Tag: sustainable development
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Equity and Sustainability: Examining Local and Global Issues
This article explores why equity is key in fighting the climate crisis and examines inequities in the local and global fields of sustainability. Written by: Thomas Tinmouth The issues brought on by a changing climate are not just scary thoughts for some countries, but rather alarming facts for all people on earth. An unfortunate truth…
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The Impacts & Benefits of Tourism: Greening an Industry (Part 4)
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 4 focuses on sustainable tourism guidelines and certifications. Sustainable Tourism…
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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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The Intersection of Sustainability & Finance
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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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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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…
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Benefits & Incentives for Green Roof Installation in Toronto
This article focuses on the benefits and incentives for green roof implementation on homes and buildings in Toronto. Green Roofs Types of Green Roofs Green Roofs in Toronto Since 2006, the City of Toronto has been a leader in municipal green roof policy. In 2009, Toronto became the first city in North America to establish…
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The Sustainable Development Goals & Canada: Are We on Track?
This article focuses on Canada’s progress on the Sustainable Development Goals pre-pandemic. In 2015 when the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were first established and agreed upon by many world leaders, the decided deadline was the year 2030. This timeline allowed for 15 years worth of dedicated action by the number of governments involved, to…
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The Sustainable Development Goals: Global Setbacks
How was global progress on the goals pre-COVID? How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted this progress? The implications of the COVID-19 pandemic will be hard-hitting and long-lasting, according to The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2020. The 2020 Report includes data on each of the 17 goals before the outbreak of the pandemic, and how the outbreak has irreversibly…
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