Chevron Corporate Responsibility Report 2010

care and disease intervention to
thousands of people in 33 towns along
the Escravos and Benin rivers in the
Niger Delta. The floating clinic carries
doctors and nurses, who bring medicines
and perform surgeries. Services
include prevention education, malaria
programs for pregnant women and
children under 5, and free immunizations
for approximately 1,000 women
and children yearly.
We annually give $1.5 million for
the boat and medical supplies, and the
Delta State government provides the
medical staff. Without the riverboat
docked in these communities, the nearest
facility would be a hospital more
than 62 miles (100 km) away, accessible
only through serpentine delta creeks.
Education: A Disease-Fighting
Investment
To address Nigeria’s need for skilled
health professionals, we and our
Agbami deepwater partners created
the merit-based Agbami Medical
Professionals Scholarship. Over the
past two years, Chevron gave $5 million
to students of medicine, dentistry,
nursing and laboratory sciences from
the Delta, Ondo, Bayelsa, Rivers, Lagos,
Imo, Akwa Ibom, Abia, Cross River and
Edo states. The deepwater partners
also spent $6 million to build and
equip 20 laboratories across Nigeria,
in institutions from grammar schools
to universities.
Human Rights
Our commitment to respecting human rights
is embodied in The Chevron Way. To further
this commitment, we adopted a Human Rights
Policy in 2009.
The policy, which replaced our
2006 Human Rights Statement, is
now a standing corporate policy in
our Business Conduct and Ethics
Code. All employees are required
to comply with the policy. In 2010,
we developed tools and processes
associated with implementing the
policy, and full implementation is
expected by 2013. These efforts
are governed by an executive leadership
body and guided by a global
cross- functional team.
The policy addresses four
human rights areas relevant to
our business: employees, security
providers, the community
and suppliers. Our corporate
policies, management processes,
community investment programs
and participation in voluntary
initiatives are complementary and
help reinforce our commitment to
respecting human rights in each
of these areas.
For example, human rights considerations
are embedded in our
Operational Excellence Management
System; our Environmental,
Social and Health Impact Assessment;
our leadership in industry
collaboration; and our participation
in the Voluntary Principles
on Security and Human Rights.
Ongoing engagement with our
stakeholders provides us with
valuable input on the implementation
of our policy.
For additional information, please visit Chevron.com/HumanRights,
Chevron.com/ChevronWay and Chevron.com/BusinessEthics.
Opposite page: Dr. Chinwe Okala, a
Chevron public health physician in
Nigeria, educates employees and the
community about HIV/AIDS and malaria.
Left: Imagbe Igbinoba is general manager
of Light Level, a small business
that benefited from wellness training.
Right: Favour Thompson, a member of
the Ejigbo community in Lagos, attends a
wellness session offered by peer educators
— employee volunteers from Chevron
and the Lady Mechanics Foundation.
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