What are the challenges?
Wherever we operate, we are commited to making decisions based on how they affect our interest and those of the socieities around us
Our presence in the societies in which we operate and seek to grow is usually a long-term one, with the time frame of our projects typically spanning several decades. Our business therefore depends on our ability to understand and respond to the needs and interests of surrounding stakeholders, to demonstrate that the benefits of our presence on the whole outweigh the potential downsides, and to generate and sustain support from people and communities from the moment we decide to enter a new area until the day we leave (or 'decommission our operations').
What are we doing?
In line with our corporate policy on social responsibility, we are committed to contributing to sustainable development based on our core activities in the countries in which we operate, by:
- 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, and
- Contributing to local content in our projects by developing skills and opportunities in the societies in which we operate.
What have we achieved?
Throughout 2009, we have continued to strengthen compliance with our policies and standards for social responsibility and ethics and anti-corruption across our operations. This section summarises the challenges and achievements we have experienced in these areas.
