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London Drugs more eco-friendly than Whole Foods? What’s the Green Deal with that?

May 2nd, 2012 · No Comments

London Drugs more eco-friendly than Whole Foods? That’s what British Columbians say in a recent Ipsos survey.

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Tags: Green Creative · Green in the Economic Downturn · Published Articles · Sustainable Businesses · Sustainable Products · Unicycle Case Studies

Can Sustainable Investing Grow More Than Just Fuzzy Green Feelings?

April 12th, 2012 · 2 Comments

One green investing expert says it can be profitable to put your green money where your mouth is.

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Tags: Green Points of View · Green in the Economic Downturn · Sustainable Lifestyle

Wind-Powered LEGO could inspire a whole new line of sustainable toys.

February 27th, 2012 · No Comments

Lego invests millions in renewable energy, so why don’t they show the same sustainable commitment with their toys?

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Tags: Environment · Green Points of View · Green in Europe · Green in the Economic Downturn · Sustainable Lifestyle

How do you open the door to responsible redevelopment on the edge of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside?

December 5th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Launching a real estate development in Downtown Eastside Vancouver opens some doors. 21 Doors.

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Tags: Green Creative · Green Politics · Green in the Economic Downturn · Sustainable Lifestyle · Sustainable Products · Unicycle Case Studies

How To Make Cheap Charming – What WalMart could learn from Honest Ed’s Hand-Lettered Brand.

July 11th, 2011 · 5 Comments

WalMart can’t compete with Honest Ed’s almost lost art of hand painted signs.

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Tags: Art · Green Creative · Green in the Economic Downturn · Printing · Production

iPhone Pic of the Week – The Community Garden Car

July 11th, 2011 · No Comments

When those wimpy patio gardening containers just won’t cut it, try filling your car with dirt. You’ll never have to vacuum it again, and good luck to the tow-truck driver who tries to enforce the 2-hour limit. Spotted in Toronto’s Kensington Market, a neighbourhood thast shows just how creative you can be when city bylaw [...]

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Tags: Green Creative · Green in the Economic Downturn · Sustainable Products · iPhone Pics of the Week

Ogilve Earth Study – Mainstreaming Green, or just a mainstream agency point of view?

June 12th, 2011 · No Comments

Mainstreaming Green, the new report by OgilveEarth: Marketing revolution, or mainstream/green agency’s idea of keeping the status quo?

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Tags: Green Creative · Green Points of View · Green in the Economic Downturn · Research · Sustainable Brands 2011 Road Trip · Sustainable Lifestyle

Green still growing despite the recession – 2010 Green Brands Survey

June 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment

The 5th Annual ImagePower® Green Brands Survey is out, with some encouraging and surprising results. First, the environment is not going away, despite our best attempts to kill it. With over 9000 people polled in eight countries (Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India and the United Kingdom) this study concludes that overall, concern for the [...]

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Tags: Environment · Green in Europe · Green in the Economic Downturn · Research · Sustainable Businesses · Sustainable Lifestyle · Sustainable Products

Do you have to shop specialty stores to shop green?

April 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Not always. At least, that’s the message I’m trying to convey in this latest London Drugs video. I took a tour through my local store and helped the manager build a display of green products for Earth Day. These are products identified under the What’s the Green Deal program Unicycle Creative helped them launch more [...]

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Tags: Green Creative · Green in the Economic Downturn · Sustainable Lifestyle · Sustainable Products · Unicycle Case Studies

David Suzuki vs. Walmart CEO: The 2010 Walmart Canada Green Business Summit Recap

February 11th, 2010 · 6 Comments

A Walmart business summit, with keynote speech by Dr. David Suzuki. How could these two seemingly opposed global forces exist in the same confined space? This I had to see. The sun was just rising as I wheeled up to Vancouver’s Pan Pacific Hotel, to find out what Walmart had up its sleeve when it [...]

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Tags: Environment · Green Points of View · Green in the Economic Downturn · Research · Sustainable Businesses · Sustainable Lifestyle