Going Green: Will Corporate Canada Stay Green?

Filed in archive Energy Issues on June 12, 2007

Each and every day the environment, carbon reductions, and leaving a smaller footprint on the world becomes increasingly political. The CBC has noted the trend of corporations in Canada actively developing plans and spending money to become more "green".

If this trend is to have staying power corporate Canada must make a real long-term commitment by adequately funding and supporting environmental friendly business practices. Which must include the executive suite, otherwise all the money being invested could be lost.

Whether it's altruism tied to a deep concern for the environment or simply a matter of dollars and cents, Canadian companies are increasingly going green and aren't shy about publicizing it.

In the last week alone, a Canadian bank, a national car repair company, and a consulting firm all unveiled new environmental policies. At the International Air Transport Association's annual conference in Vancouver, the world's airlines mused about cutting all emissions by 2050.

The Toronto Dominion Bank claims to be the only Canadian bank to have developed an official policy to measure, report on and lessen its environmental impacts. Via CBC

Will the executive suite incorporate environmentally friendly travel alternatives? Or will they simply opt to buy carbon credits? The former requires a change to ones plans and preferences.