June 26, 2008 VANCOUVER (David Suzuki Foundation) – B.C.’s carbon tax, which takes effect July 1, has many British Columbians … Continue reading Environmental “reality check” aims to clear the air on B.C. carbon tax
TORONTO, June 26 /CNW/ – The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), is celebrating Canada Day with the protection of ten … Continue reading A birthday gift big enough for a nation
Here’s your weekly Science Matters column by David Suzuki with Faisal Moola. What a difference 50 years makes Last month, … Continue reading What a difference 50 years makes
Competition Bureau and Canadian Standards Association seek greater accuracy in environmental claims OTTAWA, June 25, 2008 – The Competition Bureau, … Continue reading What Does Green Really Mean?
Adapted from their web site…. Water Connections is a project designed to realize the Centre for Sustainable Watersheds vision of … Continue reading Water Connections – Gateway to Canada’s Water Information
Here’s your weekly Science Matters column by David Suzuki with Faisal Moola. Growing alternatives in the rainforest Recent photos of … Continue reading Growing alternatives in the rainforest
Greenpeace targets eight Canadian supermarkets, including Loblaw and Metro Montréal, Canada — In a report published today, Greenpeace is urging … Continue reading State of the Oceans Report and Supermarket Responsibility
CitizenShift >> V 4.4 << Online Media for Social Change http://citizen.nfb.ca June 13, 2008 ************************************ FEATURED DOSSIERS >> Urban Renewal, … Continue reading CitizenShift >> V 4.4 << Online Media for Social Change
First-ever national carbon neutral driving program creating a buzz across Canada TORONTO, June 17 /CNW/ – Canada’s first national carbon … Continue reading Vespa Says Beeeee-Beep to Climate Change
The GLOBE series is a conference about business, sustainability and the environment. Leaders around the world from business, government and … Continue reading GLOBE 2008 Videos
The first ever report to provide an in-depth look at the environmental impacts of upgrading oil sands bitumen in the … Continue reading Oil Sands Fever to Strike Edmonton with 10-fold Increase in Upgrading
Burlington, ON, June 16, 2008 – Innovative, inexpensive and fashionable are words often used in regards to Canada’s leading furniture retailer, IKEA, but they could easily be replaced with pioneering, efficient and responsible. Today IKEA has launched a website (www.theikeaway.ca) to clearly articulate “The IKEA Way” which in essence, describes the company’s ongoing commitment to responsibility for people and the environment.
“The IKEA Way is applied to every facet of our business to make us better retailers, better merchants and better corporate citizens,” says Kerri Molinaro, President of IKEA Canada. “It is more than trying to be ‘green’, it is about constantly striving to have a positive impact on people and the environment – with measurable goals.”
Continue reading “Responsibility for People and the Environment = The IKEA Way”
