We explore BlueScope's program for the continuing improvement of workplace culture in Australia, named Respect Is How We Work. The episode features Laura Towey (National Employee Relations and Experience Manager) holding extended interviews with Sanam Sharma (Manager People) and Cynthia Gallina (Shift Supervisor) in Western Port, Victoria. They share their own professional experiences, views on how to create respectful workplaces and specific examples from BlueScope's program of work.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. Interview with Sanam Sharma: 2:34
3. Interview with Cynthia Gallina: 14:14
4. Conclusion: 26:50

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• Watch an accompanying interview compilation at TVBlueScope on YouTube, which features three further participants from Port Kembla in New South Wales.
• Respect@Work
• Understanding intersectionality
• Psychosocial hazards
• Discover our ASEAN businesses.
• ASP = Australian Steel Products
• Western Port

Connect with Us

• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Edited by Martin Feld
• Interviewing by Laura Towey

We’re pleased to feature Jane McAloon, AM (Chair of the BlueScope Board of Directors), including her first address at the 2024 BlueScope Annual General Meeting and a special interview after the event with Michael Reay (Head of Corporate Affairs at Australian Steel Products). Altogether, Jane gives an overview of BlueScope's global performance and its work towards a low-carbon future, while sharing her personal experience as Chair.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. The Chair's AGM Address: 1:28
3. Interview for 'Michael's Minute': 14:00
4. Conclusion: 19:33

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• BlueScope Annual General Meeting 2024 (TVBlueScope video)
  • Related LinkedIn post
• BlueScope Calendar and AGMs webpage
• Find information about BlueScope that was mentioned in the episode:
  • Our Leadership;
  • Where We Are — follow the preceding link to explore various mentioned businesses around the world; and
  • Our Purpose & Our Bond.
• TRIFR - total recordable injury frequency rate
• COLORBOND® steel
• TRUECORE® steel
• EAF = electric arc furnace
  • Watch a video update on the construction of the new EAF at New Zealand Steel in Glenbrook.
• Port Kembla Steelworks (BlueScope in the Illawarra)
• No. 6 Blast Furnace Reline in Port Kembla
• Watch No. 6 Blast Furnace Reline Updates (TVBlueScope series):
  • Episode 1: The Stockhouse;
  • Episode 2: Automation Systems; and
  • Episode 3: Gas System.
• Plate Mill Modernisation Project in Port Kembla
• Watch an example of engagement with cadets during their 2024 networking day (TVBlueScope video).
• BlueScope, BHP and Rio Tinto Partnership Announcement (TVBlueScope video)
• Michael's Minute is a long-running internal video series at BlueScope, in which Michael Reay interviews various employees, leaders and special visitors at events and sites across the company.

Connect with Us

• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Edited by Martin Feld
• Interviewing by Michael Reay

Gretta Stephens (Chief Executive of Climate Change and Sustainability) joins us to discuss the steps that BlueScope is taking towards a sustainable future. She dives into some of the highlights of our FY24 Sustainability Report and second Climate Action Report, sharing insights into our climate progress since 2021. With Gretta's retirement from full-time work planned for March 2025, she also reflects on her impactful career in the industry, the valuable lessons that she has learnt along the way and her plans for some well-deserved downtime.

Chapters

1. Introduction to Gretta Stephens: 0:00
2. Crafting Sustainability Communication: 5:39
3. Personal Reflections and the Future: 44:46
4. Conclusion: 19:34

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• Voices of BlueScope Episode 25
• New Zealand Steel
  • Sustainability Snapshot
• Our Purpose & Our Bond
• View the entire sustainability reporting suite.
• ESG = environmental, social and governance
• BlueScope Western Port
• North Star BlueScope Steel
• TRIFR - total recordable injury frequency rate
• 4D questions = an approach to asking better questions to support process safety and risk management 
• EAF = electric arc furnace
  • Watch a video update on the construction of the new EAF at New Zealand Steel in Glenbrook.
• Port Kembla Steelworks (BlueScope in the Illawarra)
• Browse our 'Environment and Sustainability' video playlist at TVBlueScope on YouTube.
• Gretta Stephens on LinkedIn

Connect with Us

• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Edited by Martin Feld

We explore the partnership between BlueScope and Zeal Futures, which works with industry-leading organisations to offer high-quality, innovative apprenticeship and traineeship programs across a range of industries. In the featured group interview, you’ll meet Jeff Robinson (Maintenance Improvement Manager), Katie Tully (Electrical Services Manager), Stacey Sutherland (Senior People Business Partner) and Michael Ruddock (Manager Southern Regions at Zeal Futures).

We also discuss their working backgrounds and what it means for BlueScope to have been recognised as ‘Overall Host Employer of the Year’ at the 2024 Zeal Futures Excellence Awards.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. Meet Jeff, Katie, Michael and Stacey: 1:17
3. The Partnership: 2:57
4. The First Day: 14:39
5. Overall Host Employer of the Year: 22:14
6. Conclusion: 26:28

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• Current career vacancies at BlueScope in Australia
• Zeal Futures
  • Zeal Futures Excellence Awards
• TAFE NSW
• BOS = Basic Oxygen Steelmaking
  • Watch videos about the BOS at TVBlueScope on YouTube, including a FocusOn story, a 360-degree video and a series about its 50th anniversary.
• Photo: Katie Tully receives 2024 award for Overall Host Employer on behalf of BlueScope at the Zeal Futures Excellence Awards.
• Photo: Katie Tully with Caitlin Sullivan and Amanda Jeffs, Workforce Solution Specialists at Zeal Futures
• FocusOn New Apprentices in 2024 (TVBlueScope YouTube video)
• Podcast episode 13: ‘The Apprenticeship Experience’
• Podcast episode 22: ‘Talking Trades with Tay Kruizinga’
• View a screenshot of the editing timeline for this episode.

Connect with Us

• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Edited by Martin Feld

We are joined by four participants to discuss the certification of NS BlueScope Vietnam’s Phú Mỹ site by ResponsibleSteel™. They are Annie Heaton (CEO, ResponsibleSteel™), Hai Truong Anh (Vice President HSE & Community, NS BlueScope Vietnam), Nhut Vo (President, NS BlueScope Vietnam) and Tim Rodsted (Head of Sustainability, BlueScope).

Together, they explore the history, function and purpose of ResponsibleSteel™, the significance of the site certification and by extension, BlueScope's long-term vision for sustainable operations, economic contribution and community engagement around the world.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. Meet Annie, Hai, Nhut and Tim: 1:37
3. ResponsibleSteel's Background: 2:57
4. Certification in Vietnam: 08:20
5. Final Reflections: 17:12
6. Conclusion: 23:08

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• NS BlueScope Vietnam
• Phú Mỹ
• ResponsibleSteel™
• Photo: aerial view of the NS BlueScope Vietnam Phú Mỹ plant
• Photo: inside the NS BlueScope Vietnam Phú Mỹ plant
• BlueScope in the Illawarra (including the Port Kembla Steelworks and Springhill)
• Western Port
• The 'Daniela' to whom the participants refer is Daniela Janeski (Sustainability Governance Assurance Lead, BlueScope).
• Health, safety and environment (HSE)
• ISO standards
• Environmental, social and governance (ESG)
• Pétanque
• Find further updates about the certification:
  • NS BlueScope LinkedIn post (with video);
  • ResponsibleSteel™ announcement; and
  • BlueScope LinkedIn post (with photos).

Connect with Us

• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Edited by Martin Feld

We meet Emelyn Low (External Affairs Manager at NS BlueScope in Malaysia), Jonathan Tan (General Manager at NS BlueScope Lysaght Sabah) and Rayner Binijin (Scuba Instructor at Borneo Divers), who explain how underwater reef beds made of TRUECORE steel® were used to embed thousands of young coral plants, supporting the rejuvenation of local ecosystems.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. Meet Emelyn, Jonathan and Rayner: 1:04
3. Project Background: 3:08
4. The Diving Experience: 12:08
5. Conclusion: 25:23

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• NS BlueScope
• Corporate Profile: NS BlueScope Lysaght Malaysia
• Borneo Divers
• TRUECORE steel®
• Sabah Parks
• Coral
• See an example photo of young coral that was embedded a recycled steel frame.
• Watch a short video that displays how the coral has been growing successfully.
• Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park
• Kota Kinabalu
• Truss
• University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) 
• COVID-19 pandemic
• Galvanisation
• Learn more about sustainability at BlueScope around the world.
• View a screenshot of the editing timeline for this episode.

Connect with Us

• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Edited by Martin Feld

In this episode, we're highlighting the 50th anniversary of our Environment Department at the Port Kembla Steelworks in Australia. In order, you'll be introduced to guests Eric Lengling, David Hodges, Lorrie Zammit, Natasha Porteous, Neale Lundberg and Sharon Makin, along with interviewer Craig Nealon, as they discuss our long-standing commitment to the surrounding environment and community in Port Kembla, while sharing some of their own personal stories and recollections. Serving as a wonderful background in the audio, you'll hear attendees socialising at the department's anniversary dinner, which was held at the Inside Industry Visitor Centre.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. Eric Lengling: 1:15
3. David Hodges: 4:19
4. Lorrie Zammit: 9:17
5. Natasha Porteous: 12:54
6. Neale Lundberg: 16:26
7. Sharon Makin: 20:08
8. Conclusion: 30:25

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• Watch a highlight video of the event at TVBlueScope on YouTube, which features interview excerpts.
• Port Kembla, New South Wales
• Inside Industry
• BHP
• Occupational hygiene
• Wollongong Botanic Garden
• Florawarra was Wollongong's floral festival.
• Veolia
• Brisbane
• New South Wales Environment Protection Authority
• The history of the Sydney School of Public Health (linking to the mention of the School of Tropical Medicine)
• Slag
• Sinter plant
• Learn more about our environmental responsibility and reporting in the Illawarra.
• Learn more about sustainability at BlueScope around the world.

