A Fresh Take On Sustainability In The Meal Kit Industry
Meal kits have found a place in the marketplace because they make home cooking easy and convenient. But they have a higher environmental footprint than traditional grocery shopping. A new…
Case Study
Loblaws Changing How Canadians Eat
At the inaugural Arrell Food Summit, Loblaw CEO Galen G. Weston laid out an innovative vision for Canada’s food markets. Applying robotics, AI, and smart technologies, Loblaw plans to bring…
Loblaws Changing How Canadians Eat
At the inaugural Arrell Food Summit, Loblaw CEO Galen G. Weston laid out an innovative vision for Canada’s food markets. Applying robotics, AI, and smart technologies, Loblaw plans to bring…
Southcore Financial Centre Showcases Mixed-Use Sustainable Development
The Southcore Financial Centre is a showcase of mixed-use sustainable development in Toronto’s financial district. The three new interconnected towers—PricewaterhouseCoopers Tower, Bremner Tower, Delta Toronto Hotel—incorporate sustainability best practices in…
Southcore Financial Centre Showcases Mixed-Use Sustainable Development
The Southcore Financial Centre is a showcase of mixed-use sustainable development in Toronto’s financial district. The three new interconnected towers—PricewaterhouseCoopers Tower, Bremner Tower, Delta Toronto Hotel—incorporate sustainability best practices in…
Nestlé Creating Shared Value Through Environmental Sustainability
Nestlé mark their 150th anniversary with key commitments to creating shared value in Canadian society. I look into their goals and progress as well as how their strategy of creating…
Nestlé Creating Shared Value Through Environmental Sustainability
. Nestlé mark their 150th anniversary with key commitments to creating shared value in Canadian society. I look into their goals and progress as well as how their strategy of…
Greening Offices Without Adding to Landfill
Many corporations are moving their staff into modern green offices in LEED buildings. But the left-behind furniture and equipment often end up in landfill. It’s better to recycle, resell, and…
Greening Offices Without Adding to Landfill
Many corporations are moving their staff into modern green offices in LEED buildings. But the left-behind furniture and equipment often end up in landfill. It’s better to recycle, resell, and…
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…
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…
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…
From Ground to Store: We Look at Carbon Neutral Wines
When you see a product that says carbon neutral, what does it mean? I recently enjoyed a bottle of Italy’s number one selling wine in Canada, Santa Margherita’s Pinot Grigio.…
Telus Launch Green Rooftop with Community Garden
Office building green roofs tend to be a ‘spectator sport’: look but don’t touch. Telus, one of the Big-Three telecom in Canada, launch their participatory rooftop garden in their downtown…
How Small Green Team Can Transform Large Corporation
Small green teams tasked with transforming large corporations, governments, cities, and neighborhoods face some tough challenges. TD Bank’s three-person green team employed a range of strategies to inject sustainability thinking…
Employee Engagement Drives Sustainability Strategy
Have you considered how employee engagement can drive your sustainability strategy and how you can leverage sustainability initiatives to engage your employees and create a values-driven culture of collaboration and…
A Cardboard Box and Green Business Strategy
Each day offices across Canada and the U.S. receive thousands of shipments in cardboard boxes. Once unpacked they go straight to recycling depots or landfills. Office supplies chain Grand and…
Oxford Properties Building New RBC Headquarters
Can your landlord help your business attract talents, reduce environmental footprint, and foster team collaboration? Royal Bank of Canada aims to achieve all that with its new Canadian headquarters in…
Liberal Leadership ’13: We Don’t Really Know What’s Going to Happen
If anyone thinks they know what’s going to be the end result in the Liberal leadership contest (which just had its new rules announced) they’re dead wrong. Nobody knows what…