æz ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌv kˈɔːɹpɚɹət ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi, ðə fˈɛstɪvəl hɐz ɐ ɹˌɛkənsˌɪlɪˈeɪʃən ˈækʃən plˈæn wˌɪtʃ ɛnvˈɪzɪdʒᵻz ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒɪŋ wɪð ˌæbɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ænd tˈɔɹəz stɹˈeɪt ˈaɪləndɚɹ ˈɑːɹɾɪsts ænd kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz tə pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪvli kəntɹˈɪbjuːt təwˈɔːɹdz klˈoʊzɪŋ ðə ɡˈæp bᵻtwˌiːn ɪndˈɪdʒənəs ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ɔːstɹˈeɪliənz.
As a part of corporate responsibility, the festival has a Reconciliation Action Plan which envisages engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and communities to positively contribute towards closing the gap between Indigenous and other Australians.