Environmental Bottom Line F2011 (GRI)
Environmental Performance Indicators
| Reference Number | G3 and Electricity Utility Sector Supplement Reporting Recommendations | 2011 Annual Report and BC Hydro/GRI Comparative Index |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosures on Management Approach | ||
| Materials | Long-term strategy for managing and phasing out high level and low level in-service PCBs. | Long-term Strategy for Managing and Phasing Out High and Low Level In-Service PCBs |
| Water | At the watershed or hydrological basin level, include collaborate approached to managing watersheds and reservoirs for multiple uses. | Water Management |
| Biodiversity | Report approaches for pest and vegetation management along transmission and distribution corridors. | Pest and Vegetation Management along Transmission and Distribution Corridors |
| Emissions, Effluents and Waste | Management strategy and storage methods for different types of radioactive nuclear waste. | Not reported. BC Hydro does not own or operate nuclear facilities. |
| Environmental Indicators | ||
| Materials | ||
| EN1 | Materials used by weight or volume. | Materials Used, by Weight or Volume |
| EN2 | Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials. | Insulating Oil Reused |
| Energy | ||
| EN3 | Direct energy consumption by primary energy source. | Direct Energy Consumption by Primary Energy Source |
| EN4 | Indirect energy consumption by primary source. | Not reported. Data not available. |
| EN5 | Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements. | BC Hydro Internal Power Smart Savings |
| Generation Energy Conservation Savings | ||
| EN6 | Initiatives to provide energy-efficient or renewable energy based products and services, and reductions in energy requirements as a result of these initiatives. | 2011 Annual Report – Energy Conservation and Efficiency |
| Demand-Side Management | ||
| 2011 Annual Report – Electricity Security (Supply), Independent Power Producers; and Site C Clean Energy Project | ||
| Clean Energy | ||
| EN7 | Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved. | 2011 Annual Report – Climate Change and Environmental Impact, Climate Action |
| Carbon Neutral Report, June 2011 | ||
| Water | ||
| EN8 | Total water withdrawal by source to include overall water usage for processing, cooling and consumption in thermal power plants. | Total Water Withdrawal, by Source |
| EN9 | Water sources significantly affected by withdrawal of water. | No water sources should be significantly affected by withdrawal of water. |
| EN10 | Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused. | Not reported. Water is not recycled or reused. |
| Biodiversity | ||
| EN11 | Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. | Not reported. Data not available. |
| EN12 | Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. | See EN13. |
| EN13 | Habitats protected and restored to include Biodiversity of offset habitats compared to the biodiversity of the affected areas. | Biodiversity, Habitat and Species-at-Risk |
| EN14 | Strategies, current actions and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity. | Strategies, Current Actions and Future Plan for Managing Impacts on Biodiversity |
| Strategies for managing impacts on species and ecosystems at risk. | Strategies for Managing Impacts on Species and Ecosystems at Risk | |
| EN15 | Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk. | Number of IUCN Red List Species and National/Provincial List Species, by level of extinction risk |
| Emissions, Effluents and Waste | ||
| EN16 | Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, by weight. | Total Direct and Indirect Greenhouse Gas Emissions, by Weight |
| Greenhouse Gas Intensities | ||
| EN17 | Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions, by weight. | Other Relevant Indirect Greenhouse Gas Emissions, by Weight |
| EN18 | Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved. | Initiatives to Reduce GHG Emissions |
| 2011 Annual Report – Appendix A Fiscal 2011 Performance Outcomes, Carbon Neutral Program Emissions, page 93 [PDF, 200 Kb] | ||
| EN19 | Emissions of ozone-depleting substances by weight | Releases of Ozone Depleting Substances |
| EN20 | NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions by type, weight. | NOx, SOx and Other Significant Air Emission, by type and weight |
| EN21 | Total water discharge by quality and destination, re thermal discharges. | Total Water Discharged by Quality and Destination |
| EN22 | Total weight of waste by type and disposal method, to include PCB waste. | Resources Recovered and Solid Waste |
| Landfill Diversion Rate | ||
| Solid Waste to Landfill | ||
| PCB Waste, in storage and recycled | ||
| EN23 | Total number and volume of significant spills. | Spills and Unintended Releases |
| EN24 | Weight of transported, imported, exported, or treated waste deemed hazardous. | Hazardous Wastes Shipped |
| EN25 | Identify, size, protected status and biodiversity value of water bodies and related habitats significantly affected by the reporting organization’s discharge of water and runoff. | The runoff from Burrard, Prince Rupert and Fort Nelson generating stations are from naturally occurring precipitation which would not significantly affect the adjacent water bodies. |
| Products and Services | ||
| EN26 | Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation. | Initiatives to Mitigate Environmental Impacts of Products and Services |
| EN27 | Percentage of products sold and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category. | Not reported. Not relevant to BC Hydro as an electricity utility. |
| Compliance | ||
| EN28 | Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations. | Warning Letters and Fines Imposed by Regulator for Non-Compliance with Environmental Laws and Regulations |
| Transport | ||
| EN29 | Significant environmental impacts of transporting products and other goods and materials used for the organization’s operations, and transporting members of the workforce. | Significant Environmental Impacts of Transporting Products, Goods and Materials |
| Overall | ||
| EN30 | Total environmental protection expenditures and investments by type. | Not reported. BC Hydro does not currently track expenditures by environmental activity cost code. Many of our environmental programs and activities are embedded within project and capital program costs. |