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ADILLAC FAIRVIEW
CORPORATION LIMITED,
Toronto, Ont. Real estate
management; 1,304 employees.
Supports the long-standing Green at Work
program that encourages green teams at
major properties to focus on sustainability
in their operations.
CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY,
THE, Winnipeg, Man. Direct life
insurance carriers; 12,891 employees.
Partners with the Computers for Schools
Plus program, donating thousands of
used but functional laptops to schools in
Manitoba and Ontario.
CANON CANADA INC., Brampton, Ont.
Imaging equipment and information
services; 803 employees. Through its
Branch Out program, employees have
volunteered with environmental initiatives
in 10 cities across the country, from tree
planting to invasive species removal.
Ont. Environment, conservation and
wildlife organizations; 228 employees.
Has installed a number of EV charging
stations, also available for employee use,
in response to plans for an eventual allelectric 昀氀eet.
CROMBIE REIT, New Glasgow, N.S.
Property management and development;
263 employees. The company’s Scotia
Square o昀케ce building partnered with Bike
Halifax to develop a dedicated bicycle
room with storage racks, repair kits,
lockers, showers and change rooms.
CROWN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
INC., Toronto, Ont. Property management;
190 employees. Hosts annual “energy
hunts” in partnership with Energy@Work
to 昀椀nd new energy savings and areas for
improvement, leading to reductions in
overall emissions.
D
ANONE CANADA,
Boucherville, Que. Food
manufacturing; 553 employees.
Manages enhanced in-house
recycling programs that capture batteries,
cell phones, light bulbs, and ink cartridges
with the goal of reaching zero-waste to
land昀椀ll.
DIAMOND SCHMITT ARCHITECTS
INC., Toronto, Ont. Architecture; 284
employees. Created a unique “ecoMetrics”
database of completed projects to create
energy simulation models that help
designers better understand energy
reduction methods.
DESJARDINS GROUP / MOUVEMENT
DESJARDINS, Lévis, Que. Financial
institutions; 51,261 employees. Engages
employees in becoming advocates for
sustainable development through its
formal in-house Striving for Sustainability
training program.
DURHAM COLLEGE OF APPLIED
ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY, Oshawa,
Ont. Post secondary schools, college; 838
employees. Opened the on-site Centre for
Organic Regeneration in 2023 that features
a unique biodigester system, reducing
food waste by up to 90 per cent by creating
useable compost.
DIALOG, Calgary, Alta. Architecture; 518
employees. O昀昀ers employees shared-use
commuter bikes that are located on-site
and free for employees to sign out when
needed.
E
FFICIENCYONE, Dartmouth,
N.S. Energy conservation
advocacy; 223 employees. Beyond
its line of business, employees
are encouraged to participate in the “Great
CAPITAL REGIONAL DISTRICT,
THE / CRD, Victoria, B.C. Municipal
government; 656 employees. Encourages
residents to make upgrades to their homes
to make them more eco-friendly through
the Home Energy Navigator Program.
CONSERVATION HALTON, Burlington,
Ont. Environment and wildlife
conservation organizations; 151 employees.
Planted more than 125,000 trees and
shrubs last year, restoring over seven
kilometres of stream habitat and removing
invasive plant species.
CO-OPERATORS GROUP LIMITED,
THE, Guelph, Ont. Insurance; 6,299
employees. Manages enhanced recycling
programs to divert batteries, e-waste,
organics, furniture, construction materials,
and more.
CANON CANADA
CIBC, Toronto, Ont. Banking; 41,490
employees. New landmark head o昀케ce
in downtown Toronto is a short walk
to transit and built to LEED Platinum
certi昀椀cation standards, the program’s
highest level.
COQUITLAM, CITY OF, Coquitlam, B.C.
Municipal governments; 1,003 employees.
O昀昀ers adaptive reuse programs along
with a bi-annual, city-wide garage sale
that includes repair cafes for residents to
bring in their broken items and have them
repaired by volunteers.
CREDIT VALLEY CONSERVATION
AUTHORITY / CVC, Mississauga,
Employees at Canon Canada prepare to welcome their colleagues to the annual staff recycling event in Brampton, Ont.
