BVGEC - Jan 2021 - Sustainable Development Goals
As a social enterprise, we must identify effective ways to track our social, economic and environmental impacts.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030.
We are working with an external consultant to understand how BVGEC can best tackle the following SDGs with People, Planet and Prosperity in mind.
The Finance and Administration team is working to finalise the microgeneration project economics modelling spreadsheets and using this to calculate project revenue and cost projections for our host sites.
With our first AGM on the horizon, they have drafted the 2021 budget and completed our year-end documentation for an independent review.
As we move towards our first installations, the F&A team is busy preparing our D&O and General Liability insurance details.
The Communications and Promotions team is working on building our branding and marketing strategy to prepare for our upcoming membership drive. With the help of an external consultant, we are developing our brand story and identifying specific targeted messages for our anticipated audiences.
Do you have a great local photo or two that shouts ‘Bow Valley Community’ that you would willing to share with us to use as a BVGEC 'Stock Photo'? All photo credits awarded of course! For more information, email connect@bvgreenenergy.org.
The Governance team is has finalised our membership share certificates ready for our upcoming membership offering.
They are also in the process of drafting a Marketing Associate Agreement with a power company, for which BVGEC would potentially become a “Marketing Associate. This document is being reviewed prior to further consideration by the Board.
The Membership and Stakeholder Engagement team is developing a social impact scorecard to use internally to identify, measure and track our social impact metrics and work towards UN SDG alignment.
In collaboration with the communications team, we are planning for a spring membership drive and developing the necessary onboarding packages and membership payment systems.
The M&ES team is busy planning to host our first virtual Meet and Greet with Friends of the BVGEC on Feb 16th. As part of this, they are creating a volunteer hub where Friends who want to take an active volunteer role can engage.
We currently have 7 Members and 29 Friends enlisted.
The Technology and Business Development team, in collaboration with the Governance team are analysing the energy marketer opportunity. If we proceed, we can become a marketer of brown through green energy, Solar Club, natural gas, internet and potentially greenhouse gas credits or offsets forming an ongoing income stream for BVGEC.
They are also working to align BVGEC with renewable energy opportunities throughout the greater Bow Valley that go beyond just solar PV.
The Project Development committee has selected the winning bid supplier for the Ralph Conner Church installation and sent out an RFQ for St Michaels church to our approved supplier list.
Jeff Roberts
Chairperson, Bow Valley Green Energy Cooperative
Feb 12, 2021