Innovation & technology
We take sustainability seriously and leverage innovation and technology across our operations to help further reduce our environmental impact, upgrade the tools and processes we use in our day-to-day operations, maximize our financial performance and enhance our product value.




Read our environmental, social & governance (ESG) report to learn more about our ESG targets and performance.
Cenovus and Canada’s other large oil sands companies have joined to form the Pathways Alliance, an initiative to reduce emissions from oil sands operations, reaching net zero by 2050. Learn more.
Cenovus, TC Energy and Alberta Innovates recently released a study on the feasibility of using small modular nuclear reactors (SMR) in SAGD operations. The study is an early first step to see if this promising technology can be part of our long term solutions to reducing emissions from our operations. While there is currently no project anticipated this study will start to frame the discussion of what is possible. Read the study here.