Community 

At Emera Inc., we support meaningful programs and initiatives in the communities where our employees live and work. Our Community Investment Program focuses on making our communities stronger and safer, as well as more innovative, inclusive, and diverse.

Our key focus areas are:

• Youth - We’re committed to supporting our future leaders by investing in opportunities for young people to learn and grow. We partner with initiatives focused on education and career development, helping to create stronger, more diverse, and inclusive communities for future generations.
• Safety -  Across Emera’s operating companies, safety is our top priority. We partner with programs that share this value by investing in opportunities that make our communities safer and more accessible for everyone.
• Innovation - Innovation is a key driver of growth for our business and our communities. As we collectively work towards a more sustainable future, we need new and diverse ways of thinking. We invest in innovative projects that enable new ideas, approaches, and solutions to the issues that our communities face.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Fund

Within each of these strategic focus areas, we consider opportunities through a lens of diversity, equity and inclusion. Recognizing the important value this lens adds, Emera and its operating companies launched the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Fund in February 2021. Through this fund, we are collectively investing a minimum of $5 million over five years to support organizations and initiatives advancing inclusion and diversity in our communities. The fund is reflective of Emera’s journey towards an inclusive and diverse culture, supported by active inclusion and diversity employee networks across the organization.

Emera’s Community Investment Program is formally audited by the London Benchmarking Group (LBG). The LBG Model is the recognized global standard for managing, measuring, and reporting community investment, helping companies ensure credibility and accountability in the disclosure of the value of community investment.