Our climate action vision
As a health-care organization we use energy, fuel, materials and equipment that produce waste and emissions to deliver health care services for you. Minimizing our environmental footprint, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and considering how we adapt to climate change is a priority to our teams, patients, communities, and many other stakeholders we work with every day.
Importantly, we are improving our environmental footprint not only to mitigate the effects of climate change, but because we understand the link between climate change and health. A healthy planet supports healthy people.
We are proud to be part of B.C.’s Carbon Neutral Government program – legislated under the Climate Change Accountability Act (CCAA) – all provincial public sector organizations (PSOs) must be carbon neutral, and through this, we:
- Measure greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from buildings, vehicles and paper use
- Reduce emissions as much as possible by conserving electricity and fossil fuels
- Offset remaining emissions by purchasing an equivalent amount of high-quality, made in B.C. carbon offsets
- Report annually on progress through the Climate Change Accountability Report, formerly the Carbon Neutral Action Report