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furniture and other useable items are
recycled, resold or donated to charitable
organizations.
EILHAUER LTD., Toronto, Ont.
Furniture manufacturing; 230
employees. Formal Take-Back
program allows customers to
return some of their used furniture items
for disassembly and proper recycling.
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IKEA CANADA LP, Burlington, Ont.
Home furnishings retail; 3,937 employees.
O昀昀ers a 90-day mattress return policy
for customers, which is supported by a
partnership with Furniture Bank that
collects, inspects for reuse and donates
mattresses to families in need.
ABATT BREWERIES OF
CANADA, Toronto, Ont.
Breweries; 3,312 employees.
The company’s introduction of
recyclable paper beer can rings for six
and eight packs has led to the elimination
of 20 million non-recyclable plastic rings
annually.
GlaxoSmithKline employees taking part in a town hall meeting; the company also has a sustainability committee that
meets monthly to discuss initiatives around waste management, transportation and water/energy reduction.
HUMBER
LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD., Brampton,
Ont. Supermarkets and grocery stores;
31,967 employees. Introduced its 昀椀rst
electric truck in 2023 for short-haul
deliveries in the Greater Montréal Area
and has since added over 35 new shorthaul electric trucks to its 昀氀eet.
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ANITOBA HYDRO,
Winnipeg, Man.
Hydroelectric power
generation; 5,097 employees.
A North American leader that produces
virtually all of its electricity from selfrenewing hydroelectric power, recently
adding geothermal and wind power to its
renewable portfolio.
MEC MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT
COMPANY LTD., Vancouver, B.C. Retail
stores; 634 employees. Each store location
supports a dedicated Sustainability
Ambassador who works with fellow
employees and customers to help create
awareness and implement new ideas.
MEDTRONIC CANADA ULC,
Brampton, Ont. Electromedical apparatus
manufacturing; 630 employees. Employees
have taken the lead organizing an o昀케ce
supply reuse program and the company
makes sure to recapture its used medical
devices for proper recycling.
METROLINX, Toronto, Ont. Public
transit; 6,681 employees. Has partnered
Toronto-based Humber Polytechnic hosts various environmental and outdoor education programs and events for the
public at the Humber Arboretum and Centre for Urban Ecology.
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