Rio Tinto celebrates WA businesses as regional and indigenous supplier spend grows
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(L-R) Wesfarmers Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
In 2023,
The company also increased its spend with WA Indigenous businesses by 35 per cent in 2023, compared to the year prior, with a record
In the Pilbara,
Since 2018,
Any supplier or business that has worked for
Two major awards were also celebrated on the night – the WA Supplier of the Year and the Chief Executive Award.
Premier
“We are proud of the momentum we have built over the last six years to partner with more businesses in
“In recognition of the important contribution suppliers make to our business and the success of regional and local communities, we were delighted to host around 700 people at our Supplier Recognition Awards last night. My congratulations to all the award winners and finalists for their outstanding work.”
Western Australian Premier
“Ensuring local businesses play a role in our resources sector is vital to the ongoing strength of our economy and to local jobs right across the State,” Premier
“My Government has put in place a range of initiatives to ramp up local content on Government projects, and it is great to see major companies like
Award winners
Award category |
Description |
Winner |
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Care, Courage
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Business that shows alignment with Rio Tinto’s core values and demonstrates how they place people at the heart of their business, through a commitment to building safe, respectful, and inclusive workplaces and culture. |
SimCon Occupational Medicine |
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Local
|
Business that demonstrates a commitment to investing in the local workforce in the regions where we operate in WA and has made a positive impact on the wellbeing and value of the community. |
MundaMurra |
|
Health & Safety |
Business that demonstrates leading safety performance on a WA site and contributes to making a safer site, beyond their own scope of work. |
|
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Environmental
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Business that contributes to a reduction in emissions across operations and supports us to achieve our ESG objectives year on year. This includes sustainable initiatives, products or services that positively impact, contribute to, or encourage conservation, reduction, re-use and recycling. |
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Operational
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Business that goes above and beyond to tackle obstacles and deliver results safely, enhancing productivity for |
|
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Innovation Award |
Business that shows use of an innovative solution to overcome a challenge or obstacle which has been beneficial to our WA operations, has demonstrated market leadership through leveraging new technologies and services that drive tangible business value for our operations. |
Wallbridge Gilbert Aztec |
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WA Supplier of
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Recognising strong performance across multiple categories for West Australian business. |
Monadelphous |
|
Chief Executive
|
A business that has delivered excellent outcomes to |
Wesfarmers |
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