Half day open training event held in Toronto.

1. Greening the work environment in
Ontario
by Toronto Training and HR
February 2013

2. 3-4 Introduction to Toronto Training and HR
5-6 Definitions
Contents 7-8
9-13
The situation in Canada
Greenhouse gases
14-15 The green economy
16-17 Observations
18-19 Why introduce green initiatives?
20-21 A typical scorecard
22-23 Green HR
24-25 Drill A
26-27 Green job titles
28-32 Running green events
33-35 Green meetings
36-38 Conference ecology
39-40 Drill B
41-42 Offsetters
43-44 The construction industry
45-46 Green business
47-48 Drill C
49 Case studies
50-51 Conclusion and questions

3. Introduction
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4. Introduction to Toronto Training
and HR
Toronto Training and HR is a specialist training and
human resources consultancy headed by Timothy Holden
10 years in banking
10 years in training and human resources
Freelance practitioner since 2006
The core services provided by Toronto Training and HR
are:
Training event design
Training event delivery
Reducing costs, saving time plus improving
employee engagement and morale
Services for job seekers
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5. Definitions
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6. Definitions
• The green economy
• Green jobs
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7. The situation in Canada
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8. The situation in Canada
• Workforce statistics
• Industries with the highest
concentrations of
environmental employees
• Most common occupational
skill categories
• Environmental employment by
province
• The future of the
environmental sector
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9. Greenhouse gases
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10. Greenhouse gases 1 of 4
• Carbon dioxide
• Methane
• Nitrous oxide
• Fluorinated gases
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11. Greenhouse gases 2 of 4
• Definition
• Greenhouse gas intensity
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12. Greenhouse gases 3 of 4
• Provincial policies
• Federal policies
• Opportunities to complement
current mitigation actions
• Future policy directions
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13. Greenhouse gases 4 of 4

14. The green economy
Page 14

15. The green economy
• Green buildings and energy
efficiency retrofits
• Low carbon transportation
• Training and the skills gap
• Waste management
• Manufacturing
• Cap and trade
• Agriculture and green space
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16. Observations
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17. Observations
• Green demand grows
• Green requires industry
collaboration
• Taking proactive steps towards
sustainability
• Hardware and software
opportunities
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18. Why introduce green
initiatives?
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19. Why introduce green initiatives?
• Make money
• Save money
• Contribute to sustainability
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20. A typical scorecard
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21. A typical scorecard
• Water
• Energy
• Transportation
• Communication and outreach
• Healthy working environment
• Resource management
• Community stewardship
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22. Green HR
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23. Green HR
• Implement and encourage
green practices
• Foster a culture of social
responsibility
• Celebrate successes
• Share and communicate the
value of CSR to employees and
the community
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24. Drill A
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25. Drill A
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26. Green job titles
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27. Green job titles
• Green consultants
• Eco-friendly freelance writers
• Genius Bar Apple Store
employees
• iPhone Developer
• Silverlight Developer
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28. Running green events
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29. Running green events 1 of 4
• Start with a green event
statement detailing why you
want it, what you hope to
achieve and what components
of the event are priorities
• Build measurement and
evaluation tools into your
green meeting objectives
• Ensure all the event partners
understand this is a green
event
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30. Running green events 2 of 4
• Throughout the planning
stages make the best
environmental choices possible
• Work closely with the caterer
as food and beverages often
come with a huge footprint
• Offer guests a menu that is
local, organic and original
• Minimize or eliminate handouts
or giveaways
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31. Running green events 3 of 4
• If possible set up a recycling
and composting system onsite
• Celebrate local talent, local
culture and local diversity
• For guests from out of town
consider excursions to local
environmental initiatives
• Offset the energy requirements
of the event with green power
• Educate stakeholders about
the environmental
commitments so they follow
suit

32. Running green events 4 of 4
USEFUL WEBSITES
• meetgreen.com
• bluegreenmeetings.org
• greenmeetings.info
• paperclip.com/Media/GenComP
roductCatalog/wpgreeneventsfi
nalEK_0.pdf
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33. Green meetings
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34. Green meetings 1 of 2
• Go virtual
• Show off and stock up
• Rethink your needs
• Communicate your message
• Location, location, location
• Save some trees
• Ditch the flip chart
• Be energy smart
• Promote recycling and provide
collection points for reusable
items
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35. Green meetings 2 of 2
• Low-impact food and beverage
services
• Focus on synthesis
• Publish electronically
• Re-emphasize the green
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36. Conference ecology
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37. Conference ecology 1 of 2
• Banners and promotional
signage
• Delegate packages
• Electricity offset
• Field trip planning
• Hotel checklist
• Posters and exhibitions
• Printed materials
• Speaker gifts
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38. Conference ecology 2 of 2
• Meeting organization and
planning
• Registration
• Program
• Meeting site systems
• Office systems used by the
hosting venue
• Food systems
• Service contractors
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39. Drill B
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40. Drill B
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41. Offsetters
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42. Offsetters
• offsetters.ca
• planetair.ca
• zerofootprint.net
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43. The construction industry
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44. The construction industry
• Green and sustainable
buildings
• Rating systems
• Benefits
• Examples of best practice
• The future
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45. Green business
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46. Green business
• Socially responsible buying
practices
• Selling green products and
services
• Selling pollution control
technology
• Lower regulatory costs
• Lower cost of material, energy
and services
• Lower cost of capital
• Lower cost of labour
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47. Drill C
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48. Drill C
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49. Case studies
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50. Conclusion and questions
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51. Conclusion and questions
Summary
Videos
Questions
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