People are at the center of everything we do and every decision we make.
We are committed to prioritizing safety, developing our workforce, and respecting human rights. As community members, we invest significantly in major projects and local goods and services, create jobs, and generate revenues for local communities. We contribute to local communities, so that actions today might enable future generations to meet their needs.
We partner with the Special Olympics.
As a mission partner of Special Olympics Hawaii, we help the nonprofit organization to achieve its mission of providing year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills, and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. In addition to raising more than $100,000 in donations each year, Par employees and their families volunteer their time to participate in numerous Special Olympics Hawaii sporting and fundraising events, such as the opening ceremonies of the State Summer Games, the annual Fueling Dreams in-store collection campaign, and rappelling off a 30-story building to raise funds in the annual Over the Edge of Waikiki fundraiser.
We mobilize to provide lifesaving support.
As an active and opportunistic company, we quickly provide disaster relief. For example, when a devastating typhoon struck Guam in 2019, we mobilized. Guam desperately needed medical equipment, and we provided fuel to transport lifesaving medical equipment.
We champion local communities.
Over the past 3 years, Par Pacific contributed to local community needs. We bring energy and investment to our communities. We believe that our contributions should be community-led, and as such, regular support and engagement with community organizations is one way we promote sustainability.
We support energy security.
Par Pacific engages with the executive branch, Congress and state officials to provide our perspectives on energy issues. We engage in the public policy process through indirect lobbying and by participating in select business and policy organizations that advocate positions that support fair and responsible energy policies as well as free markets. While we may not agree with every position of each trade or policy association to which we are a member, we believe that our presence is an effective way to help shape the positions to align with our values and experiences. Our political activities comply with Federal and State laws.
