Just over one year ago, I was thrilled to have the Region of Waterloo join the Regional Carbon Initiative as an Observing Organization – the first step in working towards a corporate GHG reduction commitment. On the recommendation of David Roewade, their Environmental Sustainability Planner, Regional Council adopted a report that had the Region join [...]
Reflecting on a Community Built on Action
March 31, 2011 By 1 Comment
What a week! Last Tuesday we hosted Sustainable Waterloo Region’s 2nd Annual Evening of Recognition, and released our 2010 Report, titled “Celebrating a Community Built on Action”. Again this year we were thrilled to have over 300 sustainability-focused people from across Waterloo Region join us to mark the achievements of Regional Carbon Initiative (RCI) members [...]
Forging Media Partnerships
February 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
November through March is a busy time at Sustainable Waterloo Region. That’s not to say we spend the other eight months of the year watching the grass grow and clouds float by, but December is our fiscal and carbon accounting year end, which marks the beginning of planning and writing our year-end report and the [...]
There is a WE (somewhere) in Sustainable Waterloo Region
January 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
When it came time to finalize the planning of our next educational forum, we were already teetering towards the idea of a general interest climate change update. We wanted to present this topic because last year at this time Sustainable Waterloo Region held a successful educational forum on the implications of the UN’s climate change [...]
The Launch of MemberLink
September 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Tomorrow is a big day for Sustainable Waterloo Region. Not only are we hosting our first event of our 2010/2011 event season, but we are also launching a new online community for our Regional Carbon Initiative members. MemberLink will provide a central, collaborative space for our Regional Carbon Initiative members to share ideas and resources [...]
My Doubts Dug up from the Foundation
September 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Planning my first event at Sustainable Waterloo Region clouded my head with the wave of emotions it brought: I was nervous because I was filling in the shoes of a more than capable individual that seemed to have no flaws; I was excited because I love planning and organizing events; I was slightly confused because [...]
There’s Always a Way to Improve
July 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
About four months ago I started receiving CM&E (Corporate Meetings and Events) Magazine – a Canadian magazine for event organizers. I was humorously shocked that they had managed to target me with this free subscription, even though as a marketing major I really shouldn’t have been surprised. I still leafed through each magazine though, ogling elaborate, [...]
Welcome!
July 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It’s finally here! I’d like to welcome you to Sustainable Waterloo Region’s most recent contribution to the world of social media – our Team Blog. Having dedicated months to putting together the business plan and getting everything in place along with the incredible and immeasurable help of CuteGecko, to say I’m excited to see this [...]
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