First respondent

Truly speaking, the company has had various projects in the host community. The company’s engagement in various projects has made various contributions to the development of the community. The company has partnered with various nongovernmental organizations and also participated in various projects that have seen the host community and other beneficiaries make great movements. The company has been committed to giving the host community social advantages to encourage the development. The social advantages are clearly seen and encapsulated in various high profiles of infrastructure projects. Chevron Nigeria makes donations yearly to the host community and surrounding hospitals. The respondent further quoted Central Hospital and Braithwaite Memorial Hospital as the direct beneficiaries of CSR in Chevron Nigeria. The company is known in sports and athletics sponsorship and various projects in education.

Second respondent

Our company has corporate social responsibility issues normally. The company in various occasions has been committed in participating in community development programs. These activities are well evident in various high profile donations, infrastructure, and hospitals among others. Truly speaking, Chevron Nigeria makes annual contributions to the hospitals in the host community and other hospitals in Nigeria. Among the hospital we have assisted are: Delta state, central hospital, Okolobiri hospital and Port Harcourt of Rivers state. To add on this, the company has made various progress in assisting government and non-government like HIV/AIDs programs. The company has also participated through contributions in various sporting activities and sponsored various students.

Third respondent

The effects of corporate social responsibility on the community in which the company operates is on in which Chevron has complied to. In accordance with the proliferation of international codes and awareness of media, Chevron has progressively reformed its corporate social agendas. The company has done all these to make sure that the company matches the global standards. In the recent past, the company has made immerse contributions to the development of Nigerian infrastructure like construction of roads plus other technical support to the government. The company in attempt to increase the welfare of its employees has improved the training of its staff and initiated various pension programs and initiated various technologies in assisting the host community. We have never relaxed in making efforts concerning the community development and its employees’ welfare and it has without fail paid us.

Fourth respondent

In the past years, the company has made significant contributions to infrastructure development and supported the Nigeria government financially as stated by the second respondent. The company has improved the health care of their employees as well as introduced pension schemes. The company has never relaxed in making efforts towards sustaining the host community and its employees.

Fifth respondent

Corporate social responsibility in all about making sure that the host community do not suffer due to the company’s operations. In my opinion, the company has made various moves in ensuring that the host community does not suffer and has taken this as a key concern in the company. The company has in all cases enfolded itself in various activities that have mitigated the impacts of mining and the production of hydroelectric fire and has also compensated for it. We have also brought initiatives that will enable the local authorities to decrease pollution and making sure that the host community is kept clean. Our use of hyper spectral imaging among other takes a lot about our contribution to the host community sustainability. This is the instruments that makes it possible for use to collect information about the effects of the company to the host community and enables the company make future plans.

Sixth respondent

Exactly, there are evidences that we have corporate social responsibility activities in Chevron Nigeria and its effects are evident among the company’s employees (us) and the host community as well. Corporate social responsibility is concerned with the establishment of cordial connections with the Chevron staff and host community. The company’s capability is vastly rooted in Chevron’s efforts to employ achievable policies that will assist in taking necessary measures to prevent imminent trepidation. The local Nigeria community is thus the beneficiary of Social Corporate Responsibility of Chevron Nigeria and the effects of CSR on the environment can be further seen through ways in which the company minimizes pollution.

Seventh respondent

It is undoubted that majority of what the company is experiencing in the recent past concerning Chevron being socially responsible to its host community is not strange as a necessary consequence of disruption of the system regarding the recent damages of the company’s oil pipes and attacks by the militants. To me, as a matter of fact, I regard the social functions carried out by the company as strategic means to encourage the host community and create a reputable imagine of the company among the residences and in Nigeria as a whole. As far as I am concerned, the company cannot be measured with the quantity of damage as a result of their operations in the host communities.

Eighth respondent

I will not deny that though the company has had various impressive projects for the local community and other organizations, I will not deny that the company has received various negative impressions to the local community. The cases of oil spillage have caused pollution in the local community and this has impacted negatively on the good relationships that the company has with the local community. In some cases, oil spillages seen in the local community were as a result of the destruction of the company pipes by the youths of the local community. Currently, the company is doing all it can to rebuild the relationships between the company and the local community and in so doing, the company is considering development of community empowerment programs. In fact, Chevron is making sure that the impact of the company’s various programs to have positive effects on the host community. As a result, Chevron is currently working with various NGOs and local community to develop schemes with constructive effects on the lives of the local community and people in Nigeria as a whole.