MONTREAL, Oct. 7, 2022
/CNW Telbec/ - Cogeco Inc. (TSX: CGO), is proud to share that
Elizabeth Alves, Vice President
Enterprise Strategy & Sustainability, has been named to
Canada's Clean16 list, for the
Technology & Telecom category. The 2023 Clean16 honorees are
truly the leaders of the leaders in sustainability in Canada. They have been selected from an
initial pool of approximately 1000 very well-qualified nominees
across Canada.
Delta Management Group's criteria in determining honourees is to
carefully consider actual measurable accomplishments, demonstrated
innovation, collaboration with other organizations, and the power
of the honouree's contribution to inspire other Canadians to take
similar actions. Canada's Clean50
annually recognizes Canada's
leaders in sustainability for their contributions over the prior
two years. The leader in each of the 16 categories is also declared
to be part of the Clean16.
"I'm proud to see one of ours be recognized as a leader in such
a way. This recognition underscores all the work being done by
Elizabeth at Cogeco to support our longstanding commitment to high
social responsibility standards and sustainability. On a daily
basis, she motivates us to build on our track record of social
engagement, environmental performance, and solid governance
practices to continue to better serve our communities and
customers. The numerous ESG recognitions received by Cogeco over
the years underscore her strong leadership and dedication to
sustainability and the best ESG practices. We are determined to
lead the way towards decarbonization in the telecommunications
sector and Elizabeth is a key asset to make this possible," said
Philippe Jetté, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Cogeco.
"It's fair to say that after leading Cogeco to become the first
telecommunications company in Canada with an approved science-based
emissions reduction target aligned with a pathway to limit warming
to 1.5 degrees, that Elizabeth is literally "the driving force"
behind sustainability at Cogeco. One of her initiatives was the
push to drive fleet fuel efficiency and progressively transition
towards an electric fleet, contributing to a reduction of over
1,700 tCO2e in fleet emissions. She also led the strategy to invest
in renewable energy, contributing to a further 4,400 tCO2e savings
through the greening of Cogeco's electricity consumption. Between
those two, and other initiatives, by the end of fiscal 2021, Cogeco
achieved a 23% reduction in scope 1 and 2 emissions from the base
year of 2019. That's a pretty clear signal!,'' added Gavin Pitchford, CEO, Delta Management
Group.
Elizabeth was chosen after rigorous screening and research by
Delta Management Group, with advice from internal researchers and
external advisors.
ABOUT COGECO INC.
Rooted in the communities it serves, Cogeco Inc. (TSX: CGO) is a
growing competitive force in the North American telecommunications
and media sectors with a legacy of 65 years. Through its business
units Cogeco Connexion and Breezeline (formerly Atlantic
Broadband), Cogeco provides Internet, video and phone services to
1.6 million residential and business customers in Quebec and Ontario in Canada as well as in twelve states in
the United States. Through Cogeco
Media, it owns and operates 21 radio stations primarily in the
province of Québec as well as a news agency. To learn more about
Cogeco's growth strategy and its commitment to support its
communities, promote inclusive growth and fight climate change,
please visit us online at corpo.cogeco.com.
SOURCE Cogeco Inc.