progress
West Australia
Beenup (closed site)
Titanium
3.65
3.35
Yes
Complete
0.00
0.00
NA
NA
South Australia
Olympic Dam
Copper, uranium, gold, silver
0.00
0.00
NA
NA
489.85
0.00
No
In progress
West Australia, Victoria
Australian Production Unit
Oil and gas
0.00
0.00
NA
NA
0.00
0.00
NA
NA
Queensland
BMC
Coal
3.41
0.00
NA
Complete
9.16
0.00
No
Complete
Queensland
BMA
Coal
0.00
0.00
NA
NA
21.68
0.00
No
Complete
New South Wales
NSWEC
Coal
6.50
0.00
NA
Complete
19.49
0.00
No
Complete
Canada
Saskatchewan
Jansen
Potash
0.00
0.65
Yes
Complete
0.00
0.00
NA
NA
British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec
Legacy assets
Various
0.00
0.00
NA
NA
0.00
0.00
NA
NA
United States
Arizona, California, New Mexico, Utah
Legacy assets
Various
0.00
0.00
NA
NA
0.07
0.00
Yes
Complete
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico Production Unit
Oil and gas
0.00
0.00
NA
NA
0.00
0.00
NA
NA
Central America
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad Production Unit
Oil and gas
0.00
0.00
NA
NA
0.00
0.00
NA
NA
Mexico
Trion
Oil and gas
0.00
0.00
NA
NA
0.00
0.00
NA
NA
Chile
Antofagasta
Escondida
Copper
0.00
0.00
NA
NA
0.00
0.00
NA
NA
Antofagasta
Pampa Norte
Copper
0.00
0.00
NA
NA
0.00
0.00
NA
NA
Note the following:
• Within operational site area refers to within mining or exploration permitted area owned or operated by BHP.
• Outside operational site area refers to activities undertaken for legal compliance purposes (offsets) outside mining or exploration permitted area owned or operated by BHP.
• External approval refers to whether the restoration measure was or is approved by independent external professionals.
• External partner refers to whether any third party partnered with BHP for some or all projects undertaken to protect or restore habitat areas distinct from where BHP has overseen and implemented restoration or protection measures.
• Status refers to status based on condition at 30 June 2021.
GRI 304-4 IUCN_NSL species
Total number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by the operated assets of BHP
as at 30 June 2021
Location
Operated asset
Commodity
IUCN listed species
National listed species
Critically endangered
Endangered
Vulnerable
Near threatened
Least concern
Critically endangered
Endangered
Vulnerable
Australia
West Australia
WAIO
Iron ore
3
7
9
13
487
4
7
8
West Australia
Nickel West
Nickel
0
6
9
16
390
0
3
1
West Australia
Beenup (closed site)
Titanium
1
4
4
14
283
4
12
8
South Australia
Olympic Dam
Copper, uranium, gold, silver
1
11
13
26
550
6
10
15
West Australia, Victoria
Australian Production Unit
Oil and gas
19
70
185
181
3,149
7
23
59
Queensland
BMC
Coal
0
3
7
20
607
3
7
15
Queensland
BMA
Coal
8
29
146
174
2,419
5
20
36
New South Wales
NSWEC
Coal
4
4
22
27
653
6
8
24
Canada
Saskatchewan
Jansen
Potash
0
1
7
8
327
0
2
7
British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec
Legacy assets
Various
6
12
33
47
870
0
5
26
United States
Arizona, California, New Mexico, Utah
Legacy assets
Various
5
18
29
26
1,132
0
8
8
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico Production Unit
Oil and gas
13
23
52
48
1,853
0
8
13
Central America
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad Production Unit
Oil and gas
28
43
72
48
2,216
1
1
4
Mexico
Trion
Oil and gas
4
14
11
6
487
0
14
0
Chile
Antofagasta
Escondida
Copper
3
17
26
31
488
8
9
28
Antofagasta
Pampa Norte
Copper
4
21
25
31
502
7
12
31
Note the following:
• Species only included that are listed at an international or national level.
• Data obtained for this table from the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) or national species databases (where available) using BHP's Area of Influence for operating and closed assets.
• Not all countries utilise IUCN rankings. In these cases, species have been attributed to the designation that most closely aligns to their national ranking.
