Suncor’s Social Responsibility

Over the past 10 years, Suncor and the Suncor Energy Foundation have invested $131 million to support charitable and non-profit organizations across Canada and internationally. In 2012, Suncor’s employees supported more than 600 charitable and non-profit organizations through their charitable giving and volunteer efforts. Suncor is a member of the United Nations Global Compact which requires companies to embrace, support and enact a core set of values in the areas of human rights, labour standards, the environment and anti-corruption. Suncor has implemented an Aboriginal Economic Collaboration Strategy with the goal of increasing partnerships with Aboriginal businesses across Canada.

Suncor’s Environmental Commitment

Suncor was one of the first energy companies to commit to a series of strategic ‘beyond-compliance’ environmental performance goals. More than six million trees have been planted on Suncor’s oil sands site – including 900,000 seedlings in 2012 alone. They were the first oil sands company to successfully complete surface reclamation of a tailings pond. Approximately 85% of the water used in their mining and extraction operations is recycled. More than 90% of the water used in their in situ facilities is recycled. Suncor is one of the first companies in the world to attempt reconstruction of a fen. A fen is a bog-like wetland found in the boreal forest. Total air emissions at Suncor’s operations in 2012 were reduced by almost 8.7% compared to 2011. This was a direct result of measures implemented to improve overall performance and reliability.