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6 July 2010
TORONTO/OTTAWA—The Ottawa office of public relations firm Fleishman-Hillard asked Toronto design firm Key Gordon to work on its green bin project with the City of Ottawa because of its environmental expertise.
Key Gordon president and creative director Grant Gordon says his design firm specializes in the environmental sector. The project with the City of Ottawa involved getting the community, especially young people, behind the implementation of green compost bins in the city.
Key Gordon president and creative director Grant Gordon says his design firm specializes in the environmental sector. The project with the City of Ottawa involved getting the community, especially young people, behind the implementation of green compost bins in the city.
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Key Gordon says the City of Ottawa was fantastic to work with
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18 June 2010
The International Association of Business Communicators in Toronto has launched a Green Guide for Communicators, a resource for those looking for advice on how to "go green."
Designed by Traffic Marketing + Design’s Bernard Hellen and written by Push Communications senior consultant and writer Frances Roberts, the free downloadable PDF includes green communication strategies, a directory listing of environmentally friendly resources and more.
Designed by Traffic Marketing + Design’s Bernard Hellen and written by Push Communications senior consultant and writer Frances Roberts, the free downloadable PDF includes green communication strategies, a directory listing of environmentally friendly resources and more.
17 June 2010
Sappi Paper has released the second issue of its eQ Journal on sustainability. The journal’s aim is to provide reliable, accurate information on sustainability for the paper industry.
25 May 2010
OTTAWA—Twenty-one member companies of the Forest Products Association of Canada and nine environmental associations have unveiled the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement. The contract, according to a release from Canopy applies to 72 million hectares of public forests licensed to FPAC members.
The agreement, when fully implemented, will conserve significant areas of Canada’s Boreal Forest, protect threatened woodland caribou and provide a competitive edge for participating companies.
24 February 2010
VANCOUVER—The number of environmental printing and writing grade papers available in North America has more than doubled, from 97 to 228 in the past 18 months, according to a press release from Canopy, formerly Market Initiative.
Features
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Primer on the Forest Stewardship Council’s certification program
Sustainable materials
Green benefits of waterless litho printing
Beware of making your clients’ products seem too green
Green-up your studio
The life cycles of plastics, aluminum, glass and cardboard
Vancouver studio launches green contest
Green Certification Program launched for design firms
Be skeptical about carbon neutral paper
Packaging trends