Our approach encompasses a broad range of activities and tools. We’ve adapted and applied a human rights took kit developed by IPIECA, and rolled out training to new hires, key functions and leaders. We’ve also focused our Stakeholder Engagement Network of practitioners on further integration of sustainable development commitments into business planning and processes. 

We adapted the training tool kit developed by the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA) and incorporated a human rights module into our sustainable development training materials. Functional areas that have participated in these education sessions include business development, major projects, project risk and review, and leadership development, as well as the sustainable development coordinators for our Exploration and Production business units. Our human rights position also is incorporated into a sustainable development training module for new hires.

ConocoPhillips continues to support the IPIECA social responsibility working group and human rights project. As an example, the social responsibility working group held a pilot workshop to encourage companies to use IPIECA's suite of social responsibility guidance tools, including the Human Rights Training Toolkit. ConocoPhillips led the task force that developed the workshop and then hosted the event. The company will continue to participate in IPIECA’s broader work on human rights due diligence and grievance mechanism, including learning programs, and the development of guidance materials which can be applied within ConocoPhillips.   

Stakeholder Engagement Network
The ConocoPhillips Stakeholder Engagement Network enables employees, who have a wealth of different experiences, to learn from each other and share their insights into working with our stakeholders and implementing our sustainable development commitments. The network offers an online discussion forum. Participants can seek advice from their peers and access a library of member-posted examples of stakeholder engagement and social issues and human rights implementation in action. The library also offers tools from external resources.
The network hosts periodic face-to-face workshops to give members an opportunity to establish relationships, discuss experiences and work together on engagement challenges. Workshop participants also benefit from hearing perspectives of external stakeholders. Guest presenters have included representatives of the National Wildlife Federation, a nonprofit organization focused on environmental conservation and wildlife; the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, providing a government regulatory perspective; and the chairman of the Lummi Nation, a Native American tribe. The panelists shared their experiences with the oil and gas industry, and offered opinions on how we and the industry can improve our stakeholder relations.