Climate Change Data

CU Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2021, 2023, 2024-01-01 to 2024-03-31)

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

Renewable Energy Share:23%

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change & Environment Stewardship
  • People
  • Operational Reliability & Resilience
  • Indigenous and Community Partnerships
  • Energy Transition

Environmental Achievements

  • 90% removal of direct GHG emissions from our portfolio since 2019, almost 7.5 million tonnes
  • 17% reduction in direct GHG emissions from retained assets since 2019
  • 23% of our global power generation portfolio is now renewables, including hydroelectric and solar
  • 10% hydrogen blended with natural gas at our Clean Energy Innovation Hub in Australia
  • 74% progress towards goal of completing in-line inspections on natural gas transmission lines

Social Achievements

  • $71.4M in economic benefit for Indigenous groups in 2020
  • $5.5M invested in communities through gifts in-kind, sponsorships, donations and matching contributions from ATCO EPIC program
  • 28% decrease in our employees TRIF year over year
  • $1.5M committed as a gift-in-kind donation to support the Homes for Hero's foundation
  • 11,700 meals were delivered to seniors financially impacted by COVID-19 and living alone

Governance Achievements

  • 33% of ATCO board directors are women
  • 36% of CU board directors are women
  • Designated Audit Directors (DAD): unique to CU and ATCO; these are directors assigned to a specific business unit to provide oversight based on their strength and expertise in various industry sectors
  • 67% of ATCO Board and 82% of CU Board is independent, including the Lead Director
  • Transparent ESG reporting

Climate Goals & Targets

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:25210 kilotonnes CO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:334 kilotonnes CO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:226 kilotonnes CO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:22,880 kilotonnes CO2e
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:0 million m3
Waste Generated:734 tonnes
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Energy Transition
  • Climate Change & Environmental Stewardship
  • People
  • Community & Indigenous Relations

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced Scope 1 GHG emissions from 339 kilotonnes CO2e in 2020 to 334 kilotonnes CO2e in 2021
  • Reduced Scope 2 GHG emissions from 232 kilotonnes CO2e in 2020 to 226 kilotonnes CO2e in 2021
  • Reduced hydrocarbon spills from 18 in 2020 to 10 in 2021

Social Achievements

  • Reduced lost-time injury rate for employees from 0.40 cases/200,000 hours worked in 2020 to 0.18 in 2021
  • Increased percentage of women in the workforce from 28% in 2020 to 30% in 2021
  • Generated $8.6 million in revenue from Indigenous joint ventures (Indigenous share only) in 2021

Governance Achievements

  • Maintained a 33% representation of women on the Board of Directors in 2021
  • Zero substantiated incidents of human rights and ethics violations (discrimination, indigenous rights, corruption, customer privacy breaches) in 2021

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net-zero emissions by 2050
Medium-term Goals:
  • Strategic 2030 ESG Targets (details in Management’s Discussion & Analysis and Sustainability Report)
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Process failings identified in 2021 resulted in enforcement proceedings with the Alberta Utilities Commission.
  • Fluctuation in capital projects impacting hazardous waste volume.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Corrective actions taken to address process failings (details in a November 30, 2021 news release).
  • Ongoing work to align and improve contractor reporting across the organization.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Policy/regulatory, market, technology, reputational
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB, TCFD

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: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:23409 tCO2e/year (Scope 3)
Scope 1 Emissions:682 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:188 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:23409 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:3.70% of total energy use
Total Energy Consumption:8.2 PJ/year
Water Consumption:1.1 million m3/year (operational)
Waste Generated:1023 tons/year

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Health and Safety
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Indigenous Relations
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced Scope 1 GHG emissions from 859 kilotonnes CO2e in 2020 to 682 kilotonnes CO2e in 2023
  • Reduced Scope 2 GHG emissions from 243 kilotonnes CO2e in 2020 to 188 kilotonnes CO2e in 2023
  • Increased owned, developed or managed renewable energy to 429 MW in 2023

Social Achievements

  • Reduced lost-time injury rate for employees from 0.33 cases/200,000 hours worked in 2020 to 0.10 in 2023
  • Increased revenue generated from Indigenous joint ventures (Indigenous share only) from $14.4 million in 2020 to $49.6 million in 2023
  • Maintained a low voluntary turnover rate (4.5% in 2023)

Governance Achievements

  • Zero substantiated incidents of corruption in 2023
  • 39% women on the Board of Directors in 2023

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net-zero emissions by 2050
Medium-term Goals:
  • Strategic 2030 ESG Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Wildfire damage and vandalism resulting in increased hydrocarbon spills in 2023
  • Evolving guidance on Scope 3 GHG emissions reporting
Mitigation Strategies
  • Continuously improving tracking and measurement systems
  • Annually reviewing Scope 3 GHG emissions reporting approach to ensure alignment with best practice

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather
Transition Risks
  • Policy/regulatory changes
  • Market shifts
  • Technology changes
  • Reputational risks

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB, TCFD, ISSB

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Renewable natural gas and hydrogen

Reporting Period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-03-31

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Energy Transition and Environment
  • Resilience and Safety
  • People and Partners
  • Governance and Responsible Business

Social Achievements

  • Increased DII's ownership interest in NUE (New Northland Utilities Enterprises Ltd.) to 50%, fostering community ownership and economic development. Renamed NUE to Naka Power.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 (stated as an aspiration, not a quantified target in this report).
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 (stated as an aspiration, not a quantified target in this report).

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB, TCFD, IFRS ISSB Standards