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Highlights from the report include:
-- The creation of a dedicated Policy, Environment & Sustainability team
with the mandate of integrating financial, environmental, social and
ethical considerations into the execution of Encana's new business
strategy.
-- Continued investment in technologies that economically improve the
company's environmental performance. In 2013, Encana's Environmental
Innovation Fund (EIF) marked a major milestone -- reaching over 1.1
million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions avoided since the
fund's creation. The company invested approximately $6.8 million through
the EIF in 2013 and, since the creation of the fund, has cumulatively
conserved approximately 8 billion cubic feet of natural gas.
-- Sustained year-over-year reductions in reportable spill volumes, due in
large part to the continued advancement of spill reporting, management
and prevention practices.
-- Examples of industry-leading water management technologies, including
Encana's Neptune Water Treatment facility in Wyoming , the Water Resource
Hub project near Dawson Creek, British Columbia and an alternative water
sourcing project near Grande Prairie, Alberta in support of the
company's Pipestone operations.
-- Strategic partnerships with post-secondary institutions, industry peers,
regulators and other groups on a number of topics including fugitive
methane and volatile organic compound emissions, water sourcing and
workforce planning.
-- Remarkable commitment from Encana employees to the communities where
they live and work. The company's 2013 Encana Cares campaign generated
over $1.8 million with donations from over 1,850 employees to
approximately 1,380 charities.
"We have seen a number of significant changes at
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