Climate Change Data

PCL Construction

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental Stewardship
  • People and Communities
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • 248 completed LEED projects with a total value of more than $18 billion
  • More than $3 billion worth of completed renewable energy projects
  • First residential EnerPHit certified project in North America
  • 20 billion gallons of water treated daily by PCL projects
  • 3.2 GW of solar projects delivered
  • $500+ million of biofuel and biogas projects delivered

Social Achievements

  • 0.01 lost-time frequency rate — 300 times better than the industry average
  • 8.7% voluntary turnover rate — better than the industry average
  • $7M donated to charitable organizations
  • 100% of employees completed annual Code of Conduct training
  • All PCL employees completed unconscious bias training

Governance Achievements

  • Zero-tolerance policy for corruption and bribery
  • 100% of ethics complaints have been investigated or otherwise resolved

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Gathering baseline emissions data for Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developed a sustainability road map to guide PCL in reducing carbon and waste, conserving water and making our facilities green
  • Accepted into the early adopter program for the Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability to track energy usage and carbon emissions

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: LEED

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 11
  • 12

Aligned with SDGs relevant to PCL's business

Awards & Recognition

  • Ranked eighth on Engineering News-Record’s Top 100 Green Contractors list in 2021