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The Ontario Environment Business Directory  
The OEBD is a searchable online directory of the environment industry in Ontario.  The director is hosted by The Canadian Environment Industry Association (CEIA), the Green Industry office of the Ministry of the Environment, and others. 

Note: this is a directory of the "environment industry" sector.  It does not include many of the major companies operating in Ontario.

Corporate Watchdogs
Currently, there isn't an environmental group that maintains a website on corporate activities or monitors corporate environmental performance on an ongoing basis .  There are, however, several groups that cover ethical performance, including the environment.

Jantzi Social Index 
The JSI™ is a socially screened, market capitalization-weighted common stock index modeled on the S&P/TSE 60. The JSI consists of 60 Canadian companies that pass a set of broadly-based social and environmental screens

Social Investment Organization (SIO) 
SIO is a national non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of a socially and environmentally sustainable society through socially responsible investment (SRI) and corporate social responsibility (CSR).

Taskforce on the Churches and Corporate Responsibility (TCCR)
The Taskforce on the Churches and Corporate Responsibility (TCCR) is an ecumenical coalition of the major churches in Canada. The Taskforce assists member organizations in promoting and implementing policies adopted by them on the social and environmental responsibility of Canadian-based corporations and 
financial institutions. 

Ethicscan
Ethicscan maintains corporate profiles on hundreds of Canadian companies.  The profiles can be ordered for $50 each. Check their Research page for details. 

Centre for Social Justice
The Centre for Social Justice produces reports on Canadian corporate activity and a newsletter, Greedwatch.

Corporate Watch
Corporate Watch is a U.S. based organization that monitors companies and runs the Greenwash Awards. 

 

Companies

Our own list is not as complete, but we've started to dig a little deeper to find out what environmental information and commitments are published on their web sites.  

Scroll down the list to see if the company your are looking for is on our list. Those with environmental policies and reports are covered in detail. The others give a link to the company web site.

 

3M and the Environment
Site includes Progress Report, fact sheets and news, and information on pollution prevention.

Air Canada
Contact
No on-line environmental contact, but you can try the webmaster
Business Associations
No available information.
Environmental Policy
Not available on-line
Environmental Reports
Not available on-line
Major Initiatives
No available information
Issues of Concern
energy conservation, pollution prevention
Sector Strategy
Transportation
Environmental Funding
No available information.

AT&T and Environment Health and Safety
Site contains Annual EHS Report, policy statements, and information on environmental management system and industrial ecology.

Bell Canada
Contact
Environmental Services Team
Business Associations
No information available.
Environmental Policy
Included in the annual environmental report. Check the Publications page for the most recent environmental report
Environmental Reports
Bell publishes an annual environmental report. Check their Publications page for the most recent environmental report.
Major Initiatives
Zero Waste program (described in the annual environmental report)
Issues of Concern
Stewardship, durability, green procurement, waste minimization, ozone, energy conservation.
Sector Strategy
Communications
Environmental Funding
No information available.

Body Shop Canada
Site contains information on Body Shop’s core values, community activities, community trade program and actions (global warming, endangered species, etc.).

British Petroleum - Health, Safety and Environment
The site posts Health Safety and Environment Facts and BP’s commitment to environmental issues.

Canada Trust
Contact
General contact for Canada Trust
Business Associations
No information available.
Environmental Policy
No information available.
Environmental Reports
No information available.
Major Initiatives
Friends of the Environment Foundation
Issues of Concern
Investments
Sector Strategy
Financial
Environmental Funding
Friends of the Environment Foundation funds both national and community projects.

 

Citizens Bank of Canada
Contact
Call toll free, 24 hrs a day at 1-888-708-8323.
Email: service@citizensbank.ca
Business Associations
No information available.
Environmental Policy
Ethical Policy available.
Environmental Reports
No information available.
Major Initiatives
Ethical Mutual Funds (RRSP)
Issues of Concern
Human rights, employee relations, military weapons, the environment, treatment of animals, sustainable energy, tobacco, business conduct.
Sector Strategy
Financial
Environmental Funding
Shared Interest Program lets customers determine where donations will go.

ComEd
1996 Annual Environmental Report (including the environmental policy statement and information on community outreach and pollution prevention) is posted.

Compaq Computers - Environmental Health and Safety
The site posts their environmental reports, environmental, health and safety reports and press releases.

Delphi Auto
The largest auto parts manufacturer has an Environment section where it states that Delphi works to minimize negative environmental impact, with products and processes that consider environmental impact from the beginning, help reduce the effects of global warming, decrease dependence on natural resources, and use recycled materials and can be more easily recycled.

Digital Equipment Environmental, Health and Safety
This site contains Environmental, Health and Safety fact sheets, environmental policy statements and progress reports.

 

Dow Chemical Company
The U.S. site will link you to Dow's Environment Health and Safety information. Dow Canada does not have a site as of yet.
Contact
Business Associations
Environmental Policy
Environmental Reports
Dow Chemical Environmental, Health and Safety
: the site posts US and Canadian EHS reports and information on the Responsible Care stewardship program.
Major Initiatives
Issues of Concern
Sector Strategy
Environmental Funding

 

DuPont Safety, Health and Environment
Includes Safety, Health and Environment progress reports, company commitments, goals, public policies, and information on Responsible Care, corporate leadership and product stewardship.

Ford Motor Co. - Environment
Sites posts information about company research and electric cars, and some very general green information.

IBM Environment
Includes the 1997 environmental report - environmental management systems (EMS), pollution prevention, product stewardship, corporate environmental policy, and environmental affairs.

INCO
The site includes a page on Environment, Health and Safety.

Intel Designing for Safety and the Environment
Information on Environmental Management Systems (EMS), pollution prevention, product stewardship, links to a benchmark study with SustainAbaility (see separate listing), Environmental, Health and Safety policy and goals, and stakeholder involvement.

Interface Flooring Canada
Information on the company including two special projects: Envirosense (design, construction, furnishings, operation and management of buildings, environmental engineering and indoor air quality) and Ecosense (industrial ecology, sustainability and the Interface Environmental Policy

Mitsubishi and Sustainable Development
Information on social responsibility, clean fuels, responsible investment strategies and Mitsubishi’s role in promoting sustainable development.

Monsanto and the Environment
Sites includes annual report, pledges and press releases.

Noranda
Includes corporate environmental policy, environmental management systems, commitments to sustainable development, the 1996 Environmental Report, information on the Noranda Foundation and an Environment 2000 Strategy.

Northern Telecom Habitat
Good example of corporate environmental Web site. Provides assistance to other companies and includes Nortel's eco-management system, downloadable "Envirobase" tool for tracking company performance, and PERI guidelines.

Ontario Power Generation
Contact
Business Associations
Environmental Policy
See the Environmental Stewardship Section
Environmental Reports
Progress reports are included in the Environmental Stewardship section
Major Initiatives Issues of Concern
Restructuring, renewable energy, pollution
Sector Strategy
Energy, Climate Change
Environmental Funding
 Of particular interest to Ontario Power Generation are programs that promote environmental initiatives and excellence in science and technology. Call (416) 592-2991 for details.

 

Shell Canada
Contact
Business Associations
Environmental Policy
Environmental Reports
Sustainable Development Reports
Major Initiatives
Issues of Concern
Sector Strategy
Environmental Funding
Shell Environment Fund: up to $5,000 for community projects (no salaries)

Via Rail

 


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