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Corporate Social Responsibility

TRCA's Corporate Social Responsibility Program (CSRP) enables TRCA to manage its operational sustainability. The CSRP tracks organizational progress in three areas: economic, social and environmental. In addition to progressing toward more sustainable operations, a major objective of the CSRP is to provide our stakeholders with a transparent view of TRCA's social and environmental performance.

Although we are in the Living City business, we recognize that our daily operations can negatively impact the environment and society. The operation of vehicles and equipment, energy consumption, the products we buy, how we manage our lands, what we do with our waste, and how well we satisfy our stakeholders, all of these speak to our operational sustainability.

Carbon Footprint

In 2010, TRCA's corporate carbon emissions were equivalent to approximately 3,150* tonnes of greenhouse gases. This was a decrease of 11% from 2009. TRCA has targeted becoming carbon neutral by 2025.

* See 2010 Corporate Social Responsibility Report for details.

Highlights of CSR at TRCA

Since its inception in 2003, the CSRP has assisted in, monitored, and reported on many TRCA successes, including:

  • Establishment of corporate Greenfleet Policy
  • An innovative and sector-leading "green procurement" policy
  • Certification of our education centres as EcoSchools
  • Completion of a new state-of-the-art green LEED Platinum building to house our Restoration Services operation
  • High efficiency lighting at Black Creek Pioneer Village and other locations
  • High efficiency HVAC at Boyd and Head Offices
  • 100% green power at Kortright Centre, Head Office and Restoration Services Centre
  • Solar hot water system at Indian Line camp ground
  • Over 150,000 sq. metres of re-naturalized land at Conservation Areas since 2001
  • Breathing wall constructed at Head office
  • Reflective roofs at head office and Black Creek Pioneer Village visitors centre.

As of 2010, TRCA heats and cools 25% of its office/facility floor space using renewable energy. This includes ground-source geothermal or air-source heat pumps at 8 buildings.

For more info, contact Brian Dundas at bdundas@trca.on.ca