Community engagement

Working with communities

We seek to deliver sustainable economic growth, social development and environmental protection, so that actions today might enable future generations to meet their needs.

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Community engagement

Managing impacts to local communities

Simply stated, the term “socioeconomic” refers to the collective social and economic effects that our activities can have on the people and communities where we work. We are sensitive to balancing local communities’ concerns with the desire for economic development. Our activities produce direct and indirect benefits to communities wherever we do business — an essential way is through the development of a globally competitive local workforce and local supply chain.

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Managing socioeconomic risk

Identifying, avoiding and mitigating potential negative impacts while enhancing benefits is integral to successful exploration, development and production operations and in developing long-term, positive relationships within the communities where we operate. Early identification of socioeconomic impacts is fundamental to proactive and effective management of these risks in these areas.

Impact identification and assessment

Community engagement and grievance management

Community health, safety and security

Local economic development

Land use, resettlement and livelihood restoration

Indigenous peoples

Cultural heritage

Developing the Angola workforce

Community engagement in Papua New Guinea

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ExxonMobil gift to Community Partners of Dallas supports programs for abused and neglected children IRVING, Texas — Darren Woods, chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil Corporation, presented $50,000 to Community Partners of Dallas today to support the organization’s work to assist and provide comfort to abused and neglected children in North Texas. The contribution marks the 15th annual ExxonMobil Chairman’s Gift, which is given during the holidays to benefit and help highlight a deserving nonprofit organization in North Texas.

News News releases • Dec. 15, 2020

ExxonMobil gift to CitySquare contributes toward Fight against Poverty in the Dallas region IRVING, Texas — Darren Woods, ExxonMobil chairman and chief executive officer, today presented the company’s annual holiday gift of $50,000 to CitySquare to help advance the organization’s efforts to fight poverty in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The contribution marks the 14th annual ExxonMobil Chairman’s Holiday Gift, which benefits and highlights a deserving nonprofit organization in the North Texas region.

News News releases • Dec. 13, 2019

ExxonMobil contributes $350,000 to Imelda Relief in Beaumont, Greater Houston IRVING, Texas –  Exxon Mobil Corporation said today that it will donate $350,000 to United Way and the American Red Cross to support local flooding relief assistance associated with tropical storm Imelda in the Beaumont and greater Houston areas in Texas.

News News releases • Sept. 26, 2019

ExxonMobil provides $100,000 to support relief efforts in Mozambique following Cyclone Kenneth IRVING, Texas – ExxonMobil said today that it is providing $100,000 to support disaster relief and recovery efforts in Mozambique following Cyclone Kenneth, which made landfall on April 25.

News News releases • May 6, 2019

Community relations Understanding and addressing the interests of societies and communities where we work is an important component of maintaining a successful and sustainable business.

Community Article • Oct. 31, 2018