Responsible development
It’s not just about reducing emissions. We’re committed to advancing the responsible development of the oil sands industry, supported by consultation, collaboration and engagement.
Reducing impacts to create lasting benefits.
For more than two decades, our member companies have worked together to improve the environmental performance of Canada’s oil sands.
FOCUS
We are working to ensure the responsible and sustainable growth of Canada’s oil sands.
COMMITMENT
Member companies have pledged to innovate and accelerate improvements in environmental performance in our four Environmental Priority Areas.
4
Environmental priority areas
233
Active projects
$1.8B
Technology development costs (2012-2020)
26
COSIA technical working groups
$531M
Cost of active projects (2012-2020)
1,143
Contributed technologies (2012-2020)
Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance
COSIA is the innovation arm of Pathways Alliance. Its ongoing work aims to reduce impacts on air, improve water management, remediate tailings and reclaim land faster.
Environmental priorities
See how we’re continuing to reduce our impact on air, land and water, and improve tailings management.
Indigenous relations
Find out how we’re engaging and consulting with Indigenous groups.
Community relations
Find out how our member companies contribute to and invest in our communities.
About the oil sands
Discover what makes Alberta’s oil sands different.
Research
Stay up to date with the latest Pathways research.
Our carbon capture and storage
(CCS) project
Our proposed CCS project is the foundation of our goal of net-zero emissions from operations. Find out what it is and why we’ve chosen it, and explore other CCS projects around the world.