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Oct. 14th, 2010
Pearson Eco-Business Zone Greener Horizons - Join Partners in Project Green for an evening of cocktails, networking and idea-sharing. Bullfrog Power will co-host the first Greener Horizons speaker session in the Pearson Eco-Business Zone. This interactive panel discussion will feature Pearson Eco-Business Zone leaders sharing their insights on how to define and implement a sustainability plan.
Oct. 21th, 2010
Getting Results from Lean and Green - This full-day, interactive workshop reveals the hidden and costly wastes often overlooked in organizations. By using a real facility facing real challenges, participants will gain hands on training in a simple and systematic process for eliminating waste that can protect margins while increasing profitability and competitiveness. By focusing on the reduction and avoidance of costs, as seen through an interactive tour of Pratt and Whitney Canada, this workshop will provide basic tools to quickly realize both short-term and long-term benefits that yield immediate savings while putting in place commonsense structures to ensure future savings by moving towards sustainability.
Oct. 23rd, 2010
Partners in Project Green – Fall Tree Planting - Join fellow businesses, their employees and families along the Etobicoke Creek for Partners in Project Green’s Fall Tree Planting Event.
Oct. 26th, 2010
Developing an Environmental Management Plan - ISO 14001 Made Simple - This hands-on intensive workshop delivers the best environmental management tool that enables any size or type of organization to create their own Environmental Management System conforming to ISO 14001. By the end of the day you will have a working Environmental Management System and a company policy for your business or organization.
Nov. 5th, 2010
Sustainable Supply Chain Management - This workshop will provide a proven approach that aligns a green supply chain strategy with a broad corporate sustainability strategy. You will learn what actions to take, what mistakes to avoid and how to design corporate policies that motivate and direct employees to act and make decisions in a way that supports the corporate commitment to sustainability.
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Eco-Efficiency Program - get a walk-through assessment of your facility to identify energy, water and waste cost savings.
Sustainable Energy Plan Program - develop an energy plan for your company that will help identify and reduce operating costs, while setting you on the path to increased productivity and environmental responsibility.
Carbon 101 Reduction Program - utilize these easy-to-use tools to calculate and begin reducing your greenhouse gas emissions.
Green Purchasing Alliance - reduce the cost of your energy retrofit by 5% to 45% by purchasing your building envelope technologies through the Clinton Climate Initiative's Purchasing Alliance.
To learn more about these programs and others, visit www.partnersinprojectgreen.com.
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| Smart Commute Spotlight - Pearson Airport Area sees impressive GHG reductions to date |
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What was once a conversation about sustainability among employers in the Pearson Airport Area has now become a sustainability solution that is yielding measurable results. By joining forces with Smart Commute, WorleyParsons Canada Ltd. – Minerals and Metals Toronto Division, The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), Winners Merchants International, Lafarge Canada Inc. and AeroCentre are helping their employees commute smarter with sustainable transportation programs and are seeing amazing results to date.
Working together to reduce a total of 359,000 vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) by 2011, Smart Commute member employers in the Pearson Airport Area are well on their way to reaching that target, reducing an impressive 112,800 VKT and 26,000 kilograms in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) this quarter. They have achieved this amazing success by participating in various Smart Commute programs such as the Carpool Zone and the ACTIVATE Your Commute, Walking & Cycling Program, as well as by participating in sustainable transportation campaigns throughout the year including Bike to Work Day, Clean Air Commute, and most recently Smart Commute Week.
Read more... or learn more about Smart Commute by clicking here.
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| Sustainable Energy Plan Spotlight - Jervis B. Webb Improves Energy Performance |
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With the assistance of 360 Energy, Jervis B Webb launched a hands-on Energy Management Program in the summer of 2009. Using 360 Energy’s approach to conserving and procuring energy we developed a cross-functional team that involved personnel from finance, procurement, plant management, maintenance, safety and environmental to ensure true organizational integration of the program.
As part of its Energy Management Program, Jervis B Webb developed a roadmap to improve its energy performance. A detailed action plan was created with assistance from 360 Energy to ensure that a systematic process was in place to measure performance. The action plan is regularly updated, most often on a weekly basis, to reflect recent achievements, changes in performance, and shifting priorities.
Read more... or learn more about using the Sustainable Energy Plan Program by clicking here.
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| Sustainability course discounts for Partners in Project Green members |
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Thanks to a partnership with the Sustainable Learning Centre, Partners in Project Green members will now receive a 30% discount on Sustainable Learning Centre programs.
The Sustainable Learning Centre is a learning and networking hub for sustainability, offering courses on:
- Environmental Management Systems and Sustainability
- Toxics Reduction Planning
- Sustainable Supply Chains
- GHG Measurement
- Environmental Footprint Measurement
A listing of events can be found at the Sustainability Learning Centre. To access the discount for upcoming workshops, registrants need only to identify themselves as Partners in Project Green members.
