social responsibility

On Friday, April 18 the federal and British Columbia governments announced that they will proceed with a recovery operation of the wreckage that continues to threaten the Robson Bight ecological reserve. The return of the orcas to the area in June makes this salvage operation time sensitive.

New site, EcoPerks.com, launched this week offering simple ways to live a more carbon neutral lifestyle while earning 'EcoPoints' to be used toward valuable rewards. The  platform is a unique blend of cause, commerce, content, community and carbon offset tools tied to the most generous rewards program on the Internet. EcoPerks.com has an unmatched range of products, information and functionality designed to promote carbon neutral living.

From facilities to products, employees to customers, outdoor gear and apparel retailer REI is working to incorporate social and environmental goals into every element of itself.

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Are you already sick of holiday shopping and it isn't even December? Take some of the stress away AND give gifts that keep on giving: make donations to charities for your friends and family. I know, I know, tearing open an envelope on Christmas morning just doesn't have the same magic as a beautifully wrapped gift. Here are a few suggestions for having the best of both worlds.

It’s a short film featuring a young girl being assailed with hundreds of images of female perfection and female beauty in society. The freckled 7-year-old girl is facing the camera as a soundtrack repeats “Here it comes.”

Want to have some personal impact on the kind of issues that will make the world a greener place? Write a letter.

Mater is a completely new design brand from Denmark that are launching their first collection at the Maison et Objet fair in Paris this week. On top of their great products Mater acts with social responsibility deep in its genes from the start.

The main source of this problem is the degree to which people are using drinking water for watering their gardens and cleaning their cars. Those who are particularly aggravating the problems are relatively well educated home owners who do not include water conservation on the list of their civic duties.

“Water is precious. Let’s Conserve it”.