Total: Joint Industry Human Rights Supply Chain...
Total: Joint Industry Human Rights Supply Chain Engagement
Total
BP, Equinor, Shell and Total (Paris:FP) (LSE:TTA) (NYSE:TOT) CEOs announce that they have agreed to join forces to create a collaborative approach to human rights supplier assessments in the energy industry.
Participating companies recognise the importance of working with suppliers that respect human rights, in line with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, including the fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO), and that care for their people.
The objective of this initiative is to create an industry framework for human rights supplier assessments. Results of conducted assessments will be shared with the participating companies through an independent third party. Work is currently ongoing to establish the assessment criteria and sharing mechanism.
The desired outcome is to make it easier and more efficient for suppliers to demonstrate how they respect human rights and care for their people. The sharing mechanism across the participating parties aims to support the improvement of working conditions in our companies’ supply chains.
As members of the UN Global Compact, BP, Equinor, Shell and Total, believe this initiative supports the objectives of Sustainable Development Goal 8, which is to “promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for allâ€.
The initiative does not include collaboration on selection of suppliers, which continues to remain the independent decision of each participant.
The four initiators of this collaboration - BP, Equinor, Shell and Total - invite other companies in the industry to join.
About BP:
BP is a global energy business, with operations in
more than 70 countries. We explore for and produce oil and gas,
manufacture and market fuels, lubricants and petrochemicals, and have
interests in a range of lower carbon activities. BP employs over 74,000
people around the world, has more than 18,000 retail sites worldwide and
in 2017 produced an average of 3.6 million barrels of oil equivalent oil
and gas a day.
About Equinor:
Equinor is an international energy company
present in more than 30 countries worldwide, including several of the
world’s most important oil and gas provinces. Founded in 1972 under the
name Den Norske Stats Oljeselskap AS—Statoil (the Norwegian State Oil
company), we changed our name to Equinor in 2018. Our headquarters are
in Stavanger, Norway, and we have over 20,000 employees.
About Royal Dutch Shell plc:
Royal Dutch Shell Plc is a
global group of energy and petrochemical companies with an average of
86,000 employees in more than 70 countries. We use advanced technologies
and take an innovative approach to help build a sustainable energy
future. For further information, visit www.shell.com
About Total:
Total is a global integrated energy producer
and provider, a leading international oil and gas company, a major
player in low-carbon energies. Our 98,000 employees are committed to
better energy that is safer, cleaner, more efficient, more innovative
and accessible to as many people as possible. As a responsible corporate
citizen, we focus on ensuring that our operations in more than 130
countries worldwide consistently deliver economic, social and
environmental benefits.
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entities in which TOTAL S.A. directly or indirectly owns investments are
separate legal entities. TOTAL S.A. has no liability for their acts or
omissions. In this document, the terms “Total†and “Total Group†are
sometimes used for convenience where general references are made to
TOTAL S.A. and/or its subsidiaries. Likewise, the words “weâ€, “us†and
“our†may also be used to refer to subsidiaries in general or to those
who work for them. This document may contain forward-looking information
and statements that are based on a number of economic data and
assumptions made in a given economic, competitive and regulatory
environment. They may prove to be inaccurate in the future and are
subject to a number of risk factors. Neither TOTAL S.A. nor any of its
subsidiaries assumes any obligation to update publicly any
forward-looking information or statement, objectives or trends contained
in this document whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
Press:
BP:
+44
(0)20 7496 4076
bppress@bp.com
or
Equinor:
Erik
Haaland, +47 95421770
erhaa@equinor.com
or
Shell:
+31
70 3778250
media-nl@shell.com
or
Total
:
+33 1 47 44 46 99
@TotalPress
presse@total.com
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