Dallas, Texas

ExxonMobil Corporation, Irving (near Dallas, Tx)

Who I met:

Suzanne McCarron - uPresident ExxonMobil Foundation, General Manager Public and Government Affairs, ExxonMobil

About ExxonMobil Foundation
The ExxonMobil Foundation is the primary philanthropic arm of Exxon Mobil Corporation in the United States. The Foundation and the Corporation engage in a range of philanthropic activities that advance education, health and science in the communities where ExxonMobil has significant operations. In the United States, ExxonMobil supports initiatives to improve math and science education at the K-12 and higher education levels.
Globally, ExxonMobil provides funding to improve basic education, promote women as catalysts for development, and combat malaria and other infectious diseases in developing countries. In 2009, together with its employees and retirees, Exxon Mobil Corporation, its divisions and affiliates, and the ExxonMobil Foundation provided $235 million in contributions worldwide, of which more than $112 million was dedicated to education. Additional information on ExxonMobil’s community partnerships and contributions programs is available at http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.exxonmobil.com%2Fcommunity&esheet=6290897&lan=en_US&anchor=www.exxonmobil.com%2Fcommunity&index=8&md5=34d8c7c5a1f81f14cb8f4c1cf1a8e366.


Key Messages
Suzanne shared her story of how she came to her current role/s and was passionate about the journey and the progress made in CSR over the past few decades.

- “A few key areas of ‘focus and scale’ has made a big difference to achieve significant results that can be publically celebrated. "

-- Ethical supply chain is a emerging new initiative that will require collaboration with peers and contractors, embedding broader controls and risk management

-- "More work with NGOs and governments is needed as the impact to communities is broadening in some locations without a strong existing position”

Fluor Corporation, Irving (near Dallas, Tx) 

Who I met:
Mr. Glenn Gilkey, Senior Vice President of Human Resources and
Mr. Lee Tashjian, Vice President of Corporate Affairs

 web: http://www.fluor.com/

Marni with Lee Tashjian at meeting near Dallas, Tx

Key themes of discussion: Their Sustainability/CSR/community involvement efforts, as well as any women's leadership programs.

Bio for Mr. Gilkey: http://www.fluor.com/about_fluor/leadership/Pages/LeaderDetailPage.aspx?leaderID=7&updateMeta=1

Bio for Mr. Tashjian: http://www.fluor.com/about_fluor/leadership/Pages/LeaderDetailPage.aspx?leaderID=20&updateMeta=1

Fluor

Key messages:

-          Based on their own corporate experience:  Focus for greater impact on key 1-2 topics top down – but be supported by CEO’s passion and all external and internal messages. Fluor has selected Corruption via World Economic Forum – ‘Partners Against Corruption’ and belongs to 100 strategic partner companies.

Tips: 

-          Tone set from the TOP (CEO and senior execs)

-          Focus on headline/ key initiative that is game changing

-          Ethical behaviour throughout organisation

-          Strong and regular internal communication

-          Consistent external communication