— Share Our Purpose
At Sims, we have a clear purpose, to create a world without waste to preserve our planet. Whether you are leading strategic initiatives, supporting effective business operations in a support role, building relationships with our valued customers, or working on site to process materials, you are playing a critical role in preserving our planet.
With such a rich history, we strategically charted a course for our future to ensure the long-term growth and profitability of each of our business divisions. We are strengthening our social position and integrating our purpose into all aspects of our business.
Our purpose narrative is the blueprint that will guide our decision-making, govern how we behave, and dictate our interactions with the communities where we operate. Our employees go home every day knowing they’re helping make the world a better place for generations to come.
— Share Our Purpose
At Sims, we have a clear purpose, to create a world without waste to preserve our planet. Whether you are leading strategic initiatives, supporting effective business operations in a support role, building relationships with our valued customers, or working on site to process materials, you are playing a critical role in preserving our planet.
With such a rich history, we strategically charted a course for our future to ensure the long-term growth and profitability of each of our business divisions. We are strengthening our social position and integrating our purpose into all aspects of our business.
Our purpose narrative is the blueprint that will guide our decision-making, govern how we behave, and dictate our interactions with the communities where we operate. Our employees go home every day knowing they’re helping make the world a better place for generations to come.
Demonstrate through our behavior and actions that our safety and wellbeing, as well as that of stakeholders, is always our first priority.
Embody excellence by building trusted relationships inside and outside of the organization and by creating an inclusive and respectful environment where employees and our stakeholders are seen, heard and valued.
Show integrity, accountability and transparency in all our interactions by being open and honest, thinking critically, and adhering to the highest standards of ethical business conduct.
Encourage excellence, creative thinking and disruptive solutions by constructively testing the status quo, collaboratively approaching challenges, and partnering internally and externally to achieve shared goals.
Consistently lead by example, embody a growth mindset, and frame our decisions through the lens of our social responsibility and purpose.
Recognize and enjoy each other’s accomplishments to cultivate an environment that helps build esteem, confidence and value by rewarding the little things and celebrating success.
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— Our Approach to Sustainability
Sustainability is at the core of our business; it is a path for us to achieve our purpose: To create a world without waste to preserve our planet. For more than 100 years, Sims has been at the center of the circular economy by recovering and recycling products and materials to generate maximum value and minimize waste.
We believe in environmental responsibility and the importance of addressing the shared global challenge of climate change. Sustainability is more than just what we do; it’s who we are. Each year, Sims helps divert millions of tons of secondary materials from landfills.
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— Our Approach to Safety
Sims leads in safety performance because we do not wait to respond to incidents but address risks proactively through our global lead indicator programs. We address Critical Risk first and foremost, ensuring we continually evaluate and improve our process controls.
The EHS Management System supports our core values, defines our global EHS strategic elements, and directs our operations in protecting employees from health and safety risks and the community from environmental impacts.
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— Bring Your Whole Self to Work
Sims supports all employees and celebrates the differences we each bring to the workplace. We are committed to providing a work environment that is fit and welcoming for everyone. We’ve set goals for female representation across our company and are proud to demonstrate progress year-on-year.
We regularly celebrate and raise awareness for diverse cultural groups to honor and educate our employees about the contributions of our society, while promoting a culture of inclusion. Celebrations include Black History Month, Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month, International Women’s Day, Pride Month, NAIDOC Week, World Mental Health Day and many more!
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— Engaging with Community
We are part of the communities where we operate. From food kitchens in Chicago to pollinator orchards in Ireland, we support communities through direct charitable giving and employee volunteering.
As an organization founded in Australia, we recognize the role our company must take in building a future of shared, sustainable prosperity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. In 2021, we formalized our first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). Since implementing the Reflect RAP, we have spent more than $2.2M AUD with Indigenous-owned businesses and administered cultural competency training to more than 80% of our frontline leaders and commercial teams in Australia.
Spent with Supply Nation certified business in Australia in 2023, as part of our commitment to Reconciliation.
Percentage of our operations that are run with renewable electricity.
Percentage of women in managerial positions.