Leading in sustainability
We're helping to reduce our collective carbon footprint by investing in our networks, innovative technologies and sustainable business practices. Let's make our planet healthier.
Let’s create a healthier planet for generations to come
Our commitment to addressing climate action is embedded in our business, from our operations to our solutions to our financial structure.
Enabling avoided emissions for our customers
We partnered with Roland Berger and Agendi to quantify the carbon emissions avoided through our products and services, using a science-based methodology to measure our broader impact on global decarbonization.
Embracing sustainability
Sustainability is embedded into our core business strategy. The results speak for themselves:
38%
reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions from 2019
59%
of electricity requirements procured from renewable or low-emitting sources in 2024
15 million +
Devices kept out of landfills, so far
49%
reduction in water consumption intensity per terabyte of data traffic from 2019
Leading in sustainability
Celebrating 25 years of environmental leadership. Together with our partners and customers we’ve planted 25 million trees.
Investing in sustainable futures
To drive social innovation, we are funding and ultimately empowering businesses globally to help solve some of the biggest challenges our planet faces, today and tomorrow.
Restoring nature
We have planted 25 million trees and we are just getting started. We are committed to restoring our forests now, and for future generations.
Seeding innovation
As one of the world’s largest corporate impact funds, the TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good is helping tackle social challenges in health, agriculture, the environment and enabling inclusive communities.
Investing in renewable energy
We’re working toward a low carbon future by enabling new solar and wind power facilities, generating Renewable Energy Certificates and adding clean energy to the electricity grid.
Powering smarter cities
Through our Smart Cities solutions we’re leveraging emerging technologies like
5G
to transform urban areas into safer, more sustainable cities.Ways you can participate
Reusing smartphones
Our Bring-It-Back™ program refurbishes and resells old customer smartphones, giving them a new home rather than adding to electronic waste.
Recycling pre-loved devices
Drop off your pre-loved phones and tablets at a TELUS store and we’ll either responsibly recycle them to keep them out of landfills or upcycle them to connect a Canadian in need.
High tech. Lower impact.
By choosing an expertly refurbished smartphone, you’re helping save greenhouse gas emissions. Plus, every device is tested, inspected, disinfected and re-packaged to work like new.
Climate action
TELUS recognizes the growing material risks and opportunities associated with climate change. While taking action to reduce emissions across our value chain, we are also enabling decarbonization across multiple sectors and implementing solutions to restore and protect nature.
100% renewable electricity
As of the end of 2025, 100% of our electricity requirements are effectively procured from renewable or low-emitting sources
46% reduction in operational emissions
Reduce scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions by almost half by 2030
Enabling avoided emissions
Leverage digital innovation and connectivity to enable avoided emissions through smart infrastructure, precision agriculture, remote work, telehealth and e-learning.
Nature-based Solutions
Accelerating climate action by restoring nature with technology for communities and the environment
Investing in a world of good
As one of the largest corporate impact funds launched with an initial $100 million, the TELUS Pollinator Fund invests in responsible startups driving social and environmental change to make the world a better place.
Awards & recognition
TELUS continues to rank among the world’s leaders in sustainability and social capitalism.
Wall Street Journal Top 100
Corporate Knights: 2025 Global 100 & 2025 Canada’s Best 50
Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI)
ISO 14001
The friendlier future is fibre
We’re upgrading homes and businesses to TELUS PureFibre® and 5G and gradually retiring legacy copper lines. Better for you. Better for the environment.
Champions for change
Discover how local heroes are using our innovations to drive progress.
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Achieving sustainability
Learn how our efforts are making a real impact.
Contact the TELUS Sustainability Team
We welcome your inquiries about our commitment to sustainability and ongoing efforts to make a difference.
