CI-BHP Billiton Alliance for Protected Area Conservation

The Alliance has been influential in enhancing BHP Billiton’s approach to biodiversity. As part of a recent review of environmental management requirements, BHP Billiton has established principles to guide its businesses on establishing compensatory actions. The principles require that compensatory actions must be appropriate and not contribute to any additional impacts, must be effective in responding to the residual impact and must endure in the long term. As of 2014, BHP Billiton has voluntarily committed more than US$30 million to conservation, including the Five Rivers Conservation Area in Tasmania, Australia, and the Valdivian Coastal Reserve Project in southern Chile. Results: • Conservation of ~ 60,000 ha of habitat for 16 globally threatened species • Support of more than 50 direct jobs • Generation of ~ 900 million cubic metres of high-quality fresh water • Avoidance of the release of 75,000 tonnes of CO2 -e per annum