Corporate Social Responsibility at BP Australia

Corporate volunteering and a strong commitment to Reconciliation.

There is an active Reconciliation Action Plan with different initiatives to support indigenous communities. The company is also trying to be more sustainable though there is still a lot more that can be done.

bp has a sustainability aims and targets and is taking clear action to try and achieve them. Personally, I am part of the Business Resource Group which focus on sustainability and promoting sustainability to our employees. I have help organise and number of volunteering and health and wellbeing events for our employees.

The Big Think was a great way to invest more into CSR

We have partnerships with companies like McGrath Foundation, Oz Harvest and Supply Nation which aligns with our diversity and inclusion efforts.

I do not really work on this in my area.

NO better or worse than any big corporate

They recently started working with Ozharvest in recycling good food to those who need it.

Volunteer days, OzHarvest partnership, Opal Fuel, etc.

it's quite strategic focused.

Matched giving to charities.

Opal fuel (for Aboriginal communities), OzHarvest (provides fuel for distribution vehicles and coordinates employee participation in events), every employee receives two volunteer days every year (additional day of leave to give time and effort to approved charities), employee matching fund (for charity donations).

Very involved in community outreach projects with groups visiting the site often.

I have worked on a range of projects including supporting charities for women returning to work, and supporting young indigenous people through school and as interns. We also assist homeless people through jobs in the retail network. My company also offers a significant donation-matching element as part of my salary package.

Plenty all the time. A favourite was the Ice Bucket Challenge held last year...but there are many throughout the year

BP is not without its faults. Everyone, large company or individual, makes mistakes. The important thing is what they do after the mistake has happened. Do they learn from it and aim to close any gaps they may have? Or do they sweep it under the rug and continue operating in the same manner. BP is the latter, they aims to right their wrongs and strive to operate as safely and efficiently as possible.

Support for indigenous communities, the homeless and cancer sufferers to name a few

Supports the McGrath foundation. Volunteer leave is available if you want to take it on an individual basis. Strong and apparent focus on doing the right thing by people/environment when accidents happen or hard decisions are made i.e. closures.

They are very particular to the causes they work towards, and support them on a global scale.

BP created Opal fuel, the non-aromatic petrol. I have personally worked with non-profits supported by BP such as Project New Dawn, which helps homeless people get back into a sustainable living position, with a job and housing.