Our objectives
Gender equality
Indigenous participation
Hearing and acting on the voice of young people
Strategy
- Increase female representation across RA activity.
- Raise awareness and improve the attractiveness of the industry.
- Improve procurement and tendering processes to enhance female participation.
What RA is doing
- A statement is made on RA’s commitment to gender equality at the beginning of all events, which includes gender attendance.
Strategy
- Increase engagement with Indigenous industry participants.
What RA is doing
- RA has begun the process of developing a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).
- Sponsoring an Indigenous person in the RA Fellowship Program.
Strategy
- Engage and encourage emerging leaders.
- Provide mentoring opportunities.
What RA is doing
- Delivering the RA Fellowship Program.
- Emerging Leader Program, with accompanying event schedule.
- Emerging Leader PPP Award presented annually.
- Two Emerging Leaders members of the RA D&I committee.
- Emerging Leaders’ Report was released in 2023 for the first time.
Gender equality
Strategy
- Increase female representation across RA activity.
- Raise awareness and improve the attractiveness of the industry.
- Improve procurement and tendering processes to enhance female participation.
What RA is doing
- A statement is made on RA’s commitment to gender equality at the beginning of all events, which includes gender attendance.
Indigenous participation
Strategy
- Increase engagement with Indigenous industry participants.
What RA is doing
- RA has begun the process of developing a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).
- Sponsoring an Indigenous person in the RA Fellowship Program.
Hearing and acting on the voice of young people
Strategy
- Engage and encourage emerging leaders.
- Provide mentoring opportunities.
What RA is doing
- Delivering the RA Fellowship Program.
- Emerging Leader Program, with accompanying event schedule.
- Emerging Leader PPP Award presented annually.
- Two Emerging Leaders members of the RA D&I committee.
- Emerging Leaders’ Report was released in 2023 for the first time.
Diversity and Inclusion Committee
The RA Diversity and Inclusion Committee aims to support our industry to be high performing, responsible and inclusive, with a culture of contribution. The committee’s focus objectives are engaging and retaining women, supporting Indigenous engagement, maximising social value and fostering young talent.
Meet our committee