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Reconciliation Action Plan Reconciliation Action Plan STRETCH / MAY 2021-MAY 2023 - 3 - About WSP As one of the world’s leading engineering professional Terms services consulting firms, WSP is dedicated to our local Throughout this RAP, the terms Aboriginal and Torres communities and propelled by international brainpower. Strait Islander peoples and Indigenous Australians are We are technical experts and strategic advisors including used interchangeably to reference the First Nations engineers, technicians, scientists, planners, surveyors, peoples of Australia. As a global firm, we often use the environmental specialists, as well as other design, program term Indigenous, particularly as we work with Indigenous and construction management professionals. WSP acknowledges the Traditional communities outside of Australia including Canada and We design lasting solutions in the Property & Buildings, New Zealand yet recognise the limitations of the term. Owners of the land on which we work: Transportation & Infrastructure, Environment, Power & When our work takes places in a specific region, we seek Resources and Water sectors, as well as offering strategic guidance from local Traditional Owners and respect our offices and sites where our projects advisory and digital services. With approximately 47,000 appropriate Country or language protocols. talented people globally, we engineer future ready projects are planned, designed and constructed. that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come. In Feedback Australia, we employ more than 3,000 people across 12 We welcome feedback on our RAP. Please email us at offices in each state, including approximately 21 people who [email protected]. We honour their ongoing spiritual relationship identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Suppliers We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive with their Country and continuing connection culture that respects and maximises the contribution of As in previous years, we are proud to have partnered with the different backgrounds that our employees bring to WSP an Indigenous owned business, certified by Supply Nation, to culture, community, land, sea and sky. We pay for the benefit of our clients, employees, shareholders and to print this document on recycled paper provided by Muru our respects to their Elders past, present and wider communities. We welcome the differences between Office Supplies. people and how they identify in relation to their age, Warning emerging leaders as well as all our Aboriginal gender, sexual orientation, cultural background, heritage, disability, caring responsibilities, as well as their profession, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be education, work experiences and roles. aware that this publication may contain images or names of and Torres Strait Islander staff members. people who have passed away. In 2019 and 2020, WSP was cited as an employer of choice by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). In Copyright WSP Australia Pty Ltd 2021 2019, we also became a signatory to the United Nations All information stated in this document is correct at time Global Compact (UNGC) and began to examine our of printing – May 2021. operations alongside the Ten Principles of the UNGC. Table of Contents Our Vision for Reconciliation 1 Cover art Our Business 5 Michael Hromek, Budawang Technical Executive – Indigenous (Architecture), Design and Knowledge, WSP and Our Reconciliation Action Plan 7 Sandra Palmer, Creative Director & Studio Manager, WSP “This artwork is based off the songlines that connect the Country I was born on, Our Reconciliation Journey 9 Bundjalung Country in Byron Bay, to my Mother’s Country Badawang Yuin in southern NSW. Connections are important for Aboriginal people. Who is your mob and where are you from? Once this is sorted out, then we can get down to the Relationships 15 business of what we are all doing here.” Michael Hromek Indigenous Specialist Services 17 Case Study: Southern Program Alliance 19 Respect 21 Case Study: WSP’s Brisbane Workplace 23 Opportunities 25 Case Study: SID School, Engineering Aid Summer School 27 Case Study: Tomerong Quarry Masterplan 28 Focus 29 Governance 30 - 1 - WOOLGOOLGA TO BALLINA- 2 - image courtesy of Transport for NSW (TfNSW) Our Vision for Reconciliation Our vision for reconciliation is to create sustainable, vibrant and connected places for all Australians where Aboriginal WSP’s vision for reconciliation will be achieved by harnessing the strengths of the firm to build sustainable futures for our and Torres Strait Islander peoples are empowered to thrive in the natural and built environment. It is underpinned by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, providing employment and opportunities to lift economic participation, and following principles: creating a culturally diverse and engaged business. Respect Relationships Opportunities Focus We will build our We will develop relationships We will create opportunities We will identify, develop, understanding and respect for and collaborate closely to support Aboriginal and refine and implement RAP Aboriginal and Torres Strait with Aboriginal and Torres Torres Strait Islander peoples initiatives aligned to our ANZ Islander cultures and their Strait Islander peoples in in our business and industry – Strategic Plan for business ongoing spiritual relationship communities, organisations education, jobs, supply chain, growth. with their Country and and supplier businesses. partners, stakeholders and connection to community, project design. land, sea and sky. - 3 - - 4 - Message from Guy Templeton Message from Karen Mundine WSP’s President and CEO, ANZ CEO, Reconciliation Australia “At WSP, we exist to create equitable, inclusive and We achieved higher-than-promised employment rates, high Reconciliation Australia congratulates WSP on its deep Wetlands Dreaming sustainable societies for today and future generations. community engagement and a selection of local Indigenous commitment to reconciliation as it implements its fourth One of four commissioned artworks in our Brisbane office, businesses became suppliers. RAP. As one of the world’s leading engineering professional this painting was produced by Ailsa Walsh Davidson, services consulting firms, we design communities that We create educational opportunities and career The implementation of a Stretch RAP signifies that WSP is Lardil, Kulili, Yuggera Tribal Artist. It is dedicated to bring people together from all walks of life. To do that, the pathways, which enable us to create strong and culturally a leading advocate for reconciliation, and is demonstrating the wetlands we see around Brisbane and the greater most important skill we bring to the table as placemakers is respectful relationships. One of our key achievements a deep dedication to making progress across the key Queensland area. our ability to listen and learn. is the establishment of the Science and Infrastructure pillars of the RAP program – Respect, Relationships, and “Our wetlands and tropical rainforests are where our fresh Development (SID) School by WSP Australia in partnership Opportunities. In Australia, we employ 4,000 people, working on over a water people belong. The water is key to our lush tropical with the Queensland University of Technology Oodgeroo thousand projects a year across every state and territory WSP is working on its journey to empowering Aboriginal trees and vines, the animals surviving the heat and our Unit (QUT) which focuses on closing the gap in education of Australia. We recognise the unique role they play in the and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities by ancestors using it for food sources. outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. nation’s heritage and our future. Importantly, every single creating thriving communities; ensuring First Nations “The energy of the area is showcased by tracks and food project we undertake for our clients sits on a First Nations Since we developed our first Reconciliation Action Plan peoples are included and consulted in placemaking. The sources. There is a spirit that even the sun cannot burn Country. That’s why we seek to tie the work we do today to (RAP) in 2010, WSP has sought to embed the principles of creation of WSP’s Indigenous Specialist Services practice out. These ecosystems are very important for our future the enduring culture and history of Aboriginal and Torres Respect, Relationships, and Opportunities in our business, in 2017 is one such initiative where the firm is helping generations and preserving the knowledge handed Strait Islander peoples and their connection to Country. and to engage our people, clients and partners in the to incorporate Indigenous knowledge and culture in the down from one elder to another is critical. This painting journey of reconciliation. Now in its fourth evolution, our design of infrastructure and built environment projects Our vision for reconciliation is a means to bring about was inspired by my trips to Tamborine Mountain and RAP has evolved in consultation with our Aboriginal and which helps create strong and culturally-respectful mutual understanding and learning that will ultimately swimming amongst my ancestors’ land.” Torres Strait Islander Advisory Committee and we have relationships with First Nations peoples. serve to create a sustainable, vibrant and connected future added a fourth principle, Focus. for all Australians. On behalf of Reconciliation Australia, I congratulate WSP We stand side by side with Aboriginal and Torres Strait
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