July 2023
Thirst Creative has a strong culture around diversity, inclusion and multiculturalism. Our current Thirst Creative employees collectively share a wide range of nationalities and ethnic backgrounds. We also have a strong culture and practice around equal opportunity and non-discrimination, including an active cultural diversity and inclusion program where we have a range of internal and external presenters delivering sessions on various topics (including First Nations Cultural Awareness). We recognise that the next step in our cultural development at Thirst Creative is to extend this track-record to recognise the contribution to business from the Indigenous community of Victoria and Australia.
We are committed to achieving Indigenous participation outcomes and we aim to meet our target of at least 3 per cent (combined employment and supplier) by the end of 2028.
Our commitment to Indigenous participation as follows:
Supply Chain
Preference is given in the context of strong value-for-money to suppliers that are 50% or more Indigenous owned.
Subcontractors
Preference is given in the context of strong value-for-money to subcontractors who are 50% or more Indigenous owned. Subcontractors must be Indigenous Enterprises and registered with Supply Nation (supplynation.org.au) or Kinaway (kinaway.com.au).
We also recognise the value of using the expertise of Indigenous Australians to support our delivery, particularly in categories such as Digital Design (UX/UI), Interactive Design, Inclusive Design and Accessibility where digital strategies must speak to all Australians. We actively engage with our clients to find opportunities for this type of direct service engagement.
Project collaboration
Invite Indigenous enterprises to quote on any relevant work that is not within our internal scope of skills / services or that complements our service offering, sourcing these organisations through organisations such as Supply Nation or Kinaway.
Employment
Thirst Creative supports an increase of opportunities for the employment of Indigenous Australians, and as such, our plans are addressing our own in-house human resources. Thirst Creative is actively looking to provide Indigenous employment opportunities, with all job vacancy advertisements posted on our chosen platforms (determined by role) including posting the listing on the Indigenous Employment Australia recruitment website (atsijobs.com.au) with the aim to attract more indigenous candidates.