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CORPORATE
AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
10
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Our company
is committed to
meeting the global demand for energy in a manner
that safeguards the health and safety of our
employees, protects the environment and makes
a long-lasting positive impact on the communities
in which we operate.
In 2008, we achieved our best personal safety
performance since the company began recording
such data. The incident rate was 15 percent better
than 2007 and represents a five year trend of
continuous safety improvement. Since 2000 we
have reduced the rate of safety incidents by more
than two thirds.
Our commitment to the environment includes
systematic efforts to reduce pollution and waste
throughout our operations. We believe that
climate change is a global concern with potentially
significant consequences for society. We are
committed to finding a pathway that will slow, stop
and reverse the growth of carbon emissions while
still supporting economic growth.
We believe that energy conservation must play
a significant role in reducing greenhouse gas
emissions. The implementation of an energy
efficiency program in 2008 enabled the Hess
retail network to reduce electricity consumption
at company-owned stores by 35 million kilowatt
hours. This energy savings is equal to taking
4,300 vehicles off the road.
Our commitment to the communities where we
operate continued to grow in 2008. We supported
a variety of programs in education, health, and
community development across our operations.