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Corporate Social Responsibility

Marathon strives to meet the challenges of providing energy while affirming its commitment to core values of health and safety, environmental stewardship, ethics and integrity, corporate citizenship and diversity. During 2005, Marathon demonstrated its commitment to these values through its broad corporate social responsibility efforts.

       Marathon’s upstream operations posted a year-end Recordable Incident Rate (RIR) of 1.07, marking the best-ever combined contractor and Company employee RIR since Marathon began tracking this statistic in 2000. At the same time, downstream operations achieved a best-ever safety mark. Downstream operations’ OSHA recordable injury rate, combining contractor and employee work hours, was a remarkable 0.9.

       The Robinson refinery was named one of “America’s Safest Companies” by Occupational Hazards magazine and received the 2005 EHS&S Excellence and Achievement Award from the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association. The Detroit refinery earned ISO and Responsible Care (RC) 14001 certifications — the first U.S. refinery to receive the new RC certification.

       In Equatorial Guinea, we are making a difference in the lives of residents. After the first full year of a five-year malaria control project on Bioko Island, an 80 percent reduction in the number of mosquitoes transmitting the malaria parasite and a 33 percent reduction in the number of children infected by the parasite were achieved. Further progress is expected once the second-round results are available.

       Following the devastating hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, Marathon employees rallied to the aid of colleagues and residents impacted by the storms. Of the more than $10 million in aid provided by Marathon for tsunami and hurricane disaster relief, $1.8 million was raised by employees, retirees, Marathon dealers, jobbers and wholesale customers.

       Other examples of community philanthropy include the following: record United Way campaigns in 11 states; participating as the Local Presenting Partner for the 2005 Komen Houston Race for the Cure; and the second annual Books for Bioko School Supply Drive for schoolchildren in Equatorial Guinea.

       As a participant in the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPS), Marathon addresses such matters wherever we operate. During 2005, the Company developed VPS guidelines and trained key members of Marathon’s leadership.

       Marathon continues to implement a global diversity program that spans four continents and assists the Company in maintaining a competitive advantage. Key elements of the program include a focus on cultural competency and awareness, regional diversity councils, mentoring programs and a talent acquisition program that aids in developing a representative workforce.

       Additionally, the Company supports a U.S.-based Supplier Diversity Program to give all businesses equal access to supply and service opportunities. In 2005, expenditures with minority- and women-owned and small, disadvantaged businesses totaled more than $180 million, an increase of more than 30 percent compared to 2004.