MONTREAL – Cogeco Cable has released its first corporate social responsibility report.
Using Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines, such reports typically cover an organization's environmental, social and economic performance. Cogeco noted that the three core environmental issues specifically relevant to its operations include greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the production of primarily electronic waste, and the use of raw materials.
The qualitative and quantitative data contained in the report will serve as the starting point “for a process of continuous improvement to achieve an appropriate balance among our financial, social and environmental objectives”, the company said. It also announced plans to publish its first report on GHG emissions and carbon management as part of the Carbon Disclosure Project, an independent international initiative encouraging transparency on climate change issues.
"In our 2011 Annual Report to shareholders, we made a commitment to publish our first CSR Report in 2012 and to build it in accordance with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines, which are the benchmark in extra-financial reporting”, said president and CEO Louis Audet, in a statement. "In so doing, we are taking part in this great movement and demonstrating our transparency as well as an active commitment to these key issues.”
