[March 7, 2023] Vive Development is Sustainable Waterloo Region’s (SWR) newest member of the Impact Network, joining as an Observing Organization! As a member, they become connected to an extensive network of like-minded organizations to share and learn best practices. Members of our network have invested in better understanding the impacts of their operations on […]
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[December 15, 2022] Studio Locale has set a 20% greenhouse gas reduction target, supported by Sustainable Waterloo Region’s Impact Network. This is their first target as a Pledging Partner! Studio Locale’s target is an absolute GHG reduction target, and includes the optional Scope 3 emissions to track employee commuting. They will also report on electricity […]
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Dec
Dec
[December 12, 2022] Nopak Canada is Sustainable Waterloo Region’s (SWR) newest member of the Impact Network, joining as an Observing Organization! As a member, they become connected to an extensive network of like-minded organizations to share and learn best practices. Members in our network have invested in better understanding the impacts of their operations on […]
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Dec
With climate change posing a threat to the global supply of freshwater, water scarcity is becoming a growing concern. Moreover, in many areas around that experience drought, the burden often falls on women to travel long distances to access fresh water for themselves and their family. In light of these concerns, researchers are exploring the potential of fog harvesting technology as a key to making drinking water more accessible to rural and isolated communities.
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Dec
Over the last several weeks, along with our community partners, we’ve had the incredible opportunity to create microforests at various locations across Waterloo Region to create a vibrant outdoor space for multiple communities for years to come. Read on to learn more about our re-forestation project and a recap of how our community partners have […]
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Aug
Bike Month is a wrap! Six TravelWise members organised a bike event during the months of June and July. The TravelWise team supported these members by making arrangements for a bike safety check, sharing bike information and giving away bike lights and other bike accessories. We extended bike month into July to accomodate a member who wanted […]
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We are excited to announce the launch of DriveZero! This Sustainable Waterloo Region (SWR) program and the work it does should sound familiar, as it is the next step for our ChargeWR program. The focus of this program was to increase the uptake and use of electric vehicles and related infrastructure through collaborative initiatives with […]
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[July 14, 2022] AirBoss of America Corp. is Sustainable Waterloo Region’s newest member of the Impact Network, joining as an Observing Organization! As a member, they become connected to an extensive network of like-minded organizations to share and learn best practices. Members in our network have invested in better understanding the impacts of their operations […]
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Waterloo Brewing is Sustainable Waterloo Region’s newest member of the Impact Network, joining as an Observing Organization! As a member, Waterloo Brewing will become connected to an extensive network of like-minded organizations to share and learn best practices. Members in our network have invested in better understanding the impacts of their operations on environmental sustainability. […]
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“The greatness of community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” Sustainable Waterloo Region strives to lead the transformation to sustainable systems of energy, mobility and construction to help build a cleaner, more diverse economy and, perhaps most importantly, a more just and equitable community. Compassion for the planet and all […]