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Amerada Hess’ Environment, Health, Safety and
Social Responsibility program supports the
Corporation’s overall strategy and values. We remain
committed to safeguarding the health and safety of our
employees and neighbors, protecting the environment
and providing sustainable benefits to the communities
where we operate.
In 2005 the Corporation met its targets for safety
improvement, achieving its best safety performance
ever. This achievement was accomplished while the
Corporation was expanding into new and more difficult
areas of operation.
We recognize that our operations will impact the
environment and we manage those impacts through
a disciplined internal control system. We remain
committed to compliance with all environmental laws
and regulations wherever we operate and often go
beyond those requirements when appropriate. We
have a well developed and rigorous environment,
health and safety audit program that evaluates our
performance and ensures that potential concerns are
rapidly addressed.
Working with the communities where we operate,
the Corporation provided over $2.5 million of direct
benefits in the form of education, health and sanitary
improvement projects. These ranged from building and
rehabilitating schools in West Africa and Asia to sup-
porting health clinics and emergency health services in
North Africa, Asia and the Far East. In the United
States, our operations and employees are providing
needed support in both time and money to local
community development and civic organizations.
The Corporation’s commitment to provide necessary
emergency relief to communities and individuals
impacted by natural disasters was again demonstrated
in 2005. Working with international relief organizations,
we provided over $2 million to address the impacts
of the late 2004 tsunami in Asia. In response to the
devastation caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
in the United States, we and our employees provided
$1.6 million of immediate direct aid. Recognizing that
families, especially children, impacted by the hurricanes
were struggling to regain a sense of normalcy, we also
provided 50,000 Hess Toy Trucks to the United States
Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.
The Corporation works voluntarily with international
organizations in support of human rights, environmental
protection and good governance. In 2005 we published
our eighth annual report on Environment, Health, Safety
and Social Responsibility which details our commitment
and performance in these areas.
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