Our Stakeholders
Our key stakeholders are many and varied and include:
- some 36 000 employees and a similar number of contractors
- local and Indigenous communities, most of which are located in rural and remote areas neighbouring our operations
- a diverse shareholder base
- customers, typically other large organisations
- the global investment community, both mainstream financial analysts and Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) analysts
- business partners, including those organisations with which we have joint ventures
- community organisations that represent local and indigenous communities near our operations
- unions who are concerned about upholding workers' rights and interests
- non-government organisations
- suppliers that range from businesses local to our operations to large international suppliers
- governments – local, national and international
- all types of media
- industry associations, including commodity-specific and sector-specific associations at national and international levels.
For each of the above groups, we have endeavoured to present who they are, their interests and concerns, and the key mechanisms we use to engage them in dialogue.
You can also download a summary copy of this information in BHP Billiton's Stakeholder Relationships.
