EfficiencyOne named one of Canada’s Greenest Employer for 9th year

EfficiencyOne named one of Canada’s Greenest Employer for 9th year

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April 18, 2023 – Halifax/Kjipuktuk, NS –EfficiencyOne has once again been selected as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers. This award recognizes employers that have created a culture of environmental awareness in their organizations.

“This is the 9^th year that E1 has won this award and that is no small feat,” says Stephen MacDonald, President and CEO, EfficiencyOne. “We have worked hard to create a culture passionate about climate action and sustainability initiatives. Awards such as this demonstrate that all of us at EfficiencyOne are living our mission to help people achieve their energy goals, save money, conserve resources, improve wellbeing, and combat climate change.”

Over the past decade, EfficiencyOne has worked to create a culture of sustainability and environmental awareness. In 2022 EfficiencyOne’s Board of Directors approved an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) framework and metrics.

“It is important we build on our past environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts,” says MacDonald. “Achievements such as this award push and inspire us to higher goals and targets for the future.”

The full list of winners can be found here: https://www.canadastop100.com/green/.

About the Competition

Now in its 16^th year, Canada’s Greenest Employers is an editorial competition organized by the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project. This special designation recognizes the employers that lead the nation in creating a culture of environmental awareness in their organizations. These employers have developed exceptional sustainability initiatives – and are attracting people to their organizations because of their environmental leadership.

About EfficiencyOne

EfficiencyOne, operating in Nova Scotia as Efficiency Nova Scotia, transforms the way people use energy. Together, we help people achieve their energy goals, save money, conserve resources, improve wellbeing, and combat climate change.

Our role is to inform and motivate Nova Scotians to use less energy, use it smarter, and enjoy the good things efficiency brings. Investing in energy efficiency comes with many benefits—lower heating bills, more comfortable spaces, new jobs in your community, and a smaller overall carbon footprint. To date, EfficiencyOne has achieved more than $1.5 billion in energy savings and contributed 24% of Nova Scotia’s GHG emission reductions in the last 10 years. Learn more at efficiencyone.ca.

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For more information, contact:

Janet Tobin
Communication Lead
902-499-6494
jtobin@efficiencyns.ca