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with the Toronto and Region Conservation
Authority to create a vegetation guideline
that includes the planting of pollinator
habitats on property grounds.
MIOVISION TECHNOLOGIES INC.,
Kitchener, Ont. Computer software and
consulting services; 260 employees.
Recently partnered with the Veritree tree
planting program, planting one tree every
month for each employee, to a minimum
of 5,000 trees.
MOHAWK COLLEGE, Hamilton, Ont.
Post secondary schools, college; 1,228
employees. Hosts sustainability webinars
and a dedicated leadership program for
students that features a range of online
courses, from growing food locally to
green jobs in the economy.
MOTT MACDONALD CANADA
LIMITED, Vancouver, B.C. Engineering
services; 421 employees. Recognizes its
sustainability leaders annually through
the People and Planet Awards.
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ATURE’S PATH FOODS
INC., Richmond, B.C. Food
manufacturing; 232 employees.
Each location targets a waste
diversion rate of 90 per cent through
extensive employee e昀昀orts to capture
everything from soft plastics and
chopsticks to batteries and pens.
NESTLÉ CANADA INC., Toronto, Ont.
Food manufacturing; 3,362 employees.
Supports an employee-led Sustainability
Committee, comprised of 60 employees,
that organizes guest speakers as well as
educational events for employees.
NEWFOUNDLAND POWER INC., St.
John’s, N.L. Electric power distribution;
690 employees. Has partnered with
community organizations since 1977 in
support of Envirofest, reviewing and
funding public proposals for green space
beauti昀椀cation projects.
NOVATEL INC., Calgary, Alta. Satellite
communications systems; 497 employees.
Environmental committee organizes
numerous environmentally-friendly events
and cleanups across Calgary to encourage
local environmental stewardship.
O
PENTEXT CORPORATION,
Waterloo, Ont. Software
publishers; 2,807 employees.
The company’s o昀케ce in
Richmond Hill, Ont., recently hosted a fun
challenge to test employees’ waste-sorting
knowledge to raise awareness for its
newest waste management program.
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CL CONSTRUCTION,
Edmonton, Alta. Industrial,
commercial and institutional
buildings construction; 3,105
employees. Leading advocate for greener
building and construction practices with
over 300 LEED-credentialed employees
and other environmental accreditations.
PERKINS&WILL CANADA
ARCHITECTS CO., Vancouver, B.C.
Architectural services; 244 employees.
Works closely with Passive House Canada
in the development of an industry training
program, as well as having over 50 certi昀椀ed
Passive House designers in Canada.
POMERLEAU INC., Montréal, Que.
Construction services; 3,210 employees.
One of the early members of the Canada
Green Building Council, the 昀椀rm has more
than 200 projects certi昀椀ed or pursuing
sustainable certi昀椀cations.
PRINTING HOUSE LTD., THE, Toronto,
Ont. Commercial printing services; 475
employees. In partnership with Forest
Farmer, the company has repopulated a
tree plantation site in Alberta with species
native to the area, creating a habitat for
native wildlife.
Employees at Burlington, Ont.-based IKEA Canada prepare meals that are
healthy and sustainably sourced.
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RONA
2025 WINNERS
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OGERS COMMUNICATIONS
INC., Toronto, Ont.
Communications; 22,111
employees. Supports an
employee-led Workplace Ambassador
program to help manage recycling and
reuse initiatives, as well as helping
make the transition to a paperless work
environment.
RONA INC., Boucherville, Que. Retail;
10,795 employees. Manages the unique
Take Back program that encourages
customers to return unused paint from
home improvement jobs as well as dead
batteries, light bulbs and more.
S
ANOFI CANADA, Toronto, Ont.
Pharmaceutical manufacturing;
2,068 employees. Ongoing
environmental stewardship
initiative within a 30 hectare ravine
adjacent to the head o昀케ce, in partnership
with the Toronto and Region Conservation
Authority, the City of Toronto and the
University of Toronto.
SAP CANADA INC., Vancouver, B.C.
Custom computer programming services;
3,167 employees. Reached its carbon
neutrality goals by the end of 2023 and
RONA employees help the retailer manage extensive waste reduction
initiatives, including the Take-Back program, encouraging customers to return
unused paint, batteries, lightbulbs and fluorescent tubes.
