Oil major Total has joined the likes of ExxonMobil and Chevron in making efforts to build up its reputation by expanding into the sustainable development sector. Manoelle Lepoutre has been appointed Executive Vice President, Sustainable Development and Environment, which took effect June 1. She replaces Jean-Michel Gires after holding a variety of research and development positions in addition to holding senior exploration positions in France and the Netherlands since 1982.
Lepoutre was appointed Vice President, Exploration in Norway in 1998 and just two years later, she transferred to Total USA as Vice President, Geosciences.
To meet rising energy demand for the future, Total’s sustainable growth model consists of ensuring the acceptability of its operations and engaging in sustained, profitable capital expenditure.
Its ambitions are to:
- Secure the future of energy through innovation and ongoing R&D to support the development of new energies, such as second-generation biomass, solar energy, clean coal and nuclear power, and help moderate demand.
- Expand our human resources policies, based on responsibility, diversity, mobility and fairness wherever we operate.
- Meet sustainable development challenges by unlocking the value of natural resources, protecting the environment, adapting our operations to the cultures of our host countries, and maintaining dialogue with society as a whole.
- Nurture and consolidate our relationships with stakeholders.