Barangaroo South Sustainability Report 2021 - 2023

Our First Nations peoples are embedded in the past, present, and future of the place that is Barangaroo. The Lendlease Elevate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) is a comprehensive roadmap for aligning our operational performance with our commitment to human rights, specifically the rights of Australia’s First Nations peoples. It outlines our commitment to First Nations peoples, acknowledging their unbroken connection to Country, creating respectful relationships that provide opportunities for equal social and economic outcomes. We create places where communities thrive that are not only innovative and sustainable but acknowledge the first placemakers, Australia’s First Nations peoples. We seek to move our company and our industry closer to this vision and to a reconciled nation, supporting the objectives through education programs, partnerships, placemaking, public art and working with First Nations businesses to support economic growth and opportunity for First Nations peoples. Building futures with First Nations businesses The Hickson Park Amenities Building embodies sustainable construction and collaboration with First Nations businesses. Lendlease partnered with Infrastructure NSW and NPM Indigenous to bring to life the Hickson Park Amenities Building, in a landmark collaboration that epitomises sustainable, inclusive development. Completed between 2020 and 2022, this building serves the Barangaroo precinct with much-needed amenities including restrooms and future provision for a kiosk for visitors. Designed by Nobbs Radford, the building incorporates a rooftop garden curated by Cudgenburra/Bundjalung man Clarence Slockee, Director of Indigenous cultural landscape and design company, Jiwah. An artwork by First Nations artist and Yuwaalaraay woman Lucy Simpson “Gaawaa” sits nestled in the rooftop garden. It takes its name from the Yuwaalaraay word for (deep) water and reflects the currents, tides and trails made by watercraft as they cut across Sydney Harbour. The significance of this building goes beyond its functional utility. As part of Lendlease’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), the project had a broader goal of not only recognising First Nations’ significance to Barangaroo but also diversifying procurement in construction and development within the public sector. NPM Indigenous, a majority Indigenous company, orchestrated the construction, engaging with over 80 per cent of Indigenous businesses for the project. Further elevating the project’s sustainability credentials, the building is integrated with Barangaroo South’s recycled water system for non- drinking purposes. This aligns perfectly with the initiative to use native plant species in the rooftop garden, an effort led by Jiwah to complement the reintroduction of native species to the Barangaroo Precinct. This pioneering project sets a benchmark for how public infrastructure can serve multiple social and environmental objectives. It stands as a testament to Lendlease’s commitment to creating opportunities for First Nations businesses. 68 Sustainability Report 2021–23 Barangaroo South SHAPING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE