ConocoPhillips believes it is possible to have a secure energy future while preserving a stable environment. The key to this future is the efficient use of diverse and innovative energy sources and an educated and involved public.
ConocoPhillips is actively involved in numerous initiatives that preserve and restore the environment and wildlife projects, especially those enhancing avian habitats, to guarantee a secure and sustainable environment for future generations.
Innovation
St. Andrew’s Prize
We do our part to promote innovative environmentally friendly energy solutions and encourage others to do the same through sponsorship of the St. Andrew’s Prize. In conjunction with The University of St. Andrews, Scotland, ConocoPhillips awards the prize annually to recognize practical, original and sustainable solutions to environmental challenges.
Past innovations from the international competition include a pump design that provides some of the poorest people in Africa with reliable and sustainable water supplies; a proposal to turn the waste from olive oil production into valuable by-products by means of environmentally sensitive processes; and an innovative project that brings sustainable lighting services and an improved livelihood to poor coconut farmers in the remote, mountainous areas of the Philippines. Learn more about the program by visiting the St. Andrews Prize Web site.
ConocoPhillips Energy Prize
The ConocoPhillips Energy Prize was launched in 2008 as a joint initiative by ConocoPhillips and Penn State designed to recognize new ideas and original, actionable solutions that can help improve the way the United States develops and uses energy.
Conservation
The SPIRIT of Conservation
Launched in 2005, the SPIRIT of Conservation is a focused and strategic initiative to conserve threatened birds and their habitats around the world. Priority for grants is given to projects that take place in the vicinity of ConocoPhillips' facilities and operating areas. The program enhances a 15-year partnership with National Fish and Wildlife Foundation that has funded more than 40 projects with a total value in excess of $5 million.
Earth Energy Partners
Initially formed in the early 1990s as an initiative to promote waste reduction and recycling in Alaska, ConocoPhillips Earth Energy Partners has grown into a program that facilitates the long-term conservation of Alaska’s environment, fish and wildlife. In addition to increasing employee awareness of statewide conservation issues, the current Earth Energy Partners program provides opportunities to work cooperatively with environmental NGOs as well as state and federal agencies.
By working with The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, The Audubon Society and The Nature Conservancy, Earth Energy Partners is able to focus on long-term conservation, such as the tundra swan project that seeks to gain a better understanding of their migratory routes from the North Slope to their wintering grounds in the Carolinas, or the Potter Marsh project that involves habitat enhancement for migratory birds and fish, increased public access to wildlife resources, education outreach and collaborative relationships with regulatory agencies and non-profit organizations.
FlyWay Programs
ConocoPhillips and its employees participate in a broad variety of projects to help refine scientific knowledge about birds, to protect and improve wildlife habitats and to provide educational programs about birds. Learn about the company's bird conservation initiatives.
 International Friendship Forest
After several years of funding from ConocoPhillips, the International Friendship Forest opened in 2003. The forest is designed to bring balance between restoration and conservation of the environment and the demands of tourism and education in the area around the Badaling Great Wall. Open to the public free of charge, the forest acts as a greenbelt buffer zone that lets visitors observe the cultural significance and beauty of the Badaling Great Wall while lessening the impact of tourism on the local environment. It covers more than 328 acres along the Wall’s western edge and provides visitors with educational information about local wildlife, environment and history of the Great Wall. The first of its kind in China, the forest serves as a model of ecological restoration for China's national parks and prominent cultural sites.
Yellowstone National Park
For 90 years, ConocoPhillips has been an instrumental supporter of Yellowstone National Park, located on 3,472 square miles (8,992 square kilometers) in the states of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho in the United States. ConocoPhillips has been the sole supplier of motor fuels to visitors since 1917, shortly after the park first opened to vehicles. Today, ConocoPhillips supplies 2.5 million gallons of fuel to Yellowstone through seven Conoco-branded stations inside the park. In all, the company has donated more than $3 million over the past several years, including $2.55 million in cash, $711,000 in services.
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