Environment and Sustainability Policy

BRUCE POWER'S

Environment & Sustainability Policy

You can count on Bruce Power to:

  • Ingrain a healthy nuclear safety culture which promotes nuclear safety, radiological safety, industrial safety and environmental safety and sustainability;
  • Commit to excellence by meeting or exceeding all relevant legal and voluntary requirements to which Bruce Power subscribes;
  • Understand our environmental impact and verify environmental protection through monitoring the environment, collaborating with industry and the community, and driving related strategic research and innovation;
  • Focus on continuous improvement by adopting applicable industry best practices and requirements of ISO 14001;
  • Ensure our business decisions support the application and practice of sustainability principles by protecting, conserving, and restoring our resources through energy conservation, reducing water consumption, supporting waste diversion, and considering product life cycle in our Supply Chain;
  • Hold ourselves accountable to prevent pollution through robust management of emissions, effluents and waste, as well as implementation of spill mitigation measures;
  • Promote environmental stewardship and awareness at work, in the community, and across Ontario;
  • Uphold the trust of the community through open and transparent communication with partners, Indigenous communities, and stakeholders on environmental interests;
  • Play a leading role in keeping the air clean and fighting climate change; supporting emissions reduction strategies to achieve a Net Zero Canada by 2050; adopting ambitious net reduction strategies for Bruce Power to achieve Net Zero (GHG); and
  • Support partners, communities and organizations to drive innovations and projects to offset and sequester carbon in a real and tangible way.
Date: April 22, 2021
 
Signed by:
Michael W. Rencheck, President and Chief Executive Officer