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Thursday, May 05 2022 - 06:14
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Sims Strengthens its Commitment to Diversity with Supply Nation Membership
SYDNEY, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

Sims Limited ( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3526284-1&h=62154095&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simsltd.com%2F&a=Sims+Limited 
) , a global leader in sustainability today announced that its businesses in 
Australia, Sims Metal ( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3526284-1&h=1924850426&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.simsmm.com%2F&a=Sims+Metal 
)  and Sims Lifecycle Services ( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3526284-1&h=963014612&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.simslifecycle.com%2Flocations%2F&a=Sims+Lifecycle+Services 
) , are now members of Supply Nation, ( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3526284-1&h=1734407514&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplynation.org.au%2F&a=Supply+Nation%2C 
)  an Australian leader in supplier diversity. Supply Nation is a non-profit 
organisation that aims to grow the Indigenous business sector by facilitating 
and encouraging business between corporations, government agencies and 
Indigenous-owned businesses.

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Supply Nation connects its members to Indigenous suppliers to help build a 
vibrant and prosperous Indigenous business sector by incorporating these 
businesses into the supply chain of Australian companies and government 
agencies. As an Australia-based company, Sims Limited is focused on building a 
sustainable, diverse, and innovative supply chain throughout the country and 
across the globe, and with the support of Supply Nation's network, the 
company's commitment will be strengthened.

"When we introduced the Sims Metal Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan in 2021, 
we were very clear that we wanted to establish and strengthen mutually 
beneficial relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 
stakeholders and organizations," said Alistair Field, Sims Limited's chief 
executive officer. "In FY21 we spent in excess of $1M AUD with Indigenous-owned 
businesses, and with the help of Supply Nation, we will make strong progress 
toward deepening our relationship with, and furthering our commitment to, these 
businesses and communities."

Sims Limited's core values of respect and social responsibility are similar to 
the pillars of Reconciliation Action Plans (RAPs) – relationships, respect and 
opportunities – and are woven throughout its own RAP. This Supply Nation 
membership represents the steps that the business is making toward delivering 
on its own Reflect RAP, contributing to greater economic empowerment and 
closing the gap that exists between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 
peoples and non-Indigenous Australians.

Supply Nation's Chief Executive Officer, Laura Berry, said "We are delighted to 
welcome Sims Limited into the Supply Nation community, and we look forward to 
working with them to develop their supplier diversity footprint. The measure of 
our collective success will be in the value of transactions between Sims 
Limited and Indigenous businesses."

Sims Metal has had a long-standing relationship with Yurra Pty Ltd, a Supply 
Nation registered business founded in 2013 that provides industrial fabrication 
and cleaning services to the business across Western Australia. Yurra is 
majority owned by the Yindjibarndi people, and Sims Metal has embedded Yurra 
employees within its rail recycling teams in the Pilbarra.

For more information on diversity at Sims Limited, visit the company's DEI page 
( 
https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3526284-1&h=2924678525&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.simsltd.com%2Flife-at-sims%2Fdei%2F&a=DEI+page 
).

About Sims Limited 
Founded in 1917, Sims Limited is a global leader in metal recycling and 
providing circular solutions for technology, and an emerging leader in 
municipal recycling and renewable energy. Our 4,000 employees operate from more 
than 260 facilities across 15 countries. The Company's ordinary shares are 
listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: SGM) and its American 
Depositary Shares are quoted on the Over-the-Counter market in the United 
States (USOTC: SMSMY). Our purpose, create a world without waste to preserve 
our planet, is what drives us to constantly innovate and offer new solutions in 
the circular economy for consumers, businesses, governments, and communities 
around the world. For more information, visit www.simsltd.com. 

SOURCE  Sims Limited

CONTACT: Real Hamilton-Romeo, Global Head, Communications and Marketing, 
real.hamiltonromeo@simsmm.com