Social contribution

In 2025 we continued regular engagement with local stakeholders including Indigenous communities, government representatives, community partners, industry and local suppliers and contractors.

As part of our community engagement, we created accessible community information sharing opportunities including attendance at community markets and events to seek feedback and build awareness of Woodside’s activities.

We also participated in events hosted by community and non-government organisations.

We hosted quarterly Community Liaison Group meetings in Karratha. Revised terms of reference for these meetings saw membership broadened to include two new community representatives who were appointed following a call for public nominations, increasing the diversity of the group. Operational and project updates were provided and the key topics discussed included: housing and accommodation; local content (economic participation) efforts; environment plans and approvals, social impact management; and social investment programs.

In Exmouth, we co-hosted three Energy Industry Exmouth Community Liaison Group meetings in 2025. This forum is an opportunity for community members to provide feedback on activities and discuss issues of common interest or concern. Key topics discussed at the meetings included: environment plans; operator activity updates and community partnerships.

We also continued to share community updates and information through the Karratha Community Newsletter. Woodside commenced work on a revised Social and Economic Impact Assessment (SEIA) for Karratha and Roebourne, building on our previous work in understanding our social and economic impacts on our local communities. The SEIA engaged stakeholders to identify potential impacts and opportunities arising from our current operations, projects and future growth activities. This work continues to support our understanding of community and contractor expectations and dependencies and to assist the development of mitigation measures to manage any impacts.

We engaged with the Broome community to complete a baseline study and community perception survey for the Browse to North West Shelf Project. Our social investment in the region continues to deliver local community grants, youth safety initiatives and support for Indigenous Peoples.

In 2025 we continued to contribute to our communities of operation as part of our North West Social Investment Strategy. Investment was focused across supporting vibrant and resilient communities, creating shared opportunities and improving knowledge and understanding.

Social, economic and community baselines “social baselines” were also completed for communities in Western Australia and New South Wales where Woodside owns properties on which it is developing Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme Projects. These social baselines provide an understanding of the existing social landscape and identify potential social risks, impacts and opportunities so social performance activities can be implemented.

Through the Indigenous Capacity Fund, Woodside’s carbon business is supporting Indigenous enterprises to build foundational capacities and skills to enable participation in the carbon industry. In 2025 grants were awarded to two Indigenous organisations to purchase equipment and undertake training to enable these groups to participate in carbon farming activities such as tree planting and land maintenance.

View case study

As Woodside grows its presence in Texas and Louisiana, we have prioritised engagement with local stakeholders including government representatives, community partners, suppliers and community members. Our commitment to the region is reinforced through our social investment in host communities around Lake Charles, Sulphur and Beaumont.

At the Beaumont New Ammonia facility, we hosted open houses for local community members to learn about Woodside, better understand the facility and reinforce Woodside’s commitment to safety. Information gathered from community consultations and stakeholder engagements forms the basis of our social investment programs in Beaumont.

In 2025 we continued implementing five social investment programs, announced in late 2024, focused on needs across communities in the Greater Bayou area. The funding was directed to initiatives covering environmental preservation, coastal protection, education, workforce development and capacity building.

Nearby our Louisiana LNG project we continued the Woodside LEAD (Leadership, Enrichment and Development) Council program. This aims to cultivate the next generation of leaders in local high schools and supports them in managing and facilitating a social impact project in their respective communities.

We reinforced our commitment to the Lake Charles area through grants supporting initiatives in education, first responders and local community organisations. These initiatives will be implemented in 2026.

View case study

In 2025 Woodside conducted community consultations, stakeholder engagements, and a social and human rights impact assessment, which has helped guide our social investment program in Mexico. The program, which supports our Trion Project in Mexico, focused on enhancing education outcomes, improving social wellbeing and promoting economic development.

We completed the second year of the Social Impact Management Plan, which was endorsed by the Ministry of Energy for Trion's development phase, and invested in programs supporting our host communities.

We continued working with Enseña por México (Teach for Mexico) and the Proyecto Nuevo Maestro (New Teacher Project) through our social investment collaboration with the Schools that Learn initiative to support teacher training and improve teaching effectiveness in classrooms. Since its inception in 2020, the program has supported more than 13,500 students, as well as the leadership skills of more than 1,200 teachers and school principals, in 79 public schools in southern and northern regions of Tamaulipas. In 2025 an additional three recipients of the Woodside Supporting Leaders of Tomorrow scholarship in collaboration with Tecnologico de Monterray, enabled female leaders to pursue STEM-focused university degrees. Since inception, these scholarships have funded tuition for nine students from Tamaulipas and Veracruz.

Our community partnership with Cáritas de Tampico provided meals, medical support and medicine to underserved communities south of Tamaulipas and north of Veracruz. As part of this program, Woodside supported seven centres that distribute soy-based and milk breakfasts, serving more that 200,000 breakfasts and providing more than 186,000 forms of social aid throughout the year.

View case study

Our approach prioritises engagement with fishing communities and enhancing safety standards through regional information sessions and community initiatives, visits to engage with local authorities, and field visits to assess the effectiveness of our programs. These engagements have provided valuable insights and visibility into our community efforts, enabling direct feedback from community members.

Our social investment initiatives in 2025 were delivered across three key regions in Senegal: Dakar; Thiès and Fatick. In Fatick, our investment focuses on building community resilience in the Saloum Delta through ecosystem restoration and conservation efforts. In Dakar and Thiès, the emphasis is on enhancing the capacities and social and economic empowerment of women in the fishing sector through programs that support diversification of their activities and improve access to services, including financial services.

View case study

In 2025 Woodside continued engagement with the Timor-Leste and Australian Governments, as well as the Sunrise Joint Venture participants, on the fiscal, regulatory and legal frameworks to support the upstream development of Greater Sunrise.

As part of this engagement we prioritised collaboration and transparent information sharing through formal meetings, policy discussions, and participation in industry forums, including through the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. These efforts aim to seek feedback and build awareness of Woodside activities in the region.

We remain committed to contributing to the development of Timor-Leste’s communities through our expanded social investment program. In 2025, this program focused on critical areas such as health and nutrition, agriculture, climate resilience and capacity building. This approach is designed to foster sustainable growth and long-term development within Timor-Leste.

View case study