Environmental Partnership Examples
Conservation and Wildlife Habitat (Biodiversity) Protection
Innovative Tools to Minimize Environmental Impact
Working with the Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development, an independent public-interest and advocacy organization and non-profit consulting group.
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One Ocean
Petro-Canada is a key player in the implementation of One Ocean, which provides a neutral forum for the fishing and petroleum industries to communicate, exchange information and share opportunities.
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Technology Development and Clean Fuel/Vehicle Partnerships
Partnership for Cleaner Fuels
In June 1999, Petro-Canada, Ballard Power Systems and Methanex Corporation announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to work together to prepare for the establishment of a commercially viable fuel distribution network to meet the expected market demand for fuel cell vehicles. Ballard Power's proton exchange membrane fuel cell converts energy from a fuel source into electricity, without combustion.
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Air Quality and Climate Change Partnerships
Voluntary Partnerships
Petro-Canada strongly supports the Voluntary Challenge and Registry (VCR), a non-profit partnership between industry and governments across Canada with a mission to promote voluntary action in GHG emissions.
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Promoting Practical Steps to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Working with the Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development, an independent public interest and advocacy organization and non-profit consulting group, Petro-Canada is a founding sponsor of a new Internet project, launched at the Globe 2000 environment conference. This Web site provides quality, one-stop shopping for practical steps that Canadians in all sectors can take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Environmental Clean-up, Recycling and Restoration Programs
Recycling Used Motor Oil in Canada
Petro-Canada participates in the industry-sponsored effort to improve the collection and recycling of used motor oil from automobiles and commercial sources. All used motor oil that is changed at Petro-Canada facilities is recycled.
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Inglewood Wildlands
The Inglewood Wildlands was acquired by Petro-Canada in 1985. A former Gulf Oil refinery, the Wildlands began as an extensive environmental clean-up project in order to protect the Bow river and surrounding habitats and has since grown into a river valley mosaic of grasslands, shrubs, and riparian woods.
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Emergency and Spill Response Preparedness
Spill Response Coalitions in Canada
Petro-Canada is a member of two organizations certified by the Canadian Coast Guard to act during a spill into navigable waters: the Western Canada Marine Response Corporation and the Eastern Canada Response Corporation.
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Educational Partnership Examples
Educational Materials and General Program Development
Web-Based Education Programs
Working with the Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development, an independent public interest and advocacy organization and non-profit consulting group, Petro-Canada is a founding sponsor of this web-based educational program.
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Petro-Canada’s Aboriginal Education Awards
Since 1987, Petro-Canada has contributed more than $800,000 in scholarship awards to assist Aboriginal individuals across the country with their post-secondary studies.
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Local Community and Career Development Programs
Sustainable Business Education
Petro-Canada is a founding sponsor of the Sustainable Enterprise Academy (SEA) based at the Schulich School of Business at Toronto's York University. SEA is North America's Premier Executive Education Program on sustainable development.
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“The Job Begins at Home”
Petro-Canada is the exclusive oil and gas industry sponsor of the ’Climate Change Action – “the Job Begins at Home” program, created and delivered by the Conservation Corps of Newfoundland and Labrador. The program is aimed at educating and inspiring residents of Newfoundland and Labrador to take action to reduce home and personal greenhouse gas emissions.
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Environmental (Marine and Wildlife), Health and Safety Development Programs
Educating for Conservation in Canada
Petro-Canada has partnered with Destination Conservation to sponsor the delivery of this conservation initiative in British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec. Destination Conservation is a practical, student-driven, activity-based program bringing conservation alive within schools from kindergarten to Grade 12.
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Petro-Canada Bird School
An extension of the Petro-Canada Bird School at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary in Calgary, Bird School Branches Out is a community outreach program that creates special outdoor learning sites at local schools. Students and program partners work together to plant interactive gardens, attracting a wide variety of local bird life that the students can observe, learn about, and enjoy.
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Community Partnership Examples
Community Engagement and Health Programs
Operating in Your Neighborhood Program in Canada
Gain a better understanding of what local residents wanted to know about the company's upstream operations. These findings helped shaped Petro-Canada's Operating in Your Neighborhood program, which is intended to provide all of Petro-Canada's drilling and gas plant neighbors with easy-to-understand information about its activities and environment, health and safety precautions.
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Addressing Public Concerns in Canada
Petro-Canada consults with those who may be affected by its projects and development plans. Public consultation is an ongoing activity at Petro-Canada, with an emphasis on building relationships and actively seeking public input.
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Community Advisory Committee in Canada
The volunteer-led Community Advisory Committee (CAC) to Petro-Canada’s Oakville Refinery in Ontario was formed in 1991 to work with the refinery to reduce environmental impacts on the community.
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Environmental Management and Co-Operation Project
Since September 1997, Petro-Canada’s Montreal refinery has been involved in an environmental management and co-operation project with the Quebec Ministry of the Environment and the Montreal Urban Community’s Environment Department.
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“Petro-Points for Cancer” Program
In 2000, Petro-Canada launched Petro-Points for Cancer program which gives its Petro-Points customers the opportunity to donate their points (in increments of 5,000) to the Cancer Information Service (CIS).
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Update! Calgary Interfaith Food Bank
The Calgary Interfaith Food Bank depends on donations to distribute food hampers across the city. Hampers contain a week’s worth of groceries and are delivered primarily to the “working poor.” Hampers also exist for emergencies, the homeless, and households with babies. For over 20 years, Petro-Canada employees and retirees have volunteered their time to this fundraiser.
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Community Infrastructure, Development and Relief Programs
Alberta Ecotrust
Petro-Canada and the Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development partnered to create Alberta Ecotrust in 1991. Alberta Ecotrust supports sound and effective community-based environmental action.
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Creating New Business Opportunities in Canada
Petro-Canada’s MacKay River in situ oil sands development near Fort McMurray, Alberta is creating a wide range of business and employment opportunities in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB).
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Promoting Volunteerism
Under the banner of its Volunteer Energy Program, Petro-Canada has created initiatives that recognize the value of employee and retiree volunteerism and encourage involvement. This program was created to support the efforts of Petro-Canada employees and retirees and recognizes their personal choices to be involved in their communities.
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