Orica is a complex business that comprises diverse, global workplaces, from where our people service customers in more than 100 countries. Our people bring differing levels of knowledge and capability to work each day. We foster a safe and inclusive workplace where psychological safety and a culture of belonging support our people. Our global people survey tells us that our people feel highly engaged, and proud to work at Orica. We encourage diversity of thought through a culture of collaboration and our approach to recruitment. We continue to aim to attract the best people and understand that ongoing effort and investment are needed to maintain the momentum of our employee value proposition in a competitive talent market. Sustainability-linked loans support our sustainability performance, including metrics for improving the representation of women in senior leadership positions.
Our focus areas for improving our employee experience and building our capabilities:
Prioritising a performance culture
- Supporting and empowering our people to achieve their potential and fulfil their passion;
- A culture of empowerment and inclusive leadership; and
- A clearly defined employee value proposition.
Developing capabilities to drive our competitive advantage
- Targeted leadership development programs that help management teams address key challenges;
- A refreshed learning strategy to improve our technical capability; and
- A global graduate program to strengthen the emerging talent pipeline and provide access to the critical skills needed to sustain our business.
Supporting our people and their careers
- Enterprise and regional mentoring programs;
- Talent assessments and building high performing teams; and
- Accelerated pathways for early and emerging talent.
Improving our employee experience
- Evolving and digitising our employee experience; and
- Streamlining, standardising and improving employee self-service.
Fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture
We are proud to share our diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) strategy and our vision to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, safe and empowered.
The strategy has been shaped by our people for our people. It provides a global framework to build on both international and local efforts to continue to cultivate an inclusive and respectful environment that empowers our people to fulfill their potential and shape Orica’s future.
Orica’s approach to DEI is guided by our Charter values, with particular focus on ‘Safety, Together and Respect’. Through a structured approach of analysis and internal engagement, our DEI Strategy seeks to foster leadership accountability and alignment across our business.
It was created around the three core pillars of building an attractive talent brand, creating an inclusive culture and increased leadership accountability. As well as five key diversity focus areas, including gender representation, support and benefits for all life ages and stages, First Nations representation, LGBTIQA+ recognition and cultural and linguistic diversity.
The Strategy was created around three core pillars:
- Building an attractive talent brand;
- Creating an inclusive culture; and
- Increased leadership accountability.
As well as five key diversity focus areas:
- Gender representation
- Support and benefits for all life ages and stages
- First Nations representation
- LGBTIQA+ recognition
- Cultural and linguistic diversity