Shell’s Social Investment

There are a number of ways we do this: we create local jobs, we employ local apprentices and trainees, we buy from local businesses, we add to local infrastructure and we support local communities.  We call this support ‘Social Investment’. We work in partnership with communities to deliver this investment because we know strong and diverse local economies benefit everyone. For Shell, they keep supply chains short and create a stronger labour market for local hire. For communities, they create jobs, keep rural towns vibrant and help attract new residents.

How we’re working with local communities

When Shell seeks to partner with the community, we don’t have a pre-determined outcome in mind. We ask the community how we can best be involved and listen to what they tell us. In these discussions three areas come up repeatedly:

1. Local communities want young people to have meaningful jobs
2. Many Aboriginal groups want pathways to real jobs, to strengthen cultural identity and to shape their own future
3. Regional communities want to continue to prosper and not be dependent on Shell for their economic wellbeing

Accordingly, our Social Investment initiatives are based on the below priorities.