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Committed to sustainability

We might take it for granted, but reliable and affordable energy is essential to daily life. When we drive our kids to school, flick on the office lights or cook a meal for our families, we depend on natural gas, electricity and oil to go about our daily routines with the products and services that are central to our modern society.

Our purpose is to deliver the energy people need, every day. Safely. Responsibly. Collaboratively. With integrity.

We’re proud of the role we’ve played in empowering businesses and families for more than 65 years and we know that the world’s appetite for safe, reliable and affordable energy continues to grow. The crux of our challenge in a changing energy landscape is to safely deliver the energy the world needs in an economically, environmentally and socially responsible manner. We are well positioned to deliver on that challenge by investing in a balanced and sustainable energy future.


We believe that North America should be the world’s energy supplier of choice, as we are leaders when it comes to stringent regulatory standards, deep respect for environmental stewardship, human rights and responsible development.”

Russ Girling
President and Chief Executive Officer


Safety

$1+ billion invested annually to improve safety and efficiency of our operations

Environment

47% power generated from emission-less sources

Community

Maintaining principled approach to positive long-term relationships with 100,000+ landowners

Economic development

$500+ million in property taxes, generated $150+ million in work for Indigenous businesses and invested $20+ million in 1,500+ non-profits in 2018

Our commitment

Even though the energy landscape is changing, our facilities are in place for generations and we are unwavering in our commitment to sustainability. This includes commitments to:

We operate in one of the world’s most transparent and robust regulatory environments that provides stringent regulations for the entire life cycle of an energy infrastructure asset. Pipelines are subject to strict regulations by multiple regulatory agencies. We comply with all federal, provincial and state laws and regulations governing the management of health and safety, environment, land use and other material areas of our business.

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Managing climate change risks and opportunities

As a leader within the energy infrastructure sector, we recognize our responsibility in supporting innovative and global solutions towards clean, reliable and affordable energy. In our inaugural Report on Sustainability and Climate Change, we describe our approach to long-term sustainability and the work we are doing to ensure the resilience of our business during the transition towards a lower carbon-emissions economy. In consideration of the recommendations from the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), we assess climate-related risks and opportunities, as well as discuss our actions to reduce our GHG emissions in a cost-effective manner.

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Sustainability across the company

TC Energy recently made important improvements to further embed sustainability into the governance, risk management and day-to-day operations of our organization.

  • We added “Sustainability” to the mandate of the Health, Safety and Environment Committee of the Board (now the Health, Safety, Sustainability and Environment Committee) to recognize the growing intersection of governance, risk, environmental and social issues.

  • We created a new Chief Sustainability Officer role to provide strategic vision and leadership of sustainability-related issues, including climate change, environmental stewardship, stakeholder engagement and Indigenous relations.

Learn more about sustainability at TC Energy

We are committed to providing focused, transparent, and meaningful disclosure on our journey towards a balanced and sustainable energy future.

We have:

  • Reported GHG emissions in public forums since 1995.
  • Reported under the Canadian federal government’s mandatory reporting system since 2004.
  • Currently report our facility GHG emissions annually to more than half a dozen regulatory systems in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.
  • Been recognized by respected third-party agencies for our achievements in delivering energy responsibly
    • Named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America Index for the sixth year in a row
    • Recognized by CDP for our actions to disclose carbon emissions and mitigate the business risks of climate change

Our Corporate Responsibility (CR) reports demonstrate our ongoing commitment to providing comprehensive information on our economic, social and environmental performance consistent with recognized global standards. We continue to explore how TC Energy may share this information in a variety of formats (e.g., regular web content, reports, etc.) that is tailored to the needs of different stakeholder groups.

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Report on Sustainability and Climate Change