TELUS recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Greenest Employers
April 21 2021 - 11:00AM
Today, TELUS proudly announced that it has been recognized as one
of Canada's Top 100 Greenest Employers for its global leadership
and commitment to building a better, more sustainable future.
Canada’s Greenest Employers recognizes Canadian companies that lead
the nation in creating a culture of environmental awareness within
their organizations. Earlier this month, TELUS released its 2020
Sustainability Report outlining the company’s environmental,
social, and governance strategy and priorities which includes the
ambitious goal to achieve 100% net zero carbon neutrality across
all of its operations by 2030.
“Our team’s commitment to sustainability is foundational to our
leadership in social capitalism. In this regard, we are dedicated
to reducing our carbon footprint and minimizing our impact on the
planet our children will inherit, while also creating meaningful
value for our fellow citizens,” said Darren Entwistle, President
and CEO, TELUS. “Thanks to the unparalleled efforts of our team, we
have set ambitious environmental and sustainability targets to help
ensure the health and well-being of our communities as we look
forward with cautious optimism to a post-pandemic world. I am
incredibly grateful to our team for their passionate dedication to
improving the social, economic, environmental and health outcomes
in the communities where our team members live, work and serve on a
global basis.”
In 2020, TELUS exceeded its climate change objectives, achieving
a 17% reduction in energy consumption and a 37% decrease in GHG
emissions over 2010 levels. As the global pandemic gripped the
world last year, TELUS enabled more than 95% of team members to
work from home or in a mobile capacity saving time, resources, and
GHG emissions resulting from reduced travel and commuting. In
addition, TELUS has successfully negotiated four Power Purchase
Agreements (PPA) that will provide 100% of TELUS’ electricity needs
in Alberta from renewable sources such as wind and solar.
Inspired by the TELUS team’s strong performance in 2020, TELUS
has established new, transformative, climate-related targets in
this year’s Sustainability Report including:
- Procure 100% of electricity
requirements from renewable or low-emitting sources by 2025
- Achieve 100% net Carbon neutrality for our operations by
2030
- Commit to becoming a zero waste company
- Develop a vehicle fleet electrification strategy to reduce
fuel-related GHG emissions
- Deploy green building standards across our real estate
portfolio, focusing on team wellness
- Empower vertical business units TELUS Agriculture and TELUS
Health to support a low carbon future through precision agriculture
technology advancements that can vastly improve farmers’ yields and
productivity levels while minimizing impact on land, and through
TELUS Health Virtual Care services that enable our customers to
connect virtually with their healthcare providers, thus helping to
reduce their carbon footprint.
“Through our leadership in technology innovation, we are
enabling the connectivity that supports Canadians in working and
learning remotely, applying for critical government resources,
receiving vital medical care, and staying connected to family and
friends,” continued Mr. Entwistle. “Indeed, we are leveraging our
world-leading technology and human compassion to help answer
society’s most pressing social challenges in health, education,
agriculture and the environment, while improving economic equality
in our digital world for generations to come.”
TELUS’ recognition as one of Canada’s Top 100 Greenest Employers
follows a number of international accolades recognizing TELUS’
global leadership in sustainability, corporate citizenship and
philanthropy, innovation management and environmental and social
reporting, including:
- Being recognized as the only telecommunications company in Wall
Street Journal’s Top 100 ranking of sustainably managed companies
in the world, ranking 29th overall and 15th in Social Capital
- Dow Jones Sustainability World Index ranked TELUS among leading
global corporations, for the fifth consecutive year and among the
top North American organizations in sustainability for 20th year in
a row, ranking in the 90th percentile in the telecommunications
industry
- Corporate Knights recognized TELUS in its Global 100 Most
Sustainable Corporations and Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada
last year.
To learn more about TELUS’ commitment to a more sustainable
future, visit telus.com/sustainability.
About TELUSTELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a
dynamic, world-leading communications technology company with $16
billion in annual revenue and 16 million customer connections
spanning wireless, data, IP, voice, television, entertainment,
video, and security. We leverage our global-leading technology and
compassion to enable remarkable human outcomes. Our longstanding
commitment to putting our customers first fuels every aspect of our
business, making us a distinct leader in customer service
excellence and loyalty. In 2020, TELUS was recognized as having the
fastest wireless network in the world, reinforcing our commitment
to provide Canadians with access to superior technology that
connects us to the people, resources and information that make our
lives better. TELUS Health is Canada’s leader in digital health
technology, improving access to health and wellness services and
revolutionizing the flow of health information across the continuum
of care. TELUS Agriculture provides innovative digital solutions
throughout the agriculture value chain, supporting better food
outcomes from improved agri-business data insights and processes.
TELUS International (TSX and NYSE: TIXT) is a leading digital
customer experience innovator that delivers next-generation AI and
content management solutions for global brands across the
technology and games, ecommerce and FinTech, communications and
media, healthcare, travel and hospitality sectors. TELUS and TELUS
International operate in 25+ countries around the world. Together,
let’s make the future friendly.
Driven by our passionate social purpose to connect all citizens
for good, our deeply meaningful and enduring philosophy to give
where we live has inspired TELUS, our team members and retirees to
contribute more than $820 million and 1.6 million days of service
since 2000. This unprecedented generosity and unparalleled
volunteerism have made TELUS the most giving company in the
world.
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