Connect with Us

• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Interviews conducted and recorded by Craig Nealon
• Edited by Martin Feld

In 2023, we're celebrating 60 years of the Plate Mill at the Port Kembla Steelworks in Australia! The Plate Mill receives slabs of steel from earlier stages of the manufacturing process, then rolls them to different degrees of thickness. To learn more about this facility and its people, we're featuring interviews with six employees who work there. They share their personal experiences, career backgrounds and how they feel to be part of this significant anniversary.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. Jason Blaker: 1:19
3. Mendo Cergovski: 6:35
4. Hannah Mathew: 9:59
5. Arun Joy: 13:18
6. Ash Dean: 18:10
7. Chris Sale: 21:48
8. Conclusion: 30:25

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• Watch three videos that include interviews with people at the Plate Mill and show the processes that are described in the podcast episode (listed in order of publication on TVBlueScope):
  • FocusOn Plate Rolling Mill, Port Kembla NSW
  • FocusOn Plate Processing, Port Kembla NSW
  • Celebrating 60 Years of the Plate Mill
• Port Kembla, New South Wales
• Metallurgy
• Rolling (metalworking)
• Chemical engineering
• Programmable logic controller (PLC)
• Non-destructive testing
• View a screenshot of the editing timeline for this episode.

Connect with Us

• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Interviews by Craig Nealon and Tim Robinson
• Edited by Martin Feld

In this episode, we meet one of our leaders in the global BlueScope group of companies. Speaking with Mark Hein (Director of Corporate Affairs, North America), Kristie Keast (Chief Executive North America) shares her experience at BlueScope, the lessons that she has learnt over the years and the challenges and opportunities that face the company—now and in the future.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. Interview with Kristie Keast: 0:53
3. Developing Skills: 8:03
4. Leadership: 16:28
5. Authenticity: 26:04
6. Conclusion: 30:06

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode.
• BlueScope became an ASX-listed company in 2002. Watch This Is BlueScope 2022 , which celebrates 20 years of our company, global brands and other major anniversaries. It also shows how our history can be traced even further back to the Lysaght business in the United Kingdom and the early days of BHP in Australia. 
• Learn more about our diverse North American business portfolio.
• Stevedore (or dockworker)
• ASEAN
• Smorgon Steel
• Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)
• HSE = health, safety and environment
• OD = organisational development
• Bitumen (or asphalt)
• Charles Wookey (not a sponsored inclusion)

Connect with Us

• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Recorded by Mark Hein
• Edited by Martin Feld

This episode is a recording of a live-streamed panel discussion with two representatives from NPY Women’s Council, Liza Balmer and Lynette Ross, along with two BlueScope employees, Aneta Pyzel and Yasmine Gardner, who worked with the council through the Jawun Indigenous partnership program. (The online audience consisted of employees at BlueScope Australian Steel Products.)

The panellists discuss the work of NPY Women's Council, what it’s like to participate in Jawun and how we can all educate ourselves about the history and achievements of Indigenous Peoples across Australia.

Chapters

1. Introduction: 0:00
2. Our Panellists: 3:45
3. NPY Women's Council: 5:51
4. Jawun Experiences: 16:17
5. Legacy: 33:16
6. Educational Resources: 38:35
7. Q&A Segment: 42:21
8. Final Thoughts: 47:15
9. Conclusion: 53:34

Links

• Read a transcript of the episode, which also shows the spelling of various names of First Nations (Peoples and Countries) across Australia.
• National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC)
  • NAIDOC Week 2023 theme: For Our Elders
• NPY Women's Council
• Jawun
• Acknowledgement and Country and Welcome to Country — an explanation by Reconciliation Australia
• Australia's First Peoples — an explanation of First Nations by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
• Do you know what Aboriginal land you're on today?
• Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia
• Non-governmental organisation (NGO)
• Mantatjara Wilson's call to first Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women's Council in the Diana James collection — available from the National Library of Australia by request
• Tjanpi Desert Weavers
• Djugurba and Altjira are terms for the Dreamtime (or Dreaming). 
• Ngangkari Program at NPY Women's Council
• COVID-19 pandemic
• Uluru Statement from the Heart (including information about the proposed Voice to Parliament)
• Ngapartji ngapartji translates to 'You give me something and I give you something back.'
• ABC Indigenous
• SBS NITV
• Map of Indigenous Australia
• Order of Australia

Connect with Us

• Corporate website
• LinkedIn page
• TVBlueScope on YouTube

Credits

• Edited by Martin Feld
• Panel discussion organised by Jessica Thomps