Climate Pledge Event hosted by Amazon

Ottawa Board of Trade members and special guests came together to learn about the connection between hockey and sustainability on Saturday, November 2, at a special event organized in partnership with The Climate Pledge.

 

The event took place at the Canadian Tire Centre on the sidelines of the Ottawa Senators vs. Seattle Kraken game. The setting was appropriate, since the Seattle Kraken were the first NHL team to sign The Climate Pledge - a commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 20240.

Co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism in 2019, The Climate Pledge brings together hundreds of the world’s top companies to accelerate joint action, cross-sector collaboration, and responsible change.

 

Signatories of The Climate Pledge agree to measuring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions on a regular basis; implementing decarbonization strategies in line with the Paris Agreement through real business changes and innovations; and neutralizing any remaining emissions with additional, quantifiable, real, permanent, and socially beneficial offsets to achieve net-zero annual carbon emissions by 2040.

 

During the event, members discussed the importance of collective action to fight climate change. They also learned some fun facts about the Kraken’s home ice, Climate Pledge Arena, which recently celebrated its third anniversary. In just 36 months, the venue is now the first arena in the world to receive the International Living Future Institute’s Zero Carbon Certification (October 2023) and the first west coast arena to be awarded the TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) Platinum Certification (April 2024). The building is 100% electric, using 100% renewable energy—no fossil fuels—and operates functionally as a zero-waste arena with the highest waste diversion rate of any sports venue globally at the time of certification.  The Zamboni is electric; the hockey ice is made from recycled rain water (the world’s first rain-to-rink system!); tickets double as free public transit passes; and the 19 kitchens, feeding 17,000 people per event, prioritize locally sourced ingredients.

 

Thank you to all guests for a wonderful evening – and to learn more about joining The Climate Pledge, click here.