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The Green 30

Here are the Canadian companies that are leading the way in creating a new culture of environmentally responsible business

by Richard Yerema on Thursday, April 23, 2009 3:40pm - 7 Comments

SaskTel
Communications firm, Regina

  • Extensive in-house recycling programs for batteries, printer cartridges, office paper, light bulbs, phone books, furniture, office equipment, wire and cabling and computer equipment meant that more than 770,000 kg of waste, or 69 per cent of the company’s total, was diverted from landfill last year.
  • “Ecological Strategy” commits the company to consider environmental impacts as part of its decision-making processes while a “Greenhouse Gas Management” plan has aggressive reduction targets for the use of electricity, natural gas and fuel.
  • Sponsors local recycling projects for a variety of household items, diverting thousands of litres of paint, tonnes of waste batteries and old telephone directories from landfills every year; employees have used their expertise to repair and donate more than 25,000 surplus computers to local schools and community organizations since 1993. (3,363)
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  • http://www.loleegreen.com loleeGreen

    I’m a bit disappointed to see some of the “highlights” for these greenest companies… employees can control their lighting (Sask Power)? employees get $1000 rebate for buying a hybrid car?? I mean, they’re great things to do but if that’s all the “greenest companies” do in Canada, we have a long long way to go… i would suggest looking at carbon footprint for a company’s operations, and looking at life cycle carbon footprint for a company’s products…

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  • wayne moores

    Just more window dressing and bafflegab to shut up the eco-loons. Plus big business has stolen a page from the eco-loons playbook. Wrap yourself in the eco flag and apply for a government grant. Also you can then shake down the consumer by earnestly saying you are increasing prices to “save the planet”. Nova Scotia Power piously announced they are expecting the consumer to absorb about 100 million dollars in additional costs so they can pretend to go green. This on top of endless increases automatically granted to NS Power every year. This used to be a government owner utility that was sold off at fire sale prices(200 million). It now generates a 100 million garenteed yearly profit which is shipped out of the province. What a farce.

  • David Bergeron

    I see Stikeman Elliott is part of the list. Here is an excerpt from their website:

    "We have Represented developers, owners and operators of energy projects involving conventional oil and gas properties, oil sands assets, pipeline systems, upgraders, refineries, extraction facilities, facilities to store natural gas and liquefied natural gas and other required infrastructure." Source:http://www.stikeman.com/cps/rde/xchg/se-en/hs.xsl…

    Stikeman Elliott's achievements list in oil, gas, tar sands:http://www.stikeman.com/en/pdf/Energy_Experience….

    Pardon my English, but are you guys retarded?

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