We believe that our business — providing energy — is necessary for human progress and is intrinsically tied to the quality of life in societies throughout the world. We welcome you to read this report and visit our Web site to learn how we operate responsibly to help meet the need for safe, reliable and affordable supplies of energy.
Corporate responsibility at Chevron means demonstrating the vision and values of The Chevron Way throughout our corporation, throughout our operations, and throughout our partnerships. In this document — our eighth annual Corporate Responsibility Report — we are proud to share how our environmental, social and governance systems, processes and actions support our vision to be the global energy company most admired for its people, partnership and performance. This report discusses our seven pillars of corporate responsibility: the environment, health and safety; human rights; stakeholder engagement; community engagement; workforce; supply chain; and ethics.
We are deeply committed to conducting business in a socially responsible and ethical manner, and this report outlines our efforts to continually improve our performance and practices. The content was selected because of its significance to our business and its importance to our partners: communities, employees, investors and nongovernmental organizations that have an interest in our industry. Our corporate responsibility efforts are led by all employees and are supported by a team of subject matter experts in the environment, climate, health, safety, human resources, procurement, technology and social investment.
About This Report
This report covers 2009 data and activities. We also occasionally mention events that took place in early 2010 when they help provide a clearer picture of our performance. This report covers our owned or operated businesses and does not address the performance of our suppliers, contractors or partners unless otherwise noted. All financial information is presented in U.S. dollars. Our previous report was published in May 2009 and covers 2008 data and activities.
We continue to be informed by reporting frameworks and guidelines that include the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Oil and Gas Industry Guidance on Voluntary Sustainability Reporting, published in 2005 by the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA) and the American Petroleum Institute (API). We included an index to help readers find information corresponding to the GRI and API/IPIECA indicators.
This report, previous editions of our report and additional information can be found at Chevron.com/CorporateResponsibility. We welcome your comments and feedback.
Ms. Vanessa Totten
6001 Bollinger Canyon Road
San Ramon, CA 94583-2324
Cautionary Statement Relevant to Forward-Looking Information
This Corporate Responsibility Report by Chevron Corporation contains forward-looking statements relating to the manner in which Chevron intends to conduct certain of its activities, based on management's current plans and expectations. These statements are not promises or guarantees of future conduct or policy and are subject to a variety of uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control.
Therefore, the actual conduct of our activities, including the development, implementation or continuation of any program, policy or initiative discussed to forecast in this report, may differ materially in the future. The statements of intention in this report speak only as of the date of this report. Chevron undertakes no obligation to publicly update any statements in this report.
As used in this report, the term "Chevron" and such terms as "the company," "the corporation," "their," "our," "its," "we," and "us" may refer to one or more of Chevron's consolidated subsidiaries or affiliates or to all of them taken as a whole. All these terms are used for convenience only and are not intended as a precise description of any of the separate entities, each of which manages its own affairs.
Updated: May 2010