Community Organisations
Who are they?
Community organisations are generally established to represent the local and indigenous communities near our operations.
Interests and Concerns
Community organisations are concerned with ensuring that any potential environmental and social impacts associated with our operations are mitigated and that opportunities presented by our operations are optimised; for example, ensuring sustainable community development opportunities can be maintained post mine closure.
Dialogue
In conjunction with developing community relations plans, sites are required to develop suitable engagement mechanisms with their host communities. Generally this results in community engagement forums and community consultation groups.
The majority of our community support is through local foundations, which currently exist in Chile, Peru, South Africa, Colombia and Mozambique. We also have a Corporate Community Program that focuses on Australian and international partnerships and projects.
For further details on our approach and performance with regards to community relations, refer to our section on Community.
Download a summary of all BHP Billiton Stakeholder Relationships.
