Policy and principles 

Our social responsibility is also further grounded in our ethical policy and principles , also detailed in the StatoilHydro Book.

Our approach

We contribute to sustainable development based on our core activities in the countries where we work.

We are committed to

• Making decisions based on how they affect our interests and the interests of the societies around us
• Ensuring transparency, anti-corruption, and respect for human rights and labour standards
• Generating positive spin-offs from our core activities to help meet the aspirations of the societies in which we operate

How we work

• We identify needs, expectations, development opportunities, and mitigating actions based on stakeholder dialogue, and risk- and impact assessments
• We ensure professional planning of our social responsibility activities and integrate them in our business planning
• We follow up the execution of our social responsibility activities and measure the effects of our actions, both internally and externally
• We engage in the promotion of human rights, good governance and anti-corruption projects in countries in which we do business
• We respect the rights of indigenous people
• We hire and develop local people and promote local sourcing
•  We ensure that local suppliers comply with applicable laws and meet our expectations
• We work with others to help establish sustainable local enterprises and support the efforts of our suppliers to close gaps to reach our standards
• We exchange experience with national partners and support education and skill building in oil and gas-related disciplines to build lasting capability
• We undertake sustainable social investment projects in involved communities to enable participation in socio-economic development
• We work with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or other partners to increase the effectiveness of our social responsibility activities.