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Air to Earth – Sustainability in Schools

Anouk Bertner — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:54:35 -0400

The North American Association for Environmental Education and Nike have teamed up to produce a six-part curriculum for sustainability targeted toward grades 5-8. (2001)

Lancement du livret Le développement durable à la maison

Josh Snider — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:55:00 -0500

Guelph et Ottawa (Ontario), le 8 novembre 2011 – Les Canadiens à l’échelle du pays font des efforts pour être plus respectueux de l’environnement au quotidien. Pour y arriver, ils ont désormais accès au livret Le développement durable à la maison, un nouvel outil mis au point par Co-operators en collaboration avec l’organisme The Natural Step Canada.

Le livret Le développement durable à la maison aidera les Canadiens à repérer des moyens de rendre leur maison plus « verte ». Ce guide conçu à l’intention de tous les types de ménage (petit ou grand) offre en effet des idées pour chaque pièce de la maison et des conseils sur tout ce que le développement durable touche, de l’épicerie à l’aménagement paysager en passant par l’élimination des médicaments.

« Grâce au nouveau livret Le développement durable à la maison, les propriétaires et les locataires canadiens sauront prendre des décisions stratégiques qui leur permettront d’accroître la durabilité écologique de leur maison, d’économiser de l’argent et de créer pour leur famille un milieu de vie plus sain », indique Kelly Hawke Baxter, directrice générale de l’organisme The Natural Step Canada.

Canada

Making Sustainability at Home in B.C.: a toolkit

Anouk Bertner — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:31:39 -0500

Vancouver, B.C. :: November 4, 2009

Sustainability is confusing and can be totally overwhelming, especially when it comes to making daily decisions in your busy home. The Natural Step, the David Suzuki Foundation and the Light House Sustainable Building Centre have created a toolkit, Sustainability at Home, to make those decisions easier. Come and celebrate the launch of this toolkit and welcome the Light House Sustainable Building Centre to their new home at 2060 Pine Street on Saturday, November 7th. Welcome address at 11am.

Canada

NEWS RELEASE: New Report Helps Municipal Organizations Become Sustainability Leaders

Josh Snider — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:00:00 -0500

Embedding Sustainability into the Culture of Municipal Government

London, Ottawa, and Vancouver, November 15, 2011—A growing number of municipal governments across the country are aiming to become beacons of sustainability in their communities, but many are struggling to lead by example. A free new report released today, Embedding Sustainability into the Culture of Municipal Government, promises to help municipal change agents advance sustainability in their organizations and become role models for others in the community.

Developed as a collaboration between the Network for Business Sustainability (NBS), The Natural Step Canada, and Dr. Stephanie Bertels from the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University, the report is the result of a comprehensive review of municipal sustainability practices from across Canada. Based on leading research, the guide provides practical guidance for municipal practitioners and organizations to support a culture of sustainability in municipal governments.

Available for download and distribution for free, municipal change agents are encouraged to study this new resource, share it widely with their colleagues, and incorporate it into their municipal sustainability planning. Embedding Sustainability into the Culture of Municipal Government is available at www.thenaturalstep.org/canada/toolkits#municipalgovernment.

Canada

NEWS RELEASE: New Report Uncovers Key Features of Sustainable Neighbourhoods

John Purkis — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:25:57 -0500

Re-imagining our Neighbourhoods: A vision for the future of Alberta

Ottawa and Calgary, November 30, 2011—Neighbourhoods are the building blocks of society. They are the places we call home, where we live, work, and play. But what are the characteristics of a livable, vibrant, sustainable neighbourhood? A free new report released today by The Natural Step Canada and the Alberta Real Estate Foundation (AREF), Re-imagining our Neighbourhoods: A vision for the future of Alberta, begins to answer exactly that question.

A contribution to AREF’s 20th Anniversary Thought Leadership series, the report builds on The Natural Step Canada’s experience working with dozens of communities across the country to accelerate change toward sustainability over more than a decade.

Over the past few months, The Natural Step Canada engaged people in a dialogue about what sustainability means at the neighbourhood level. The new report provides a summary of ideas gathered from Albertans through a survey and an online forum, as well as from experts from across Canada through interviews.

Canada

Rock On: The Sustainable Music Festivals Guidebook

Anouk Bertner — Sun, 04 May 2008 13:22:37 -0400

The Sustainable Music Festivals Guidebook

Sustainability at home: a toolkit

Anouk Bertner — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:43:02 -0400

Sustainability at home is a toolkit that helps homeowners understand how to apply sustainable development concepts to everyday household decisions.

Canada

Sustainability at Home: New Toolkit Offers Guidance for Leading More Sustainable Lifestyles

Neil McCallum — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 07:00:00 -0500

Guelph and Ottawa, ON, November 8, 2011—Canadians across the country are making efforts to be more environmentally friendly in their day-to-day lives. Now they have access to a new information resource in Sustainability at Home: Decision making help for your everyday choices, a toolkit released today by The Co-operators in partnership with The Natural Step Canada.

Sustainability at Home helps Canadians identify opportunities to “green” their homes in a way that works within the capacity of nature to sustain us over the long term. It presents practical tips and ideas on a room-by-room basis. The toolkit is designed as a guide for every kind of household, large and small, and includes sustainability advice on everything from grocery shopping to landscaping to disposing of medication.

“By using the new Sustainability at Home toolkit, Canadian homeowners and tenants can make strategic decisions to advance sustainability in their homes, save money, and create a healthier living space for their families,” said Kelly Hawke Baxter, Executive Director of The Natural Step Canada.

Canada

The Natural Step Toolkits for Sustainability

Kim Mackrael — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:50:41 -0400

The Natural Step has developed a series of toolkits to help individuals and organizations with strategic planning for a sustainable future.

Canada

Toward a Sustainable Community: A Toolkit for Local Government

Anouk Bertner — Sun, 04 May 2008 13:40:25 -0400

Toward a Sustainable Community: A Toolkit for Local Government is a