On Earth Day, the UN chief Antonio Guterres urged all governments around the world to use the re-booting of the global economy to build a healthy and resilient future for people and the planet. After acknowledging that Covid-19 is the largest global emergency we have faced since the second world war, Guterres calls the pandemic […]
Monthly Archives: April 2020
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Apr
Apr
The end of earth week has come and we are thinking back not only over the past week but over the last 50 years of Earth Days. It is amazing to see how the conversation has changed in so many ways, and not in other ways. Sustainable Waterloo Region is focused on supporting the community […]
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Apr
Apr
Little known fact about me…I love quotations. Inspirational quotes, serious quotes, humorous quotes; I collect them all. I collect them in notebooks, on scraps of paper, in Google docs, and on Pinterest boards. For my birthday many years ago a good friend of mine gave me a journal filled with her favorite quotes (a quotation […]
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Apr
Apr
Earth day. It is hard to believe that 50 years ago was the first Earth Day. The first time that we all stopped to think about this planet we all call home. It was part of a movement that has grown and evolved to become much bigger, drawing governments and organizations from around the world […]
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Apr
Apr
For the last 3 weeks, member organizations of varying industries and sizes competed in our annual Carbon Cleanse. From prepping zero-waste lunches to turning thermostats down, the cleanse keeps sustainability top-of-mind at participating businesses and encourages employees to demonstrate how eco-minded they can be. Businesses earn points for completing challenges over 3 themed weeks: Energy […]