Addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to achieve significant progress on global economic, social and environmental challenges by 2030. Although directed at governments, the private sector and civil society play an important role in support of governments’ national plans.

ExxonMobil contributes to certain aspects of all 17 SDGs. In this report, we feature eight SDGs to which we are making significant contributions. For additional information, visit the Sustainability Report content index.

SDG 1

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

• Community investments

SDG 3

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

• Safety
• Workplace security
• Community investments
• Healthy and engaged workforce

SDG 4

Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

• Community investments
• Healthy and engaged workforce

SDG 5

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

• Community investments
• Supply chain management
• Healthy and engaged workforce
• Board leadership
• Shareholder relations

SDG 7

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

• Environmental management system
• Engaging on climate change policy
• Managing climate change risks
• Developing innovative products and technology
• Engaging with governments
• Shareholder relations

SDG 8

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

• Safety
• Workplace security
• Community investments
• Working with local communities
• Human rights
• Supply chain management
• Healthy and engaged workforce
• Ethics and integrity
• Engaging with governments
• Shareholder relations

SDG 12

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

• Environmental management system
• Engaging on climate change policy
• Managing climate change risks
• Developing innovative products and technology
• Managing impacts on air and water
• Waste management
• Spill performance
• Operating in sensitive environments
• Shareholder relations

SDG 13

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

• Environmental management system
• Engaging on climate change policy
• Managing climate change risks
• Developing innovative products and technology
• Board leadership
• Engaging with governments
• Shareholder relations