Environment Network (Great Green Directory)

Environment Network

Contact Information:

Phone: 705-446-0551
Website: http://www.environmentnetwork.org

About Us:

Environment Network is a non-profit organization working together with communities, the public and all levels of government to promote sustainable and sound environmental practices.

Business Address:

44 St Marie St
Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
L9Y 3K1

Our GreenLeader Rating

GreenLeader Rating:

For details on the GreenLeader rating system, go here.

	1) Commitment to leadership We're committed to being a GreenLeader in our operations, products and services, and in supporting our community.
	2) Initial Actions We've done at least five significant actions, relevant to the size of our operation: Member of The Natural Step Have our own Sustainability Principles the we must follow Our products have been extensively researched to ensure the public has the most sustainable product that meet our principles Any money our organization makes goes back into the community for environmental programs We offer several different workshops throughout the year to educate the public on environmental issues including health, social, economic and culture
	3) Environmental management plan We have an environmental management plan to guide our operations. Click here to view, or view on-site.
	4) Green Products and Services Over half of our products or services are environmentally preferable, with independent certification where appropriate. We are certified through the following programs: Ecologo Forest Stewardship Council Local Food Plus More than 75% of our products are certified by either ecoCERT, environmental choice, forest stewardship, ecoLogo, Certified organic by many different organizations and fair trade.
	5) Community support We contribute 1% of time and/or sales to the community: All of our profits go back into the communities.

2 Programs and Product Available:

Environment Network Shoppe

More info: www.environmentnetwork.org

Living Green Can be Easy �Changing the world one purchase at a time.� We believe that you can change the world one purchase at a time by shopping wisely, buying fair trade, sweatshop free, locally made, organic and natural whenever possible. We offer unique products that you will feel good about purchasing and giving as gifts. When you choose to buy from us, or other green and ethical businesses you are saying NO to sweatshop labour, cutting corners, corporate handouts and pollution. Say yes to fair wages in the local context, yes to sustainable farming, yes to sustainable business practices, yes to social enterprise, yes to organic, green, natural and good. Yes.

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Buy Green

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Personal Care

| Product updated 12:25 pm on Friday Apr. 9th, 2010.

Well Aware

More info: www.environmentnetwork.org

Well Aware is a program of Green Communities Canada, offered in several communities across Ontario and locally by the Environment Network. We offer FREE guided self-assessments of wells to homeowners wishing to learn more about how to protect their well water and our shared groundwater supplies. Our program is voluntary, non-regulatory and confidential.

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Save Water

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Groundwater

| Program updated 12:35 pm on Friday Apr. 9th, 2010.

Explorations Green Day Camp

More info: www.environmentnetwork.org

Active and Safe Routes to School is a program designed to assist school communities in encouraging safe and active travel to and from school. If the current trends continue we may no longer have a generation that will remember walking to school. Vehicle ownership is increasing steadily, resulting in congested roads and increased air pollution from transportation. As more people opt to drive to their destination, parent�s fears of traffic dangers and personal safety increase, forcing parents to drive their children to and from school. School areas, in many communities, have become traffic nightmares and all too frequently we hear children becoming victims of collisions right outside their school.

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Help Nature

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Explore Nature

| Program updated 12:51 pm on Friday Apr. 9th, 2010.

This page was last updated at 2010-04-09 12:51:54.