Thought Leadership

Sep 012015
 
Collaborate to Conserve: The Rise of Business-Municipality Water Initiatives

As the creation of the Water Program by the Carbon Disclosure Project shows, managements and investors increasingly recognize the importance of the water-energy nexus and water-related risks. Businesses across Canada are collaborating with municipalities on innovative water conservation projects. With free water audit and financial incentives for retrofits, municipalities are helping companies like Toyota and Brick Brewing to conserve water and reach their corporate environmental goals. We look at some example projects and offer tips on how your corporation can get started.

Mar 102015
 
The New Sustainability Advantage: Book Review

Proactively incorporating sustainability into a business’ core strategy can increase profits by 51 to 81%, according to corporate sustainability expert and author Bob Willard. His book The New Sustainability Advantage and the companion online tools lay out seven strategies and estimate potential returns. Guest contributor Arshabhi Rai reviews the book and the tools.

Jan 132015
 
WWF Offers Free Tools for Corporate Sustainability Initiatives

Need some help on driving your office’s green initiatives? WWF Canada offers free downloadable tools including getting-started guides, spreadsheets, benchmarks, campaign poster templates for corporate green initiatives on energy reduction, paper reduction, waste reduction, travel, procurement, and green team building. Let’s take a look at some of these tools.