We are a leading global resources company. Our purpose is to create long-term shareholder value through the discovery, acquisition, development and marketing of natural resources.We are among the world’s largest producers of major commodities, including aluminium, copper, energy coal, iron ore, manganese, metallurgical coal, nickel, silver and uranium along with substantial interests in oil and gas.We are a global organisation and with over 100 locations throughout the world, our success is underpinned by the 100,000 employees and contractors that work at BHP Billiton.We have an unrivalled portfolio of high quality growth opportunities that will ensure we continue to meet the changing needs of our customers and the resources demand of emerging economies at every stage of their growth.We have a proven record of delivering superior shareholder returns. We do this through the disciplined execution of our unchanged strategy of owning and operating large, long-life, low-cost, expandable, upstream assets diversified by commodity, geography and market.Our assets are operated under a simple and scalable organisational structure supported by standardised and controlled processes allowing our people to focus on what is important. Our Charter, which defines our values, purpose and how we measure success, together with our Code of Business Conduct, are the foundation documents of our Company.We are committed to the health and safety of our people, the environment and the communities in which we operate. The long term nature of our operations allow us to establish long lasting relationships with our host communities where we work together to make a positive contribution to the lives of people who live near our operations and to society more generally. Our ability to grow our organisation safely and in an environmentally responsible way is essential.As a globally significant producer, exporter and consumer of energy, we are committed to managing the risks of climate change. We actively seek to reduce water usage and carbon emissions across our business, monitoring and reporting on these annually in our Sustainability Report.