Corporate governance

For ExxonMobil, the way results are achieved is just as important as the results themselves. Integrity is the foundation of our commitment to operate responsibly through the application of rigorous ethical standards and corporate governance.

The Standards of Business Conduct form the framework that governs all our activities worldwide, providing employees with principles to follow. These include eighteen fundamental policies, guidelines, associated procedures and rules on transparency in corporate communications. Every ExxonMobil employee is required to apply these policies to all aspects of their work and to review their compliance annually.

The eighteen fundamental policies, guidelines and procedures include:

• Business ethics
• Conflict of interest
• Protection of corporate assets
• Board of Directors positions
• Gifts, free services, and similar benefits
• Political activities
• International activities
• Free competition
• Health policy
• Environmental policy
• Safety
• Product safety
• Customer relations and Product quality
• Alcohol & Drugs
• Equal opportunity
• Anti-corruption policy
• Workplace conduct
• Procedures for Transparency in corporate communications and Whistleblowing policy