by admin | Apr 8, 2016 | News
April 7, 2016 – About a tenth of overall global greenhouse-gas emissions from agriculture could be traced back to food waste by mid-century, a new study shows. A team from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research for the first time provides...
by admin | Apr 1, 2016 | News
TORONTO, March 30, 2016 /CNW/ – When it comes to sustainability performance, the leadership of mid-size companies is as important as the steps taken by Canada’s corporate behemoths. Corporate Knights created its annual Future 40 Responsible Leaders...
by admin | Mar 30, 2016 | News
OTTAWA, March 30, 2016 /CNW/ – Applications are now open for Ottawa Wave Makers, a microgrant for projects to help raise awareness in the nation’s capital about Canada’s oceans. The microgrant program, operated by Impact Hub Ottawa and the...
by admin | Mar 28, 2016 | Investment, News
JEFF DESJARDINS March 24, 2016 – For anyone who launches a new venture, there’s a grim reality involved: eventually 90% of startups bite the dust, and 51% of all businesses die off within a period of five years. While failure is not fatal, there’s...
by admin | Mar 23, 2016 | Mentorship, News
By Eamonn Percy “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” – Stephen Covey Decision making is rarely a rational exercise since we don’t always have the complete set of information available to us. It is usually an...
by admin | Mar 19, 2016 | News, Report Category 1
On behalf of the Concrete Council of Canada, GLOBE Advisors carried out an analysis of the costs to insure mid-rise (six-storey) wood frame residential buildings, with particular emphasis on the risk factors contributing to differentials between insurance rates...
