Local community efforts

The impact of ExxonMobil on the Rotterdam community

ExxonMobil has been present in Rotterdam since 1891, which has an impact on Rotterdam, the city and its inhabitants. First of all, by creating direct employment and economic added value. But the impact goes much further. Our presence offers jobs also indirectly, through contractors who work for and with us. It contributes to local projects for the community and results in strong cooperation with partners. Take the local bakery, the florist, or the people in the company restaurant or security.

Every year, we spend an average of 1.2 billion euro in large and small businesses, which means that we let businesses and entrepreneurs grow. Companies that provide in-house services, such as catering and security, as well as local entrepreneurs like the bakery or florist.

We are part of our environment, nature and society. Delivering a sustainable contribution to the environment of our employees is high on the agenda. We support “Spijkenisse Festival”, “Jeugdstad Vlaardingen”, and “Speelnatuur”, a nature playground of “Natuurmonumenten” on the island ‘Tiengemeten’ in the Rotterdam area, where children can play with dirt and playfully discover nature.

With our partners we work together in the fields of education, safety and innovation. Every year, we organize the Sci-Tech Challenge that challenges students to find innovative solutions around current problems. This way, we hope to win young people over for technology and science. In addition, we support the Educational Information Centre in Rozenburg, where pupils see and experience the port of Rotterdam and can discover the many possibilities to work there.

We are part of the future and take our responsibility seriously, by investing in innovation and our environment. Whether it concerns employment, cooperation, or supporting local initiatives, the activities of ExxonMobil are ultimately aimed at a sustainable anchoring, in which we continue to create opportunities for the Rotterdam region and its inhabitants!

Volunteer work

We hold employees who do volunteer work for social and community organizations in high esteem. This is why the organizations in which our employees are involved as volunteers receive financial support.

ExxonMobil Volunteer Fund

Employees who contribute to society in their free time without receiving any personal gain can request financial support from the ExxonMobil Volunteer Fund for the organization or project in which they are active. The ExxonMobil Volunteer Fund focuses on volunteer organizations dedicated to education or science, improving living environments, people with a handicap, the elderly and underprivileged, combating discrimination, protecting human rights and the environment, and/or stimulating culture and youth activities.

Hope*A

Hope*A was set up a few years ago at the initiative of employees of the polymer plants in Zwijndrecht and Meerhout to support various projects not only financially, but also with practical, hands-on volunteer work. The employees involved personally select organisations that they wish to support and find volunteers among their colleagues for these organisations' activities.