Directory of Sustainable Business Practices
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Directory of Canadian Business Practices
 | | This directory of all sustainable business practices implemented in Canada is sponsored by the Business Development Bank of Canada, an institution committed to supporting Canadian entrepreneurs as they build their capacity to meet society’s rising expectations of responsible corporate behaviour. |
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- "Eco-responsible" Event Planning for the Agropur Managers’ Annual Meeting The Agropur Managers’ annual meeting took place in October 2008 at the Marriott Hotel in Montreal. >> Read More
- A Printing Service That Persuades Clients to Choose Recycled Paper Since alternative paper choices hit the market, Mardigrafe, a printing services company in Montreal, has made a regular practice of guiding its clients towards more eco-friendly choices of paper for t >> Read More
- Adapting irrigation systems to different soil types A drip irrigation system for strawberry plants offers several advantages: a better fruit is obtained (since each strawberry receives the exact amount of water needed), diseases are prevented and water >> Read More
- Between sponsorship and good business practices: a shared vision Since 2005, Rogers has supported community organisation Tel-jeunes in close cooperation with partners such as advertising agency Marketel, which has developed an advertising campaign (television comme >> Read More
- Building a Culture of Socially Responsible Investment The Caisse d’économie solidaire (Caisse), brings together 11 700 members, of which 2700 associations and cooperatives coming from the labour, cooperative, community and cultural sectors. >> Read More
- Community Investment through TELUS Community Boards Canadian Business for Social Responsibility member TELUS was recently named the top philanthropic corporation for 2010 by The Association of Fundraising Professionals, being the first Canadian company >> Read More
- Condo Design that Reduces Residents' Ecological Footprint Maison Productive House (MpH), a condominium project conceived and executed by Produktif, re-builds 5 condemned city apartments and adds 3 new townhouses in Pointe St-Charles, a post-industrial, inne >> Read More
- CSR Assessment for an ICT Company An assessment of current CSR performance helped a telecommunications firm launch their strategic CSR journey. >> Read More
- CSR Report Assessment and Stakeholder Engagement CBSR was contracted by a large energy transportation corporation that constructs and maintains oil and gas pipelines throughout North America and in some international locations. >> Read More
- Encouraging employees to use public transit through "CarboPOINTs" Since the fall of 2007, a certain number of Montrealers who use alternative modes of transport for their daily commutes have found themselves rewarded for their efforts. >> Read More
- Helping the environment with “eco-friendly lunch boxes” Founded in 2001, Avec Plaisirs is a corporate catering company with over 60 employees that delivers business meals throughout the greater Montréal area. >> Read More
- Hybrid Recycling Truck Energy efficient and… “quiet at the curb”. >> Read More
- HypothÉco, Ecological Mortgage HypothÉco is an environmental recognition program unique to the Caisse d’économie solidaire. It is offered to members who buy or renovate a home meeting specific energy efficiency standards. >> Read More
- IBM Bromont assesses the environmental responsibility of its suppliers. In order to ensure the quality of its products and reduce as much as possible any negative environmental impact, IBM Bromont has designed a detailed method of assessing its suppliers both before an >> Read More
- Implementation of a Responsible Purchasing Policy The responsible purchasing policy (la politique d’achat responsable, or PAR) of Fondaction was adopted in February of 2008. >> Read More
- Industrial waste recovery: Bois BSL’s SmartLog Bois BSL manufactures finished wood for flooring. >> Read More
- Instilling corporate social responsibility among employees In order to enhance the company’s mission to promote social and environmental responsibility through its non-toxic and environmentally-friendly household products, Seventh Generation has developed a >> Read More
- Investissement communautaire par les comités d’investissement communautaire de TELUS TELUS, qui est membre du CBSR, a récemment obtenu le titre d’entreprise la plus philanthropique en 2010 par l’Association of Fundraising Professionals, ce qui en fait la première entreprise cana >> Read More
- Maintaining Local Production in the Outerwear Industry Canada Goose is a Canadian manufacturer of extreme weather and performance outerwear that sells to markets around the globe. In 2008, sales figures were around 20 million CAN. >> Read More
- Making annual general meetings “environmentally responsible” In order to raise greater awareness of sustainable development among its members, the Desjardins Group decided that, as of 2006, its annual general meetings (attended by about 2,000 participants) woul >> Read More
- Molson Energy Conservation Programme In April 2008, Molson introduced an energy conservation program to raise the profile of energy efficiency amongst its 1600 employees in Canada. >> Read More
- Moving toward more sustainable printing and paper use At the Caisse d'économie solidaire Desjardins, social, environmental and economic concerns have been and continue to be central to its mission. >> Read More
- Organizing a Citizen's Forum on Sustainable Development In April 2007, the elected representatives of Ahuntsic-Cartierville expressed their willingness for their District to become a major actor of municipal sustainability. >> Read More
- Refurbished Modular Office Furniture – an Economical and Carbon-Light Practice by Liberté, Facilitated by Réseau Bureatique Liberté was founded in 1928 and began producing cream cheese and cottage cheese in it’s first location on the corner of St-Urban and Duluth, in downtown Montreal. >> Read More
- Sun Spaces(tm): Applying passive solar design to balconies and patios The Produktif SunSpaces ( Implemented at the Montreal Productive House condo project) is a prototype innovation for applying passive solar design to balconies and patios, allowing these spaces to beco >> Read More
- Switching to local and organic sources Montréal-based natural foods company La Fourmi Bionique (which translates as “The Bionic Ant”) has been making and selling gourmet granola cereals and bars since 2004. >> Read More
- The Implementation of a Sustainable Development Advisory Committee at Alcoa Canada. In the fall of 2005, the management of Alcoa Canada decided to implement an Advisory Committee on sustainable development, inspired by a similar initiative on the part of the Islandic division of Alco >> Read More
- Tomato greenhouse heated with landfill gas: entering the carbon market In 2007, a new complex of greenhouses was built in the community of Saint-Étienne-des-Grès in the Mauricie region of Québec. >> Read More
- Window on the world job training Support for student projects and Boréalis internship program >> Read More
