Sustainable Procurement

Please welcome Nathan Schaper, a devoted volunteer of Sustainable Hamilton Burlington and Sustainability Leadership, who is an engineer, cycling enthusiast and our guest blogger for this month’s post. Committing to sustainability is an important first step, but what comes next and how to start fulfilling sustainability commitments? One simple way to start is through procurement; […]

There’s No Place Like…Well, Place

Please welcome Jordyn Divok, a devoted team member of Sustainable Hamilton Burlington and the Sustainability Leadership Program who is our guest blogger for this month’s post reflecting on this month’s theme of supporting local. As a geography grad, I’ve been a part of many conversations about “space” and “place” – and believe it or not, […]

Why Your Business Should Care About Climate Resilience

                                                          Climate Change Considerations… Please welcome Nathan Schaper, a devoted volunteer of Sustainable Hamilton Burlington and the Sustainability Leadership Program who is our guest blogger for this month’s […]

Becoming a Truly Resilient Business: Economically, Environmentally & Socially

Created by: Ania PItula, a team member of Sustainable Hamilton Burlington and the Sustainability Leadership Program. Employee, Small Business Owner, CEO, Founder, Manager… We were all affected by COVID-19 in the last year. More than ever before, we have been required to slow down and reminded that it is our collective responsibility to reassess the ways […]

When Risk Becomes Reality: Building Business Resiliency in a Post-COVID World

Please welcome Jordyn Divok, a devoted team member of Sustainable Hamilton Burlington and the Sustainability Leadership Program who is our guest blogger for this month’s post reflecting on building business resiliency. Hindsight is 20/20. A common phrase to dictate that you don’t know what might happen until it happens, where being unprepared for the ramifications […]

Looking Back on the Sustainability Positives of 2020

Please welcome Jai Hanjrah, a devoted team member of Sustainable Hamilton Burlington and the Sustainability Leadership Program who is our guest blogger for this month’s post reflecting on the sustainability positives of 2020. While the world was occupied with the challenges of COVID-19, the positive sustainability advances in 2020 went by unnoticed.  COVID-19 put a […]

Moving Beyond ‘Business as Usual’ With Sustainability as the Driving Force

Moving Beyond ‘Business as Usual’ With Sustainability as the Driving Force

Wrap Up Of SHB’s Resto-Project

Please welcome volunteer and guest blogger Corinne Piech, who will be unpacking her experience working on one of SHB’s recent waste management projects. On a lunch break this past summer, a Sustainable Hamilton Burlington (SHB) employee noticed how much takeout waste was being generated from just one meal. She then asked her team if there […]