| Issue | Our Priorities | Indicator | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Climate change | Invest in energy efficiency improvements while advancing breakthrough energy technologies that can significantly reduce emissions. | Greenhouse gas emissions
(million tonnes of CO2 equivalent)
| 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.0 |
| Air quality | Implement cost-effective technologies
and new operating practices to further reduce emissions. | Sulphur dioxide emissions
(thousand tonnes)
| 49.3 | 48.2 | 46.7 | 38.2 | 34.5 |
| | | Nitrogen oxide emissions
(thousand tonnes)
| 23.0 | 21.0 | 20.8 | 20.4 | 18.0 |
| | | Volatile organic compounds
(thousand tonnes)
| 21.5 | 20.8 | 19.9 | 20.3 | 19.0 |
| Spills | Equal or better our best-ever performance, with goal of achieving zero spills to environment. | Number of oil and chemical spills
(greater than one barrel)
| 50 | 28 | 34 | 17 | 28 |
| Water | Continually seek ways to reduce water use and preserve water quality. | Freshwater use at Cold Lake operation
(cubic metres of fresh water needed to produce a cubic metre of bitumen)
| 0.53 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.47 |
| Regulatory compliance | Apply rigorous processes to meet all regulatory requirements. | Environmental regulatory incidents
(number)
| 38 | 20 | 24 | 41 | 34 |
| Issue | Our Priorities | Indicator | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Safety | Create a work environment where Nobody Gets Hurt. Equal or better our best-ever performance, with goal of achieving zero incidents. | Lost-time incident frequency for employees
(incidents and illnesses expressed as a rate per
200,000 hours worked)
| 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| | | Lost-time incident frequency for contractors
(incidents and illnesses expressed as a rate per
200,000 hours worked)
| 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| | | Total recordable incident frequency for employees
(incidents and illnesses expressed as a rate per 200,000 hours worked)
| 0.33 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.42 | 0.35 |
| | | Total recordable incident frequency for contractors
(incidents and illnesses expressed as a rate per 200,000 hours worked)
| 0.93 | 0.71 | 0.99 | 0.80 | 1.07 |
