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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.
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.
Last year, 40,000 pounds of electronic waste were recycled by Samsung and in exchange, thousands of attendees received free admission into the Show. Bring your e-waste to the Show again this year and receive free admission — compliments of Samsung.
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 whiteboard signage. These signs would normally be discarded after the show, but can now be reused indefinitely.
Badge holders worn at the event are made from biodegradable PLA plastic (made from corn). The badge stock is made from Fair Trade handcrafted elephant dung paper and is printed via waterless printing methods. 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.
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.
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.
GES Canada, our official supplier, will be supplying the Show with carpeting made from 100% recycled PET.
Many of our special guests and exhibitors will be staying at the Delta Chelsea Hotel, the Official Hotel Partner of the Green Living Show. As Canada's largest hotel, the Delta Chelsea recognizes and respects its corporate social responsibility ensuring that its quest for sustainable solutions continues to grow and evolve.
Here are some of the Delta Chelsea Hotel’s accomplishments:
- As one of 42 properties in the Delta Greens program (www.deltahotels.com/greens) — a comprehensive environmental sustainability program within Canada’s hospitality industry, launched in May 2011 — The Delta Chelsea is committed to increasing waste diversion and decreasing energy consumption, carbon emissions and water consumption.
- The Hotel Association of Canada (HAC) awarded the Delta Chelsea with a 4 Green Key ECOmmodation rating — a program that measures environmental performance.
- Since 2005, the Delta Chelsea has partnered with Turtle Island Recycling, and has exceeded both industry standards and municipal targets in landfill diversion. In 2005, the diversion was 20% and by the end of 2011, the Delta Chelsea diverted 82% of the waste stream to recycling. This diversion rate has continued into 2012.
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! For discounted accommodation rates, go to http://www.deltachelsea.com/gmfgren.
The Official Green Living Show Guide has been printed in the most environmentally sensible way in partnership with Warren's Waterless Printing.
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 — be sure to visit Farm Fresh Fare!
