Social Responsibility

Commerce. Conscience. Compassion.

Once considered mutually exclusive, these three ideas have converged in a powerful global concept -- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Marathon, as a responsible corporate citizen, seeks opportunities to strengthen the communities and countries in which it has the privilege to operate, through sustainable practices and initiatives.

In practice, CSR involves assessing all the potential ways that the Company's actions and operations may impact others. It means looking beyond our office walls and outside our operational fence lines to consider how our decisions affect a broad range of individuals, groups and organizations. Referred to as stakeholders, these affected interests include local communities, non-governmental organizations, investors, employees, customers, suppliers, host governments and regulatory agencies.

Marathon's approach to social responsibility is rooted in Living Our Values, a touchstone philosophy for the entire Company. These core values, which encompass longstanding commitments to health and safety, environmental stewardship, honesty and integrity, corporate citizenship and high performance form the foundation for the comprehensive approach that shapes the way we choose to do business.