Beyond CSR: A day of learning and sharing in Montreal, Quebec

Anouk Bertner — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:03:35 -0400

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’

Canada

Uncovering the hidden benefits of engaging staff in sustainability training

Jennifer Reid — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:01:10 -0400

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.

Canada

Green Pastures Ahead (National Post)

Jennifer Reid — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:05:35 -0400

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.

Canada

Internship Opportunity!

Jennifer Reid — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:38:07 -0400

The Natural Step Canada is recruiting applicants for an Administrative Assistant Internship to assist with office management and finances.

Canada

Internship Opportunity: Administrative Assistant

Marieke — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:27:47 -0400

The Natural Step Canada is recruiting applicants for an Administrative Assistant Internship to assist with office management and finances.

Canada

Unique Vision: Long after the Olympics are gone, Whistler2020 keeps focus on town's natural wonders (24 Hours Vancouver, BC)

Sean Rioux — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:34:00 -0500

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...

Canada

The Natural Step Canada and EnviroCentre launch season two of the Greening Ottawa NGOs (GONGOs) program

Karen Miller — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:37:45 -0500

On March 4th, EnviroCentre and The Natural Step (TNS) Canada hosted the first workshop for the 2010 cohort of the Greening Ottawa Non-Gover

Canada

Call for Storytellers

Sean Rioux — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:21:49 -0500

The Natural Step is looking for two creative Storytellers for our upcoming learning programs in Stockholm, April 14th&15th and The Netherlands April 26th and 27th, 2010.

Call for Storytellers

Sean Rioux — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:13:28 -0500

The Natural Step is looking for two creative Storytellers for our upcoming learning programs in Stockholm, April 14th & 15th and The Netherlands April 26th and 27th, 2010.

Sustainability for Leaders Level 1 Foundations Certificate Course :: Eindhoven, Netherlands

Sean Rioux — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:17:51 -0500

Start: Apr 26 2010 - 9:00am

End: Apr 27 2010 - 5:00am

Timezone: Etc/GMT+1

Sustainability for Leaders Level 1 Foundations Certificate Course in partnership with The International Center for Sustainable Excellence (ICSE)

The Netherlands