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 | News and UpdatesHere is a selection of news and updates from Climate Smart, our alumni and host partners.Climate smarter: getting down to businessWhistler’s ongoing transition to a lower-carbon resort community took another step forward over the past few months as 11 local companies worked to better understand their specific carbon footprints, and to adapt their operations toward a better way of doing business. more>> Climate Smart announces Top 10 carbon reduction strategies among small and medium-sized businessesReducing business air travel by using teleconferencing software turns out to be the most popular strategy for companies that are trying to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. more>> West Coast Air Committed to Environmental ResponsibilityWCA is proud to announce Carbon Neutrality with designation received Jan 11 from Pacific Carbon Trust. more>> Whistler Funds Climate Action“The Olympic Games are coming to Whistler and there is a strong desire in the community for everyone to do their part to make this the greenest games possible,” says Naomi Devine, the Whistler2020 Sustainability Coordinator. more>> Local businesses take action on global warming as BC demonstrates its leadership in CopenhagenClimate Smart announced today that about 52,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions have been tracked by over 160 BC small businesses as part of its program to help them reduce costs by cutting greenhouse gas emissions. That’s equivalent to annual emissions from more than 9,450 passenger vehicles or 4,700 homes. more>> Small Business Training $5000 per employerThe Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development have launched a Workplace Training for Innovation Program. Funding of up to $1,500 per employee to a maximum of $5,000 per employer is available for training. more>> Climate Smarts Power HotelKelowna’s Best Western hotel recently installed 101 solar panels to power 145 guest rooms, two hot tubs and a swimming pool. The retrofit will permanently reduce 90 tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per year. more>> Pacific Carbon Trust Hosts Climate Smart WorkgroupClimate Smart and the Pacific Carbon Trust invite you to join a growing group of businesses that are cutting costs by cutting carbon. The Pacific Carbon Trust Climate Smart Workgroup kicks off on December 10, 2009. The Trust's generous sponsorship of the group reduces the participation fee to $500, from a regular fee of $1,500. more>> Climate Smart Job Posting: Client Relations ManagerWe are seeking to build a diverse team focused on business development and client relations. We are looking for team players, excellent communicators and detail-oriented people with knowledge and experience in some combination of the following: GHG management, climate change, corporate sustainability, and small business. more>> Peak Ventures is Whistler's Carbon Neutral General ContractorAt Peak Ventures, we feel it is our responsibility to be accountable for our carbon footprint on this planet. With this in mind, we participated in the Climate Smart program, where we measured our carbon footprint and targeted areas of our operation to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. more>> spud! wins Better Business Bureau Green Torch Awardspud! received a Green Torch Award from the Better Business Bureau. This is the first time that the Bureau has given out such an award, and it is a timely addition to its three main awards for Marketplace Excellence, Advancing Marketplace Trust, and Consumer Leadership. more>> Average Climate Smart Business StatisticsThe average emissions of a Climate Smart SME is equivalent to 100 vehicles, or 50 homes. more>> Tinhorn Creek Goes Carbon NeutralTinhorn Creek Vineyards adds to its sustainability practices by becoming the first Canadian winery to complete the Climate Smart program and offset their carbon footprint. more>> Win a free seat in a Climate Smart WorkgroupWe are delighted to announce that the Government of British Columbia, through Live Smart BC, is holding a contest to award 20 scholarships to Climate Smart Workgroups running in Kamloops, Kelowna, Whistler, Dawson Creek, Prince George, Victoria and Vancouver in the summer and fall of 2009. more>> Provincial tourism operators take classes to curb carbon footprint.New $1,500 workshop offers small and medium-sized businesses climate-action plans with an eye on bottom-line impact. more>> LiveSmart BC Community Feature: ArtiZEN Has Climate SmartsArtiZEN, a home renovation company located in Vancouver, became one of many small and medium-sized businesses and organizations to learn how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions when it completed the Climate Smart program in January, 2009. more>> Room to Grow: Curbing GHGs Creates New Challenges and OpportunitiesA hefty political and social drive to curb greenhouse gas emissions in the private and public sectors is creating new challenges but also opportunities for BC professionals as reaching carbon neutrality translates into new ideas, designs and technologies. more>> North Shore residents support social changeScholarships from the provincial government will help train business leaders from Vancouver and Whistler to help them reduce their firms' greenhouse gas emissions, increase efficiency and save money, according to a recent announcement from John Yap, the minister of state for climate action. more>> RMOW Uses Carbon Tax Rebate tp Fund Climate InnovationThe Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) has become the first municipality in British Columbia to approve a policy that will see its carbon tax rebate from the Province go to reducing emissions in both the community and municipal operations. The RMOW’s newly created Climate Action Innovation Fund gets its funding from the province’s Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program (CARIP). The CARIP is a rebate of the carbon tax paid by municipalities on fossil fuel use in municipal operations. more>> Small Business Contest Winners Get Carbon-SmartVANCOUVER - Scholarships from the provincial government will help train business leaders from Vancouver and Whistler to reduce their firms' greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,increase efficiency and save money, Minister of State for Climate Action John Yap announced today. more>> Good News from WhistlerMunicipality of Whistler have demonstrated leadership and support for Climate Smart - the council just voted to dedicate their first Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program dollars ($10K) toward our fall Climate Smart Workgroup. more>> Tinhorn Creek - Saving two kinds of greenWhen Sandra Oldfield decided to attend the Climate Smart workshops, she worried it would be too expensive to implement sustainability initiatives at Tinhorn Creek Vineyards. In reality, the opposite was true. more>> Kelowna Businesses Getting Climate SmartKelowna’s first Climate Smart workgroup kicked off last Thursday, July 16. Ten businesses and organizations met at the Best Western – Kelowna for their first session and learned about measuring their greenhouse gas emissions. more>> Carbon-neutral travel becoming a reality in British Columbia as travelers become more eco-conscious and small businesses adopt profitable and sustainable practicesClimate Smart, a for profit subsidiary of EcoTrust Canada, and the BC Partnership for Sustainable Tourism launch a program to help companies reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, increase efficiency and save money. more>> ‘Climate Smart’ training sessions setWhistler – The Government of B.C. and Whistler Centre for Sustainability (WCS) want to equip local businesses and organizations with the tools and knowledge to profitably reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. To that end, a series of Climate Smart training sessions is planned in Whistler, with the first session taking place on Sept. 16. more>> Independent Review Rates Climate Smart #1 Emissions Management Software for SMEsIn May 2009, Toronto Region Conservation contracted Carbonzero to do a full review of a series of Entriprise Carbon Management (ECM) solutions for the Partners in Project Green. more>> West Coast Air talks about measuring and reducing emissions, and its participation in Climate Smart, with LiveSmart BC.West Coast Air has played a leadership role around climate action in the business community by engaging its clients and peers and inviting them to participate in a Climate Smart Workgroup. This has translated into 13,297 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions under management. more>> |