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Archives: July 2008

 
 

Competition Bureau Environmental Guidelines Need Teeth

The recent release of the Competition Bureau’s report on environmental guidelines has generated good discussion around the need to clamp down on “greenwashing” but ends up providing fewer deterrents for greenwashers then acting as a reiteration of old guidelines. In … Continue reading

TransGlobe receives EcoLogoCM environmental leadership award

Companies doing good environmental deeds are seeing the rewards and, in this case, the awards! The EcoLogo program recently presented TransGlobe Property Management Services with an award for their environmental leadership displayed by purchasing EcoLogo-certified cleaning products from Avmor, one … Continue reading

EcoLogoCM products move into Biosphère’s Solar House

Visitors to the solar house in Montreal, Quebec’s Biosphère will have an opportunity to peruse products from the EcoLogoCM program – North America’s most established and leading multi-attribute environmental standard. A sample of EcoLogo certified products on display include: BioSource’s … Continue reading

Going Green at Work

Many workplaces today are adopting green policies and practices, but are they noticeable at desk level? When looking around a computer station, it’s easy to notice all of the paper strewn about, disposable coffee cups piled up and the computer … Continue reading

Green investing sees global growth in 2007

Greenbiz.com posted an article recently about a “robust” growth in green investing in 2007, caused by a rise in overall participation in green initiatives. The 2008 World Wealth Report, released by Capgemini and Merrill Lynch, looked at the drivers and … Continue reading