BHP and Toyota Australia have joined forces to enhance safety and decarbonisation measures within the major miner’s Australian operations.
The two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together across safety, engineering and product development teams to focus on the safety aspects of light vehicle design.
Under the MoU, the companies will also focus on future technologies and challenges.
“BHP is a key player in Australia’s export industry, and Toyota Australia is delighted to announce this collaboration which is designed to enhance safety measures at BHP’s Australian worksites and reduce vehicle operation and other CO2 emissions on BHP sites,” Toyota Australia president and chief executive officer Matthew Callachor said.
The partnership has been designed to assist BHP with reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent by 2030.
BHP and Toyota Australia will collaborate on a decarbonisation journey map in order to develop a comprehensive strategy to achieve the targets.
“At the heart of our efforts to decarbonise our operations is an ambition to electrify our fleet of 5000 light vehicles in Australia,” BHP president Australia Geraldine Slattery said.
Collaborating with leading suppliers like Toyota shows our clear commitment to developing shared solutions for a safer and more sustainable future.”
BHP group procurement officer James Agar said the partnership was an important step for BHP’s decarbonisation journey.
“Combining our engineering expertise and resources with Toyota is a terrific example of the approach we are taking with major suppliers to develop new technologies that will improve our safety and sustainability,” he said.
“It’s an exciting project and there’s plenty of work to do, but we’re up for the challenge and we look forward to seeing what we can do together.”