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Connecting with Stakeholders
To understand local interests and priorities, we proactively engage with all stakeholders, including:
Neighbors - We work to ensure our neighbors understand our proposed activities, and we strive to provide them
with opportunities to have their concerns heard. Outreach efforts are designed around community needs and
preferences and may include a combination of hotlines, newsletters, direct mailings, electronic noti昀椀cations,
websites and participation in community advisory councils (CACs) or community advisory panels (CAPs).
Comprised of fenceline residents
and businesses, nonpro昀椀t
organizations and government
representatives, CACs/CAPs have
traditionally been a primary
mechanism for Valero to engage
with local communities. We work
closely with the members of our
CACs/CAPs, meeting regularly,
and sometimes partnering on
volunteer activities.
In Wilmington, California, the CAP and Valero volunteers
cook a monthly meal for families staying at the Ronald
McDonald House.
Regulatory Agencies and Government Of昀椀cials - Federal, state and local regulatory agencies provide
environmental stewardship through the development and enforcement of regulations. Engagements with
regulators are mutually bene昀椀cial, serving as opportunities for Valero to provide business and operations
updates and for agencies to discuss regulatory matters. We also work closely with government of昀椀cials to
ensure alignment of our business with public policies. Both regulators and government of昀椀cials are invited to
our re昀椀neries and plants as part of our proactive engagement efforts.
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) - We regularly meet with representatives from NGOs in local
communities to answer their questions, as well as look for ways we can partner on projects for the betterment of
the community.
Indigenous Tribes - We worked with Indigenous tribes to preserve sites with
biodiverse, historical, cultural and spiritual signi昀椀cance on infrastructure
projects. We also work in partnership to address community issues. For
example, Valero partnered with the Chickasaw Nation and the Ardmore,
Oklahoma, YMCA to promote health and well-being through scholarships for
youth sports such as 昀氀ag football, basketball and baseball. In 2023, 11,000 kids
were enrolled in youth sports.
Industry and Business Partners - We collaborate with industry and business partners to promote mutual
success by embracing the highest standards of responsible operations, including ethical business practices
and compliance with all laws and regulations, health, safety, environment, human rights, labor and governance.
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