Author Archives: Katie Wall

Go Green – It’s Good For Business

Green grass

Throughout our 12 years of supporting organizations to become more financially and environmentally sustainable, we have seen numerous examples of how this work manifests as a strong return on investment for the companies we work with.  Over the years you may have heard me talk about the main ways that businesses benefit from being environmentally […]

Township of Wilmot Featured in Case Study

Having been a member of the Regional Sustainability Initiative since 2015, the Township of Wilmot has become the first township in Waterloo Region to set a public greenhouse gas reduction target. They are working towards reducing their emissions by 25% using 2012 as their baseline. Some of their projects are already showing successful savings in […]

Evening of Recognition 2018 Recap

Thursday, April 12 was a big day for Sustainable Waterloo Region and the many program participants and volunteers who help make everything we do such a success. On April 12, we celebrated our 9th Evening of Recognition. The Turret at Wilfrid Laurier University was standing room only as sustainability leaders gathered to celebrate their successes and […]

5+ Years’ of Volunteerism and Counting!

Sustainable Waterloo Region’s greatest resource is our people. We are able to accomplish SWR’s great work with a committed team of volunteers and a small staff driven by a shared passion to achieve an environmentally sustainable Waterloo Region for current and future generations. Fueled by this passion, our volunteers join us for any number of […]

Sustainable Waterloo Region is its volunteers

Each year for its Evening of Recognition, SWR produces a report celebrating the positive environmental achievements of the people and organizations in its broad network. Now, I’ll admit, annual reports do not always make for exhilarating reading, but I love this one. For me, the cumulative effect of all the statistical charts and great original […]

Words from UW co-op student Hannah Dubber

From January to April 2018, as one of Sustainable Waterloo Region’s co-op students from the University of Waterloo, I have been in the role of Program Coordinator, working primarily with the ClimateActionWR program, as well as being a part of the Finance Team and the Business Development Team. For National Co-op and Work-integrated Learning Week […]