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Overall environmental management: Winner InterfaceFLOR

Submitted by The Natural Ste... on December 7, 2010 - 8:50am

The American Chronicle reports on InterfaceFLOR's winning environmental managment programme, Mission Zero, in partnership with The Natural Step.

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Hundreds of organisations have adopted environmentally friendly strategies and programmes in recent years, but when it comes to measuring ambition few if any could compete with flooring manufacturer InterfaceFLOR.

Nike Releases Open-Source Environmental Apparel Design Tool

Submitted by The Natural Ste... on December 3, 2010 - 10:22am

Sure, it may be a cliche, but if Nike wants the fashion industry to just do it, who are we to argue?

SNAP Ottawa Downtown: The Natural Step Canada Sustainabili-TEA

Submitted by The Natural Ste... on December 2, 2010 - 9:49am

Have a look at SNAP Ottawa Downtown's article about our 1st Annual Sustainabili-TEA event! Thanks to SNAP Ottawa Downtown for the article.

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The Corporate Knights: The Killer Kernel

Submitted by The Natural Ste... on November 26, 2010 - 11:51am

Corporate Knights Magazine's latest issue features health-related articles. "The Killer Kernel: The skinny on what's expanding our waistlines and crippling our health system", by Toby A.A. Heaps, features a section on Sweden's Max Hamburger, a partner of The Natural Step.

Thanks to Corporate Knights Magazine and Toby A.A. Heaps.

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How Max Hamburger took The Natural Step

Since 2003 Max Hamburger, Sweden's oldest and most popular hamburger chain, has tripled its size, quadrupled its revenue, and quintupled its profits.

Empowering Sustainability Champions - A participant's story about the Sustainability for Leaders - Level 1, Toronto

Submitted by Brendan Seale on November 26, 2010 - 8:25am

To see pictures from the course please click here to visit our Flickr.

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"I've worked 28 years in the environmental field, and I've seen first hand the decline of our natural systems because of unsustainable practices", says Rod Bilz. "Frankly, I'm shocked by how quickly I've seen it happen."

As a consultant at 3Seven Solutions who works to evaluate and minimize the ecological footprint of travel,  Rod understands the economic benefits of working toward sustainability, but his motivation comes from a deeper place. "I'm here because I want my children and grandchildren to have the same opportunities that I’ve had."

Old and New Friends Gather in Ottawa for The Natural Step Canada’s Sustainabili-TEA

Submitted by Josh Snider on November 18, 2010 - 3:39pm

Gathered around more than two dozen tables in the hall of Ottawa’s St. Joseph’s church this past Sunday, sat activist, friends, families, and curious community members. The reason? The Natural Step Canada’s 1st Annual Sustainabili-TEA: Helping Leaders Create a Better Tomorrow, Today. The event aimed to raise awareness about the global sustainability challenges and opportunities we all face, the work The Natural Step Canada undertakes to help create sustainability leaders across the country, and to generate financial and in-kind support to expand our important programs.

Without question, Sustainabili-TEA was a huge success!

 

2011 Environmental Employer of the Year Awards - Application Deadline Extended to November 26, 2010

Submitted by The Natural Ste... on November 18, 2010 - 8:19am

In March of 2010, The Natural Step Canada was awarded the 2010 Environmental Employer of the Year, for Small to Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs).

The applications for the 2011 award have now been extended to November 26, 2010. Please click here to submit your application.

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The Natural Step Canada is a non-profit organization with over a decade of experience helping individuals, businesses and communities understand and make progress toward sustainability.

"I am here for my children": A participant's story about the Sustainability for Leaders - Level 1 course, Vancouver, BC

Submitted by The Natural Ste... on November 17, 2010 - 10:50am

Thanks to Michiah Prull for sharing his experience with The Natural Step Canada's Sustainability for Leaders - Level 1: Foundations.

For pictures from the Sustainability for Leaders course - level 1 : Foundations, please click here.

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On November 9th and 10th , a large group of professionals gathered in Vancouver to begin a process of becoming sustainability leaders. The participants represented a wide variety of disciplines including professional consulting groups, architectural firms, educational institutions, business associations and various levels of government.  Also present were several individuals with no professional connection to sustainability issues, but who wished to learn more and become involved in future efforts.

Interface to Conduct Life Cycle Analyses on All Products

Submitted by The Natural Ste... on November 15, 2010 - 2:13pm

Modular carpet maker Interface will complete Environmental Product Declarations — detailed documents explaining the life cycle impacts of items — for all of its products by 2012 and challenged other companies to set goals similar to its Mission Zero program.

Interface became the first North American carpet maker to develop an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) last March, and earlier this year it completed EPDs for three more carpet tile lines. EPDs are based on life cycle analyses that look at products from their raw material stage to disposal and are third party certified.

MESSAGE FROM THE CANADIAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: The world is changing, but not fast enough

Submitted by Kelly Hawke-Baxter on November 15, 2010 - 10:43am

Two weeks ago, I had the pleasure of accompanying The Natural Step’s Founder, Dr. Karl-Henrik Robèrt, on a speaking tour around Toronto, which included a keynote presentation at the Canadian Business for Social Responsibility’s 8th Annual Summit. It was an intense series of 9 events in five days, speaking to both businesses and emerging student leaders.

What struck me most were two main things. First, the conversation has changed enormously in five years. Everyone is now talking about sustainability. There is general understanding and agreement that all of the earth’s subsystems—whether you look at forestry, fresh water, topsoil, or biodiversity—are in decline because of unsustainable human activities.

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