Environmental Policy

Part of doing the job right is meeting our environmental commitments and responsibilities

1.00 — Mission

1.01 — Yukon Energy will help sustain a healthy environment for Yukoners by maintaining a high standard of environmental responsibility and performance through the implementation of a comprehensive environmental management system. In so doing, Yukon Energy undertakes to respect and protect the environment in all its activities.
1.02 — Yukon Energy recognizes its responsibility to protect the environment. This includes using resources effectively to produce electricity, minimizing impacts on the air, soil, and water, and safeguarding the health, safety and well being of employees and the public.
1.03 — Yukon Energy, through its mandate to provide safe and reliable electricity, commits to act in an environmentally responsible manner while developing and maintaining energy infrastructure and services in the Yukon.

2.00 — Principles

2.01 — The following guiding principles set out Yukon Energy's environmental responsibility. We will:
  • Integrate environmental considerations into decision making and planning;
  • Provide employees with appropriate training to ensure their work is conducted in an environmentally responsible manner;
  • Strive to achieve continuous environmental improvement through periodic environmental audits of facilities and processes;
  • Use energy and natural resources as efficiently as possible during the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and the operation of its facilities and promote efficient use of electricity by our customers;
  • Implement reasonable actions to prevent pollution of air, water and soil and minimize the impact of any pollution which is accidental or unavoidable;
  • Meet or exceed environmental requirements defined by legislation, regulation and other commitments and agreements to which Yukon Energy subscribes;
  • Be accountable to stakeholders and regulatory authorities;
  • Report bi-annually to the Board of Directors on environmental performance, and activities; and
  • Communicate this policy to all employees and make it available to the public.