• The Award of Excellence-Downstream, the top international honor for independent refiners, from the 21st annual Global Energy Awards of S&P Global Platts 
  • Institutional Investor magazine’s Most Honored Companies list, based on its 2020 All-America Executive Team awards in the integrated oil sector: Joe Gorder, Best CEO, and overall top 2 rankings to Donna Titzman in the Best CFO category; Homer Bhullar, Best IR Professional category; and to Valero in the Best Investor Relations Program, Best IR Team, Best in Corporate Governance and Best in ESG/SRI Metrics (tie) categories 
  • Included on Forbes magazine’s 2019 lists of World’s Best Employers, America’s Best Employers and Best Employers for Women 
  • Named each time since 2013 to list of America’s 50 most community-minded companies – The Civic 50, an initiative of Points of Light – and the leading energy sector company on the list 
  • Selected to the 2020 Bloomberg Gender Equality Index (GEI) list of global companies for efforts supporting gender equality, setting an example to advance women in the workplace through measurement and transparency 
  • Most refineries (nine) approved as Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Sites, the highest plant safety designation of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), after voluntarily submitting to and passing rigorous safety audits 
  • Three asphalt terminals approved for VPP Stars 
  • Four safety awards in 2019 from American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), including the Elite Silver Safety Award to the Valero Ardmore Refinery for performance in the top 5% of AFPM member companies 
  • Valero’s Canadian operations recognized with the Solidaires Corporate Commitment award from Centraide (United Way in Canada) for conducting an exceptional campaign receiving support of senior management, a crowning achievement reflecting more than 20 years of support 
  • The 2019 Eagle Ford Excellence Award for Environmental Stewardship, and Community and Social Investment, from the South Texas Energy & Economic Roundtable (STEER) 
  • An ASTORS Award from American Security Today to the Valero Port Arthur Refinery for Best Maritime/Seaport Security Program, in conjunction with Allied Universal, for efforts to protect the nation’s fastest-growing port complex critical to the U.S. defense and economy 
  • Three awards to the Valero Memphis Refinery from the United Way of the Mid- South, for Best Team Effort, Best Difference Maker and Best Game Changer 
  • The Valero Wilmington Refinery recognized as Partner of the Year by the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor as well as honored as the Corporation of the Year by the Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce 
  • The 2019 Brookings County Conservation District Tree Stewardship Award to Valero Renewables-Aurora for its efforts in planting thousands of trees over many years as field windbreaks and to provide habitat for wildlife 
  • ¡Por Vida! program recognition from the Healthy Restaurants Coalition of the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, San Antonio Restaurant Association and local dieticians to Valero’s headquarters cafeteria for its nutritional food options 
  • Eight American Inhouse Design Awards to the Valero Design Services team from Graphic Design USA magazine, recognizing outstanding work by in-house graphic designers and departments

We Value Our Community and the World And are committed to helping our communities while protecting and improving the environment.

2022 BFC Breakfast
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Philanthropy

Community Investment. As good neighbors, we’re proud of our fundraising efforts for the United Way and local charities, and corporate contributions from Valero.
2022 United Way Day of Caring
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Volunteerism

Valero employees logged more than 127,000 volunteer hours in 2023 in the communities where they live and work.