BRUCE POWER'S
Biodiversity Policy
Biodiversity is the rich variety of life that exists across our planet, including species, habitats, and ecosystems. Healthy ecosystems provide essential benefits such as clean air, fresh water, food, and resilience to environmental change, supporting both nature and communities.
Bruce Power is located on the shoreline of Lake Huron within the Territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation. The site contains diverse habitats, including forests, grasslands, wetlands, shorelines, and aquatic features that connect to Lake Huron. Bruce Power recognizes that healthy ecosystems and natural resources are important to its long-term operational resilience and sustainable growth. Bruce Power commits to protect, conserve, restore, and enhance biodiversity on its site and support biodiversity conservation throughout the region. This commitment includes working with Indigenous Nations and communities, community partners, employees, and other interested parties to support the health and sustainability of the natural environment.
This Biodiversity Policy builds on Bruce Power’s Environment & Sustainability Policy and guides decision-making across current operations and future planning to support the long-term health of habitats, wildlife, and ecosystems.
You can count on Bruce Power to:
Continue to carry out environmental monitoring and assessment through Bruce Power’s Environmental Protection Program, using environmental data, Indigenous Knowledge, and other relevant information to inform decision-making, evaluate performance, and support transparent biodiversity-related reporting and disclosure.
Work across the organization to integrate the protection, conservation, enhancement, and restoration of biodiversity into business planning, processes, operations, governance, risk management, and disclosure activities.
Support biodiversity conservation, habitat enhancement, restoration, and stewardship initiatives on lands and waters under Bruce Power’s influence.
Provide employees with resources and guidance to support responsible wildlife management and appropriate responses to wildlife interactions on site.
Maintain our commitment to protect high-quality habitat on site or support equivalent habitat protection off site where development is required.
Continue to engage with local Indigenous Nations and communities and integrate Indigenous Knowledge to strengthen environmental decision-making and stewardship.
Work with Indigenous Nations and communities, community partners, and relevant organizations to support biodiversity conservation, invasive species management, and the health of Lake Huron and the watershed in which we operate.
Support community-based environmental conservation, monitoring, and stewardship through Bruce Power’s Environment & Sustainability Fund.
Provide communications and educational opportunities to increase awareness of biodiversity and its relevance to our business.
Support transparent reporting and disclosure of biodiversity-related activities and performance.
Eric Chassard, President & Chief Executive Officer, Bruce Power