We nurture local businesses and skills to encourage sustainable community development.  Through our network of expertise and experience, we bring value to the communities where we work. We draw on lessons learned and best practices from all over the world.

We recruit and train local people who enrich our global network by bringing their experience, culture and diversity into our business. 

We are committed to achieving high local content wherever we operate. We justify this investment by the ongoing successes that can be seen in our people, our projects and the communities where we work.

We work with our customers, contractors, partners and suppliers to improve the efficiency of our operations by conserving resources, reducing waste and emissions, and preventing environmental pollution. 

Localisation in action

• Our information specialists in Azerbaijan developed a strong local team which expanded rapidly to suit BP’s local needs
• 95% of our team in Sangu, Bangladesh are locals