Saturday, January 29, 2011

Exxon Mobil’s ethical statement:

Exxon Mobil’s, ethical statement:

We believe that an unwavering commitment to high ethical standards and business integrity is critical to our competitive advantage and shareholder value. We expect our employees to integrate our commitment to ethical behavior into their activities and decision-making, including complying with all applicable laws and recording all transactions accurately in our books and records. Employees are required to annually confirm they have read the policies set forth in our Standards of Business Conduct. We provide detailed training on our ethics policy to all employees every four years. Regular training is provided on international trade laws applicable to our business, including the anti-trust and competition laws of the United States and other countries where we do business.” – (http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/)

Reading their ethical statement, Exxon symbolizes commitment and high ethical standards towards both their activities and their decision-making. By imposing their employees to read the “Standards of Business Conduct”, it provides the sense that Exxon Mobil is very serious about their ethical behavior, and following the laws in all their transactions. Exxon Mobil also states that they are a company that is trying to find “better”, “safer” and “cleaner ways” for them to deliver the energy needed in the world. By using these words, Exxon Mobil is represented as an “environmentally friendly” company that is trying to find new habits and customs to offer energy.

3 comments:

  1. I think this article is even more important now after the BP oil spill. More and more energy companies need to follow Exxon Mobil's statement so disasters like the oil spill will never happen again. Hopefully Exxon Mobil can follow through with it's statement and not make the same mistake that BP did.

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  2. Hm....interesting. You sort of popped my bubble Farida. I read GE's mission statement, then I read your blog post. They had similarities and so I decided to read a few more. I found out that most mission statements sound like all the other mission statements. Now I'm left with a feeling as though I was somewhat cheated. The lesson in this is to not judge a company by what they say but what they do instead.

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  3. I agree with you, because many companies have "perfect" mission statements, but underneath their cover, you don't see the perfect company.

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