"As a major global oil and natural gas company, we at ConocoPhillips recognize that our responsibilities to society merely begin with our traditional and most important role of providing the energy that powers modern life.

Our responsibilities also extend to the manner in which we conduct our operations, our adherence to the hightest legal and ethical standards, our environmental performance, the practice of good corporate citizenship in the communities in which we operate, and the quality of our interactions with our stakeholders - in effect the public at large."