In collaboration with leaders and experts from industry, government and civil society our teams are working on ‘Five Big Bets’ that have enormous potential to contribute to a clean and prosperous economy, as we collectively develop effective and scalable solutions to climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.

We live in a time of great uncertainty, complexity, and unprecedented systemic challenges. Addressing complex sustainability challenges requires unprecedented collaboration and new ways of working across sectors and across scales.

The Canada Plastics Pact (CPP) is creating a circular economy in Canada in which plastic waste is kept in the economy and out of the environment. Canada Plastics Pact Partners are united, working together on achieving clear, actionable targets by the year 2025. 

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TheDailyGleaner: Define sustainability: Society, economy and environment

Thanks to Amanda Hachey who wrote an excellent article about sustainabillity in The Daily Greener. The article takes a close look at what sustainability means and references The Natural Step framework to help provide an understanding. 

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Sustainability - what does it mean?

Some refer to the "Triple Bottom Line," or the balance of society, economy and environment. Another definition is "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations to meet their needs," as defined by the Brundtland Commission.

But for the small business owner, what does this mean for your daily operations?

Join us! Open House events at The Natural Step Canada

Do you want to learn more about The Natural Step? Do you want to hear how The Natural Step Canada is achieving transformational change across Canada?

The Natural Step Canada is hosting a series of open houses at our new Ottawa office to illustrate how we are helping businesses, communities, and future leaders address the challenge of implementing sustainability. These events will also provide you with an opportunity to network with like-minded people and to hear from our hard-working, passionate team, who will share program stories and inspire you to get involved.

We encourage you to join us on one of these dates for refreshments and discussion, and bring out anyone you know who may be interested in learning more about sustainability and The Natural Step.

Guardian Sustainable Business: InterfaceFLOR - closing the loop in the manufacturing process

The innovative sustainability efforts of InterfaceFLOR, long time partner of The Natural Step, were recently highlighted in an article from Guardian Sustainable Business. InterfaceFLOR has been a leader in sustainable business as they continue to work towards their ambitous target to eliminate all of their negative environmental impacts by 2020.

To read more about what inspired InterfaceFLOR and how they implemented their sustainability plan visit the InterfaceFLOR case study.

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Randomised tile design and the war on waste campaign are just two InterfaceFLOR initiatives to eliminate waste, leading to an 80% reduction in landfill and savings of $433m

 

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