FROM THE EDITOR:
Dear Readers,
On October 8th, the Carbon Disclosure Project Report 2009: Canada 200 Report was released. To watch video highlights of the study, click here. Look for more coverage of the event in our video section as well. It's clear that Canadian companies are increasing their carbon management activities in anticipation of future policies, and a group of Canadian leaders in this area are emerging, but we still have some way to go on our carbon mangement journey. In this newsletter, Valerie Chort and Skip Willis offer some advice on how to manage your carbon disclosure requirements.
On a somewhat lighter note, I've had a chance to meet some very interesting small business managers and owners over the past month who are doing innovative work in the building resource, dry cleaning and hotel management businesses. Great stories, each one of them. Video coverage of my visit to the Listel Hotel in Vancouver includes a great description of the hotel's heat recovery system by Rob Fales, chief engineer.
As always, I welcome your response to what you read and watch here.
Regards,
Rob Colman
Editor, Green Business
www.green-business.ca
rcolman@clbmedia.ca
FEATURES:
Carbon disclosure reporting: Time is running out
By Valerie Chort and Skip Willis
In March 2009 on the Green Business website, we posed the question, ''Is carbon disclosure still relevant in a volatile economy?'' The answer was a firm ''yes.'' At the time, environmental concerns may have been muted by more pressing issues, but legislators were continuing to push for regulations to reduce our carbon footprint. more...
 Improving a financial and ecological footprint: green dry cleaning takes another positive step
By Robert Colman
In each industry, there are hot spots of potential for greening a business. A ''hot spot,'' to me, means improving a process so that it saves the company money and energy, or improves its present and future ''licence to operate'' in the community. For many, this simply means improving energy efficiency, but reducing the production of waste from processes can be a big consideration as well. Parkers Custom Clothing Care in Toronto feels it has found a new model for dry cleaning that can reduce its carbon footprint and its waste footprint. more...
 Eco Building Resource: Health concerns one of the biggest drivers to go green, says business owner
By Lenny Talarico
There are many incentives to go green, but to the average consumer, some are more compelling than others. Environmental factors are important, but they can seem remote. Economic incentives hit closer to home, but even they are sometimes imprecise, uncertain, or marginal. It is instead health-related incentives, according to Kevin Royce, owner of Eco Building Resource, that are becoming the number one driver for building owners to go green. more...
Check out the Calendar of Events on the Green Business website for more upcoming industry seminars, conferences, shows and training sessions.
Got an event you want us to include on the website? Please send an e-mail to editor Rob Colman: rcolman@clbmedia.ca.
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