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Introducing Waste and Water Reduction Targets
September 21 by Sustainable Waterloo Region
Today’s Regional Sustainability Initiative blog is exciting because we are sharing some details about membership in the program and the new target areas. One of the significant evolutions in the Regional Sustainability Initiative is that members can now set reduction targets in waste and water, as well as the carbon targets that were available in […]
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Small, Mighty and Serious about Sustainability – Being Green at United Way
September 20 by Sustainable Waterloo Region
Walking into Cathy Snyder’s office at the United Way Kitchener & Waterloo Area workplace, I’m greeted with a warm handshake and a purple streak running through her hair. This United Way’s CFO is leaving the world a little bit better than she found it. She’s a firm believer in ‘every little bit helps.’ Being a […]
Posted in: Blog, Business Sustainability - In the Community, RCI
Introduction to the Regional Sustainability Initiative
September 19 by Sustainable Waterloo Region
The official launch of the Regional Sustainability Initiative is not until Wednesday, but SWR has been working on it for so long and is bursting with excitement, so we could not wait to share some details a few days early through these blogs. As mentioned in the previous blog, the Regional Sustainability Initiative is an […]
Posted in: Blog, Business Sustainability - News and Commentary, Regional Sustainability Initiative
The Evolution of the RCI
September 16 by Sustainable Waterloo Region
On June 16th 2009, Sustainable Waterloo Region officially launched its flagship program, the Regional Carbon Initiative (RCI). The launch event celebrated the organization’s first three Pledging Partners, which has since grown to a membership of over 60 organizations. In 2015, Veriform was one of three organizations to reach their carbon reduction target, and the first […]
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RCI Members Show Global Leadership
September 9 by Sustainable Waterloo Region
As the RCI team prepares itself for expanding into a program with bigger goals and more targets, we have even more reason to keep up with the progressive work being achieved by B-Corps. These are companies that willingly set out to improve their standards of social and environmental performance through the evaluation of a completed social […]
Posted in: Blog, Business Sustainability - In the Community, RCI, Regional Sustainability Initiative
Environmental Policies – Planning for What’s to Come
May 13 by Tarana Persaud
On May 3rd, 2016 Sustainable Waterloo Region held a long awaited breakfast event on Environmental Policy Planning at the CIGI Building. Due to winter storms, the event was postponed earlier in February. The event was a combination of short info sessions, followed by the presenters engaging the audience in a panel discussion. The Environmental Policies […]
Evening of Recognition Recap
April 22 by Sustainable Waterloo Region
Last week we celebrated all the hard work and impressive achievements by our members, and shared some important information about Sustainable Waterloo Region and our vision for the future, which was the theme of the Evening of Recognition event and our 2015 Year End Report. The presentation at Evening of Recognition started with some insights […]
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R+T Park Press Release
April 18 by Lisa Chapman
SWR would like to formally congratulate the R+T Park Green Team who received formal recognition at Sustainable Waterloo Region’s annual recognition event. A year of collaborative work and pushing the group to a reduction commitment is a great achievement in such a short time! Click to read the Rookie Award Press Release.
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Sustainable Waterloo Region’s 7th Annual Evening of Recognition
April 7 by Sustainable Waterloo Region
KITCHENER, ON April 7th 2016 – Mark your calendars! On April 14, 2016, join leaders in environmental sustainability from around the region as they come together to celebrate the actions and achievements local organizations have made in advancing the sustainability of Waterloo Region. Sustainable Waterloo Region 7th annual Evening of Recognition will feature the release the […]
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Waste and Water Have Higher Value Than You Thought
April 6 by Tarana Persaud
Last week the Regional Carbon Initiative team, the people that help you succeed with carbon accounting, provided the opportunity to expand the horizons for businesses who are on a mission to improve their sustainability repertoire. Hosted at Wilfrid Laurier University as a small breakfast event, Sustainable Waterloo Region gave members a look at ‘Sustainability Beyond Carbon.’ […]
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