The Green Living Show is North America’s largest consumer show dedicated to workable solutions for leading a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. This three-day event offers inspiration for all ages and features influential speakers, innovative products, educational demonstrations and fun activities for the entire family.

Shop from more than 450 carefully selected companies and green businesses offering the latest products and services across all lifestyle categories. Learn how to achieve optimum health naturally, taste delicious local food and wine, experience and shop amazing fashion, beauty, home and baby products. Bring the whole family to see the latest innovations, play in the Kids Zone and test drive the latest fuel efficient cars, electric vehicles and bikes.

Learn from world-class speakers discussing current affairs, trends, health and innovation. Enjoy the cooking stage, interactive displays, fashion show, mini makeovers, travel adventures, seminars, workshops, demos and support the top health and environmental organizations.

Be inspired to lead a healthier sustainable life.

Where:
Green Living Show
Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place,
100 Princes Blvd. Toronto, ON M6K 3C3

When:
Friday, April 12: 10 am-9 pm
Saturday, April 13: 10 am-9 pm
Sunday, April 14: 10 am-6 pm

Admission:
Free admission with a donation of e-waste, courtesy of Samsung Canada.
Regular ticket prices posted online.
Schools are welcome for our Friday Youth Day.

For sponsorship and/or to exhibit, contact:
Robert Orlovski at rorlovski@green-living.ca

Canada’s second annual Excellence in Corporate Responsibility (ECR) Awards took place Wednesday November 7, 2012 in Toronto at One King West, presenting eighteen winners, eight honourable mentions and one outstanding achievement award to celebrate and honour the top corporate Canadians dedicated to creating sustainable and ethical practice in business. Winners ranged from a resource sector leader committed to innovation and collaboration with landowners; a sustainable adventure travel biz that leverages volunteerism; a socially responsible impact investment firm and a biogas co-operative that turns waste into energy.

Professionals from small, medium and large corporations in a range of industries were eligible to apply. Judging was based on leadership and innovation, performance and results, and process.

The Winners of the 2012 ECR Awards were:

1. Industry Associations - Chambers of Commerce, Boards of Trade
   • Individual: Eugene Ellmen, Executive Director, Social Investment Organization
   • Team: Ontario Electronic Stewardship


2. Small/Medium Business - Any sector
   • Individual: Bruce Poon Tip, Founder, G Adventures
   • Team: Fair Trade Jewellrey Company
   Honourable Mention:
   • Individual: Sebastien Martin, Co-owner and CEO, Wedderspoon Organic Inc.
   • Team: Toronto Hydro Corporation


3. Clean technology, Research & Development
   • Individual: Alfea Principe, Global Marketing Director, Electronic Recycling Services
   • Team: ZooShare Biogas Co-operative


4. Information, Communications, Technology
   • Individual: Rick Huijbregts, Vice-president, Industry and Business Transformation, Cisco Canada
   • Team: Xerox Canada Ltd.
   Honourable Mention:
   • Team: HP (Canada) Co.


5. Financial Services, Insurance, Professional Services
   • Individual: Gerry Rocchi, President and CEO, Green Power Action
   • Team: PwC
   Honourable Mention:
   • Team: Stantec Consulting Ltd.


6. Retail, Packaged Goods, Consumer Brands
   • Individual: Normand Dumont, Vice-President, Sustainable Development, RONA
   • Team: Canadian Tire Corporation
   Honourable Mention:
   • Individual: John Challinor, Director of Corporate Affairs, Nestlé Waters Canada


7. Manufacturing, Transportation
   • Individual: Susan Warren, Environmental Coordinator, Warren’s Waterless Printing Inc.
   • Team: Catalyst Paper Corp.
   Honourable Mention:
   • Individual: Scott Deugo, Chief Sales & Sustainability Officer, Teknion Limited


8. Resource Sector
   • Individual: Nadine Barber, Vice-President, Government and Public Affairs, Devon Canada Corporation
   • Team: Holcim (Canada) Inc.


9. Building, Design, Development
   • Individual: Mazyar Mortazavi, Principal, TAS Design Build
   • Team: Halsall Associates
   Honourable Mention:
   • Individual: Emmanuelle Sauriol, Director, Corporate Sustainability and Sustainable Development, Dessau
   • Team: The Minto Group

The 2012 Outstanding Achievement Award was presented to Vancity. Vancity grew to be Canada’s largest credit union by both committing to achieving financial success for its 479,500 members, while being environmentally and socially responsible. Vancity is a member of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values, an independent network of the world’s leading sustainable banks sharing the commitment to achieving triple bottom-line impact through responsible banking practices. This kind of accountability results in real change—Vancity reached its goals of being carbon neutral two years ahead of schedule. Last year it diverted 70 percent of its waste from landfill for recycling. Most important, it is providing tools, training and products to encourage green change in the city of Vancouver, from offering low-interest loans to Vancouver’s homeowners for energy-efficient renovations, to helping develop one of the world’s largest master-planned sustainable communities—Dockside Green in Victoria, BC.