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2020 Corporate and Sustainability Report

Our 2020 Corporate and Sustainability Report is now available online. The report outlines our accomplishments in 2020 to support our customers, work with communities, protect the environment and invest in our employees.
June 8, 2021

BC’s outdoor spaces are putting smiles on people’s faces

Learn from some passionate non-profit groups on what we can do to enjoy local trails and other valuable outdoor areas safely and responsibly.
June 8, 2021

FortisBC’s Climate Action Partners: Meet Jay Starnino

Our Climate Action Partners program helps governments and organizations achieve their climate action goals. We caught up with Jay Starnino, senior energy specialist with Grand Forks, to learn about how his work helps the community.
March 29, 2021

FortisBC female executives: Leading the way to a lower-carbon future

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2021, we asked four of our vice-presidents to share more about their stories and thoughts on the future of energy in the province.
March 8, 2021

How can waste heat be repurposed for space heating?

Heat recovery is an innovation that captures waste heat from a building’s air exchange system and puts it to new use—like space heating.
February 2, 2021

5 exciting ways we’re getting renewable energy from waste

We plan to supply enough low-carbon Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) to replace up to 15 per cent of our current natural gas supply. Learn how we’re working with our customers to help reduce their emissions by 30 per cent by 2030.
January 27, 2021

Protecting White sturgeon: a 175-million-year-old species at risk

We caught up with our aquatics biologist to learn more about White sturgeon in the Kootenays, a species listed as endangered, and understand how we’re working with our partners to protect this age-old species.
January 13, 2021

Year in review: progress made to 30BY30 and reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Last year we set our 30BY30 target to reduce our customers’ greenhouse gas emissions 30 per cent by 2030. Let’s look at some of the progress we made this year as we work towards this ambitious target.
December 17, 2020

2020 Corporate and Sustainability Report

Our 2020 Corporate and Sustainability Report is now available online. The report outlines our accomplishments in 2020 to support our customers, work with communities, protect the environment and invest in our employees.
June 8, 2021

BC’s outdoor spaces are putting smiles on people’s faces

Learn from some passionate non-profit groups on what we can do to enjoy local trails and other valuable outdoor areas safely and responsibly.
June 8, 2021

FortisBC’s Climate Action Partners: Meet Jay Starnino

Our Climate Action Partners program helps governments and organizations achieve their climate action goals. We caught up with Jay Starnino, senior energy specialist with Grand Forks, to learn about how his work helps the community.
March 29, 2021

FortisBC female executives: Leading the way to a lower-carbon future

In celebration of International Women’s Day 2021, we asked four of our vice-presidents to share more about their stories and thoughts on the future of energy in the province.
March 8, 2021

How can waste heat be repurposed for space heating?

Heat recovery is an innovation that captures waste heat from a building’s air exchange system and puts it to new use—like space heating.
February 2, 2021

5 exciting ways we’re getting renewable energy from waste

We plan to supply enough low-carbon Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) to replace up to 15 per cent of our current natural gas supply. Learn how we’re working with our customers to help reduce their emissions by 30 per cent by 2030.
January 27, 2021

Protecting White sturgeon: a 175-million-year-old species at risk

We caught up with our aquatics biologist to learn more about White sturgeon in the Kootenays, a species listed as endangered, and understand how we’re working with our partners to protect this age-old species.
January 13, 2021

Year in review: progress made to 30BY30 and reducing greenhouse gas emissions

Last year we set our 30BY30 target to reduce our customers’ greenhouse gas emissions 30 per cent by 2030. Let’s look at some of the progress we made this year as we work towards this ambitious target.
December 17, 2020