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BG Group Corporate Responsibility Report 2006



Corporate Responsibility

Our vision

Natural gas is our business. We are a rapidly growing company, with expertise across the gas chain. Our vision is to be the leading natural gas company in the global energy market - operating responsibly and delivering outstanding value to our shareholders.

BG Group Business Principles

Our 2006 targets are based on the revised BG Group Business Principles. We believe that this approach is more relevant for future performance than the objectives used previously set in 2005. Our revised Business Principles comprise 15 statements of beliefs and behaviours grouped into our four areas of CR, as described below.

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CONDUCT

Describes how we conduct our business relationships and integrate CR into business processes.

  • We act with integrity, fairness and transparency
  • We comply with legal, regulatory and licence requirements
  • We do not tolerate corruption in any form, whether direct or indirect
  • Our investment criteria take account of economic returns, environmental impacts, social consequences and human rights
  • High standards of corporate governance are integral to the way we manage our business

OUR PEOPLE

Explains our employment practices, training and development programmes, methods for employee engagement and how we strive to keep our people healthy, safe and secure when they are at work.

  • We treat people with fairness, respect and decency
  • We help employees to develop their potential
  • We believe that all injuries are preventable
  • We provide healthy, safe and secure work environments

SOCIETY

Examines how we manage relations with communities near our operations.

  • We work to ensure that neighbouring communities benefit from our presence on an enduring basis
  • We listen to neighbouring communities and take account of their interests
  • We support human rights within our areas of influence

ENVIRONMENT

Explains how we manage our environmental risks and maximise the environmental benefits of natural gas over other fossil fuels.

  • We make a positive contribution to the protection of the environment
  • We go beyond compliance with local environmental regulation to meet internationally accepted best practice
  • We reduce to the minimum practicable any adverse effects of our operations on the environment.