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48%
15
300

increase in SunCares employee years the Suncor Energy employees who completed
program participation
Foundation has been in operation
Aboriginal awareness training

youth a key community investment priority. human rights and to ensure we are not employees demonstrate their commitment
It’s the right thing to do – and, given our complicit in human rights abuses. This and passion to do their jobs the right way

industry’s growing need for skilled workers, responsibility applies to all our activities and and with integrity. They understand we are
it’s also smart business.
to our business relationships with others.
all connected and part of something bigger.

In 2013, the SEF worked with our partner, We continue to embed our Human Rights

Indspire, to launch the Indspire Institute, a new policy into employee policies and practices,
online meeting place and resource for those our approach to community and stakeholder

engaged in Aboriginal education in the K-12 engagement, and the way we manage
grades. Other initiatives we supported included employee and facility security. This process is

the Banff Centre’s highly respected Indigenous part of a broader effort to better understand
Leadership and Management program as well the social risks associated with our business and

as efforts by Ottawa-based Actua to deliver to build that understanding into our decision-
culturally relevant science, technology, making processes. In 2013, we piloted new

engineering and mathematics programs
human rights and corporate social risk tools in
to Aboriginal youth across Canada.
Libya with the goal that, if they could work in

a conlict-aflicted nation, they would be robust
Recognizing the ongoing concerns many enough to apply across our global operations.
on the web: More details on all aspects
Aboriginal residents express about a range
of Suncor’s social performance at
of issues, including community health and We are a member of the United Nations Global sustainability.suncor.com

wellness and the environmental impact of
Compact (UNGC) and we are committed to
oil sands development, we strive to maintain advancing the UNGC’s 10 Principles with

open, respectful two-way communication respect to human rights, labour, environment
through vehicles like the advisory committee and anti-corruption. We also support the

groups we’ve established with the Fort McKay, Voluntary Principles on Security and Human
Athabasca Chipewyan and Mikisew Cree
Rights. We are one of seven Canadian

First Nations.
companies leading an engagement effort
to establish a UN Global Compact Local

“The way forward is about forging meaningful Network in Canada.

and authentic partnerships with Aboriginal
communities,” says Mary Pat Campbell, As at May 2014, production in Libya continued

manager, stakeholder and Aboriginal to be shut down due to political unrest.
relations. “It’s about both sides bringing

their expertise and voice to the table to Our employees
ind a better way.”
Our employees are an essential part of our

sustainability journey. In 2013, we continued
Human rights and social risk
to implement a wide range of initiatives to

Our Human Rights policy recognizes we recruit, retain and reward many of the best
have a corporate responsibility to respect
and brightest in our industry. Every day, our