At Canadian Natural, we are committed to operating responsibly and ensuring that the way we conduct our business demonstrates our mission of “doing it right”. Our operations have an impact on the environment and our goal is to develop resources in a sustainable and responsible way.
Our approach to energy development values environmental performance and stewardship. To reach high standards of environmental performance we adhere to the principles of efficient operations, sustainable development and technological innovation.
We strive to ensure that our operations comply with and exceed industry standards, government regulations and regulatory guidelines concerning the protection of the environment and the public.
An Environmental Excellence program was initiated in 2010 to continue to enhance our processes and achieve our environmental performance goals as well as regulatory compliance.
Protecting the environment and reclaiming our footprint is a priority for us. We clean up and restore the areas after our work has been completed. In 2010, Canadian Natural expanded and strengthened its proactive reclamation and remediation plans.
We recognize that every employee and contractor has a vital role to play in identifying and mitigating environmental impacts from our operations. Our focus on employee training and due diligence for operators and contractors are fundamental to the effectiveness of our environmental programs and the prevention of incidents. We have also implemented a program to improve internal communications on environmental issues.
The promotion of an environmental culture is an important part of our Environment Excellence activities. Environmental protection is a fundamental value of Canadian Natural and we focus on continuously addressing and improving our environmental performance.
Canadian Natural earned the 2009 Steward of Excellence Award for Environmental Performance. This award recognized our stewardship work throughout the development the Horizon Oil Sands Compensation Lake.
Learn more about this award-winning project.
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