Our policy for social responsibility is firmly grounded as one of the nine corporate policies set out in the StatoilHydro Book. It is also based on our ethical code of conduct, as set out in the StatoilHydro Book.
Our approach
We contribute to sustainable development on the basis of our core activities in the countries in which we operate.
We are committed to:
- Making decisions based on how they affect our interests and the interests of society around us
- Ensuring transparency, combating corruption and respecting 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 that our social responsibility activities are professionally planned and we integrate them into 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 offer development opportunities to local people and promote local sourcing
- We ensure that local suppliers comply with legislation and meet our expectations
- We work with others to help establish sustainable local enterprises and support the efforts of our suppliers to close gaps and meet our standards
- We exchange experience with national partners and support education and skills-building in oil and gas-related disciplines to build lasting capability
- We undertake sustainable social investment projects in affected communities in order to enable participation in socio-economic development
- We work with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and other partners to increase the effectiveness of our social responsibility activities.
