Our Approach

Our goal is to be recognized globally as a leader in corporate social responsibility by proactively addressing the social, environmental and financial aspects of our business.

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On track
Local Procurement ($)
380 million
Wages & Benefits ($)
508 million
Aboriginal Employees (Canada)
792
Blind River LTI Free Days
3285

An Overview of 2016

  • 2013 2014 2015
    LTI Rate 0.19 0.17 0.21

    LTI Rate

    Cameco has a strong safety culture and maintains a safe working environment for all of its employees. Our LTI rate continues be very low.

  • 2013 2014 2015
    Average Radiation Dose 0.72 0.85 0.82

    Average Radiation Dose (millisieverts)

    Our average radiation dose to workers remains consistently far below the maximum annual dosage limit of 50 mSv.

  • 2013 2014 2015
    Turnover Rate 13.87% 8.67% 6.58%

    Turnover Rate (%)

    Cameco's turnover rate continued to decline to its lowest level since we began reporting in 2009.

  • 2013 2014 2015
    Water Withdrawal 20575308 18936525 18320292

    Water Withdrawal (million cubic metres)

    We continue a downward trend in annual volumes of water withdrawal, which is similar to the decreasing trend in annual water discharges.

  • 2013 2014 2015
    Total Waste Generated 18963 17610 19258

    Total Non-Mine Waste Generated
    (thousand tonnes)

    Overall, waste generated in 2015 was higher than the previous year, primarily associated with site clean-up activities.

  • 2013 2014 2015
    GHG Emission 519263 549271 521834

    Total GHG Emissions (thousand tonnes CO2e)

    Cameco’s direct and indirect GHG emissions both decreased in 2015 compared with 2014.

  • 2013 2014 2015
    Total Local Procurement Dollars 556000000 (69%) 397000000 (69%) 381000000 (70%)

    Total Local Procurement Spend (millions $)

    We are committed to using local suppliers wherever we operate and have formalized this commitment in our procurement of goods and services policy.

  • 2013 2014 2015
    Local Employees 747 794 811

    Northern Saskatchewan Local
    Employees

    We focus specifically on northern Saskatchewan since it is a remote region where there are few employment options and employees would otherwise be flown in.

  • Saskatchewan N. Saskatchewan Ontario Nebraska Wyoming
    Public Polling Numbers 86% 81% 88% 62% 91%

    Public Polling (%)

    The majority of Cameco’s operations continue to see strong support from the communities where we operate.

  • 2013 2014 2015
    Revenue 2400000000 2400000000 2800000000

    Revenue (billions $Cdn)

  • 2013 2014 2015
    Operating Costs 1600000000 1500000000 1800000000

    Operating Costs (millions $Cdn)

  • 2013 2014 2015
    Employee Wages and Benefits 462000000 464000000 508000000

    Employee Wages and Benefits
    (millions $Cdn)

The importance of these commitments cannot be overstated. They are not add-ons, or ‘nice-to-haves’; they make up the very foundation for how we do business.

Tim Gitzel, CEO of Cameco

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