Sustainability
Prosperity
We seek to strengthen economies where we operate through our local hiring, investments in our operations and infrastructure, and contributions to non-profit organizations that help communities thrive and that promote inclusive social development.
Prosperity represents our industry-leading innovation and operational capabilities to create shared value, including investments in local workforce development and energy-related, resilient infrastructure and technologies. By measuring and reporting on aspects of prosperity more holistically, Oxy and our stakeholders can become better informed and prepared to sustain the assets, infrastructure and human capital that contribute to value creation and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) today and that will be necessary to achieve the Paris Agreement goals for a low-carbon future.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND STAKEHOLDER INCLUSION
Community and Social Investments
Oxy prioritizes strengthening local economies and helping communities thrive. Our numerous partnerships address community needs, create economic opportunity and promote social development. We actively engage key stakeholders to better understand their interests and concerns, which helps us identify social investment opportunities. Our aim is to maximize positive impact for the greatest number of people through a robust portfolio of philanthropic initiatives, partnerships, and projects. We focus on the following six main areas:
- Health and Safety
- Education
- Social Services
- Military and Veterans
- Environment
- Arts and Culture
Oxy’s Community Engagement and Social Investment efforts start with listening to our local employees, community leaders, partners, civic groups and neighbors to develop local understanding and appreciation of the community and its challenges. Then we put that understanding to work to serve as an employer, neighbor and Partner of Choice®—creating jobs, building infrastructure, improving lives and investing in a better future for everyone. From putting the ideals of the SDGs into action to addressing unique local needs, we seek to bring sustainable and inclusive growth and opportunity to each of our host communities.
Explore more of Oxy’s Community Engagement and Social Investment initiatives.
Community Investment in the U.S.
Our community investment approach in the U.S. focuses on six main areas: public health and safety, education, social services such as food security, military and veterans, environment, and arts and culture.
My Home Library Program
My Home Library Program
The Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation was created to improve quality of life through the power of literacy. Its My Home Library provides students in underserved communities with books to take home to foster their love of reading and literacy skills outside of the classroom. The Foundation collaborates with local school districts to select the schools that will benefit the most from the program and works closely with those selected schools to build the students’ wish lists for the literary titles they are excited about.
Helping Veterans Make the Transition to Civilian Careers
Helping Veterans Make the Transition to Civilian Careers
American Corporate Partners (ACP) is a national non-profit organization focused on helping veterans find their next career through active and engaging mentoring, networking and online career development. Through the Veteran Mentor Program, Oxy employees serve as mentors to veterans transitioning into the civilian workforce.
Feeding America®
Feeding America®
With a vision of an America without hunger, Feeding America® is a nationwide organization with the mission to provide access to nutritious food in partnership with food banks, policymakers, and communities. Oxy works with Feeding America® to support more than a half-dozen food banks in four states, playing an active role in serving this worthwhile mission.
- Houston Texas Food Bank (TX)
- Montgomery County Food Bank (TX)
- West Texas Food Bank (TX)
- Target Hunger (TX)
- South Plains Food Bank (TX)
- Roadrunner Food Bank (NM)
- Weld Food Bank (CO)
- Food Bank of the Rockies (WY)
My Home Library Program
The Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation was created to improve quality of life through the power of literacy. Its My Home Library provides students in underserved communities with books to take home to foster their love of reading and literacy skills outside of the classroom. The Foundation collaborates with local school districts to select the schools that will benefit the most from the program and works closely with those selected schools to build the students’ wish lists for the literary titles they are excited about.
Helping Veterans Make the Transition to Civilian Careers
American Corporate Partners (ACP) is a national non-profit organization focused on helping veterans find their next career through active and engaging mentoring, networking and online career development. Through the Veteran Mentor Program, Oxy employees serve as mentors to veterans transitioning into the civilian workforce.
Feeding America®
With a vision of an America without hunger, Feeding America® is a nationwide organization with the mission to provide access to nutritious food in partnership with food banks, policymakers, and communities. Oxy works with Feeding America® to support more than a half-dozen food banks in four states, playing an active role in serving this worthwhile mission.
- Houston Texas Food Bank (TX)
- Montgomery County Food Bank (TX)
- West Texas Food Bank (TX)
- Target Hunger (TX)
- South Plains Food Bank (TX)
- Roadrunner Food Bank (NM)
- Weld Food Bank (CO)
- Food Bank of the Rockies (WY)
Community Investment and Engagement Abroad
Oxy considers the communities where we operate as our partners, and we are dedicated to maintaining open communication and supporting sustainable development.
Oman
Oman
Oxy continues to support numerous social responsibility programs in Oman. Initiatives include collaborating with the Sustainable Technologies and Innovation Development Company (AWJ Innovation) to develop the Oxy Program for Entrepreneurial Development in Frontier Technology or “.Nxt Jadeer.”, supporting the Oman Cancer Association, providing drinking water to communities in remote villages and settlements across our operating areas, and hosting the Oxy Sports Day program.
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
In Abu Dhabi in the UAE, Oxy contributes to the Emirates Foundation, a philanthropic organization established by the government to facilitate public-private partnerships for empowering youth. Our partnership with the Emirates Foundation dates back to its establishment in 2005, with Oxy being one of the organization’s top contributors. Oxy’s continued involvement has focused on volunteerism initiatives, as well as providing support for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) initiatives in the UAE to facilitate youth-driven innovation.
Oman
Oxy continues to support numerous social responsibility programs in Oman. Initiatives include collaborating with the Sustainable Technologies and Innovation Development Company (AWJ Innovation) to develop the Oxy Program for Entrepreneurial Development in Frontier Technology or “.Nxt Jadeer.”, supporting the Oman Cancer Association, providing drinking water to communities in remote villages and settlements across our operating areas, and hosting the Oxy Sports Day program.
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
In Abu Dhabi in the UAE, Oxy contributes to the Emirates Foundation, a philanthropic organization established by the government to facilitate public-private partnerships for empowering youth. Our partnership with the Emirates Foundation dates back to its establishment in 2005, with Oxy being one of the organization’s top contributors. Oxy’s continued involvement has focused on volunteerism initiatives, as well as providing support for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) initiatives in the UAE to facilitate youth-driven innovation.
Contributing to the Economy
Every year, Oxy pays billions of dollars in supply chain contracts and taxes benefitting economies across the globe.
In 2022, Oxy paid approximately $3.3 billion in U.S. federal, state, and local income, property, sales, and severance taxes, out of a total of $4.3 billion paid in taxes globally. In 2022, Oxy also invested more than $24 million directly toward community and social investments, beyond our robust investments in our workforce, assets, and infrastructure.
Oxy’s Supply Chain team maximizes our use of vendors based in the countries where we operate to increase job creation and economic opportunities for local residents.
Diverse Business Inclusion Program
Oxy’s holistic approach to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging includes not only our employees, but also our suppliers. Our Diverse Business Inclusion Program focuses on identifying opportunities to include diverse businesses in our supply chain, and Oxy encourages our sourcing teams to view the marketplace broadly and to consider certified minority-, woman-, veteran-, LGBTQ+-, and disabled-owned businesses for inclusion in our supply chain. We believe that a diverse supply chain, just like a diverse workforce, contributes to our success and growth. Oxy has established partnerships with several regional and national certifying agencies that cover the five diversity strands listed above and provide us with direct access to a broad network of diverse suppliers.