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SEPTEMBER 2014
360

NEWS FROM AROUND THE BUSINESS...

Suncor gets
VP Brent Janke leads a
session in St. John's, N.L.

After just three years, we have more than

100,000 followers on our LinkedIn professional

networking site. That’s just 13,000 fewer than

the combined total for Imperial Oil, Cenovus and

CNRL. Through social media sites, Suncor is
reaching more than two million people every

month with company updates and information,
Safety Stand Downs provoke discussion
says Lauren Larose, team lead, talent acquisition

and marketing communications. LinkedIn has
This summer, all employees and contractors with all you do, apply operational discipline to
emerged as a primary driver of trafic to the were asked to attend a Safety Stand Down everything you do, and always look out for
Careers section of suncor.com. Statistics show
session*. The events resulted in rich each other.
that 36 per cent of new employees with LinkedIn discussions and the collection of valuable,
• Read more about safety on P. 7-9; and
access connected to Suncor through LinkedIn tangible suggestions to improve safety.
operational discipline on P. 20-21, 29.
before hiring on, she says. Some 11,000 Suncor
One of the most commonly asked questions at * Oil Sands workers have had a number of safety
employees are currently connected to LinkedIn.
the sessions was: ‘How can I help?’ There are conversations throughout the year. If you are part of this
workforce, there is no expectation that you attend an
three things: understand the risks associated
additional Safety Stand Down session.

Anti-Suncor campaign prompts response

It’s called ‘having the courage of your convictions’ because it comes with certain risks. Our What Yes Can Do campaign has
attracted a spoof website, social media, and news releases with misleading and untrue statements about our company. “We

knew this could happen,” says Sue Van Aalst, GM, corporate communications. “People have a right to share their opinions.”
Knowing you will get questions about the anti-Suncor campaign, she says, a few facts are important:

• We’ve increased production while

reducing Athabasca River water use by
45 per cent since 2007.

• About 85 per cent of the water used by
our mining and extraction operations is

recycled tailings water. About 95 per cent
of the water used in our in situ operations

is recycled.

• We’ve reported on our environmental,
social and economic performance since

1993 (visit sustainability.suncor.com).