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  • as referenced in the 2007 corporate citizenship report

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  • Our Standards of Business Conduct provide each employee with guidelines on ethics, conflicts of interest, non-discrimination, and harassment in the workplace.
  • Our Controls Integrity Management System and Operations Integrity Management System (OIMS) form the framework by which we manage safe, reliable, and ethical operations globally, as well as corporate citizenship issues.

Corporate citizenship at ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil’s primary role — and most important benefit to society — is to safely provide reliable and affordable supplies of energy to people around the world. Doing this well is essential to improving standards of living, and we are committed to doing so in a financially, environmentally, and socially responsible manner.

Our business model incorporates high standards of integrity, legal compliance, governance practices, and management control systems, and is key to achieving sustainable performance and good corporate citizenship. How we achieve business results everywhere we operate is as important as the results themselves.

At ExxonMobil, corporate citizenship is embedded in our business model and effectively integrates good corporate governance, safety, and environmental and social responsibility into all aspects of our global business. When we promote stable operating environments, sound governance systems, and skilled workforces, we promote our own success.

We take our commitment to corporate citizenship seriously, and we apply the same consistency, discipline, and ingenuity in meeting our obligations as we do in how we manage our financial resources. At ExxonMobil, being active and involved citizens in the communities where we live and operate begins at the top. Our corporate citizenship commitments are governed by the Board of Directors and its Public Issues, Board Affairs, Contributions, Compensation, and Audit Committees. We expect our employees to integrate corporate citizenship into their work-related activities and decision-making processes. We also actively encourage our employees at all levels to get involved by making financial contributions and volunteering their time and services.

Operating ethically and responsibly is embedded in our business culture through our Standards of Business Conduct, and is monitored, enforced, and improved upon through our globally deployed systems, which include the Controls Integrity Management System, Operations Integrity Management System (OIMS), Best Practices in External Affairs (BPEA), and Framework on Security and Human Rights.

Our corporate citizenship activities also help reduce known barriers to development in countries in which where we operate, which helps create stability and progress. We address development challenges by delivering affordable energy; creating jobs; generating revenues for governments; supporting social investments and philanthropic activities in the areas of local capacity, education, and health; and participating in public policy dialogue and advocacy activities. This allows us to have a positive impact on the communities where we operate and is consistent with the objectives of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.