Environmental Impact
We’re redefining what it means to be a gambling company and working to create positive environmental and social impact for communities across B.C. and beyond.
Improving our environmental impacts
BCLC’s climate strategy is designed to help us further our social purpose – to generate win-wins for the greater good – while also supporting our organization to manage its climate risks and opportunities. As a Crown corporation, BCLC works to align our operations with the CleanBC climate plan, including setting targets and strategies for reducing GHG emissions to mitigate climate-related impacts.
Sky’s the Limit: BCLC’s Cloud Move Cuts Carbon
Ash Kosmadia has seen firsthand the impact a transition from an on-premises datacentre can have on an organization – both from an environmental and organizational perspective.
BCLC supports low-carbon commuting
We encourage our employees to make environmentally-conscious choices for their commutes. We do this by providing facilities in our offices that make cycling an easier choice, offering an e-bike purchase program and providing the option to use electric vehicles for work travel.
Integrating sustainability into our procurement process
As part of our new policy, we now structure requests for proposals (RFP) to include specific questions about sustainability.
Climate-change accountability
We are working to meet or exceed the provincial greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets.* With the Science Based Target Initiatives (SBTi) as our guide, we are set on the path to becoming a net-zero organization by 2050 and continue to generate win-wins for the greater good.
Waste management
Through continual efforts, our Vancouver and Kamloops offices divert nearly 80 per cent of waste from landfill through recycling and composting. Our Kamloops head office has switched to a more robust composting vendor that is able to accept many items that were considered landfill or recycling previously, and introduced soft plastics recycling.
We also divert electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste) from landfill though recovering, re-selling and recycling end-of-life casino and lottery equipment. To comply with B.C.’s Provincial Recycling Regulation, BCLC is a steward of the Electronic Products Recycling Association of B.C.
In regards to paper products produced, BCLC is a member of RecycleBC’s product stewardship program and reports on the production and disposal of all paper products.
Industry leadership
We support our suppliers and service providers to be more environmentally conscious in their decisions and actions. Although we don't directly control these other groups, we provide leadership in minimizing the environmental and social impact where we work, and in our interactions with British Columbians.
