Alberta's reputation as an oil-friendly province didn't stop consumer buy-in >
Myrna Kostash is an acclaimed author of fiction and non-fiction, a former national magazine columnist and a member of the City of Edmonton’s Hall of Fame.
Björn Stigson was the keynote speaker at the Venture 100 Business Forums in Edmonton and Calgary on Oct. 19 and 20. Stigson is the president of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. You can find the slides from his insightful presentation here.
Mr. Stigson was also kind enough to furnish us with some links that further explore the ideas he raised in his keynote presentation. >
Check out Björn Stigson’s PowerPoint presentation from the V-100 Business Forums in Edmonton and Calgary on Oct. 19 and 20. Stigson is the president of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. His presentation titled, Business and the Sustainable Development Landscape, is an insightful look at the world in its transition to sustainability.
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#10 in a 10-part series on practising sustainability in business >
Wouldn’t it be great if the moment an idea descended into cliché its most frequent users were forced to abandon the entire concept? >
#9 in a 10-part series on practising sustainability in business >
#8 in a 10-part series on practising sustainability in business >
#7 in a 10-part series on practising sustainability in business
As a brand new, sky-blue $40,000 Ford pickup driven by a 19-year-old with oodles of disposable income and bupkis for debt rumbles down College Street past City Hall, Grande Prairie mayor Wayne Ayling is not likely looking out his office window admiring the automobile or pontificating over the prosperity of the city he oversees.
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Trend #1 Sustainable design
Sprawling across four parcels of land, EnCana Corporation’s proposed downtown office complex in Calgary will set a new standard in architectural design. The building, to be designed by the British architectural firm Foster and Partners, is expected to be more than two million-square feet, retain a village-like feel and possibly house Calgary’s tallest towers. While the building’s impressive size will, no doubt, attract gawks from passersby, the real achievement is that it’s being designed, built and operated as a sustainable building. >
The sale of The Bay to an American company is making many Canadian retailers rethink why they’re in business >
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