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Sponsoring environmental programs that help to
Protect Tomorrow. Today.
As a responsible energy supplier, our company has a duty to encourage the development of innovative programs that engage the environmental awareness of Canadians. The Imperial Oil Foundation works with organizations that advance education, conservation and understanding in the areas of air, land, water and energy.
Environmental education
Air
Where old cars come to a good end
An innovative program supported by Imperial Oil, Car Heaven is helping to get older, higher polluting cars off the road. More ...
Foundation Donation: $1.5 million since 1999
Imperial supports the Clean Air Foundation and its Car Heaven program, a national program that makes it easier for Canadians to retire older, higher-emitting vehicles at no cost to the owner. Those who use the program receive incentives to purchase new vehicles or shift to other cleaner alternatives. At the end of 2006, more than 44,000 older vehicles were retired through Car Heaven. This amounts to reductions of more than 32,000 tonnes of GHG emissions, 19,000 tonnes of carbon monoxide emissions and 5,000 tonnes of smog-forming emissions.
Land
Earth Care
From helping children learn about the ecosystem to contributing to wetland conservation, Imperial supports a broad range of environmental initiatives. More ...
Foundation donation: Imperial has contributed $100,000 over five years to Earth Rangers program that teaches students about the importance of protecting wildlife and the ecosystem. $100,000 has been given to the SEEDS Foundation since 2002 providing educational programs on energy and the environment to elementary and high school students across the country. An addition $500,000 multi-year pledge was provided to SEEDS in 2007 for their Habitat in the Balance program.
Alberta Ecotrust
Alberta EcoTrust, an alliance of industry and environmental organizations, raises and distributes funds for environmental projects in the province. Through our partnership with Alberta Ecotrust, we’re supporting grassroots organizations working on projects that help to protect water, wilderness and air.
Donation: More than $400,000 has been contributed by Imperial and affiliate companies since the early 1990s.
Water
Alberta RiverWatch science program
Each year about 5,000 Grade 9 science students across central and southern Alberta take a RiverWatch field trip by raft to explore a section of their local river. Along the way, students make shoreline stops to conduct water chemistry and biology tests. Back at school, the water quality data is used to determine the health of the river. The field trips intent is to pique students' interest in science and the environment.
Foundation donation: $40,000 has been given to the RiverWatch science program since 2005.
Energy conservation
A Big Idea Comes to Life
Saving energy and reducing emissions, Imperial is investing $250 million in cogeneration facilities that produce electricity from clean-burning natural gas and use the exhaust heat to make steam. More...
Conservation Corps Newfoundland and Labrador
The Corps is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing youth with training and employment in environmental and cultural heritage conservation.
Foundation donation: $20,000 to date has been donated to the Corps.
Clean Nova Scotia
Clean Nova Scotia is a non-profit, non-government environmental organization that emphasizes the importance of individual action to create environmental change. The organization delivers environmental programs such as Home Energy Evaluations, Planet Action Club For Kids (PACK) newsletter, Quagmire, and the Great Nova Scotia Pick-Me-Up (province-wide litter collection program).
Foundation donation: more than $40,000 has been given to Clean Nova Scotia to date.
Energy research
Oil Sands' Green Team
Scientists at the Centre for Oil Sands Innovation have been told to rewrite the book on how to extract oil from Alberta 's oil sands. Learn what the researchers are doing to find new ways to reduce costs and the environmental impact of future oil sands projects. More ...
Donation: Imperial has committed $10 million over five years to the Imperial Oil-Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Oil Sands Innovation to find more efficient, economically viable, and environmentally responsible ways to develop Canada's vast oil sands resources.
Interested in learning more about Imperial's environmental initiatives?
Read "Oil and Water: Producing One, Protecting the Other."
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