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The Three Amigos on Climate Change

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FEATURES:

Sustainability – how do you rate?
By Kathryn A. Cooper
There is a new auditor in town and he isn't looking for your Environmental Health and Safety Program or your financial statements. He wants to know what you are doing about your social, environmental and economic footprint, and he's starting to make important decisions based not just on your answers, but your competitors' too. That auditor is your customer. Are your corporate sustainability reporting efforts hitting the mark? Which ratings or eco-logos should your company pursue to satisfy customer demands? How green is green enough? This article will help answer these questions, and act as a refresher for those in the know. more...

Applying the three Rs to information management
By Stuart Butts
The 'reduce, reuse, recycle' mantra gained a lot of currency in the 1980s. Since then a large number of organizations have been aggressively pursuing 3R policies, from paper usage and disposal practices to energy usage and water consumption. There is one additional area however, that demands equal consideration: managing data and documents. more...

WorldSkills Competition in Calgary an opportunity to highlight the green future of skilled trades
By Lenny Talarico
When it comes to being green, young Canadians are among the converted. To them, recycling is second-nature, a carbon footprint is a valuable measurement, global warming is a grave threat and alternative energy is the future. While Canadian schools have done a fine job in instilling an environmental consciousness into our youth, many new graduates who are surveying possible career paths may be unaware that jobs in trades and technology can put that green spirit to good use. more...

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REVIEW:

Why your world is about to get a whole lot smaller: oil and the end of globalization
Reviewed by Kathryn Cooper
Global market meltdowns, boom/bust cycles, spiking and falling gas prices, abnormal weather patterns — these days, it's getting harder and harder to make sense of the world. But economist Jeff Rubin's new book just might offer us something to make sense of it all — an opportunity to read our world through the lens of cheap oil. more...

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

Ontario Energy Network Luncheon, September 22, Don Drummond, Senior VP and Chief Economist, TD Bank Financial Group

Green Building Festival, September 23-24, Direct Energy Centre, Toronto

Business of Climate Change Conference, September 29, Fairmont Royal York Hotel,Toronto, Ontario

Northeast B.C. Natural Gas Summit, September 30 - October 1, Metropolitan Centre, Calgary, Alberta

Atlantic Canada Power Summit, October 5-6, Delta Brunswick Hotel, Saint John, New Brunswick

Gearing up for a Low Carbon Economy, October 6-7, The Fairmont Palliser Hotel, Calgary

Creating business value with integrated sustainability, October 29-30, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Toronto, Ontario

CBSR Summit: Transformational CSR, November 5, Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario

Climate Change - Legislation, Regulation & Emissions Reporting, November 9-10, Courtyard Marriott, Toronto, Ontario

APPrO 2009, November 17-18, Toronto, Ontario

Check out the Calendar of Events on the Green Business website for more upcoming industry seminars, conferences, shows and training sessions.

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