Toyota Australia and BHP Join Forces To Prioritise Safety and Decarbonisation
Toyota Australia and BHP join forces to prioritise safety and decarbonisation (pictured L-R: James Agar, BHP Group Procurement Officer, Matthew Callachor, President and CEO Toyota Australia, Geraldine Slattery, BHP President Australia, Sean Hanley, Vice President National Sales & Marketing Toyota Australia)
A primary objective of the collaboration is to work together across safety, engineering and product development teams focussed on safety in light vehicles design and future state technologies and challenges.
Furthermore, the collaboration is designed to support BHP with its objective to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030. By leveraging the combined expertise of Toyota and BHP, both companies are committed to BHP achieving this important target.
This initiative showcases both brands' commitment to embracing solutions for lowering vehicle operation emissions.
President and CEO of Toyota Australia, Matthew Callachor, welcomed the collaboration, recognising the strong partnership forged between the two brands.
"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,"
Matthew Callachor
Through this MOU, BHP will gain access to the knowledge and resources of Toyota's expert engineering teams across Australia and globally and aims to support BHP in realising its broader decarbonisation goals.
The two companies will also collaborate on a decarbonisation journey map that will look at a range of options and alternative technologies to develop a comprehensive strategy that aims to achieve agreed targets.
BHP President Australia, Geraldine Slattery welcomed the collaboration, recognising the strong partnership forged between the two brands.
"At the heart of our efforts to decarbonise our operations is an ambition to electrify our fleet of 5000 light vehicles in Australia. Collaborating with leading suppliers like Toyota shows our clear commitment to developing shared solutions for a safer and more sustainable future."
Geraldine Slattery
BHP Group Procurement Officer, James Agar emphasised the importance of successful partnerships.
"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. 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."
James Agar
Once completed, the capabilities developed through the partnership are expected to provide a blue-print for other organisations seeking to safely electrify their light-vehicle fleets and contribute to decarbonisation.