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Background: Protecting People is a Core Value
Approach: Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights
Background: Protecting People is a Core Value
ChevronTexaco believes it has an obligation to protect the security of its employees, assets and the facilities it operates. Protection of people is a core value at ChevronTexaco.
Like other companies in the oil and gas industry, we operate in some environments where conflict and other security risks are present. In some of these locations, our people and assets are protected and secured with the support of public or private security forces.
Approach: Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights
ChevronTexaco participated in and supported the process of developing the U.S.-U.K. Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, released in December 2000. The Voluntary Principles came out of a process that brought together extractive-sector companies, human rights organizations, trade unions, and the governments of the United States and United Kingdom to develop principles to guide companies in maintaining the safety and security of their operations within a framework that ensures respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. ChevronTexaco's security practices take operational guidance from the Voluntary Principles, which are consistent with The ChevronTexaco Way and the company's efforts to develop a corporatewide Human Rights Statement.
We regularly communicate our security expectations to the host governments of the countries where we operate, our business partners, and the private and public security forces we sometimes work with. In addition, we encourage the U.S. Government to promote an environment where other governments take responsibility for effectively addressing human rights concerns.
ChevronTexaco's Global Security group regularly engages with the company's worldwide business units, including conducting periodic formal Security Management Reviews (SMRs). Incorporated into both the ongoing engagement and the SMR process is an assessment of actions that business units have taken to implement the Voluntary Principles in their operations.
Individual ChevronTexaco business units are responsible for implementing the Voluntary Principles in accordance with local laws and conditions, an approach we feel is most appropriate given the complexities of operating in such a wide range of countries.
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