Promoting access to sustainable energy 
Total steps up its support of projects to provide access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy in developing countries.

  Optimizing product life cycles
Manufacturers like Total have to consider and plan for the impact of a product throughout its entire life cycle. This process involves finding innovative solutions to improve our products' environmental performance, starting in the design phase right through to end-of-life.

 New directions in development aid.
Poverty reduction is an important topic among international organisations, NGOs and governments. Views from an academic and member of France's Institute of Research & Development (IRD) and two members of Total's Sustainable Development team.

 A Policy to Combat HIV/AIDS in Burkina Faso  
As in most sub-Saharan countries, the incidence of HIV/AIDS in Burkina Faso is of serious concern. In line with the country's intent to combat the epidemic, Total Burkina decided a quick, forceful, and sustained action against the epidemic for its employees and their families.

 Total E&P Congo: A Comprehensive Commitment to Sustainable Development
Total has made a three-pronged and sustainable commitment to Congo's civil society, focusing on economic and social development, health and education.

 Responsibility in Action in the Dalia Project
Brought on stream in late 2006 after four years of work, the deepwater Dalia field is spurring the growth of Angola's oil industry and delivering economic benefits. The project's main contributions are strengthening skills and the local industrial base and promoting human development.

 Lacq (France): Managing a declining gas field
Managing the impact on local employment of a declining gas field is the challenge faced by the teams of Total's E&P France (TEPF) on the Lacq site.

 Improving Petroleum Product Transportation in Madagascar  
In late 2003, we launched the Program to Improve Petroleum Product Transportation in Madagascar, in cooperation with the government, for whom improving road safety is a priority. This program is designed to enhance the skills, safety, productivity and revenue of small and medium-sized carriers

 Our presence in Myanmar
Total's presence in Myanmar since 1992 has generated considerable controversy. Although Total shares the concerns of the international community about the human rights situation in Myanmar, we believe that our presence has positive lasting benefits for the region.

 Our presence in Sudan
Security issues in Sudan caused us to suspend the exploration operations. In late 2004, Total signed an agreement with the Sudanese government updating the 1980 accord and spelling out the terms and conditions for resuming our operations in Sudan.

 Yemen LNG, CSR Principles in Action  
The way in which the project has been developed shows how the impact on the community, the environment and the local economy have been taken into account from the outset, in line with our principles and standards.