Question: Does the company describe a grievance mechanism to facilitate whistle-blowing or the reporting of suspected incidents of slavery or trafficking?
Answer:
Hotline, Email, Contact Form (direct employees),
Hotline, Email, Contact Form (supply chain workers),
Whistleblower protection (direct employees),
Whistleblower protection (supply chain workers),
Focal Point (direct employees),
Focal Point (supply chain workers)
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Walk Free
BHP Billiton
2020
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updated over 3 years ago by Katie Pearson

Page 10: "Concerns can be raised anonymously and in multiple languages via EthicsPoint, a reporting service that enables anyone to lodge an Our Code of Conduct concern. This service is available 24/7 to our workforce, external stakeholders and the public globally through bhp.com and country-specific hotline numbers...Employees and contractors can also raise concerns through a number of other channels. These include through managers, and our Human Resources of Ethics and Compliance...Our Code prohibits any form of retaliation against anyone who raises a concern or participates in an investigation."

Katie Pearson.....2020-11-11 20:53:54 UTC

Concerns can be raised anonymously and in multiple languages via EthicsPoint, a reporting service that enables anyone to lodge an Our Code of Conduct concern. This service is available 24/7 to our workforce, external stakeholders and the public globally through bhp.com and country-specific hotline numbers. EthicsPoint is supported by an ethics and investigations framework and central investigations team (within the Ethics and Compliance function). Employees and contractors can also raise concerns through a number of other channels. These include through managers, and our Human Resources of Ethics and Compliance. Managers and leaders who receive a report about behaviour that may go against Our Code, including those related to human rights (which includes modern slavery), must report it in EthicsPoint.We acknowledge and investigate, as appropriate, all concerns raised or logged through these mechanisms. Where concerns are investigated and substantiated, we take remedial actions, advise the reporter (as appropriate) and document the outcomes. Our Code prohibits any form of retaliation against anyone who raises a concern or participates in an investigation. No incidents of modern slavery or human trafficking in breach of our policies have been received into EthicsPoint during FY2020.BHP’s ‘Speaking up with confidence’ guidance note, embedded in Our Code, explains how reporters of Our Code concerns are protected under BHP policies. We encourage our employees, everyone who works with us, and all those affected by our business globally to promptly raise a concern about anything that they reasonably believe may be illegal, improper or involve misconduct. This includes concerns about potential human rights violations.

 

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Samantha Wolk.....2021-04-19 15:30:17 UTC