Boralex (BLX.TO)

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Overall impact
A (86)

Commentary

Boralex is a leader for overall positive impact. With an 'A' rating of 86.2 for overall impact (97th percentile compared to all companies), Boralex ranks 16th out of 63 industry peers, behind Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure, Verbund, Adani Green Energy and 12 others, and ahead of Intersect Power, Pattern Energy, Azure Power Global and 44 others. On top material causes for Boralex's industry (Utilities), Boralex performs well in Affordable, Safe Housing (84.4 score), Clean Water Access (90.1), Sustainable Use of Water (87.0) and 6 other causes where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in Technology Innovation (37.4 score).
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Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-Israel
Anti-personnel mines
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Modern slavery
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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Company
Employees
868
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers
Sub-industry
Renewable Electricity
SASB industry
Electric Utilities & Power Generators
Headquarters
Qc, Canada
Share classes
BLX.TO
More info
https://www.boralex.com
Description
Boralex Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the developing, building, and operating power generating and storage facilities in Canada, France, and the United States. It generates electricity from wind, solar, and hydroelectric resources. As of December 31, 2024, the company operates 103 wind farms; 13 solar energy facilities; 15 hydroelectric power stations; and 2 storage units with an installed capacity of 1,819 megawatts (MW) in North America; 1,085 MW in Canada; 734 MW in the United States; and 1,343 MW in Europe. Boralex Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Kingsey Falls, Canada.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Boralex, based on its industry sub-industry Renewable Electricity. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.
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