Blog Feed: Clarity for the Green Economy

Practical webinar on GHG reporting and creating a baseline for action

Published on 2011-09-08 22:47:00

PG & E, one of the largest natural gas and electricity utilities in the U.S. explains how it came up with a single solution for managing and reporting on greenhouse gas emissions.There are literally hundreds of similar success stories, where companies glean significant internal, regulatory and reputational benefits. Here's hoping this webinar can clarify the issues and encourage more companies to tackle their GHG emissions.Download the webinar at http://www.enviance.com/registration/landing161.a [..] > read more

Campbells feeds the hungry, nourishes its image

Published on 2011-03-18 14:16:00

Campbell's Soup is launching a new product called Nourish that has all the markings of a corporate social responsibility (CSR) superstar program.An article in Wednesday's Toronto Star has the Executive Director of Food Banks Canada calling Campbell's > read more

Pacioretty, Air Canada et la LNH - une question de Responsabilité Sociale d'Entreprise?

Published on 2011-03-11 15:16:00

Ceux qui suivent l'actualité du développement durable s'intéresseront au cas de Air Canada, qui à annoncé jeudi que pour une question de cohérence vis-à-vis la responsabilité sociale d'entreprise, elle pourrait retirer son soutien à la Ligue > read more

Why do we need qualitative assurance?

Published on 2011-03-11 13:38:00

The following is an opinion-piece I wrote on prizmablog, in response to a post in which the author identified the lack of qualitative assurance for GRI-style sustainability reports. I've tweaked my comments for clarity.It's high time for a North Amer > read more

What GRI's New York launch means for American and Canadian companies

Published on 2011-02-03 18:17:00

North American corporate social responsibility (CSR) continued its recent surge this week as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) officially launched its push to encourage American companies to report on environmental, social and governance issues u > read more

La Californie adopte une loi sur la divulgation

Published on 2010-11-14 01:55:00

J'ai l'habitude de commenter d'avantage les nouvelles qui transforment la société, mais cette fois je céderai la place à l'excellent article de Toby Webb, propriétaire de la firme de recherche Ethical Corporation, sur son blogue. Il s'agit d'une > read more

The sustainability imperative: the new IT megatrend?

Published on 2010-11-04 09:38:00

A recent article in the Harvard Business Review entitled "The Sustainability Imperative" caught my attention" review caught my attention. This is mostly due to the title, which promised to firm-up the business case for sustainability.What I found wa > read more

Desjardins fléchit ses muscles

Published on 2010-10-30 19:37:00

Il y a peu de temps, le milieu financier considérait que sont devoir se résumait au seul fait de faire croître l'argent. Quand l'économie roulait au rythme des véhicules utilitaires sportifs, il était plus facile de fermer les yeux à l'énorme > read more

Young people engage differently with green communications

Published on 2010-09-08 14:58:00

Readers may be interested in a recent survey by Toronto-based advertising agency Bensimon-Byrne showing that age is a determining factor in how people buy into a company's green communications.Whereas people under 30 are frequently perceived to be mo > read more

La responsabilité sociale en six étapes

Published on 2010-06-30 15:01:00

Il existe désormais un nouveau guide pour implanter la responsabilité sociale au sein des entreprises. Fort de son travail avec plusieurs des plus grandes compagnies au monde, la firme Deloitte vient de publier ce guide en collaboration avec > read more

Future directions for sustainability reporting

Published on 2010-05-26 13:54:00

After ten years of sustained growth that made the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) the world standard in sustainability reporting guidelines, the number of new companies reporting is falling off. As Mehrdad Nazari, an experience sustainability > read more

Nouvelles innovations durables

Published on 2010-05-09 00:38:00

Les aventures en recherche et en développement qui auparavant étaient considérées comme trop risquées sont désormais nombreuses. C'est notamment grâce à l'engouement pour les produits verts, éco-efficaces et responsables que les entreprises > read more

Planes vs. Volcano: a taste of things to come?

Published on 2010-04-25 14:01:00

As planes take to the air once again across Europe, many around the world are wondering out loud whether air travel is necessary, or indeed even disireable. Mount Eyjafjallajeokull's eruption is a climate change disaster, releasing 150,000 tons > read more

Métro gratuit pour le jour de la terre

Published on 2010-04-13 20:58:00

Bon, j'exagère un peu, mais les réseaux de transport en commun de 11grandes municipalités québécoises offrent aux usagers d'inviter un ami à prendre le métro gratuitement le jour 22 avril prochain, le Jour de la Terre. Il s'agit d'une co > read more