public information and policy research

ExxonMobil provides support to organizations that research significant domestic and foreign policy issues and promote informed discussion on issues of direct relevance to the business community and ExxonMobil’s operations. In 2006, worldwide contributions for Public Information and Policy Research totaled $6.2 million with $6.0 million focused within the United States.

We support programs with strong research capabilities and which contribute to informed U.S. policy decision making. Such programs include the Brookings Institution, the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the American Enterprise Institute.

We support programs that foster international understanding and engagement. For example, we support the Council on Foreign Relations to promote constructive public and private discussions, and to publish Foreign Affairs, a journal on global issues. Our involvement with the Asia Society, the Africa Society, the Corporate Council on Africa, the Arab American Institute, Mosaic, the Business Council for International Understanding, Seeds of Peace and other similar organizations facilitates American understanding about other societies and cultures. Many also support the building of economic and cultural linkages across nations and cultures.

We also contribute to organizations committed to law reform in parts of the world where institution building is a crucial issue. Two examples are the Central and East European Law Initiative Institute, which engages in legal education and skills training for lawyers, judges and other legal professionals; and Temple University's Judiciary Training Program in China.