A critical element for improving social and economic well-being through effective partnerships is the nurturing of minority business and youth support, and the protection of human rights. The oil and gas industry seeks to treat all people fairly and equitably. Some companies are members of the United Nations Global Compact to encourage good practices covering human rights, labor and the environment. Other companies have endorsed the Sullivan Principles that contain a set of principles addressing a range of social responsibility issues. Many companies such as Shell, ExxonMobil, BP, ChevronTexaco and ConocoPhillips actively support minority-owned and women-owned business enterprise programs. For example, the Shell Foundation, through its worldwide Sustainable Communities Programme, approved a grant of $330,000 to the Integra Foundation, a not-for-profit group providing support to poor women in Slovakia and Romania. ConocoPhillips and the Matak community in Indonesia partnered to develop a tailoring program to train the Matak women to make employees work clothes and school uniforms, eventually filling hundreds of orders. The community provided non-electric sewing machines, and ConocoPhillips provided the trainers, materials and classroom space. Shell, through its LiveWIRE program, provides much needed advice and support for young people going into business, and is operating in seventeen countries, offering access to business advice for young entrepreneurs.
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Shell LiveWIRE provides much needed advice and support for young people going into business. LiveWIRE programmes are currently operating in seventeen countries, offering access to business advice for young entrepreneurs and award schemes in each country.
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In May 2001 the Shell Foundation, through its worldwide Sustainable Communities Programme, approved a grant of $330,000 to the Integra Foundation, a not-for-profit group providing support to poor women in Slovakia and Romania.
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Unocal is proud to be a supporting company and member of the Global Sullivan Principles Steering Committee. The Reverend Leon Sullivan was an acclaimed and accomplished civil rights leader and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In conjunction with a number of multinational corporations and business associations, he developed an unprecedented set of corporate responsibility principles to promote business support for human rights, economic justice and a healthy environment. The values expressed by these principles set high standards that are aligned with Unocal's values and our own Guiding Principles for doing business.
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Unocal's investment in the Yadana natural gas pipeline project in Myanmar (Burma) has been sharply criticized by some activists for alleged human rights abuses by the military in the pipeline area. The company has worked with Total, the project operator, to ensure that no human rights violations occur on this project and that communities in the pipeline region are free of abuse. Unocal continues to closely monitor activities in Myanmar.
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