[March 2025] Sustainable Waterloo Region (SWR) is happy to welcome Wood Rescue as the newest member of the Impact Network, joining as an Observing Organization! Wood Rescue is a local wood recycling company that is making a significant impact on reducing wood waste in Waterloo Region. Their mission is simple yet powerful: divert wood from […]
Category Archives: News & Updates
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Mar
We are proud to recognize Impact Events Group as a valued member of the Impact Network! Recently joining the network, Impact Events Group is a full-service event company that produces high-profile events such as the Kitchener Ribfest and Craft Beer Show, and the Cambridge Ribfest and Craft Beer Show! As part of their commitment to […]
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[February 2025] Sustainable Waterloo Region (SWR) is happy to welcome the Township ofMapleton as the newest member of the Impact Network, joining as an Observing Organization!The Township of Mapleton is one of the seven lower-tier municipalities that form the County ofWellington. These municipalities are the Townships of Centre Wellington, Guelph Eramosa,Puslinch and Wellington North, and […]
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[August 2024] Sustainable Waterloo Region (SWR) is happy to welcome Maplesoft as the newest member of the Impact Network, joining as an Observing Organization! Founded in Waterloo, Ontario, in 1988, Maplesoft provides modern, innovative solutions to meet today’s challenges, from exploring math concepts on a smartphone to reducing development risk in complex engineering design projects. […]
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YNCU – Your Neighbourhood Credit Union, provides their community members with financial services and personalized solutions; fuelling local growth and building strong relationships. Since they joined the Impact Network in 2022, they have adjusted existing policies, taken new actions, implemented innovative programs, and made new partnerships in building and implementing their environmental initiatives. YNCU’s Kitchener […]
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[March, 14 2023] IMS has set a 60% reduction target by 2034, supported by Sustainable Waterloo Region’s Impact Network. This is IMS’s first target as a pledging partner! IMS’s target is an absolute reduction target with baseline data from 2020. Their target is based on data from three locations, one in Waterloo Region, and two […]
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We had an exciting time during our 9th Carbon Cleanse Challenge, which took place between the 2nd and the 27th of October, 2023! This exciting annual competition encourages our member organizations and their employees to engage in simple, with fun tasks that reduce environmental impact.
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Apr
If you’re looking around our website and notice that something is looking a little different–that’s because it is! Sustainable Waterloo Region officially has a new website, new branding, new names for some of our programs, and even changes to our social media channels! After a year in the making and a lot of hard work […]
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Cambridge, Ontario. (March 1st, 2021) – The City of Cambridge has beenrecognized as a Tree City of the World by Tree Canada, The Arbor DayFoundation, and the United Nations for its continued management of thecity’s urban forest. Tree Cities of the World is a program founded by The Arbor DayFoundation and the Food and Agriculture […]
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Waterloo region is home to so many incredible organizations, innovations,and solutions that are leading toward our stronger, more prosperousfuture. Please join us in celebrating all of them and thanking them for thework they are doing, creating culture and driving these incredible numbers. Each year we celebrate sustainability with our Evening of Recognition, recapping and recognizing […]