Environmental and social
Bell’s engagement with environmental and social issues is driven by our stakeholders’ expectations. Our initiatives include maintaining innovative programs to reduce environmental impacts throughout the entire value chain, fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace for all team members and customers, and delivering the latest 5G wireless, fibre Internet, TV and media technology to customers all over the country.
Certified ISO 14001 for our Environmental Management System
Certified ISO 14001 for our Environmental Management System since 2009, the 16th consecutive year, and the first communications company in North America to be certified.(1)
Certified ISO 50001:2018 for our Energy Management System
Certified ISO 50001:2018 for our Energy Management System since 2020, the fifth consecutive year, and the first communications company in North America to be certified.(2)
Science-Based Targets
We have three SBTi-approved science-based targets to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.
To learn more, see the Climate Change section of the 2024 Integrated annual report.(3)
Clean50: Top Projects 2024
Bell’s halocarbon free, energy-efficient computer room cooling project was named a 2024 Clean50 Top Project award winner. The Clean50 Top Projects awards are primarily managed by Delta Management Group. The awards annually recognize projects completed in the prior two years based on their innovation, and their ability to inform and inspire Canadians.
Clean200 list
BCE ranked 109th in the world in the Corporate Knights 2025 Clean200 list. The Clean200 ranks the global top 200 publicly traded companies that are leading the way to a sustainable economy.
Les Prix Eureka!
Bell was recently the proud recipient of a 2024 Écotech Québec Eurêka Award in the Business and Services – Enterprise category. The Eurêka Awards recognize projects that improve a company’s environmental performance through innovative solutions and clean technologies. Bell was recognized for our new fibre optic recycling program.
Certified ISO and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 27001
Certified ISO and IEC 27001 for our information security management in our residential subsidiary operations, Bell Technical Solutions, since 2019.
Ookla® Speedtest AwardsTM: Canada’s fastest Internet
Bell Pure Fibre was awarded Canada’s fastest Internet in Ookla®’s Speedtest AwardsTM for Q1‑Q2 and Q3‑Q4 2024.
BrandSpark's Most Trusted Awards: Canada’s most trusted communications provider
Bell earned a total of 5 BrandSpark Most Trusted Awards: in TV, cellular, home phone, and Wi‑Fi (two awards won), as well as most trusted communications provider. Based on the 2025 BrandSpark® Canadian Trust Study.
Global Wireless Solutions’ (GWS) nationwide assessment of 5G networks
Bell’s 5G and 5G+ networks were crowned fastest and best in Canada in GWS’ 2024 nationwide assessment of 5G networks. This marks the third consecutive year Bell has earned this recognition for its 5G network and the second consecutive year for its 5G+ network. GWS's comprehensive testing further validates Bell's leadership in mobile technology, offering customers unrivaled speed and performance, and directly enhancing their experience by providing fast uploads and downloads, and smooth streaming on the go.
Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 10th year in a row
Bell was recognized as one of “Canada’s Top 100 Employers” in years 2016 to 2025 by Canada’s Top Employers, an editorial competition organized by Mediacorp Canada Inc., a publisher of employment periodicals. Winners are evaluated and selected based on their industry leadership in offering exceptional workplaces for their employees. Employers are compared to others in their field to determine which offers the most progressive and forward‑thinking programs.
Canada’s Top Family‑Friendly Employers for 6th year in a row
Bell was recognized as one of “Canada's Top Family‑Friendly Employers” in years 2020 to 2024 by Canada's Top 100 Employers. Winners are evaluated and selected based on the programs and initiatives offered to help employees balance work and family commitments, when compared to other employers in the same field.
Montréal’s Top Employers for 13th year in a row
Bell was recognized as one of "Montréal's Top Employers" in years 2013 to 2024 by Canada's Top Employers. Winners are evaluated and selected based on progressive and forward-thinking programs offered in a variety of areas, when compared to other organizations in the same field. variety of areas, when compared to other organizations in the same field.
Canada’s Top Employers for Young People for 8th year in a row
Bell was recognized as one of “Canada’s Top Employers for Young People” in years 2018 to 2025 by Canada’s Top 100 Employers. Winners are evaluated and selected based on the programs offered to attract and retain young employees, when compared to other employers in the same field.
Canada’s Greenest Employers for 8th year in a row
Bell was recognized as one of "Canada's Greenest Employers" in years 2017 to 2024 by Canada's Top 100 Employers. Winners are evaluated and selected based the unique environmental initiatives and programs they have developed; the extent to which they have been successful in reducing the organization’s own environmental footprint; the degree to which their employees are involved in these programs and whether they contribute any unique skills; and the extent to which these initiatives have become linked to the employer’s public identity, attracting new employees and clients to the organization.
Canada’s Top 100 Corporate R&D Spenders
Research InfoSource Inc., an independent R&D analyst firm, ranked Bell 5th on its 2024 list of Canada’s top 100 investors in research and development based on dollars invested for 2023.
Corporate Knights: Canada’s Best 50 corporate citizens of 2024 – Rank 19
In June 2024, Corporate Knights, a sustainable-economy media and research company, ranked BCE 19th in Canada overall, and top in the Telecom providers peer group, on its Best 50 Corporate Citizens list. The annual Corporate Knights ranking evaluated 340 of the largest Canadian companies on a set of 25 indicators to single out the Best 50 that Corporate Knights considers “the vanguard of corporate sustainability leadership in Canada.”
Corporate Knights: Global 100 2025 – Rank 34
In January 2025, Corporate Knights ranked BCE 34th overall, and first in our sector and industry for the second consecutive year, in its 2025 ranking of the World’s 100 Most Sustainable Corporations. The ranking is based on an assessment of more than 8,000 public companies with revenue over US$1 billion. All companies are scored on applicable metrics relative to their peers, with 50% of the weight assigned to sustainable revenue and sustainable investment.