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biodiversity action planning
Consistent with guidance from the Energy and Biodiversity Initiative (EBI) and the Biodiversity Working Group of the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA), ExxonMobil recognizes the importance of biodiversity action planning. Biodiversity action planning entails a sequence of actions, from acquisition of social and ecosystem information, through impact assessment and mitigation identification, to plan implementation, monitoring, feedback and improvement. At ExxonMobil, this process is conducted and documented as part of our Environmental Business Planning.
Environmental Business Planning, an important environmental performance management tool within ExxonMobil, ensures key environmental objectives are integrated into the overall business planning process. ExxonMobil’s Operations Integrity Management System (OIMS), which provides a disciplined framework for environment, safety and health management at every ExxonMobil facility, drives effective Environmental Business Planning practices company-wide. Environmental Business Planning involves finding appropriate ways to reduce environmental impacts related to current operations and new projects. Each of ExxonMobil's operating units is required to establish and maintain documented environmental objectives, including those addressing biodiversity, and to manage progress toward those objectives.
For major new projects, particularly those in previously undeveloped areas or areas with known sensitivities, additional tools are used to facilitate biodiversity action planning, including Environmental/Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs).
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