Uphold Highest Ethics
Human Rights
ConocoPhillips has adopted a position statement on human rights, available on our Web site (http://www.conocophillips.com/sd/humanrights). This position includes our intent to conduct business consistent with the human rights philosophy expressed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Labour Organization Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. The position also states our commitment to participate in the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights. Prior to this statement, our actions were guided by our code of business ethics and conduct. Our sustainable development scorecard (see page 9), which measures alignment of all capital projects over $30 million with our sustainable development position, includes a discussion question on security and human rights. This helps project teams determine whether the issue has been effectively considered in their plans, and assists peer review. In support of our human rights position, we currently are developing human rights training materials adapted from the training tool kit developed by the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association. One module of that training is devoted to the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights. That module draws on our current good practices from the field and has been piloted with the corporate security staff. It is available to employees on our company intranet to further their awareness of the importance of implementing the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights. ConocoPhillips is an active participant in the Overseas Security Advisory Council of the U.S. Department of State (OSAC) and recently sponsored an OSAC seminar at our corporate headquarters. Governmental officials, academics and security professionals provided their perspectives on the challenges facing companies operating in the Niger Delta. ConocoPhillips led a discussion on the process we employed to facilitate adoption of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights by the multinational joint venture developing a liquefied natural gas project at Brass Island, Nigeria.