Toyota Australia and BHP are strengthening their relationship to enhance both safety and decarbonisation measures within BHP’s Australian operations.
This collaboration, solidified through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), represents a milestone in the ongoing relationship between the two brands.
A primary objective is to work together across safety, engineering and product development teams focussed on safety in light vehicles design and future state technologies and challenges.
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 target.
Toyota Australia president and chief executive 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,” he said.
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 also 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 suppliers like Toyota shows our commitment to developing shared solutions for a safer and more sustainable future.”
BHP Group Procurement Officer, James Agar emphasised the importance of successful partnerships.
“Combining our engineering expertise and resources with Toyota is an 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.”
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.
