CN, Earth Day Canada sign five-year partnership agreement

Canadian National and Earth Day Canada have announced a five-year partnership agreement under which EDC will support a CN program to encourage environmental values and initiatives among CN employees across North America. Working at key North American CN offices and yard facilities, the program will: • Motivate, encourage and enable employees to embrace environmental stewardship and support a cleaner environment; • Leverage CN and EDC environmental resources, best-practices and programs to increase employee action in yards and office efficiency, reduce natural resource consumption and waste, and • Recognize and celebrate sustainability gains in the workplace. "At CN, we are fully committed to reducing our impact on the environment," said Paul Miller, CN's chief safety and sustainability officer. "Energy efficiency has been a key element of our business model for years, positioning us to increase productivity and reduce energy consumption. We will harness EDC's support and expertise to enable CN employees to expand their environmental understanding and initiatives to help reduce the impact of local workplaces on the environment." Jed Goldberg, president of Earth Day Canada, said: "We are thrilled to support CN in their conservation efforts. Efforts on the part of a large sector-leader like CN have the potential to substantially reduce the environmental impact of the transportation service industry and to act as a model that other corporations and communities can emulate."