Starbucks is a business known for their specialty coffees, baked goods, and uniquely named cup sizes.  It is the poster child of the American café experience, and now it is becoming the same for business sustainability. Recently, the American-based coffee company began to issue sustainability bonds to expand their plan on sustainably produced coffee.  This development poses some questions – What exactly is a sustainability bond?  What does it have to do with Starbucks? What does it mean for business? So, take a seat and…

When your computer, cell phone or tablet finally gives out, what do you do? You go to your local electronics store and buy a replacement, of course! We don’t always think about what happens to the old one we got rid of, the e-waste we’re generating, and what will happen to it once it’s thrown in the trash and forgotten about. Electronic Waste or e-waste can be any electronic device that is obsolete, broken or is simply not wanted anymore. In 2014, Canada generated 799,000…

With waste continuing to be a growing problem, more alternatives to the landfill are needed.  One of these solutions is composting. You read that correctly, that black, soil-like substance gardener’s make for their plants can help in reducing waste.  Part of recycling is reusing and composting accomplishes this by allowing you to reuse your organic waste in a way that benefits both the environment and your garden. So whether you have a green thumb or are just looking for a way to cut down on…

How many plastic bottles do you use over the course of a year? Probably a lot more than you can imagine. Instead of tossing them all into the recycling bin, why not reuse them! Plastic bottles can be repurposed in new, creative, and eco-friendly ways instead of being tossed into the recycling bin without a second thought. Plastic bottles are made of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) which is a type of synthetic resin that is made out of ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid making it a…

We’ve all heard it before.  “How much does a polar bear weigh? Enough to break the ice!”  Though a cheesy way to start a conversation, there is some truth to it.  As global average temperatures continue to climb, the Arctic and Antarctic will continue to melt, forcing animals that live in these regions to find ways to adapt. Not only is the polar bear feeling these changes in the North, but emperor penguins are finding complex changes in the South just as bad, with both…