Global COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Sustainability Report The Sustainability Report describes ExxonMobil’s efforts regarding environmental, social and governance performance. Download Report Highlights PDF EXXONMOBIL AND SUSTAINABILITY Sustainability across our operations ExxonMobil is committed to producing the energy and chemical products that are essential to modern life and economic development, in a way that helps protect people, the environment and the communities where we operate. This includes mitigating the risks of climate change. Report archive Perspectives Chairman's letter ExxonMobil is committed to operating our businesses in a responsible and sustainable manner, supplying high-quality products while working to minimize environmental impacts and climate change risks. ExxonMobil and sustainability ExxonMobil is committed to producing the energy and chemical products that are essential to modern life and economic development, in a way that helps protect people, the environment and the communities where we operate. This includes mitigating the risks of climate change. Meeting this dual challenge will be even more important in the coming decades as growing populations and global economic expansion are expected to drive energy demand higher. This report provides a summary of the key dimensions of sustainability: our environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. Report sections Environment ExxonMobil’s diverse portfolio of projects requires us to work in remote and sensitive environments, including deepwater and areas of high biodiversity. Our environmental management approach is guided by an understanding of the potential environmental and socioeconomic impacts of our operations and a commitment to develop, maintain and operate projects sustainably, using appropriate standards that enable us to ‘Protect Tomorrow. Today.' Learn more Social Around the world, ExxonMobil aims to be a preferred business partner, neighbor, employer and supplier. We maintain a corporate-wide commitment to safeguarding the health and security of our employees and the public, responsibly managing our social impacts, and upholding respect for human rights in our operations. Learn more Governance Good corporate governance creates a business environment conducive to long-term growth. ExxonMobil employs a variety of policies and processes to uphold high ethical standards and promote transparency. Our efforts are underpinned by a board of directors that provides strategic and independent oversight of our corporation’s affairs. Learn more EXXONMOBIL AND UN SDGS Addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals The United Nations has adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to achieve significant progress on global economic, social and environmental challenges by 2030. Although directed at governments, the private sector and civil society play an important role in support of governments’ national plans. ExxonMobil contributes to certain aspects of all 17 SDGs. In this report, we feature eight SDGs to which we are making significant contributions. For additional information, visit the Sustainability Report content index. Explore how ExxonMobil contributes ExxonMobil's Covid-19 response As a large, multinational corporation with operations in nearly 50 countries worldwide, ExxonMobil was well positioned to offer assistance to communities around the world when the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly began spreading in early 2020. Read more about our response Stakeholder engagement ExxonMobil works to foster mutual understanding, trust and cooperation with stakeholder groups on sustainability topics. We interact with a variety of stakeholders via community meetings, digital and social media and one-on-one discussions. Maintaining an open dialogue provides opportunities to listen to concerns, discuss approaches and share plans. Across stakeholder groups, from communities and non-governmental organizations to employees and shareholders, we continue to see broad interest in our environmental, social and governance performance. Learn more about our key stakeholder groups and our engagement approach About the report Issue review Content index LR independent assurance statement External Sustainability Advisory Panel statement Reporting guidelines and legal information Performance data table We assess our performance to support continual improvements throughout the company. 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