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  • As referenced in the 2009 Corporate Citizenship Report Economic Development 2009 Corporate Citizenship Report

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National content development

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Oil and gas operations can contribute to the economic growth of a local area, region, or nation. ExxonMobil’s multitiered approach to capacity building focuses on creating local jobs; educating and training national employees, contractors, and suppliers; transferring knowledge and skills; purchasing local goods and services; and making strategic community investments. Collectively, we refer to this approach as national content development.

We created National Content Development — Guidelines, Strategies, and Best Practices, which allows us to develop location-specific plans as a function of existing infrastructure, industrial base, local supplier capabilities, and government laws and regulations.

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Making progress toward the United Nations
Millennium Development Goals

Achieving progress toward recognized development targets such as the United Nations Millennium Development Goals can only be made through a collaborative effort by governments, business, development institutions, and civil society. Economic growth is a precondition for achieving the goals, which range from environmental sustainability and combating HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases to promoting gender equality, empowering women, and achieving universal primary education. As we expand our operations into developing countries, ExxonMobil has the opportunity to act as a catalyst for economic development and support efforts to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals.

1 Reducing poverty and hunger by creating local employment and business opportunities through strategic community investments and by providing energy

2 Achieving universal primary education through strategic community investments and our Women's Economic Opportunity Initiative

3 Promoting gender equality and empowering women through our employment practices, supply chain development, and our Women's Economic Opportunity Initiative

4 Reducing child mortality through the ExxonMobil Malaria Initiative and our Women's Economic Opportunity Initiative

5 Improving maternal health through the ExxonMobil Malaria Initiative and our Women's Economic Opportunity Initiative

6 Combating HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases through StopAIDS and the ExxonMobil Malaria Initiative

7 Ensuring environmental sustainability through our environmental performance and our technologies to reduce environmental impacts

8 Developing a global partnership for development by supporting the EITI principles and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and by partnering with various organizations to further our signature initiatives