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Sustainability report: Burnaby businesses pledge to go green

Sustainability report: Burnaby businesses pledge to go green

A new website developed by the Burnaby Board of Trade encourages businesses to adopt and share sustainability initiatives
B.C. claims carbon neutrality for third consecutive year

B.C. claims carbon neutrality for third consecutive year

B.C. released a report on June 28 that claimed that, for the third consecutive year, it is carbon neutral.
10 green questions to ask your printer

10 green questions to ask your printer

Ask your printer these questions to gauge its environmental performance in a number of key areas:
BDC Venture Capital creates $100 million clean-tech fund

BDC Venture Capital creates $100 million clean-tech fund

BDC Venture Capital has announced a new $100 million fund for smaller, scalable renewable energy and clean-technology projects.
New '4D' movie attraction to be powered by green electricity

New '4D' movie attraction to be powered by green electricity

A new tourist attraction hitting Vancouver’s waterfront will be powered entirely by green electricity, according to its operator.
Burnaby Board of Trade nets green award

Burnaby Board of Trade nets green award

The City of Burnaby has awarded the Burnaby Board of Trade (BBOT) its annual environmental star award for building and implementing a comprehensive online environmental resource.
Vancity named one of Canada’s most socially responsible companies

Vancity named one of Canada’s most socially responsible companies

Vancity has been chosen as one of Canada’s 50 most socially responsible companies in Maclean’s fifth annual survey of corporate social responsibility, the credit union announced Friday.
Vancouver named fourth most sustainable city in North America

Vancouver named fourth most sustainable city in North America

Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson’s aim has long been to make his city the world’s “greenest” by 2020, but according to researchers at Corporate Knights magazine, he has work to do.
New environmental process threatens Sacred Headwaters: Tahltan Central Council

New environmental process threatens Sacred Headwaters: Tahltan Central Council

The Tahltan Central Council says it has grave concerns about a coal mine proposed for the Klappan region in northern B.C.
Surrey report: You are where you eat

Surrey report: You are where you eat

B.C. startups want to make sustainable urban agriculture easy, local and profitable