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| Week in Review - September 14th | |
| This week\'s top stories: Sunnybrook celebrates the completion of an innovative solar project: Ceres and ACCA announce annual reporting awards; European Commission proposes plans for climate change finance | |
| Date: 14 September 2009 | |
| Week in Review - September 8th | |
| Green Business Editor Robert Colman reviews the top sustainability news stories from the previous business week. | |
| Date: 08 September 2009 | |
| World water stewardship and you | |
| On August 18th, in Stockholm, Sweden, the WWF and other NGO, research and business partners announced the formation of a Global Water Roundtable (GWRT) to develop global standards for freshwater stewardship. Many companies are putting more effort into managing their water use. What\\\'s your approach? | |
| Date: 01 September 2009 | |
| The Three Amigos on Climate Change | |
| At the recent meeting of the leaders of Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, all three leaders seemed to be in agreement about how to tackle climate change. Will policy directives live up to their statements? | |
| Date: 18 August 2009 | |
| Walmart's New Sustainability Product Index | |
| Walmart is in the process of creating a sustainability product index. The questionnaire they\\\'re sending out to their suppliers is a useful tool, whether you\\\'re engaged as a supplier or not. | |
| Date: 05 August 2009 | |
| CLB Media and Environics announce research partnership | |
| Environics Research Group and CLB Media Inc. recently announced a broad-based partnership that will see the two companies jointly develop research in a range of vertical markets related to CLB Media's properties. The first research project will focus on the implementation and maintenance of green purchasing and sustainability practices in Canadian business. | |
| Date: 13 July 2009 | |
| Will new U.S. climate change legislation affect talks in Copenhagen? | |
| The American Clean Energy and Security Act, championed by Chairmen Henry Waxman and Edward Markey, recently passed in the House by a vote of 219 to 212. This is a step towards creating national cap and trade legislation in the U.S. and establishing ambitious goals for emissions cuts for industry. However, how will some of its provisions effect international climate change talks? | |
| Date: 06 July 2009 | |
| Hopenhagen and COP15 | |
| The UN and marketing industry leaders launched Hopenhagen last week, to encourage individuals to get involved in the UN climate change conference later this year. Is there hope for COP15? | |
| Date: 29 June 2009 | |
| Video Editorial: The Rapid Adoption of Green Buildings | |
| Robert Colman, Editor of Green Business, recaps the Canada Green Building Council's annual summit | |
| Date: 23 June 2009 | |
| B.C. Bioenergy Conference: Building a world-class industry | |
| Last month, the first B.C. Bioenergy Conference took place in Vancouver. Organized by the B.C. Bioenergy Network, one highlight of the event was a roundtable discussion on building a world-class bioenergy industry - the opportunities, challenges and impediments. | |
| Date: 17 June 2009 | |
