ARC Resources Ltd.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2022, 2023)
Reporting Period: 2020
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed
ESG Focus Areas
- environmental management
- health and safety
- leadership culture
- community investment
- stakeholder engagement
- corporate governance
- climate change
Environmental Achievements
- Not disclosed
Social Achievements
- Not disclosed
Governance Achievements
- Not disclosed
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- volatile commodity price and capital market environments
- rapid decline in commodity prices
- COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the global economy
Mitigation Strategies
- reduced capital budget to preserve balance sheet strength
- reduced dividend to preserve the Company’s strong financial position
- maintained strategy to physically and financially diversify its realized natural gas prices
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- regulatory changes, market shifts
Opportunities
- Not disclosed
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Sustainability Accounting Standards Board’s “Extractives & Minerals Processing Sector: Oil and Gas - Exploration & Production Sustainability Accounting Standard” framework, Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed
ESG Focus Areas
- Responsible Energy Development
- Safety
- Emissions Reduction
Environmental Achievements
- Achieved certification of 100% of assets under Equitable Origin’s EO100™ Standard for Responsible Energy Development (largest production base certified under this standard in Canada).
Social Achievements
- Not disclosed
Governance Achievements
- Not disclosed
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- Volatility of Commodity Prices
- Adverse Economic Conditions
- Political Uncertainty and Geopolitical Risk
- Lack of capacity on gathering and processing facilities, pipeline systems, and railway lines
- Opposition by Indigenous groups
- Environmental Compliance
- Climate Change (transition and physical risks)
- Skilled Workforce
- Development and Production Risks
- Project Risks
- Regulatory Approvals
- Reputational Risk
- Changing Investor Sentiment
- Asset Concentration
- Information Technology Systems and Cyber-security
- Hydraulic Fracturing
- Liquidity
- Inflation and Cost Management
- Third-Party Credit Risk
- Variations in Foreign Exchange Rates and Interest Rates
- Royalty Regimes
- Competition
- Litigation
- Insurance Coverage
- Reserves Estimates
- Derivative Risk Management Contracts
Mitigation Strategies
- Risk management arrangements (price and currency hedging)
- Disciplined capital allocation framework
- Strong balance sheet and investment-grade credit rating
- Market diversification strategy
- Long-term natural gas supply agreement with Cheniere Energy
- Commitment to transparent and comprehensive sustainability reporting
- Planned and scheduled approach to abandonment and reclamation activities
- Maintaining sufficient cash and cash equivalents, along with other sources of capital
- Cost management strategies
- Insurance coverage
- Internal controls and risk management programs
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Extreme weather
- Wildfires
- Flooding
Transition Risks
- Regulatory changes
- Market shifts
- Changing investor sentiment
- Decreased demand for fossil fuels
Opportunities
- Not disclosed
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Equitable Origin’s EO100™ Standard, GRI, SASB, TCFD, UNGC
Certifications: EO100™
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed
ESG Focus Areas
- Safety
- Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance
- Sustainable energy production
- Shareholder returns
- Community relations
- Indigenous relations
- Climate change
Environmental Achievements
- Not disclosed
Social Achievements
- Achieved record safety performance with the lowest total recordable injury frequency (TRIF) in company history (0.36), a 16% year-over-year improvement.
- Increased engagement amongst frontline staff in proactively managing safety risks.
Governance Achievements
- Not disclosed
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- Volatility of commodity prices
- Adverse economic conditions
- Political uncertainty
- Lack of capacity on gathering and processing facilities, pipeline systems, and railway lines
- Opposition by Indigenous groups
- Environmental compliance
- Climate change concerns (transition and physical risks)
- Competition for skilled workforce
- Development and production risks
- Project risks (delays and cost overruns)
- Regulatory approvals
- Reputational risk
- Changing investor sentiment
- Asset concentration
- Information technology systems and cybersecurity
- Hydraulic fracturing regulations
- Liquidity
- Inflation, cost management, and rising interest rates
- Third-party credit risk
- Variations in foreign exchange rates and interest rates
- Royalty regimes
- Industry competition
- Litigation
- Insurance coverage
- Reserves estimates
- Derivative risk management contracts
Mitigation Strategies
- Risk management arrangements (hedging)
- Disciplined approach to capital allocation
- Strong balance sheet and liquidity
- ESG policies and practices
- Stakeholder engagement
- Planned and scheduled approach to abandonment and reclamation activities
- Transparent and comprehensive sustainability reporting
- Cybersecurity risk assessments and training programs
- Cost management strategies
- Continuous monitoring of credit exposure
- Insurance coverage
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Extreme weather
- Wildfires
- Flooding
Transition Risks
- Regulatory changes
- Market shifts
- Changing investor sentiment
- Pressure to reduce financing and insurance
Opportunities
- Not disclosed
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB, TCFD, UNGC
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed