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Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility

At Baker Hughes, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is central to our core values. We conduct our business in an ethical and responsible way. We’ve invested in a number of initiatives to maintain our strong CSR position for the future, including:

  • maintaining legal compliance and fostering an ethical work culture
  • ensuring a safe and secure work environment for our employees
  • protecting the environment
  • supporting the communities in which we work
  • developing sustainable technologies and products.

We believe maintaining high standards will result in a range of sustainable benefits to all our stakeholders. Our efforts help to motivate employees, support community growth and development, minimize risk, reduce cost, and increase shareholder value.

Baker Hughes’ Performance in CSR Rankings

2011: In the Newsweek Green Rankings, Baker Hughes ranked 156 out of 500 of the largest publicly-traded companies in the US. We placed second in the energy sector. In 2010, we were 73rd in the same ranking; we were the only company in the oil and gas industry sector to make the top 100 companies in the Green Rankings.

2011: Baker Hughes ranked 6th in Computerworld’s 2010 Top Green-IT Awards. Baker Hughes also won the award in 2010 when we ranked in 10th place.

2010: In the Bloomberg investor survey on CSR, Baker Hughes was the highest ranked oilfield service company with a score of 69%. This represents an improvement of 15% from our 2009 score of 60%.

2010: Baker Hughes was the highest-ranked oilfield service company in the energy sector of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). CDP evaluates US companies listed on the Standard & Poor's 500 on their actions to reduce global emissions.

2010: Baker Hughes earned an ‘A’ ranking and placed second overall in the world's most sustainable large oil/gas engineering and service companies report. This was published by Madrid-based research and rating company Management & Excellence.

2010: Maplecroft published the results of its Climate Innovation Indices. Baker Hughes is the leader in the oil and gas services subsector in the energy category. Baker Hughes placed 79th out of 339 US companies that engage in public climate-related programs.

Social Responsibilty in the Regions

Canada Africa Asia Pacific
Europe Russia Caspian  
  • Message from the CEO

    Message from the CEO

    As a global company and an oilfield service industry leader, Baker Hughes strives to operate in a sustainable manner.

  • Message from the VP, HSE&S

    Message from the VP, HSE&S

    This comprehensive report detailing our corporate social responsibility programs, demonstrates that sustainability activities are a large part of our daily business.

  • Compliance and Ethics

    Compliance and Ethics

    Baker Hughes strongly believes that our operations must meet the highest standards of ethical behavior and legal compliance.

  • Sustainable Technology

    Sustainable Technology

    One of our objectives is to help customers develop energy reserves in an environmentally responsible manner.

  • People and Society

    People and Society

    Investments in people and communities are an integral part of our long-term business plans.

  • The Global Reporting Initiative

    The Global Reporting Initiative

    The Global Reporting Initiative gives guidance on the content of CSR reports and sets out qualitative and quantitative indicators of economic, environmental and social performance.

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