Archive for April, 2009
Green Business Opportunities Abroad For Canadian Companies
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009In the midst of this deepening worldwide recession green businesses will need to broaden their business relationships and seek opportunities abroad. And there are opportunities for Canadian green businesses with a traditional trading partner – Hong Kong. Promoting Hong Kong’s drive for environmental protection in Ottawa this week is Mr Edward Yau. Environmentally friendly companies [...]
Canadian Businesses Work Together To Build Green Economy
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009A new green working group consisting of over 25 senior executives dubbed the Green Procurement Leadership Council, will work together to stimulate and nuture the emerging green economy. This group that contains some of Canada’s largest companies like the BMO Financial Group, TD Bank Financial Group, and Dupont Canada, controls over $45 billion in combined [...]
Stikeman Elliott Carbon Neutral Certificate
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009If you’ve ever paused during your curb front recycling, and gazed at those sharp glass and brushed aluminum escutcheons and wondered if any of the corporate bigwigs has any notion about sustainability, the good news is that they…do. The sustainability movement is catching on in the boardroom, and not a moment too soon. Stikeman Elliott, [...]
2010 Honda Insight Hybrid Hatchback
Saturday, April 11th, 2009To coincide with Earth Day, Honda which has been doing business in Canada for 40 years, is making the 2010 Insight hybrid hatchback available to the Canadian consumer market. This green vehicle features room for five with five doors, and is powered by Honda’s Integrated Motor Assist. The Integrated Motor Assist system couples a 1.3 [...]
Windshield Replacement and Recycling
Monday, April 6th, 2009UniglassPlus is a Canadian company that is becoming known for being both socially and environmentally responsible. During the months of April and May UniglassPlus has created a new initiative that will see all the waste windshields being replaced be recycled instead of heading to the local landfill. April and May are the busiest months of [...]