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.
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 2022 Decentralised Energy Forum is taking place in Lake Louise, Alberta.
We acknowledge that we are on traditional territories in Alberta of the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries.
Our experiences are located on the traditional and ancestral territory of many peoples, including the Treaty 6, 7, and 8 territories. Namely: the Blackfoot Confederacy – Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika – the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stoney Nakoda, and the Tsuut’ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta, as well as the unceded territory of the Ktunaxa and Secwépemc.
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