Tag: environmental impacts
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Greenwashing Spotlight: Fashinza
This article provides a brief explanation of what greenwashing is and why it has become more common. It also includes a look at Fashinza, a business that is guilty of it. On Monday morning, my friend and sustainable fashion guru, Indra Bishnoi, shared a screenshot with me. This screenshot included an advertisement on Facebook by…
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The Ecological Irresponsibility of Highway 413: Part 2
The development of Highway 413 is a highly controversial subject in Ontario, with the provincial government and developers pushing for its approval, while municipalities and environmentalists strongly oppose it. Due to the number of factors involved in the project, this article has been broken up into 2 parts. Part 1 discusses what the proposed project…
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Plastic-Free July: What You Need to Know
July has come, and with it has come so much talk about “Plastic-Free July”. While the name is pretty self-explanatory, this article will explore exactly what this means and how it began. Plastic-Free July® is a key initiative of the Plastic Free Foundation, an independent, not-for-profit organization that was officially established in 2017. The Plastic-Free…
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Environmental Assessment & Indigenous Consultation
Continuing our content for Indigenous History Month, this article examines how environmental assessment historically and continually lacks involvement from Indigenous communities. Written by: Thomas Tinmouth In 1962 Rachel Carson published arguably the single most influential book for the modern environmental movement. The book was called Silent Springs and examined the effects of synthetic pesticides on…
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National Indigenous History Month: The Water Crisis Part 2
In honour of National Indigenous History month in Canada, our team has been writing a number of articles highlighting different aspects of Indigenous history. This article is part 2 of 2 and focuses on the water crisis within The Six Nations of the Grand River. Part 1 focused on issues relating to drinking water advisories…
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National Indigenous History Month: The Water Crisis Part 1
In honour of National Indigenous History month in Canada, our team will be writing a number of articles highlighting different aspects of Indigenous history. This article is part 1 of 2 and focuses on the water crisis and issues relating to drinking water advisories and the federal government. Part 2 will look specifically at The…
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The Impacts & Benefits of Tourism: Greening an Industry (Part 3)
In November 2020 when we first officially launched The Sustainable Switch, our owner, Saige Friedman wrote a series on the impacts and benefits of tourism for Canadian adventure company Peak Adventure. These articles will now be available via our website and Peak Adventure’s Journal. Part 3 focuses on the environmental aspects associated with tourism and…
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Does it Pay to be Sustainable?
This article explores some of the reasons why companies avoid implementing sustainable initiatives, and provides direction for those on the fence. The first question that comes to mind when a business is deciding whether or not to implement sustainable initiatives is: what will this cost us? Many unsustainable businesses believe that if they implement such…
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Business & Sustainable Development: Businesses Role in Society
This article explores why it is so crucial for businesses to invest in sustainable development and address sustainability changes. Sustainable development is a crucial step toward progress for businesses to make. In 2005, an article was published in the journal Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, in which an encapsulating definition of sustainable development…
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Sustainable Finance: How Does Sustainability & Finance Intersect?
This article was written by University of Waterloo student Erin Murray on sustainable finance & the Sustainable Finance Cycle. Sustainable finance has been a recent buzzword running through the sustainability community in the last decade but what does it really mean? To fully grasp what sustainable finance is, we must first understand a few key…
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