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Appendix 1 Sustainable Development Strategy Commitments 2001 - 2003 1. Economic Sustainability 1.1 Operational Efficiencies through co-operation Focus on recovery efficiency (also in 4.1) Undeveloped discoveries: the satellite accelerator Undeveloped discoveries: clustering Shared logistics Decommissioning - operational efficiencies through co-operation North Sea economic co-operation 1.2 Maximising mutual benefit with supply chain Generating new UK business Support for UK business overseas Supply chain management Supply chain champions E-commerce 1.3 Developing new technologies Technological innovation: brokering demand/supply Technological innovation: focus on opportunity areas Technological innovation: venture capital support Decommissioning: new technologies 1.4 Stimulating business activity Web site support for asset trading Licence trading event (farm-ins) On-line data source for UKCS information 2. Social Sustainability 2.1 Safety and working conditions Workforce safety: setting new targets Workforce safety: behavioural change, leadership Workforce safety: developing leading indicators Workforce safety: industry/workforce engagement Workforce conditions [Working Time Directive 2003] 2.2 Enhancing recruitment, skills and training Development of a workforce development plan for the industry The attraction and recruitment of young people Careers support for the existing workforce & for job changers New entrant training/ongoing training Encouraging flexibility in the workforce 2.3 Engagement with society - communities, schools and fishermen Further development of industry's schools strategy Earth science in service training (INSET) Relations, local communities: industry contributions Relations, local communities: community dialogue Working with other industries (especially users of sea) Relations with fishermen: FishSafe 2.4 Managing structural change ahead Addressing industry uncertainties on skill needs Understanding long term social issues with stakeholders 3. Protecting the Environment 3.1 Environmental management Continual improvement and the six guiding principles Industry-wide adoption of EMS Biodiversity and environmentally sensitive areas Sharing good practice, ensuring guideline compliance Workforce environmental awareness and training 3.2 Increasing knowledge and understanding of impacts Environmental monitoring and research Environmental impact assessments Greenhouse gases: measurement, forward assessment Provision of timely data to the industry database 3.3 Managing Environmental Impacts Produced water Greenhouse gases: policy development Oil spill prevention: exploration and production Oil spill prevention: shipping operations VOCS 4. Stewardship - Making Prudent use of Natural Resources 4.1 Responsible use of our products, overall impacts Engagement in the use of our product Whole life cycle impact of upstream operations [2002] 4.2 Design For Environment Infrastructure and equipment design 4.3 Reducing Energy Used And Wastes Generated Waste management including future drill cuttings Energy Efficiency 4.4 End Of Operations Legacy Existing drill cutting accumulations Decommissioning - dialogue, potential reuse Pipelines and cables 5. Key Processes Supporting the Delivery of our Contribution to Sustainable Development Sustainability indicators, targets, annual review Annual integrated reporting on sustainability issues Upstream industry - government partnership Stakeholder engagement Sharing best practice within industry