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Beyond CSR: A day of learning and sharing in Montreal, Quebec
On Friday, March 12th over a hundred and fifty students from McGill Desautels School of Management, the HEC’s Ecole de Gestion and business leaders from around Montreal gathered to share best practices, voice frustrations over sustainability roadblocks and celebrate mutual successes and advancements in CSR. This attitude of learning and searching for solutions brought us to a conference called ‘Beyond CSR’
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Monday, March 15, 2010 - 2:03pm
Submitted by
Anouk Bertner
Uncovering the hidden benefits of engaging staff in sustainability training
New research shows that employees receiving a sustainability education can help align practices throughout an organization and can help to build a trustworthy, external, company image.
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Monday, March 15, 2010 - 2:01pm
Submitted by
Jennifer Reid
Green Pastures Ahead (National Post)
By Lisa van de Ven, National Post March 12, 2010

New light bulbs -- check. Recycling sorted -- check. Energy-efficient appliances -- got them, too.

It's no secret that green living has taken on momentum and that Canadians are starting to make environmentally driven choices around their homes. They're doing so in overwhelming numbers: A recent survey by Bosch Home Appliances showed that 95% of Canadians have done something to try to live in a more eco-friendly way, including switching light bulbs and purchasing Earth-friendly household products. But many aren't satisfied with stopping there: The survey reports 75% admitted that while they're greener than five years ago, they still have a ways to go.
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Monday, March 15, 2010 - 1:05pm
Submitted by
Jennifer Reid
Internship Opportunity in Ottawa, Canada!
The Natural Step Canada is recruiting applicants for an Administrative Assistant Internship to assist with office management and finances.
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Monday, March 15, 2010 - 11:38am
Submitted by
Jennifer Reid
Unique Vision: Long after the Olympics are gone, Whistler2020 keeps focus on town's natural wonders (24 Hours Vancouver, BC)
By SUZANNE ELSTON, Special to QMI Agency

February 20, 2010-This year will be remembered for bringing the eyes of the world to Whistler, B.C., but for local residents, 2020 has a much greater significance and focus. Whistler2020 is the name of the town’s long-term community sustainability plan.Traditional urban planning tends to focus more on isolated pieces of the planning puzzle, rather than on interconnected systems. What the town needed was an integrated approach that would address social, economic and environmental challenges...

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - 3:34pm
Submitted by
Sean Rioux
The Natural Step Canada and EnviroCentre launch season two of the Greening Ottawa NGOs (GONGOs) program
On March 4th, EnviroCentre and The Natural Step (TNS) Canada hosted the first workshop for the 2010 cohort of the Greening Ottawa Non-Gover
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - 10:37am
Submitted by
Karen Miller

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