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Enbridge Celebrates 75 Years With Vision for Sustainable Energy Future and Strategic Expansion Into U.S. Natural Gas
A message from Enbridge's CEO & Board Chair Originally published in Enbridge's 2023 Susta...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Enbridge Celebrates 75 Years With Vision for Sustainable Energy Future and Strategic Expansion Into U.S. Natural GasA message from Enbridge's CEO & Board ChairOriginally published in Enbridge's 2023 Sustainability Report NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / June 12, 2024 / It's been 75 years since our incorporation as Interprovincial Pipeline and the beginnings of Enbridge's critical role in delivering energy to people across North America. As we celebrate this milestone, we look to the future with a new vision: to provide energy in a more planet-friendly way, everywhere people need it. This vision shapes our strategic decisions and actions as we move forward with a diversified portfolio across liquids, natural gas and renewables, and a global mindset to provide energy to people and regions throughout the world.Meeting energy demand amidst an energy transition The world is facing an urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a lower-carbon economy. At the same time, global energy demand is rising, and the continued war in Ukraine, conflict in the Middle East and lingering inflation have highlighted the importance of energy reliability, affordability and access. Against this backdrop, Enbridge believes in taking a practical and balanced approach, with energy systems that include responsibly produced natural gas and oil, as well as renewable power and lower-carbon options.The U.S. natural gas utilities acquisitions we announced in September 2023 are a transformative opportunity that not only establishes Enbridge as the largest (by volume) natural gas distribution company in North America but also supports our growth as a more diversified company. These utilities share our commitment to embedding sustainability in operations and advancing lower-carbon initiatives. The acquisitions also enable us to provide safe, reliable and affordable energy to an additional three million customers across the United States.The first-choice energy delivery company Every day, we strive to be the first-choice energy delivery company in North America and beyond-for customers, communities, investors, regulators, policymakers and employees.We're proud of our strong record of governance and longstanding sustainability leadership and we remain focused on achieving the ambitious environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals we set in...