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Calstone reducing resource use with remanufacturing
Calstone strives to produce the highest quality products, balancing economic and social costs to meet customer demands. Calstone is accomplishing this goal by establishing a company-wide management system to ensure the products they produce and their methods of manufacturing are done in the most environmentally sound ways possible.
Calstone already recycles a majority of the cardboard packaging it uses for shipping, and diverts rainwater with a 2,000-gallon tank to cool machinery, and many other initiatives are planned to help Calstone minimize their impact on the environment. These include projects such as installing a green roof and a solar wall that will reduce the company’s energy use by a minimum of 30% annually. Their initiatives to improve the environment have been widely recognized, granting them a position at the 2010 Canadian Pollution Prevention Roundtable as both a presenter and member of the Steering Committee. The company was also a recipient of a (CCME) Pollution Prevention Award in the Small Business Category in 2009, among other awards.
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Toronto Congress Center builds sustainability into its facility
response to customer demand for more exposition, meeting, and private function space, TCC began the renovation of its unused north section in 2006. TCC’s Vice President, Customer Experience and Corporate Communications, Cara Carey, states that the massive new addition originated in part, from the company’s reputation of providing the best customer experience of any facility, anywhere in the world. TTC takes great pride in providing quality customer experience, and has also trademarked its ideology as GEM™ , or Great Experience Makers™.
In 2006, TCC set the goal of creating an eco-friendly, multipurpose facility to exemplify the company’s leadership role in providing superior customer experience. NORR Ltd. Architects of Toronto, who were brought on board to re-engineer the space, produced a revolutionary design that transformed the space into a state-of-the-art facility, complimenting the adjacent trade show centre. This facility uses less energy, less water, more fresh air and natural light, with fewer toxins and less waste than other facilities of its kind. The TCC North facility also includes a massive lobby area with plenty of natural light, 500,000 square feet of exhibition space, 30 meeting rooms, and a 25,000 square-foot ballroom.
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Tenant engagement key to GWL Realty Advisors’ green goals
GWL Realty Advisors Inc. (GWL) is well recognized for greening its managed assets portfolio – which includes 240 commercial properties (42.8 million square feet) across Canada. And, GWL says, tenant buy-in is key to reducing energy use and GHG emissions.
For example, the company informs tenants of environmental goals in their building and the practices that will help reach those targets. Not only do tenants pitch in, but they also use their local knowledge of the building to refine the goals and the ways to achieve them. Typically tenants pay direct utility costs and contribute to common utility expenses on a pro-rated basis per square foot – serious motivation.
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Maple Leaf Foods achieves LEED Gold
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. announced that its Corporate West offices and ThinkFOOD! Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, have been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Core and Shell (CS) Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) —making this only the second project to achieve this level in Ontario.
LEED CS is a green building rating system for designers, builders, developers and new building owners who want to address sustainable design for new core and shell construction. Core and shell covers base building elements such as structure, envelope and the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system.
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CME report describes significant opportunities for energy management
A recent report from Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) lays out a road map for companies that want to navigate energy management and take advantage of opportunities to position themselves proactively in the marketplace.
Advancing Opportunities in Energy Management in Ontario Industrial and Manufacturing Sector, released in March 2010, summarizes the results of a 2008–2009 study commissioned by CME. The study surveyed and assessed 148 plants from 11 subsectors to benchmark energy performance.
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Manufacturers join forces to improve sustainability
Partners in Project Green and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) have established a new Sustainable Manufacturing Consortium. The consortium is a group of 11 manufacturers from cities across Ontario that are committed to attaining World Class Environmental Sustainability Performance.
One of the biggest hurdles that the manufacturing sector faces when dealing with sustainability initiatives is the speed in which sustainable technologies change and evolve. Members of the consortium are striving to reduce their consumption by leveraging each others strengths through sharing, learning and improving the implementation of the best practices in their operations. Their overall goals are to achieve accelerated results in implementation time, levels of innovation, organization and personal performance and the ability to sustain improvements.
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Green office innovation at Innovolve
The Sustainability Studio was launched in 2009 by Innovolve to promote sustainability values at the workplace, and is also where Innovolve is headquartered. The studio also houses a variety of professionals whose primary work focuses on environmental sustainability, and include residents such as Sustainable Buildings Canada and Internat Energy Solutions Canada Inc.
The studio is designed to allow its tenants to practice sustainable living at work, with features such as GREENGUARD certified furniture, Energy-Star rated appliances, and environmentally friendly building materials. Working with a range of design, product and service partners, the Sustainability Studio is a leading example of how businesses can both practice and operate with environmental consciousness in the corporate community.
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