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Walmart Sustainability Report — Canadian Operation Details

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Jun 072010
 
Walmart Sustainability Report — Canadian Operation Details

Walmart recently released its 2010 Global Sustainability Report. Being the world’s largest public corporation, Walmart has enormous influence directly and indirectly to businesses around them. Whether your business has direct dealings with Walmart or not, it is worth taking notes on their targets, achievements, and future plans. In this post, I highlight three areas of their Canadian operations: energy efficiency, waste reduction, and packaging reduction. See how Walmart Canada save the environment while saving money.

Canadian Executives Increase Green Spending: Ernst & Young Survey

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May 302010
 
Canadian Executives Increase Green Spending: Ernst & Young Survey

Eighty-two percent of Canadian executives believe that a response to climate change is imperative today and plan immediate increases on spending for climate change initiatives, according to the new report Action Amid Uncertainty: The Business Response To Climate Change, based on a survey from Ernst & Young. Read this post on what Canadian companies are doing and what their future plans are for climate change, sustainability, and environmental initiatives.

Ontario Feed-In Tariff Program: $8 billion of Deals So Far

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Apr 142010
 
Ontario Feed-In Tariff Program: $8 billion of Deals So Far

Widely covered by the press including the New York Times, Ontario announced the approval of 184 renewable energy projects worth $8 billion under their Feed-In Tariff program. If you operate a business in Ontario, what should you do? In addition to looking at this as an opportunity to make money while being socially responsible, you could also consider it as a chance to diversify your energy mix and reduce your future energy pricing risks. Read more in this post.

MaRS Discusses Ontario’s Green Energy Act

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Mar 242010
 
MaRS Discusses Ontario's Green Energy Act

MaRS posted a video titled What does the Green Energy Act mean for Ontario? in which three people from MaRS discuss their perspectives on the new legislation that passed in 2009. For those not familiar with MaRS, it is a non-profit innovation centre in Toronto, Canada that connects science, technology and social entrepreneurs with business skills, networks and capital. Climate change is one of their areas of focus. Charles Plant is a Managing Director at [Read more…]

Ontario Launches Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting

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Mar 232010
 
Ontario Launches Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting

The new Ontario Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting regulation took effect on January 1, 2010. This means any Ontario facility that emits 25,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) or more per year must file an annual report on their emissions. For the purpose of calculating your emission against the threshold, up to 15,000 tonnes of biomass emissions may be excluded. In a recent gathering at the Ontario Investment and Trade Centre, Mr. Eric Loi of the [Read more…]

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