Stakeholder Engagement
"BC Hydro gives the impression they are serious about following through on a very substantial conservation and efficiency agenda, so it all seems quite hopeful."
-Tom Hackney, Sierra Club
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A culture of conservation As the demand for energy grows, BC Hydro will face many challenges and choices in delivering the province's electricity supply in the future. One of our long-term goals is to develop and foster a culture of conservation in British Columbia that will motivate our customers to make a dramatic, and permanent reduction in electricity consumption. To achieve our ambitious targets for electricity savings laid out in the BC Energy Plan–including 50% of new demand offset by conservation by 2020–BC Hydro needs new and innovative approaches. We recognize that we do not have all the solutions and that we need to continue to work with First Nations, stakeholders, and communities to achieve our goals. Principles of engagement BC Hydro believes that respectful stakeholder engagement promotes learning and innovation through fair, transparent, inclusive, and responsive processes. Learning from First Nations, stakeholders and communities means respecting and acknowledging the contribution they can make to BC Hydro's intellectual capital, and to the development of socially equitable, environmentally sustainable, and economically viable decisions and solutions that support to BC Hydro's purpose and values. BC Hydro recognizes that First Nations occupy unique legal, historical and social circumstances, and that the company's relationship with First Nations is distinct from other stakeholder groups. In recognition of the unique rights of First Nations under Section 35 of the Constitution Act, BC Hydro works with First Nations as directed by the company's Aboriginal Relations and Negotiations Department. Current engagement activities
Get involved To find out more on how you can get involved, please email the Stakeholder Engagement department at BC Hydro. |
Last Modified: Jan 9, 2009
