Esso on good corporate citizenship with varied activities for society

       Exxon Mobil Corporation, the parent company of Esso (Thailand) Public Company Limited, and its affiliated around the globe operate on the same corporate citizenship fundamental and a strong aspiration to perform business ethically, respect the law of the countries in which they operate, operate in compliance with local cultures and communities, and, most importantly, emphasize safety for both their personnel and neighboring comm unities.
       Over recent years, Esso has carried out a number of ongoing socially beneficial projects in "Esso Challene - Innovative Internship" whose objective is to enhance the potential and ethical standing of university students by providing them opportunities to attend training programs and receive internships.
       This project has been organized annually since 2005 with collaboration between Esso and ExxonMobil's affiliates in Thailand to prepare university students to work efficient and ethically to satisfy the demands of the Thai business sector, which are major factors in enabling local organizations to rise to international levels.
       The "Esso Challenge - Innovative Intership" project allows third-year university students of various faculties to fully prepare themselves before graduation to become professional and ethical in business. the training sessions are delivered by executives of Esso and ExxonMobil's affiliates in Thailand, as well as lecturers frrom leading academic institutes.
       Intern students receive training in Integrated Marketing Communications, Creative thinking and Problem Solving, Leadership and Teamwork, Corporate Citizenship, Effective EQ Management, Effective Presentation, and perform various activities under the project.
       In addition, they will have a chance to experience the working environment in various department sof Esso, visit the Esso Sriracha Refinery and work at Esso service stations under the Heart of Tiger Services project (H.O.T.S) to learn more about the businesses. Another project that has impressed participating university students is the CSR activity, whose objective is to return benefits to society. "Esso We Car", which is under the CSR and Energy Education Activity project, encourages university students to understanding of energy use and alternatives to elementary students. university students can draw upon their experience from participating in social activities to propose projects and receive scholarship from the the Esso Challenge - iNnovative Internship project and training attendance certificates.
       The Esso Challenge 2010 - Innovative Internship project will take place again between March 22- May 31, 2010 under the concept "A Genius Mind". Interested persons can apply to join the project from today until October 12, 2009, via the website www.essochallenge.com.
       Mr. Mongkolnimit Auacherdkul, Director and Public and Government Affairs Manager of Esso(Thailand) Public Company Limited
       At Esso, we pay atention to every steps of operations from wells to wheels with emphasis on quality. We take as prime responsibilities the care for employees, communities and national societies. Wherever we operate, we place importance to surrounding communities and listen to them. The comany has set up several development projects in return to the society in various fileds for equality for all. All elecments have to co-exist and relate to earch other. We can't place importance on only one element. As a good corporate citizen, participating in social development is regarded as a duty of all employees to help improve our sicity as a whole.