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Waste to Wonder Ontario brings support to Peru

Waste to Wonder | Waste to Wonder | 07 September 2010

Waste to Wonder's international programme, BIG Bright Future, sees us working with respected and accredited NGOs, schools and charities across the globe and making a real difference to the lives of people in need. We have worked around the world providing much needed equipment to the classroom environment, enabling school children to both learn and feel proud of their surroundings.

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Let's hear those ideas

The Economist | The Economist | 12 August 2010

In America and Britain governments hope that a partnership with “social entrepreneurs” can solve some of society’s most intractable problems.

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A Smart Investment in SMEs

Timothy Jack Nash | Ethical Markets | 05 July 2010

Insights from Ethical Markets Correspondent, Tim Nash at the G-20 – Ed.

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G-20 Communiqué: Heavy on Commitments and Committees; Light on Actionable Steps Forward

Timothy Jack Nash | Ethical Markets | 05 July 2010

From Ethical Markets Correspondent at the G-20 Summit, June 26-27 in Toronto, Canada

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First world fit-out for Haitian training centre

World ORT | World ORT | 25 June 2010

World ORT’s training facility in Haiti for construction workers is to be fitted out with top quality office furniture discarded by major British companies.

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'Focus on, and fund, sustainability'

Suzanne Beaubien | Calgary Herald | 30 May 2010

Judy Stewart Alberta Emerald Award nominee Q&A with Judy Stewart, a lawyer and former mayor of Cochrane who was nominated for an Alberta Emerald Award for her work on protecting wetlands.

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Vancouver Takes More Steps toward Sustainability

Lynne Melcombe | Suite 101 | 29 May 2010

In partnerships with the University of British Columbia and BCIT, Vancouver pushes climate change back and the environment forward

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Social innovation centre pins hopes on expansion

Vanessa Lu | The Toronto Star | 09 May 2010

Without any assets, non-profit group comes up with way to buy multi-million building.

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Myths surround socially responsible funds

Rob Carrick | The Globe and Mail | 09 May 2010

Investing ethically doesn’t have to mean investing ineffectually

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Kaiser Permanente Launches Sustainability Scorecard for Medical Products

Kaiser Permanente | PR Newswire | 04 May 2010

Purchasing Initiative to Drive Sustainability and Workplace Safety, Designed to Improve the Public's Health

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