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CBC/Radio-Canada strengthens its commitment to reducing its environmental footprint

CBC/Radio-Canada today launched a new 2026–2031 Environmental Plan, Greening Our Story: Together for Tomorrow, reaffirming the national public broadcaster’s ongoing commitment to serve Canadians in an environmentally responsible way.

 

The new five-year plan builds on the progress made under the 2021–2026 plan, with an emphasis on three key workstreams:

 

  • Our production, which focuses on creating content sustainably;
  • Our footprint, which prioritizes low-carbon and energy-efficient solutions in our day-to-day operations; and 
  • Our engagement, which focuses on sharing knowledge with industry partners to amplify sustainable practices.

These three workstreams include concrete actions that support the three pillars of our strategy, CBC, Here for Canada: proximity, digital agility and bringing people together.

“As a public service media organization, CBC/Radio-Canada has a responsibility to build an environmentally sustainable public broadcaster that Canadians can be proud of. Greening Our Story: Together for Tomorrow, our 2026–2031 environmental sustainability plan, builds on the foundations and progress of our previous plan.” 

 

— Marie-Philippe Bouchard, President and CEO, CBC/Radio-Canada

 

To measure its progress, CBC/Radio-Canada has set two greenhouse gas emissions targets for 2035: (1) Reducing emissions directly produced by our owned assets by 50%; and (2) Reducing our indirect emissions from other sources by 40%. These targets are designed to keep us on track toward our commitment to reach net zero by 2050. 

 

For more information, read Greening Our Story: Together for Tomorrow. 

 

About CBC/Radio-Canada

CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada's national public broadcaster. Through our mandate to inform, enlighten and entertain, we play a central role in strengthening Canadian culture. As Canada's trusted news source, we offer a uniquely Canadian perspective on news, current affairs and world affairs. Our distinctively homegrown entertainment and sports programming draws audiences from across the country. Deeply rooted in communities, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages: Dëne Sųłıné, Dene Kǝdǝ́, Dene Zhatıé, Eastern Cree, Dinjii Zhuʼ Ginjik, Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun and Tłı̨chǫ. We also deliver content in Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Punjabi and Tagalog, as well as both official languages, through Radio Canada International (RCI). We are leading the transformation to meet the needs of Canadians in a digital world.

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