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Our Strategy & Values
Shaping the Future: ATCO's 2030 Ambitions
We continue to develop the ATCO group of companies as a portfolio of investments and businesses that have the wherewithal to deliver our purpose for generations to come.
The ambitions that unite us are threefold:
Enhanced Growth
Delivering significant market capitalization and provide share owners with consistent and growing Total Shareholder Return along with increased economic and societal impact in the communities that we serve.
Business Diversity
Investing in our diverse jurisdictions and business lines tied to the essentials of life, ensuring our businesses are a meaningful part of global trends, our ESG trajectory and play an important role in shelter, transportation, security and energy.
Global Brand & Culture
Building a global management team that reflects our entrepreneurial, imaginative and courageous culture with results-driven and high-performing people who will continue to build on our reputation for being a locally minded, global company and a leader in improving quality of life.
Our Strategic Imperatives
Innovation, growth and financial strength provide the foundation from which we have built our company. Our long-term success depends on our ability to continue offering our customers premier, comprehensive and integrated solutions to meet their needs and expand into new markets. These strategic imperatives are supported by our unwavering commitment to operational excellence, our customers, our people and the communities we are privileged to serve around the world.
- Valuing a long-term outlook.
- Building on our core utility businesses.
- Taking a leadership role in the energy transition.
- Building equitable partnerships with Indigenous communities.
- Collaborating for the betterment of communities.
- Supporting the talent and diversity of the Canadian Utilities team.
Our Vision
Our mission is to build a global portfolio of energy-related assets that consistently delivers operational excellence and superior returns.
We are an organization like no other ? geographically dispersed, incredibly diverse and built to expertly serve a wide range of customers.
We believe in well-managed risk and a disciplined approach to growth. We fuel the imagination of our people to drive growth over the long term, ultimately delivering value to our customers and our share owners.
Our strong financial and operating performance reflects our approach to sales and our customers, the strength and determination of our people, a deeply embedded focus on operational excellence with its inherent cost controls, and careful consideration of the environmental and social impact of our actions ? now and for the future.
Living Our Values
Read more about how our people are living the values of Canadian Utilities Limited, each and every day.
Our Core Values
Our pursuit of excellence governs how we act and make decisions. We strive to live by the following values:
Safety:
Safety is the first consideration in everything we do. We hold a shared belief that safety must direct all our day-to-day priorities and decisions, and we are accountable for understanding and following the health and safety requirements for any work we undertake.
Integrity:
We are honest, ethical and treat others with fairness, dignity and respect. We make good decisions, take personal ownership of tasks, are responsible for our actions and deliver on our commitments.
Agility:
We are creative, innovative and take a measured approach to opportunities and risk, balanced with a long term perspective. We stay relevant, reward action and learn from failure.
Caring:
We care about our customers, our employees and their families, our communities and the environment. We seek to understand and care enough to challenge each other.
Collaboration:
We work together, share ideas, recognize the contribution of others and learn from our failures and successes. We are clear about our intentions and communicate openly especially when problems or issues arise. We value and encourage diversity and different perspectives. We work together to build strong networks.
Excellence: The ATCO Heart and Mind
?Going far beyond the call of duty. Doing more than others expect. This is what excellence is all about. It comes from striving, maintaining the highest standards, looking after the smallest detail and going the extra mile. Excellence means caring. It means making a special effort to do more.?
R.D. Southern
Founder, ATCO
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Join Our Team
Find out what's great about working at Canadian Utilities, what positions we're currently hiring for, and how to apply for a job.
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