The Clean50 Top Projects annually recognize those projects completed in the prior two years based on their innovation, their ability to inform, and inspire other Canadians. The Top Project of the year is then selected each year at the Clean50 Summit, from votes cast by both incoming and Alumni members of the Clean50.
Building on the legacy of their CivicAction Award winning program, which wrapped up in 2015, the Toronto Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA Toronto) teamed up with Toronto Hydro for race2reduce. The goal of the program is to…
Canada’s annual water loss is estimated to be near $3 billion with a GHG footprint of about 2 million tons of CO2 and the majority of this leakage happens through the municipal water network, before water reaches your…
Dog waste, while it is a small price to pay for the glory that is dogs, is a stinky reality. It collects and overflows in garbage receptacles in parks everywhere. This collection method attracts flies, detracts from park…
It’s never as simple as farm to table. The business of growing food to feed Canadians and to export to global markets generates waste materials that require special techniques for safe management and diversion from landfills. Cleanfarms is…
CN’s EcoConnexions From the Ground Up program was launched in 2012 to promote environmental sustainability through the greening of communities, including Indigenous communities, along their rail network in Canada and the United States. Working together with their partners,…
“Reduce, Reuse, Reimage” might be a fine motto for Compugen Finance who have made diverting some of the 44.7 million metric tonnes of E-waste that currently end up in landfill their mission. To get a sense of the…
Dextran Products, a Toronto-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, was looking to slash their water use in order to save money, comply with municipal programs, and become a more socially-responsible company. With the assistance of the Toronto Regional Conservation Area’s Partners…
In 2013 the Ecology Action Centre (EAC) found themselves with what is, in many ways, a happy problem — they needed more space to accommodate their growing number of staff and volunteers — and for which they found…
The road to Road to Context is easier than it might seem. Several of the corporate members of the Embedding Project — a long-term partnership hosted at the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University involving dozens…
Science tells us that expanding our use of fossil fuels is bad for humanity and the ecosystem. While alternative solutions exist, they’re often more expensive (for now) as technology evolves, and so new home and condominium construction continues…
At the core of the success of General Motors Landfill-Free Project at GM Oshawa Assembly Plant initiative lies the fact that the “team” for this project numbers approximately 3,000. Lead by Sr. Environmental Engineer, Douglas Sirrs, it was…
Engaging the services of a consultant can seem like a risky investment for a business. Paying for ideas is seldom an attractive prospect, especially when there are nuts and bolts projects calling out for cash. However, as the…
Anyone who, faced with a few large energy bills or concerned about their carbon footprint, has found themselves squinting at a crumpled, half-faded manual trying to reprogram their thermostat, can relate on some level to the problem faced…
In 2013, while the Town of Gibsons, BC was in the process of inventorying its existing assets — determining their state and value, and preparing asset management plans to maintain or replace the assets in an effort to…
Addressing sustainability challenges can make unlikely bedfellows. Yet if messy, complex sustainability issues, such as climate change, deforestation, and fisheries management are to be tackled, organizations far more comfortable competing must sometimes learn to collaborate. Simply managing one’s…
In 2015 Plug’n Drive conducted a secret shopper study that uncovered some of the reasons why electric vehicle (EV) sales at the dealers were less than they ought to be be. The results of that study showed that…
In a sense we are just past the dawn of a new Gold Rush. There is (literally) gold in them thar hills of E-waste we produce, along with silver, platinum and palladium, but the technology currently used for…
It’s difficult to visit the well-treed site of Trinity College School in Port Hope Ontario and not consider the environment. One of Canada’s oldest schools, established in 1865, TCS has all the Hogwarts-esque stone and ivy trimmings of…
For more than 15 years, the Ville de Montréal has taken a “Together for a sustainable metropolis” approach, believing that the sustainable development they aspire to can only be achieved when all stakeholders are involved. Basically, the thinking…
For more than 15 years, the Ville de Montréal has taken a “Together for a sustainable metropolis” approach, believing that the sustainable development they aspire to can only be achieved when all stakeholders are involved. Basically, the thinking…
