Corporate Social Responsibility: Boralex Awarded EcoVadis Gold Medal
May 10 2022 - 7:00AM
Boralex Inc. (“Boralex” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: BLX) is pleased
to announce that it has been awarded a gold medal following an
assessment of its activities in France by EcoVadis, a sustainable
development and corporate social responsibility (CSR) rating
agency. With a score of 69/100, the Corporation is now in the 95th
percentile of businesses in the same industry assessed by EcoVadis.
This builds off Boralex’s previous ‘silver’
designation by EcoVadis in 2021 with a score of 65/100, ranking it
in the 92nd percentile at the time. This higher rating underscores
the Corporation’s CSR efforts over the past year. Among other
notable achievements, Boralex stood out for its CO2 emissions
record, responsible sourcing, and measures supporting diversity,
inclusion, and equal opportunity.
“In 2021, we made a commitment to become a CSR
reference for our industry partners. This EcoVadis recognition is a
testament to our team’s amazing and sustained work,” said Mihaela
Stefanov, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility at Boralex.
“At Boralex, not only do we produce renewable
energy, but we produce it responsibly. This new award reaffirms
Boralex's contribution to a fair and sustainable energy
transition,” said Nicolas Wolff, Vice-President and General
Manager, Boralex Europe.
For more information on Boralex’s corporate
social responsibility strategy and commitments on environmental,
social and governance issues, please refer to the Corporation’s
2021 CSR Report.
About Boralex
At Boralex, we have been providing affordable
renewable energy accessible to everyone for over 30 years. As a
leader in the Canadian market and France’s largest independent
producer of onshore wind power, we also have facilities in the
United States and development projects in the United Kingdom. Over
the past five years, our installed capacity has more than doubled
to 2.5 GW. We are developing a portfolio of more than 3 GW in wind
and solar projects and nearly 200 MW in storage projects, guided by
our values and our corporate social responsibility (CSR) approach.
Through profitable and sustainable growth, Boralex is actively
participating in the fight against global warming. Thanks to our
fearlessness, our discipline, our expertise and our diversity, we
continue to be an industry leader. Boralex’s shares are listed on
the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BLX.
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