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The Green Living Green Screen Process
Green Living strives to provide consumers with information about companies and organizations making the world a greener place. As such, we are continuously revising our Green Screen process to reflect recent international environmental reporting standards. The evaluation involves assessing potential partner companies for environmental performance in business activities directly related to their supply chain, operations, products and/or services.
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We're making every effort to minimize The Green Living Show’s impact on our environment.
Carbon Offsetting & Greenhouse Gas Accounting
The Green Living Show has made every effort to reduce CO2 emissions but we have gone one step further and partnered with Carbonzero to offset the Show’s emissions. Carbonzero helps organizations transform themselves for the carbon economy by presenting solutions in greenhouse gas accounting, enterprise carbon management solutions and carbon offsetting.
The 2010 Green Living Show is bullfrogpowered with 100% green electricity. This means that Bullfrog Power will inject 69MWh of carbon-free green power onto the Ontario electricity grid to match the amount of electricity used by this event. Bullfrog’s green power is sourced exclusively from wind power and low-impact hydro producers who meet or exceed the federal government's EcoLogoM standard for renewable energy.
The Banner signs at The Green Living Show are made from a biodegradable material. Although most signs are used multiple times, when they are eventually discarded, the material is formulated to degrade in months when buried or discarded in landfill, without producing any toxic residue. The GLS also uses reusable blackboards for schedule signage. These signs would normally be discarded after the show, but can now be reused indefinitely.
Badges, Badge Holders & LanyardsBadge holders worn at the event are made from biodegradable PLA plastic (made from corn). The badge stock is made from recycled fibers and the lanyards are Eco-spun, a fiber made from 100% recycled soda/water bottles. The badge holders will be collected after the show for re-use.
Volunteer Tees
The Green Living Show volunteer t-shirts, produced by Me to We [Responsible Style], are made of 100% certified organic cotton and are certified sweatshop-free manufactured. In order to ensure a meaningful social impact, Me to We has created an equal partnership between business and charity. Their innovative business model helps to create a revenue stream for Free The Children, an international children's charity.
Ride your bike to the Green Living Show and park with ease! This year the Toronto Cyclists Union and Green Living bring you a free Valet Bike Parking service. Conveniently located outside of the Direct Energy Centre, you can safely leave your bike with our staff and explore the Show floor knowing your bike in is good hands.
The facility which hosts our Green Living Show has taken tremendous strides to be one of the greenest venues on the continent. With the goal of environmental responsibility, in terms of energy production and waste reduction, Exhibition Place has adopted a number of innovative green projects. Click here for more information.
CarpetGES Canada, our official supplier, will be supplying the Show with carpeting made from 100% recycled PET.
REST AREAS
The benches on the Green Living Show show floor are supplied by Cascades and are made from recycled plastics.
Many of our special guests and exhibitors will be staying at the Delta Chelsea Hotel, the Official Hotel Partner of the Green Living Show. The Delta Chelsea Hotel has shown national industry leadership and commitment to protecting the environment through wide-ranging policies and practices.
The Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) awarded the Delta Chelsea with a 4 Green Key ECOmmodation rating based on initiatives such as establishing a waste diversion and recycling program, installing energy efficient lighting throughout areas of the hotel, and the development of a “Green Team” that influences purchasing decisions and communication amongst community partners.
The Delta Chelsea Hotel works closely with Turtle Island Recycling Co. and at the end of 2009, they had met their highest waste diversion rate to date – 83%. By February 2010, they had offset 109% of their annual carbon footprint, as recognized by the LivClean Eco-Stay Program.
Exhibitors at the Green Living Show who will be staying at the Delta Chelsea Hotel, can take advantage of the complimentary shuttle service running between the hotel and the Direct Energy Centre before show start and at show close each day – car-pooling at its best!
The Green Living Show team has made environmentally responsible choices:
- printing on FSC paper
- taking measures to reduce waste
- offering organic or locally sourced food options at the Show
