Climate Smart and client businesses in the media:
2020
09/17 The Mennonite: CMU receives Climate Smart certification
2019
04/28 Vancouver Urbanized: 560 LED lights to be installed on Cypress Mountain for improved night skiing
09/04 Press Release: Government of Canada supports climate action by Climate Smart
07/31 Green Space: Climate Smart Success Stories [PDF version]
05/22 Portage Online: Southport is a Climate Smart Leader
04/03 BNN Bloomberg article: Is carbon tax bad for business? Here’s how some Canadian firms are adapting
03/27 BC Business: Opinion: Climate action makes good business sense
03/23 The Telegram: Another N.L. company — Aker Solutions Canada — goes carbon neutral
2018
12/06 Press Release: B.C. businesses: New climate plan will boost clean economic growth
11/03 The Telegraph: Getting Smart about climate change
10/10 Globe and Mail: Curbing carbon: How it’s done. Plus other letters to the editor
08/01 Business in Vancouver/Green Space: More Than 1.2 Million Small Businesses Quietly Cut Costs And Carbon [PDF]
08/22 Edmonton Journal: Even with corporate support, Edmonton faces ‘struggle’ cutting carbon emissions
04/20 Press release: Responsible Stewardship on Earth Day, Every Day
04/09 The Telegram: St. John’s Board of Trade participating in Climate Smart Chambers pilot program
03/15 National Observer: Small business can have a big impact on the planet, new report shows
2017
10/31 The Hamilton Spectator: Raising awareness about greenhouse gas emissions for businesses
09/18 Vancouver Sun: Opinion: Sustainability key to continued port growth
08/01 Business in Vancouver/Green Space: Small is the new big when it comes to the environment
04/21 Winnipeg Free Press: Businesses get Smart at chamber luncheon
04/07 Press Release: As a carbon tax looms, expert on lowering business emissions visits Winnipeg
03/29 CBC News: Sudbury’s emissions profile can help small businesses reduce carbon footprint
2016
10/16 Vancouver Sun: Vancouver developer uses modern natural gas technology to ‘future proof’ buildings
09/30 Press Release: MIT Project Awards Innovative Climate Proposals, Presents $10,000 Prize
08/02 Business in Vancouver: We are all in this together
07/08 The Lobby Monitor: New group joins talks on federal climate action plan
07/04 The Hill Times: Think outside the silo: how new collaborations will smooth Canada’s path to the low carbon economy.
06/28 Press Release: Canadian Business Networks Partner Up to Tackle Climate Change
05/01 Construction Busines, BC & Alberta’s Construction Magazine Sustainability boosts the bottom line
03/30 Global News B.C. businesses join call for carbon tax hike
2015
08/13 Business in Vancouver: Small Business Embracing Green
06/04 Press Release: BC Comfort Reduces Energy And Carbon Emissions Via Climate Smart Program
04/22 Press Release: Pacific Blue Cross goes green
2014
07/16 Press Release: Reducing energy costs and carbon emissions in food and beverage sector could save B.C. businesses $100 million by 2020: new study
06/30 Business in Vancouver: Eco-friendly couriers cash in on Vancouver’s growing green economy
05/05 Reuters USA: EasyPark & Eco-Service Partnership Keeping It Clean: New EasyPark Service Offers Waterless Car Washes
02/26 G&F Financial Press Release: G&F Financial Group achieves Climate Smart certification [PDF]
01/13 BC Hydro ‘Power of Business’: Climate Smart helps 775 companies find the business case for energy efficiency
2013
12/28 Vancouver Sun: A pretty good year for green
11/08 Burnaby Now: Computers for Schools takes sustainability one step further
10/30 News Release: Climate Smart releases groundbreaking data on ‘Construction, Real Estate & CO2 Emissions’
07/15 Roofing BC: Continental Roofing: The Green Roofer [PDF]
07/10 Business Examiner Thompson/Okanagan (A&T Projects): Sustainability makes good business sense [PDF]
07/01 CGA-BC Outlook Magazine: Climate Smart program adds up for accountants [PDF]
06/15 Business Examiner Vancouver Island (49th Parallel, Paradise Island): Climate Smart makes a difference [PDF]
06/01 Business Examiner Victoria (Butterfly Gardens): Going green is no flight of fancy [PDF]
05/01 Business Examiner Fraser Valley (Redwoods, Freybe, Mainroad): Climate Smart offers big savings
04/18 Vancouver Sun: Study finds B.C. businesses cash in on quick paybacks when cutting CO2 emissions
04/18 News Release (Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions): Reducing carbon footprints puts fast money into the pockets of small business [PDF]
04/18 Publication (Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions): Are Small-to-Mid Sized Businesses the Catalyst to a Low Carbon Economy in BC? [PDF]
2012
12/08 ‘Beyond Big’ News Release: Small Business Climate Action Creates Bottom Line and Community Benefits
10/30 Kamloops This Week: A&T watching its carbon footprint
2011
12/01 Vineyard and Winery Management: Putting wine into (carbon) neutral [PDF]
03/01 Enterprise Magazine: Authentically Green: Turning one-off initiatives into a culture of measurable savings strategies [PDF]