The Green Electricity Leaders Coalition of Ontario is an initiative of Friends of the Earth Canada, a charitable, non-profit, environmental organization. GELCO was established to recognize and reward corporate leadership in creating an active market for green electricity in Ontario -- electricity produced from renewable, low-impact sources such as solar, wind, small run-of-the-river hydro, land fill and bio-mass.

DuPont Canada has joined GELCO as a Bronze level member based on the company's clear goals and targets for the sourcing of 10 per cent of its energy requirements from renewables. Interface Flooring Canada, the largest commercial carpet manufacturer in Canada, and Toronto Hydro Corporation, are also joining GELCO.

The global E.I. du Pont company has publicly declared that, by the year 2010, its energy requirements will remain flat, 10 per cent of its energy needs will be met through renewable sources, and it will achieve 25 per cent of revenues from non-depletable resources. DuPont Canada's intention is to fully support the achievement of these goals.

Dave Colcleugh, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of DuPont Canada stated: "DuPont Canada has established challenging new sustainable growth goals for 2010 addressing all three aspects of sustainability: economic, social and environmental responsibility. From an energy perspective, we will continue to aggressively pursue energy efficiency. We remain committed to finding cost-effective means of obtaining 10 per cent of our energy requirements from renewable sources."

DuPont Canada is working with VisionQuest Wind Energy, Suncor, and Ontario Power Generation to explore greater use of renewable energy sources. For many years, the company has demonstrated industry leadership on energy conservation through its work with the Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC), the Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE), and the Voluntary Challenge & Registry (VCR). In fact, DuPont Canada was a second-time winner of the VCR's Leadership award.