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Recent
Collaborations
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Strategic Partnerships and Campaigns |
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Creating a National Voice on
Sustainable Consumption |
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One Earth Initiative and My Sustainable
Canada are in the early stages of
identifying strategic partnerships and
activities that would lead to the creation
of a national voice on sustainable
consumption in Canada.
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Participation in Advisory Groups and
Networks |
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My Sustainable Canada is a member of the
Canadian Environmental Network and the
Ontario Environment Network
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My Sustainable Canada is a member of the
North American Sustainable Consumption
Alliance
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My Sustainable Canada is the chair of the
Ontario Snow Resorts Association
Environmental Best Practices Taskforce
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My Sustainable Canada is a member of the
University Health Network Energy Advisory
Committee
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My Sustainable Canada is an advisory panel
member for the
Durham Sustainability Stewardship Program
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My Sustainable Canada is an ENERGY STAR
participant. By promoting the
ENERGY STAR
symbol, My Sustainable Canada is part of
an international initiative - one
that encourages Canadians to save money and
the environment by choosing the most
energy-efficient products available in
Canada.
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My Sustainable Canada serves as an
advisor on the City of Pickering's
Responsible Consumption Working
Group. This group has been
instrumental in helping to develop
indicators and targets related to
responsible consumption for the
City of Pickering's Measuring
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My Sustainable Canada is a member of
the
Great Lakes Bi-National Toxics
Strategy. Mercury Workgroup |
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Past
Accomplishments of our Management Team
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Mobilized Canadian Support for the
Creation of the North American
Sustainable Consumption Alliance |
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In order for North
American organizations to work more
collaboratively on sustainable consumption
issues the
North American Sustainable Consumption
Alliance (NASCA) was created in 2001. NASCA
serves as a forum for partners in Canada, US
and Mexico to facilitate the exchange of
information about sustainable consumption
across borders and among different sectors
of society (government, academia, business
and industry, NGOs).
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Led the Design of the North American
Sustainable Consumption and
Production Database |
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The
North American
Sustainable Consumption and Production
Database is an initiative of the
North American Sustainable Consumption
Alliance (NASCA). The database aims at
facilitating cooperation among organizations
in Canada, United States and Mexico that are
interested in promoting sustainable
consumption and production initiatives and
programs. The Database is also intended as a
resource for citizens to learn about
projects or initiatives that they can
support, join, or replicate in their own
community.
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Presentations and Workshops on
Sustainable Consumption |
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Del Matto, Tania; Jack
Luskin and Linda Varangu. Shaping the
Future of Sustainable Consumption and
Production in Canada. Presented at the
Canadian Pollution Prevention Roundtable.
Winnipeg, Manitoba: 2007.
Del Matto, Tania and Linda Varangu.
Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change
While Delivering National Conferences.
Presented at the Canadian Pollution
Prevention Roundtable. Winnipeg, Manitoba:
2007.
Del Matto, Tania and Meena Hassanali. Sustainable
Consumption and Production: The Role of
Pollution Prevention. Presented at the
8th York Region Pollution Prevention
Stakeholders Workshop, Newmarket, Ontario:
2007.
Varangu, Linda. "Where are
we? How do we want to be? Sustainability -
Moving the Yardstick." Presented to
York Region Stakeholders P2 Workshop.
Newmarket, Ontario: 2005.
Del Matto, Tania. North American
Sustainable Consumption Projects.
Presented at the Canadian Pollution
Prevention Roundtable. Ottawa, Ontario:
2004.
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Presentations and Workshops on Green
Purchasing + Supply Chain |
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Del Matto, Tania.
Greening the Supply Chain. Presented at
the Manitoba Environment Industries
Association Breakfast Forum. Winnipeg,
Manitoba: 2006.
Del Matto, Tania. Green Purchasing: A
New Way of Doing Business. Presented at
the Ontario Snow Resorts Association's Fall
Education Week, Collingwood, Ontario: 2005.
Del Matto, Tania. Measuring the Benefits
of Green Procurement. Presented at the
Annual General Meeting of the Governments
Incorporating Purchasing Practices to
Eliminate Refuse. Mississauga, Ontario:
2005.
Varangu, Linda. "Green
Purchasing: A New Way of Doing Business".
Presented for: Nova Scotia Department of
Energy, Halifax, Nova Scotia: 2005.
Varangu, Linda. "Government Greening Facilities: Examples of
Successes, Challenges and Ideas for Low-Cost
Implementation." Nova Scotia
Department of Environment and Labour.
Halifax, Nova Scotia: 2004.
Varangu, Linda. "Greening
Health Care: Purchasing Choices that will
Help Reduce Your Energy Costs &
Environmental Impact". Workshop
for Environment Canada and Natural Resources
Canada. Toronto, Ontario: 2003.
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