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Sustainable Summer Travel
June 20 by Sustainable Waterloo Region
As the summer holidays approach, many of us will be traveling for our well-earned vacation. But how do we get there in a sustainable way? Here are some rules of thumb I’ve learned over years of studying sustainable transportation: 1) Staycation! There’s true joy in taking time to enjoy your home or nearby community as […]
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B Corp and Beyond: Event Recap
June 16 by Tarana Persaud
Becoming a B Corp – Why and How This morning, Sustainable Waterloo Region held a breakfast event at EY to give some more insight about ways to improve your e-score, and the benefits of becoming a B Corp. The environment score (e-score) is calculated from an online assessment that measures and compares your environmental score […]
Posted in: Business Sustainability - News and Commentary, Events, Blog
Responsible Investing – Sustainability
June 16 by Sustainable Waterloo Region
“Why let your money do something you wouldn’t?” This is one of the best questions I’ve heard describing the motivation behind socially responsible investing (also known as ethical investing, responsible investment, impact investing, or environment-social-governance investing). Whatever you call it, today’s blog post is all about investing with your values. What we’ve been taught vs. […]
Posted in: Business Sustainability - News and Commentary, Blog
Faces of SWR – Christine Bui
June 2 by Sustainable Waterloo Region
Christine Bui has been with SWR for years, and has been our prime graphic designer since 2015. A lot of the graphic design you see in marketing materials from SWR is Christine’s work, starting with the SWR logo. We love having her because she is so responsive, even when we make last-minute requests, and the […]
Posted in: Team & Culture, Blog
Faces of SWR – Nick Cloet
March 31 by Sustainable Waterloo Region
This week on Faces of SWR we are happy to introduce Nick Cloet, who is one of SWR’s longest standing volunteers. Nick got involved in SWR in the 4th year of his Environment and Business final project. His team developed a tool that could help readers identify potential projects to improve their organization’s sustainability. After […]
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And the 2017 Carpool Month Champion is … BlackBerry!
March 25 by Sustainable Waterloo Region
For the third straight year, BlackBerry is the Carpool Month Champion. What is the secret of the amazing 3-time Champion? Jen McLaughlin, Global Environment Manager of BlackBerry answers a couple of questions and shares some of their secret to coming out on top.
Posted in: Blog, TravelWise
Facing Climate Change – A 2016 Summary presented by Dianne Saxe
March 17 by Tarana Persaud
Last week, Stantec in Waterloo hosted the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario Dianne Saxe, who presented a summary of Ontario’s 2016 Greenhouse Gas Progress Report. With a full room of attendees, all eager to hear how we stand and how much progress has actually been accomplished, Dianne presented the facts with no beating around the bush. As […]
The Business Case for Sustainability – A Globe Perspective
March 14 by Tova Davidson
Sustainable Waterloo Region is founded on the idea of there being a business case for sustainability. We know that organizations will only make a lasting change in their impact on the environment if it is good for their business. All our programs and community-based projects that we undertake are designed with this important underpinning. By […]
Posted in: Business Sustainability - News and Commentary, Blog
Carpool Month 2017 Drives Employee Engagement
February 28 by Sustainable Waterloo Region
This year, TravelWise members broke a lot of records for Carpool Month. In just 2 days, 92 new carpool rides were posted compared to 72 for the whole month of February last year. New user registration also went up to surpass last year’s total of 133 in just over a week. The enthusiasm of members […]
Posted in: Blog, TravelWise
Facing Climate Change with the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
February 27 by Tarana Persaud
On March 9th 2017, Sustainable Waterloo Region will be hosting and event with Dianne Saxe, the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, for an evening presentation on Ontario’s emission levels and the role the Ontario Government intends to play to reduce them. Shifting her career in 2015 from an environmental lawyer to being the environmental commissioner, she now […]
