Ballard Power Systems Inc.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)
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:14.5% renewable (as of Dec 31, 2022); Target: 100%
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed
ESG Focus Areas
- Energy Transition Impact
- Employee Attraction, Engagement and Retention
- Corporate and ESG Governance
- Health and Safety
- Business Ethics and Anti-Corruption
- Climate and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Environmental Achievements
- Plan to materially reduce costs and scale production capacity of next generation, proprietary graphite bipolar plates, including the introduction of advanced manufacturing technology
- Path to Carbon Neutrality by 2030 (multiple goals outlined in the report)
Social Achievements
- Consistent employee engagement participation and valuable insight over 17 years of annual employee surveys
- Publication of Ballard’s fourth annual ESG Report
Governance Achievements
- Not disclosed
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
- Achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 (multiple goals outlined in the report)
Short-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- Increased competition in the hydrogen fuel cell market
- Challenging and dynamic macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions
- Continued delays in hydrogen and fuel cell market adoption
- Changes in investor sentiment towards pre-profitability clean energy companies
- Customer, production, or program delays or cancellations
- Adverse macro-economic and political conditions
- Inadequate investment in hydrogen infrastructure and/or excessive hydrogen fuel costs
- Disruptions due to delays of supply of key materials and components from third party suppliers
- Fluctuations in the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar
Mitigation Strategies
- Focus on driving down product costs by building scale and investing in next generation fuel cells
- Rationalized product portfolio, reduced the number of active product development programs, dropped new corporate development investments, and discontinued certain legacy products and non-core activities
- Sharpened focus to protect balance sheet
- Continued investments in next generation products, advanced manufacturing, and production capacity expansion
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Not disclosed
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Null
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Next-generation MEAs, plates, stacks, and modules
- FCmove™-HD+ and FCmove XD fuel cell modules
- FCgen®-HPS High-Power Density Fuel Cell Stack
- FCwave™ Fuel Cell Module
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed