2001 Triple Bottom Line Report - BC Hydro

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THIS YEAR WE ARE WORKING WITH SCIENCE WORLD TO DEVELOP A LONG-TERM EXHIBITION ON SUSTAINABILITY, CALLED “OUR WORLD.” CORPORATE DONATIONS We provide grants to non-profit organizations in four areas: Aboriginal, Arts and Culture, Education, and Environment. Last year we provided $3 million to over 500 non-profit organizations in B.C. who met our funding criteria for initiatives of lasting social value. Contributions were spread throughout the province, to groups in every region of B.C., in amounts ranging from less than $100 up to $150,000. Donations to Aboriginal organizations included $40,000 to Dreamworks, a new program developed by the Lower Mainland chapter of Big Sisters of B.C. to provide First Nations women with the opportunity to job-shadow in a profession of their choice. Among other projects, we donated $20,000 towards the development of “A Coast Sto:lo/Coast Salish Historical Atlas” and the Ktunaxa Independent School Society’s natural resources technology program, and supported the Sto:lo Nation’s construction of an Ethnobotanical Garden in Chilliwack containing plant material with cultural and healing significance to First Nations. Funding for environment projects included support for Greening Schoolgrounds, a program that helps parents, teachers and children increase plant life in and around schoolyards. We provided an Arts and Culture donation of $19,300 to the Prince George Symphony Orchestra to stage a performance of Handel’s Water Music in Fort St. John, Hudson’s Hope and Chetwynd, in tandem with visits by musicians to local elementary and secondary schools. S O C I A L B O T T O M L I N E | 2 3 CORPORATE AND REGIONAL DONATIONS HYDRECS 3% Community Investment 3% Arts and Culture 22% Scholarships 11% Regional 10% Education 20% Aboriginal 13% Environment 9% United Way 9% In 2000/2001 we provided $3 million to over 500 non-profit organizations in B.C. BC Hydro has committed $60,000 over three years to the Courtenay and District Museum and Paleontology Centre on Vancouver Island. The donation will support school programs, fossil tours and field trips that focus on the prehistoric environment of the Puntledge River and its importance to BC Hydro and the region. Education donations included $50,000 to the Seventh Generation Club, a continuing partnership of BC Hydro, Health Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, the First Nations of B.C. and the former Vancouver Grizzlies professional basketball team. The club is targeted at First Nations youth and reinforces the philosophy that individual choices affect seven generations. It combines sports and role models to inspire and motivate youth attending First Nations schools throughout B.C. It promotes regular school attendance and healthful lifestyle choices, and provides motivational tools to set and reach goals. BC Hydro also donated, through the Science Council of B.C., 75 per cent of our used computers to schools.
SCHOLARSHIPS We provided scholarships to 178 B.C. students this year, up from last year’s total of 127. Scholarships recognize students who excel in academics and are leaders in their schools and communities. We award general studies, Aboriginal and Power Smart scholarships, the President’s Scholarship for children of BC Hydro employees, EMPLOYEE- DIRECTED ACTIVITIES HYDRECS, the BC Hydro Employees Community Services Fund, raised a record $865,624 in 2001. As the largest employee fund in B.C., HYDRECS has supported approximately 1000 charities across B.C. since 1990. Over 40 per cent of our employees participate in giving; our target for 2002 is 45 per cent participation. Hydro Employees Multicultural Society (HEMS), the only such employee-driven multicultural organization within any company in B.C., won the first Annual Multiculturalism Award from the provincial government in 2000 and continued last year with significant work internally and in the various multicultural communities. Y O U T H E M P L O Y M E N T I N I T I A T I V E Launched in 1998, BC Hydro’s Power Smart Youth Team program supports our drive to build customer support and loyalty by promoting products and services at the community level. The program also provides youth with valuable employment S O C I A L B O T T O M L I N E | 2 4 and L’Ecole Polytechnique memorial awards to female students entering engineering. This year’s scholarship recipients included eighteen Aboriginal students pursuing post-secondary studies – almost double the number of recipients compared to last year. Power Pioneers, the association of our retired employees, supports BC Hydro and community activities. Last year the association began its second decade by partnering with the B.C. Crime Prevention Association, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and municipal police forces to present the Wise Owl crime prevention program for seniors. Wise Owls have made forty presentations to approximately 900 seniors throughout the province, offering information about fraud prevention and other crimes targeted at senior citizens. experience. Last year we hired 175 Power Smart Youth Team members who worked on various projects and initiatives across the province. Among that total were 40 youth who participated in local improvement projects, including trail-building on rights-of-way.
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