CIMIC Group respects the human rights of all our people and those we work alongside, in our supply chain and the communities in which we operate.
Our governance framework addresses human rights through our Code of Conduct and integrated People, Procurement, Human Rights, and Privacy Policies.
Each policy area’s procedures and compliance controls, and our Ethics Line and grievance reporting mechanism, support our ongoing due diligence actions to protect human rights.
Our People governance framework is based on respect for all people, and drives our actions to create a safe, fair, and inclusive work environment, for our direct and indirect employees and suppliers.
Our Code of Conduct and Human Rights Policy reject all forms of modern slavery including, but not limited to, the trafficking in persons, slavery, servitude, forced marriage, forced labour, debt bondage and deceptive recruiting for labour and services.
We do not tolerate unlawful child labour or any form of exploitation of children or young people and commit to complying with the International Labour Organisation with respect to under-age workers.
We respect the rights of our employees to freely associate and collectively bargain. We aim to fairly, consultatively, and constructively engage with workers, union representatives, and regulators.
We treat personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).
Our ongoing local community inclusion programs complement our risk mitigation initiatives.
As well as sharing project benefits, these programs contribute to community capacity building which, over time, narrows the inequities that give rise to exploitation.
We work actively to prevent and mitigate human rights and modern slavery risks and remedy any impacts which may occur.
Our approach, and understanding of the risks, has been informed by the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the UN Global Compact, the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the International Labour Organisation’s standards.
Delivering projects, in Australia and internationally, we have a responsibility and opportunity to create value for our clients and communities through our supply chain.
Responsibly sourcing products and services improves sustainable project outcomes by supporting resource efficiency and lifecycle performance, reducing emissions and environmental impacts, and stimulating social and economic activity.
The products and services we procure are those used in development, design, financing, construction, operations and maintenance, and management of projects and the related corporate functions.
We are aware we operate in some markets with supply chains with an elevated exposure to modern slavery risks.
Our procurement framework is key to building and maintaining a reliable and trusted supply chain, and proactively identifying and managing risks throughout the term of each contract.
The framework provides policy, systems and processes to support supply chain due diligence.
Activities include assessing risks in our applicable business sectors and conducting due diligence and vetting of subcontractors, suppliers and third parties engaged by our businesses.
We comply with the Australian Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) and submit our Modern Slavery Statement to the Australian Government’s Online Register for Modern Slavery Statements annually.
Our Human Rights Policy outlines CIMIC Group’s commitment to respect applicable internationally recognised human rights (including the right not to be subjected to slavery) and to make reasonable efforts to assess and address human rights risks in our operations and supply chains to avoid causing or contributing to adverse impacts on the human rights of people involved in our global operations.
See our latest Modern Slavery Statement.