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Sustainability

Building a stronger,
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Find out more about BP’s strategy
and sustainability

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  • BP’s global deepwater well-capping and tooling package can be deployed in a matter of days to anywhere in the world in the event of a deepwater well blowout.
  • BP’s global deepwater well-capping and tooling package can be deployed in a matter of days to anywhere in the world in the event of a deepwater well blowout.
  • BP’s global deepwater well-capping and tooling package can be deployed in a matter of days to anywhere in the world in the event of a deepwater well blowout.
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  • BP is one of the world’s leading integrated oil and gas companies.

    We aim to create value for shareholders and supplies of energy for the world in a safe and responsible way.

    We strive to be a safety leader in our industry, a world-class operator, a responsible corporate citizen and a good employer.

    We are working to enhance safety and risk management, earn back trust and grow value.

    Thunder Horse rig, Gulf of Mexico, US.

    Thunder Horse rig, Gulf of Mexico, US.

  • Keeping a relentless focus on safety is a top priority for us.

    Rigorous management of risk helps to protect the people at the frontline, the places in which we operate and the value we create.

    We understand that operating in politically complex regions and technically demanding geographies, such as deep water and oil sands, requires particular sensitivity to local environments.

    A fast-response fire fighting unit practices offshore, Gulf of Mexico, US.

    A fast-response fire fighting unit practices offshore, Gulf of Mexico, US.

  • We are working to become a simpler business.

    We have a clear focus on what we do best.

    Our distinctive capabilities include exploration, operations in deep water, the managing of giant fields and gas value chains, and our world-class downstream business – underpinned by technology and relationships.

    Skarv floating production storage and offloading vessel on tow in Norway.

    Skarv floating production storage and offloading vessel on tow in Norway.

  • Helping to deliver the energy society requires.

    Strong financial performance is vital because it enables us to make the investments necessary to produce the energy that society requires. By supplying energy, we support economic development and help to improve quality of life for millions of people.

    Operator at the Cherry Point refinery, US.

    Operator at the Cherry Point refinery, US.

  • We can only operate if we maintain people’s trust.

    We must earn the trust of people both inside and outside the company by being fair and responsible in everything we do.

    We believe good communication and open dialogue are vital if we are to meet the expectations of our employees, customers, shareholders and the local communities in which we operate.

    Operators unloading LPG on site at Zhuhai in China.

    Operators unloading LPG on site at Zhuhai in China.

  • And we contribute to the communities in which we operate.

    Our activities also generate jobs, investment, infrastructure and revenues for governments and local communities. Our portfolio includes lower-carbon options with the potential to make a significant contribution, now and in the future.

    BP Angola technicians leaving the work site on the Discoverer Luanda drillship, Angola.

    BP Angola technicians leaving the work site on the Discoverer Luanda drillship, Angola.

BP is working to enhance safety and risk management, grow value and build trust. We believe we have a positive role to play in shaping the long-term future of energy.

Global energy challenge

 
Container terminal, Hamburg, Germany

Meeting growing demand for secure, affordable energy while addressing issues such as climate change

Meeting the energy challenge

Our people

 
A person checking lubricants at the Castrol laboratory, Rio, Brazil

BP is a global company and aims to have a workforce that is representative of the societies in which we operate

Diversity and inclusion

Safe operations

 
Testing our safety procedures during a fire drill onthe Na Kika rig in the Gulf of Mexico, US.

Our focus on managing safety and operational risk and how we work to create and maintain safe and healthy work environments

Managing safety

Low-carbon future

 
Sherbino 2 wind farm, West Texas, US

We are investing in biofuels and winds, as well as new sustainable energy technologies

Alternative energy

Sharing lessons learned

 
Back deck discussion with Adam Powell BP HSE on board the Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) Ramform Sterling Seismic Vessel, Ceduna Basin, Australia

How we are sharing lessons learned from the Gulf of Mexico accident

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Value to society

 
Actors from BP Turkey’s Road Safety Children’s Theatre on stage performing a play which aims to raise awareness on road safety and reduce traffic accidents, at a school in Istanbul, Turkey

View our direct economic contribution, including payments to governments

Host societies and communities

Our reporting

BP’s sustainability reporting suite includes a concise, downloadable Sustainability Review, full reporting on this website, and country and site reports. We use international reporting frameworks from the Global Reporting Initiative, IPIECA and the UN Global Compact.

Global reports

Country and issue briefs

Reporting standards

    • GRI

      We report against the GRI’s G3.1 guidelines and the oil and gas sector supplement to an A+ level

    • UN Global Compact

      We report against the 10 principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption

    • IPIECA

      We report in line with the second edition Oil and Gas Industry Voluntary Guidance on Sustainability Reporting (2010) from the oil and gas industry association IPIECA

    • Independent assurance

      Our sustainability reporting is assured by Ernst & Young

Group HSE performance data

 

Filter and analyze data on our group’s health, safety and environmental performance

HSE charting tool

Global issues, local management

 

Browse our mapping tool to find out how we’re addressing the sustainability issues locally

Sustainability mapping tool
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