It's about how we run our business.
Sustainable development is first and foremost about how we run our business. We aim to protect the environment, people and society and, through local spin-offs to help to develop the communities of which we are a part.
The above paragraph can serve as a manifesto for Statoil’s contribution to sustainable development through the multi-faceted and extensive work being done throughout the group.
In this report we wish to communicate the challenges we face, the results we achieve and the goals we set ourselves. Most of the chapters in this report contain brief overviews describing concrete measures and results in the different areas of activity.
As Statoil has set up operations in more and more countries, the concept of social responsibility has become more extensive in content. In 2005, Statoil drew up a corporate strategy for social responsibility. The strategy was given a concrete and operational content in individual plans for each country, demonstrating how the manner in which we run our business gives meaning to the concept of sustainability.