Electric vehicles, beehives, help lessen CBC/Radio-Canada’s environmental load

OTTAWA – Decreases in CO2 emissions and water consumption helped to boost results in the CBC/Radio-Canada’s latest corporate Environmental Performance Report.The report highlights the public broadcaster's environmental performance from April 2016 to March 2017.Footprint decreases were recorded in most company categories, most notably with fleet vehicle CO2 emissions dropping 10.7% and water consumption decreasing 8.6% versus 2015-2016. In terms of industry benchmarks, the report says that the broadcaster performed better than the BOMA BEST certified building standard for water consumption and the Natural Resources Canada standard for energy consumption.Other highlights from the report include:- Electric car charging stations at its...