Tag: local business
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Sustainable Product Spotlight: Mouche
As consumers become increasingly aware of climate change and their own environmental footprint, willingness to spend more money and more time looking for eco-conscious products have become the norm. One of these new products on the block is Mouche, a sustainable replacement for your traditional tree pulp tissues. Mouche is made of bamboo which brings…
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Local Indigenous Business Spotlight: wolfwmnbeads
wolfwmnbeads is a local Indigenous-owned beading business run on Instagram by Raechel Bonomo. Before National Indigenous History Month comes to a close, our team will continue to provide informative and interesting articles highlighting the Indigenous history, and showcasing Indigenous talent. Today I wanted to take a moment to highlight one of my personal favourite local…
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Getting to Know Apricotton Co.
This article includes an interview with Jessica and Chloe, founders of Apricotton, carried out by Raquel Almeida Margulies. Puberty. An experience we can all relate to….and the awkwardness of it all, probably even more so. Puberty demands an entire set of activities and experiences that each of us, in some shape or form, must endure.…
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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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The Transformation of Toronto’s Fashion Industry
In 2020, there were numerous significant impacts on Toronto’s fashion industry. The COVID-19 pandemic and the BLM movement influenced several changes to how Toronto’s fashion industry will operate. This article will explore some of these changes. The Toronto Fashion Industry Background Fashion is one of the world’s most important industries, with support from various governments…
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Six Clean Beauty Businesses to Support in Toronto
The City of Toronto is home to a range of beauty businesses with sustainable processes or operations; this list consists of 6 clean beauty businesses doing their part to make a difference. Pretty Clean Shop Pretty Clean Shop was founded by Miriam Juarez in Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood in 2019. The idea formed after Juarez watched…
The Sustainable Switch 