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EBOS Group Limited Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan August 2021 – July 2022 EBOS GROUP LIMITED Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan August 2021 - July 2022 Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan August 2021 - July 2022 EBOS GROUP LIMITED Contents Artwork Statement 2 Our Vision for Reconciliation 5 Our Objectives 5 Gavin Wanganeen Gavin began exploring his ancestral links Message from the CEO, John Cullity 6 Gavin Wanganeen is an Australian on canvas, recreating memories and Football League (AFL) legend, acclaimed capturing the beauty of the Australian Our Business 7 contemporary Aboriginal artist, outback. Today Gavin’s astonishing natural a businessman and an advocate for talent continues to blossom, attracting Indigenous empowerment. national attention and acclaim and firmly Our Reconciliation Journey 8 establishing him as a contemporary The artist Aboriginal artist to watch. Relationships 9 Born in Mount Gambier, South Australia, About the painting Gavin is a proud descendent of the Respect 11 Kokatha Mula people of the Western Desert “This painting is called Shooting Star. in South Australia. The Kokatha people Imagine you are sitting at the highest point hold the Tjukupa (lore) and have a strong of the universe, looking through the stars, Opportunities 13 connection to country, the night sky and and even through the Milky Way, to Country stories in the stars – a deep source of or home. For me, home is my mum’s Governance 14 inspiration for Gavin’s paintings. Country, my Kokatha heritage over on the West Coast of South Australia. Growing up, Gavin spent time on South Australia’s west coast where his maternal But in this instance, it’s the view down to great-grandfather, Dick Davey, was a EBOS and a recognition of all the great respected leader of the people of Koonibba work that EBOS is doing in the healthcare Mission and the community at large. and animal care industries.” Davey was one of the first Indigenous – Gavin Wanganeen people to be “permitted” to purchase land, and was a talented footballer, playing for the Koonibba Football Club, today recognised as the country’s oldest surviving Aboriginal football club. From a young age, Gavin embraced a love of colour and storytelling through art. Yet it wasn’t until his twenties, through a friendly competition with his Indigenous Port Adelaide Football Club teammates to produce an artwork from their respective regions, that Gavin made the life changing decision to start painting. 02 03 EBOS GROUP LIMITED Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan August 2021 - July 2022 Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan August 2021 - July 2022 EBOS GROUP LIMITED Our vision for reconciliation Our Vision is to create a society for Reconciliation Our vision for reconciliation is to create The key objectives of our RAP are to: a society that is fair, equal and just for • Build organisational awareness of that is fair, equal and all Australians, where relationships are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander strengthened between Aboriginal and Torres peoples, cultures, histories, knowledge, Strait Islander and non-Indigenous peoples, rights and achievements and encourage for the benefit of all Australians. just for all Australians, staff to seek out more information specific We seek to understand and embrace to their local areas reconciliation at EBOS Group and develop • Support career opportunities for Aboriginal where relationships are a greater understanding of Aboriginal and and Torres Strait Islander peoples in our Torres Strait Islander Peoples and cultures. businesses strengthened between Our Objectives • Build relationships with Aboriginal and EBOS Group’s Reflect Reconciliation Action Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities Plan seeks to demonstrate our commitment and organisations to support our to reconciliation between Aboriginal and reconciliation journey Aboriginal and Torres Strait Torres Strait Islander peoples and the • Recognise dates of significance relating to broader Australian community. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Islander and non-Indigenous and participate and celebrate National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week and National peoples, for the benefit of Reconciliation Week (NRW) to promote awareness of histories and communities • Maintain a RAP Working Group to all Australians. implement the initiatives outlined in our Reconciliation Action Plan. 04 05 EBOS GROUP LIMITED Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan August 2021 - July 2022 Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan August 2021 - July 2022 EBOS GROUP LIMITED Message from the CEO, Our Business John Cullity It is very pleasing to look back over the first year of During our first year, our overall focus has been on EBOS Group’s first Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan educating staff around cultures, histories, knowledge EBOS Group is the largest and most diversified Australasian marketer, (RAP) and see the progress that we have made since and rights of our First Nations peoples. As part of wholesaler and distributor of healthcare, medical and pharmaceutical embarking on our RAP journey. this focus, cultural awareness training commenced products. It is also a leading marketer and distributor of recognised for management in the second half of 2020 with Our first RAP was launched in July 2020, in the many participants expressing that their awareness consumer products and animal care brands. midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and as such many of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples had of the launch activities we had planned had to be improved by attending the training. Servicing the needs of thousands of Investigating Aboriginal and Torres Strait reconfigured to virtual events. In many ways holding customers across Australia, New Zealand Islander employment is a focus area in the events in this format allowed us to connect and As we move into the second year of our Reflect RAP and more recently across Asia, EBOS our second Reflect RAP and we hope this engage with more of our people across Australia than the focus on education will continue together with Group is committed to building better number will increase next year. we may have been able to do via on site physical investigation of career opportunities for Aboriginal communities through an unwavering activities. and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the EBOS Group strives for leadership in its commitment to the provision of high- procurement of goods and services from First Nations business segments and continues to The commission of the wonderful artwork by Gavin quality healthcare and animal care suppliers. To assist us in the area of procurement we pursue a robust strategic investment plan Wanganeen provided EBOS the opportunity to show products. will partner with Supply Nation to better understand designed to strengthen its core business graphically the diverse and broad work we do for our the mutual benefits of procurement from Aboriginal Our staff of 2400+ employees across and target new opportunities that extend communities across Australia. This artwork was then and Torres Strait Islander owned businesses. Australia, positively impact the lives of the Group’s capabilities and enables it to used to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land millions of people and animals across the deliver more for its stakeholders. on which our offices and distribution centres across EBOS is proud to have commenced its reconciliation region every day through the timely delivery Australia sit, with each location receiving a print of the journey. We will continue to drive the EBOS Vision for EBOS Group is publicly listed on the New of healthcare and consumer products artwork along with an Acknowledgement of Country Reconciliation across our organisation and initiate Zealand and Australian stock exchanges. to metropolitan, regional and remote statement. This was an important first step in our RAP the many actions listed on the following pages to locations. journey – showing our acknowledgement and awareness meet the objectives we have set ourselves in making a of, and respect for, First Nations Traditional Owners of the meaningful contribution to the reconciliation process. As at May 2021, no EBOS employees who land on which we live and conduct our business. participated in the annual Engagement Together with all our people across EBOS’ Australian Survey identified as Aboriginal and/or A particularly pleasing aspect following the launch operations, I look forward to continuing to participate Torres Strait Islander people. of our RAP has been the level of engagement by our in this journey and for EBOS to make its contribution people including a desire to use the correct language to the reconciliation of our nation. when acknowledging Country and pronunciation of First Nation peoples, places and communities. Our online activities around NAIDOC week were also very well received. With the theme ‘Always Was, Always Will Be’, recognising that our First Nations peoples have occupied and cared for this continent for over John Cullity 65,000 years, EBOS developed a program that offered Chief Executive Officer – a range of options for our Australian staff to take part EBOS Group Ltd in. Our activities included interviews with prominent First Nations peoples, movie-viewing suggestions, daily profiles featuring a noteworthy Aboriginal and/ or Torres Strait Islander and a selection of resources to watch, listen and read. 06 07 EBOS GROUP LIMITED Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan August 2021 - July 2022 Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan August