Sustainability
Sustainability every step of the way
DEC is committed to promoting a sustainable and resilient energy future, and we align ourselves strongly with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. At the Decentralised Energy Forum, we put our words into action and bridge the “Say-Do” gap, by taking as many sustainable actions as we can to make the event extend beyond our energy impacts.
The Decentralised Energy Forum is a paper-less event. The program, speakers biographies, sponsors recognition, and evaluation forms are only available in digital format.
Attendees are encouraged to decline daily housekeeping, sheet changes and new towels.
We always request carafes of water instead of bottled water at our host hotel.
Offer sustainable menu options, encourage buffet-style dining, and where possible we donate leftover food.
we always request that readily available and clearly signposted recycling facilities are onsite.
DEC Land Acknowledgement
Decentralised Energy Canada’s offices are in Calgary, Alberta. In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, we honour and acknowledge Moh’kinsstis, and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 within the historical Northwest Métis homeland. Finally, we acknowledge all Nations – Indigenous and non – who live, work and play on this land, and who honour and celebrate this territory.
This sacred gathering place provides us with an opportunity to engage in and demonstrate leadership on reconciliation. Thank you for your enthusiasm and commitment to join our team on the lands of Treaty 7 territory.
First Nations Land Acknowledgement
The 2025 Decentralised Energy Forum is taking place in Quebec City, Canada.
We respectfully acknowledge that the land on which we are gathering is the traditional territory unceded territory of the Huron-Wendat people.
The Huron-Wendat have lived in Québec since 1650. They previously lived near Lake Huron in Ontario, where they formed a confederacy of four tribes, spread among some 20 villages.
We make this acknowledgement as an act of gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting and as a step in the journey of reconciliation.
Learn more about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada at www.trc.ca