What matters to Australia?

At Siemens, we believe that companies can only succeed if they participate in every sense in the society in which they operate. That's why we've looked closely at what matters to Australia and how we contribute to it. In our first ever Business to Society report, we share how we have generated lasting value for Australia.

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What is our contribution to a sustainable future?

Companies often try to see the world through the prism of their own business activities. We took a different approach and started off by identifying and measuring Siemens’ contribution to the things that really matter to Australia. Rather than viewing the country from the perspective of Siemens and its own operations, we looked inward at Siemens from the perspective of Australia and its particular social, economic and political circumstances.

We use our customized Business to Society (B2S) methodology to objectively assess and determine the impact of a specific project, site, business, or of our activities in an entire country. The Siemens B2S approach has been developed to measure and demonstrate our contribution to the sustainable development of a country to our various stakeholders, customers, government, suppliers, employees and potential recruits, as well as the wider public.

Value Map The Siemens Value Map shows our contributions in the following topics: strengthening the economy, developing local jobs and skills, driving innovations, environment and sustainability, increasing quality of life, and supporting societal transformation.

Projects that are good for our customers and for society overall.

Great Barrier Reef

Queensland

Protecting the Great Barrier Reef

Australia’s National Sea Simulator is equipped with Siemens automation and drive technology
Simatic PCS 7 is capable of highly accurate measurement and control of critical variables
Scientists can carry out ground-breaking research never before possible in Australia

Snowtown II

South Australia

Clean, renewable power

Snowtown II is one of the most modern wind farms in Australia and a full turnkey solution
It powers 180,000 homes, and creates employment, training and investment opportunities
Siemens’ advanced Direct Drive technology proved decisive in the search for a supplier

Museums Victoria

Melbourne

The fine art of efficiency

Energy-efficiency improvements across six facilities for Australia's largest public museums organisation
Utility costs and CO₂ emissions are reduced by approximately one third
Cost savings mean $11 million outlay will be recouped within seven years

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