Sustainability
Recognizing our responsibility to our communities, to our people, and to the environment.
Our sustainability accomplishments over the past year include:
of renewable natural gas (RNG) produced at our Lethbridge, Alberta biogas facility1
of renewable electricity produced at our Elmira, Ontario and Lethbridge, Alberta biogas facilities and Skyline Clean Energy Fund solar assets2
residential tenancies saved through the R.I.S.E. program
trees planted across Canada in partnership with Tree Canada
hours volunteered by employees giving back to causes of their choice in our communities
donated through our major fundraisers and charitable initiatives
awards received from our peers, communities, and industries for operational and employee excellence
lbs. of food collected for Food Banks Canada and food banks in our communities
1 Gigajoule (GJ) is a metric energy measurement used for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG). One GJ of natural gas has the same amount of energy as 27 litres of fuel oil, 39 litres of propane, 26 litres of gasoline, or 277 kilowatt hours of electricity. This figure is expressed in accordance with the Fund’s percentage ownership of the assets (80%). Source: https://www.nrcan.gc.ca
2 A megawatt hour (MWh) is equal to 1,000 kilowatt hours (kWh). It is equal to 1,000 kilowatts of electricity used continuously for one hour. This figure is expressed in accordance with the fund’s ownership percentage of the Lethbridge and Elmira biogas facilities (80%) and solar assets (85-100%).
What sustainability means to Skyline
At Skyline, sustainability encompasses three principal areas:
We demonstrate our commitment to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by integrating responsible business practices into our operations and long-term planning.
Here’s how we’re demonstrating our alignment with the SDGs and making meaningful
contributions to these global efforts:
We challenge industry norms by demonstrating that sustainability and profitability can go hand in hand.
We uphold and demonstrate strong ethical behaviour, inspiring the stakeholders who work, live, invest, and do business with us.
We embed our P.R.I.D.E. values into every policy and decision, fostering an inclusive and responsible corporate culture.
We enable measurable and meaningful change that strengthens our communities, protects the environment, and considers future generations.
We engage our sustainability partners—our employees, our investors, our suppliers, and each of the communities in which we do business—encouraging their ideas and working alongside them to make sustainable decisions.
We lead by example through charitable giving and volunteering, demonstrating through action that when our communities grow stronger, we grow stronger.
Our sustainability partners
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Rent from us
"I live in a Skyline building in Guelph, Ontario. I appreciate Skyline’s commitment to the community and the environment, notably the rooftop beehive program. As someone who does apiary work, I’m happy to rent with a company that sees the importance in protecting pollinators."
Adam H.
Skyline Living tenant
Work with us
"Being part of the ESG taskforce has been a great way to collaborate with other departments within Skyline and understand how our company aims to tackle our sustainable development goals. I’ve enjoyed seeing how our ideas have evolved over time and look forward to seeing what’s next!"
Julia Wallace
Supervisor, CAPEX Administration
Invest with us
"We support you with the focus on environmental, social, and governance matters. . .Skyline has always paid attention to these aspects, to your great credit. This has always come through loud and clear. Kudos to the whole team.”
Investor response
collected from Skyline Wealth Management’s 2021 Net Promoter Score investor survey
Grow stronger with us
"Skyline recognizes their responsibility towards always being better, always doing better, and embedding sustainability in all their business activities. Hope House, as a community partner, has experienced firsthand the benefits of this approach. An approach that puts people and the environment first. Skyline generously supports staff volunteer efforts and financially supports many social service organizations working to create meaningful and impactful positive change within their communities."
Jaya James
Executive Director, Hope House Guelph
Build with us
"I have always regarded Skyline as a leader in effectively embedding sustainable climate protection into their corporate activities. Skyline has done an amazing job finding creative ways to implement meaningful change in reducing their greenhouse gas emissions in all their buildings. Their investment in renewable energy and their mission to make their properties as environmentally friendly for their tenants as is possible is truly inspiring."
Rob Benninger
Business Development Executive, ECNG Energy Group
Skyline Sustainability Reports
Our Skyline Sustainability Report provides an overview of our sustainability goals and summarizes how we’re achieving them in a measurable, impactful way.
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