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The magic formula of sustainability: corporate executives and environmentalists working together
Newspapers Canada - By Erin Hudson, May 7, 2013 -- Sometimes mountains do move as Nicole Rycroft and her team of environmentalists at Canopy discovered when they set their sights on the newspaper industry. TorStar and Transcontinental have a lot of weight to throw around. They could shift industry practices – they know it and they’ve already started. Both organizations have active environmental policies integrated into their daily operations and work with Canopy among others to develop sustainable strategies. “You have two choices; you can resist and not be a participant or you can engage and use their expertise to help you,” said Kamula.
CANOPY WITHDRAWS FROM BOREAL FOREST AGREEMENT
PrintAction - Canopy, a group aimed at forest conservation through working with paper buyers, has withdrawn from the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA), citing the agreement’s lack of effectiveness.
Canada boreal forest pact between conservationists and companies falling apart
The Star - by Raveena Aulakh - When Canada’s forest industry and conservation activists came together in May 2010 to sign the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement, it was a unique marriage: the almost two dozen large companies and nine leading environmental agencies vowed immediate reforms.
Boreal forest agreement loses key player
Vancouver Sun - A key environmental group has pulled out of a national alliance with the forest industry that was meant to protect the boreal forest while restoring the sector's international reputation for conservation.







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