Our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP)
Our Innovate RAP 2024 - 2026
JBS&G acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay respects to their Elders past and present and in the spirit of reconciliation, we commit to working together for our shared future.
We launched our inaugural Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) in 2022, commencing our journey toward reconciliation in our workplace and communities. Through our Reflect RAP we witnessed a demonstrated growth in internal confidence and competence in talking about reconciliation, along with an elevation of reconciliation as a priority in our workplace, flowing through to the way we engage with our stakeholders.
In 2024 we introduced our Innovate RAP. The framework set out in the Innovate RAP 2024-2026 builds on the good work and learning from our Reflect RAP, and coordinates our energies towards our future actions and commitments to reconciliation.
At JBS&G we are committed to honouring and sharing Indigenous voices, cultures and knowledge within our organisation and across the projects we undertake.
'Caring for Country' - The journey of JBS&G
Our Indigenous art honors the rich traditions of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, depicting JBS&G’s dedicated path towards reconciliation, our deep commitment to restoring and preserving the environment, and the interconnectedness we share with our employees, clients, communities, and industries we work in throughout this meaningful journey.
The artist is Pat Caruso, Eastern Arrernte and he painted this piece to represent the journey of JBS&G, a striking kaleidoscope of colour, symbols and textures. Draw your eyes to the bottom right and explore the shapes of turtles, they represent the beginning of JBS&G.
The eggs that surround them are the people, communities and clients that shaped that time. As we look further upstream, we see the blue dots and tributaries that mark the bends and turns of the river representing those who continue to join our journey along the way. The stream was created by the rainbow serpent and its continuous travel up and down the stream. The depth of the river is depicted by the reflection the galaxy and sky that dances across the mirrored surface; stars, space and clouds can be seen within it. At the water’s edge, reeds line the banks, depicting natures process for rejuvenation for the future mimicking the work that JBS&G provides to our land, water and environment.
The land masses that feature on both sides of the bank house a series of concentric circles, symbolic of a waterhole at a campsite, where people come together, to talk, listen, teach and communicate. The many small circles, that intertwine and touch, representative of the many in community, commercial and social that are impacted by the work of the JBS&G team.
