Toronto Hydro CEO Recognized for Sustainability Leadership

Toronto Hydro

November 30, 2017

Toronto Hydro’s President and CEO Anthony Haines has been recognized as a leader in sustainability with an award from the Canadian Electricity Association for his work in making Toronto Hydro a more sustainable organization.    

Haines received the Award for Individual Leadership on Sustainability – which is given to leaders who have exhibited dedication to providing sustainable and safe electricity services – during an awards ceremony in Toronto yesterday.

Under Haines’ leadership, we were first recognized as a Sustainable Electricity Company™ by the CEA in 2014. We have been diligent in our commitment to provide safe and reliable service in a cost-effective way, demonstrated through an organization-wide commitment to sustainability, conservation and demand management (CDM) initiatives and support of innovative technology to reduce our carbon footprint.     

The CEA represents electricity companies across Canada on a variety of issues, including environmental protection, regulation and infrastructure renewal.

QUICK FACTS

  • Haines was recognized earlier this year as one of Canada’s Future 40 Responsible Corporate Leaders in Canada by Corporate Knights and as Responsible CEO of the Year by Corporate Responsibility Magazine
  • Under Haines’ forward-looking leadership, Toronto Hydro has achieved significant accomplishments, including:
    • Delivered 24% of the province’s CDM focused savings
    • Connected 11,000 solar projects
    • Supported emerging technologies such as Hydrostor, an underwater compressed-air energy storage system, and eCamion, which uses pole-top energy storage

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