Commitment to the environment
Mindful of the importance of preserving our environment, Quebecor is constantly working to reduce its environmental footprint, while encouraging its employees, customers, partners and the public to be environmentally responsible.
Some of the key ways in which Quebecor is meeting its commitment to the environment include:
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Supporting the fight against climate change by reducing CO2 emissions from its facilities and vehicle fleet;
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Managing environmental risks proactively and ensuring that its operations comply with all applicable laws and regulations;
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Working with the community and suppliers to preserve natural resources;
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Recovering, recycling and reusing waste materials, with an emphasis on end-of-life management of electronic devices.
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION PLAN AIMS AT 100% ELECTRIC FLEET
Quebecor has one of the most ambitious targets of any company in Canada, given the size and diversity of its subsidiaries’ fleets. Its transportation electrification plan, which will eventually extend to almost all of its 1,100 vehicles, entails purchasing electric cars and converting light trucks from internal combustion to electric engines.
As of 2019, Quebecor’s vehicle feet already had:
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30 vehicles that were either hybrid or 100% electric;
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50 charging stations;
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auxiliary battery systems on bucket trucks, saving more than 6,500 tonnes of greenhouse-gas emissions since 2011.
In 2019, TVA Group offset all of the greenhouse-gas emissions associated with the use of the TVA helicopter by purchasing carbon credits through the Bourse du Carbone Scol’ERE scholarship program.
Pierre Karl Péladeau, President and CEO of Quebecor, France Lauzière, President and CEO of TVA Group and Chief Content Offcer of Quebecor Content, and Jean-François Pruneau, President and CEO of Videotron, at the announcement of the transportation electrifcation plan.