Water performance data
Performance data - water
FY21 Data by Asset
Metric(1)
Total
Escondida
Legacy assets
Nickel West
NSW Energy Coal
Olympic Dam
Pampa Norte
Petroleum(2)
Jansen Potash Project
BMA
BMC
Western Australia Iron Ore
Assets in water stress location(3)
Yes
Yes
Withdrawals(3) (megalitres)
438,660
223,330
1,090
16,290
9,500
14,680
9,860
76,850
350
32,370
4,510
49,830
Water withdrawals by quality - Type 1
54,310
0
1,090
2,620
3,540
0
0
40
0
13,600
2,230
31,190
Water withdrawals by quality - Type 2
36,970
0
0
4,590
3,170
10,840
0
0
350
11,370
1,540
5,110
Water withdrawals by quality - Type 3
347,390
223,330
0
9,090
2,790
3,840
9,860
76,810
0
7,400
740
13,530
Water withdrawals by source - Surface water(4)
30,350
0
1,090
160
6,710
820
0
0
260
19,670
1,640
0
Water withdrawals by source - Groundwater
100,700
7,630
0
13,990
1,950
13,860
3,980
7,800
90
5,420
740
45,240
Water withdrawals by source - Sea water
284,700
215,690
0
0
0
0
0
69,010
0
0
0
0
Water withdrawals by source - Third party(5)
22,910
0
0
2,150
840
0
5,880
40
0
7,270
2,140
4,590
Total water withdrawals (water stress areas)(3)
233,190
223,330
0
0
0
0
9860(6)
0
0
0
0
0
Discharges (megalitres)
203,450
123,200
0
360
0
0
0
76,810
100
1,540
0
1,440
Water discharges by quality - Type 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Water discharges by quality - Type 2
2,390
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
90
1,540
0
760
Water discharges by quality - Type 3
201,060
123,200
0
360
0
0
0
76,810
10
0
0
680
Water discharges by destination - Surface water
2,450
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
90
970
0
1,390
Water discharges by destination - Groundwater
9,670
1,860
0
0
0
0
0
7,800
10
0
0
0
Water discharges by destination - Sea water
190,660
121,340
0
0
0
0
0
69,000
0
270
0
50
Water discharges by destination - Third party
660
0
0
360(7)
0
0
0
0
0
300(8)
0
0
Total water discharges (water stress areas)(3)
123,200
123,200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Consumption (megalitres)
267,130
97,820
1,950
13,090
8,350
13,790
9,130
70
100
45,900
4,870
72,060
Consumption - evaporation
141,430
31,980
1,950
520
5,110
7,780
6,420
0
60
32,680
3,380
51,550
Consumption - entrainment
107,270
65,330
0
0
3,180
1,940
2,560
0
0
12,310
1,440
20,510
Consumption - other
18,450
520
0
12,560
60
4,080
150
70
40
920
50
0
Total consumption (water stress areas)(3)
106,950
97,820
0
0
0
0
9,130
0
0
0
0
0
Recycled / Reused (megalitres)
262,430
41,150
20
9,490
0
13,250
183,710
0
0
4,890
600
9,320
Diversions (megalitres)
Diversions - withdrawals
103,220
400
37,890
0
0
950
730
1,260
0
11,710
0
50,280
Diversions - discharges
68,910
400
38,810
0
0
950
790
1,260
0
890
0
25,810
(1) Data has been rounded to the nearest ten. In some instances the sum of totals for quality, source and destination may differ due to rounding.
(2) Petroleum assets have been grouped due to their relatively lower volumes of water withdrawals, discharges and consumption compared to the mining assets.
(3) Based on the physical risk rating from the WWF Water Risk filter and is based on the definition of water stress in the CEO Water Mandate's 'Corporate Water Disclosure Guidelines (2014)'. Those assets with a high or very high physical risk rating are defined as being located in a 'water-stressed area'.
(4) Includes rainfall and run-off volumes captured and used during the reporting year; rainfall and run-off volumes that have been captured and stored are excluded and will be reported in the future year of use.
(5) Third-party water withdrawals were reported by source in prior years however have been reported as a distinct category in FY2021 for transparency.
(6) This third-party water is sourced from a combination of seawater (desalination), groundwater and surface water sources in varying proportions across the reporting period.
(7) This volume was discharged as water supply to a neighbouring organisation.
(8) This volume was discharged from BMA and supplied to BMC and is therefore not considered as water supplied to another organisation.
Sea water 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 190660 134120 114460 115040 65236.308180000007 Groundwater 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 9670 9440 1540 840 660.16000000000008 Surface water 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2450 3970 2940 2730 26538.364000000001 Third party water 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 660 310 320 320 0
Water by asset charts
Water charts - by asset
FY2021 Withdrawals by asset (by source)
Megalitres
Asset
Sea water
Surface water
Groundwater
Third party water
TOTAL
Escondida
215,690.0
0.0
7,630.0
0.0
223,330.0
Petroleum
69,010.0
0.0
7,800.0
40.0
76,850.0
Western Australia Iron Ore
0.0
0.0
45,240.0
4,590.0
49,830.0
BMA
0.0
19,670.0
5,420.0
7,270.0
32,370.0
Nickel West
0.0
160.0
13,990.0
2,150.0
16,290.0
Olympic Dam
0.0
820.0
13,860.0
0.0
14,680.0
Pampa Norte
0.0
0.0
3,980.0
5,880.0
9,860.0
NSW Energy Coal
0.0
6,710.0
1,950.0
840.0
9,500.0
BMC
0.0
1,640.0
740.0
2,140.0
4,510.0
Legacy assets
0.0
1,090.0
0.0
0.0
1,090.0
Jansen Potash Project
0.0
260.0
90.0
0.0
350.0
FY2021 Discharges by asset (by destination)
Megalitres
Asset
Sea water
Surface water
Groundwater
Third party water
TOTAL
Escondida
121,340.0
0.0
1,860.0
0.0
123,200.0
Petroleum
69,000.0
0.0
7,800.0
0.0
76,810.0
BMA
270.0
970.0
0.0
300.0
1,540.0
Western Australia Iron Ore
50.0
1,390.0
0.0
0.0
1,440.0
Nickel West
0.0
0.0
0.0
360.0
360.0
Jansen Potash Project
0.0
90.0
10.0
0.0
100.0
Legacy assets
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
NSW Energy Coal
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Olympic Dam
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Pampa Norte
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
BMC
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
FY2021 Consumption by asset
Megalitres
Asset
Evaporation
Entrainment
Other
TOTAL
Escondida
31,980.0
65,330.0
520.0
97,820.0
Western Australia Iron Ore
51,550.0
20,510.0
0.0
72,060.0
BMA
32,680.0
12,310.0
920.0
45,900.0
Nickel West
520.0
0.0
12,560.0
13,090.0
Olympic Dam
7,780.0
1,940.0
4,080.0
13,790.0
Pampa Norte
6,420.0
2,560.0
150.0
9,130.0
NSW Energy Coal
5,110.0
3,180.0
60.0
8,350.0
BMC
3,380.0
1,440.0
50.0
4,870.0
Legacy assets
1,950.0
0.0
0.0
1,950.0
Jansen Potash Project
60.0
0.0
40.0
100.0
Petroleum
0.0
0.0
70.0
70.0
FY2021 Withdrawals by asset (by source)
Sea water Escondida Petroleum Western Australia Iron Ore BMA Nickel West Olympic Dam Pampa Norte NSW Energy Coal BMC Legacy assets Jansen Potash Project 215690 69010 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Surface water Escondida Petroleum Western Australia Iron Ore BMA Nickel West Olympic Dam Pam pa Norte NSW Energy Coal BMC Legacy assets Jansen Potash Project 0 0 0 19670 160 820 0 6710 1640 1090 260 Groundwater Escondida Petroleum Western Australia Iron Ore BMA Nickel West Olympic Dam Pampa Norte NSW Energy Coal BMC Legacy assets Jansen Potash Project 7630 7800 45240 5420 13990 13860 3980 1950 740 0 90 Third party water Escondida Petroleum Western Australia Iron Ore BMA Nickel West Olympic Dam Pampa Norte NSW Energy Coal BMC Legacy assets Jansen Potash Project 0 40 4590 7270 2150 0 5880 840 2140 0 0
FY2021 Discharges by asset (by destination)
Sea water Escondida Petroleum BMA Western Australia Iron Ore Nickel West Jansen Potash Project Legacy assets NSW Energy Coal Olympic Dam Pampa Norte BMC 121340 69000 270 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Surface water Escondida Petroleum BMA Western Australia Iron Ore Nickel West Jansen Potash Project Legacy assets NSW Energy Coal Olympic Dam Pampa Norte BMC 0 0 970 1390 0 90 0 0 0 0 0 Groundwater Escondida Petroleum BMA Western Australia Iron Ore Nickel West Jansen Potash Project Legacy assets NSW Energy Coal Olympic Dam Pampa Norte BMC 1860 7800 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 Third party water Escondida Petroleum BMA Western Australia Iron Ore Nickel West Jansen Potash Project Legacy assets NSW Energy Coal Olympic Dam Pampa Norte BMC 0 0 300 0 360 0 0 0 0 0 0
FY2021 Consumption by asset
Evaporation Escondida Western Australia Iron Ore BMA Nickel West Olympic Dam Pampa Norte NSW Energy Coal BMC Legacy assets Jansen Potash Project Petroleum 31980 51550 32680 520 7780 6420 5110 3380 1950 60 0 Entrainment Escondida Western Australia Iron Ore BMA Nickel West Olympic Dam Pampa Norte NSW Energy Coal BMC Legacy assets Jansen Potash Project Petroleum 65330 20510 12310 0 1940 2560 3180 1440 0 0 0 Other Escondida Western Australia Iron Ore BMA Nickel West Olympic Dam Pampa Norte NSW Energy Coal BMC Legacy assets Jansen Potash Project Petroleum 520 0 920 12560 4080 150 60 50 0 40
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BHP Group Limited is the world's leading mining group. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- iron ore (47.3%): 253,000 Kt produced in 2021/22;
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- coal (23.9%): energy coal (17,937 Kt produced) and metallurgical coal (37,064 Kt).,
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