RESOURCES
Financing & Rebates
Why we like it: This fund is available to organizations in the community who are creating sustainable programs
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Vancity Planet-Wise Business Solutions Loan
Why we like it: No matter how big or small, make your business or not‑for‑profit organization more energy‑efficient and climate‑friendly with the Vancity Planet‑Wise Business Solutions Loan
Why we like it: This program provides employers with wage subsidies and offers training programs to environmental employees and graduates to upgrade their skills
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Why we like it: This service helps employers find and apply for training and hiring grants and you only pay for the service if your funding application is approved
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Why we like it: Fortis BC offers a variety of rebates for upgrades and renovations that reduce your environmental impact and save you money
Why we like it: As part of the province's CleanBC plan, BC Hydro is offering rebates for businesses who purchase and install eligible EV chargers for employee use
Green Products
Why we like it: This low carbon product is created using sugar cane residue instead of virgin wood products
Why we like it: Vancouver based company! The receipts are custom printed with the eco-benefits. The paper is FSC certified.
Eco Ware Group Compostable Take-Out Containers
Why we like it: Eco Ware's fiber based containers are 100% home compostable and use non-toxic inks
Why we like it: Straws made from simple, food based ingredients and coloured with natural vegetable dyes
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Why we like it: Fibre-based packaging and hygiene tissues made of recycled and post-consumer recycled content
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Why we like it: 100% Canadian made biodegradable cleaning products that can be refilled in bulk and commercial sizes
Services
Why we like it: Coffee shops and restaurants can save money and reduce cup waste by participating in their reusable cup sharing program
Why we like it: This affordable and convenient hybrid car sharing program allows you to pick up an Evo near you and go anywhere for as long as you want
Why we like it: They are a rider-owned bike courier company with years of experience and deep commitment to quality and sustainability.
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Why we like it: This online marketplace allows businesses to buy, sell or rent their overstocked inventory, warehouse space or equipment with other nearby companies
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Why we like it: This company offers fast and reliable courier services to businesses across Vancouver Island island in zero emission vehicles
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Why we like it: By bullfrogpowering your home or business with green energy, you can join the renewable energy transition and support community-based green energy projects in BC and beyond
Why we like it: This residential and commercial cleaning service uses chemical free, environmentally friendly products to protect you and the planet
Why we like it: They offer a variety of Green Automotive services using the most environmentally sensitive oils and fluids available and they have an extensive parts recycling program
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Blue Green Planet Project
Why we like it: Theis carbon solutions company makes tree planting in Canada easy for your business, supporting carbon drawdown, forest health, and rural and Indigenous communities
Education
Truth & Reconciliation: A Resource List for Businesses
Why we like it: This document is intended to act as a compilation of resources for businesses seeking to take further action towards reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
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Why we like it: This Circular Economy Club brings cities from around the globe together to share, educate, and network
Why we like it: This local non-profit provides composting and ecological education through a variety of platforms to youth and adults in the CRD and Greater Victoria
Why we like it: Their mission is to protect our oceans, waves, and beaches through powerful activist work. They host monthly beach cleans and events across Southern Vancouver Island
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Indigenous Perspectives Society
Why we like it: They offer a variety of training and consulting services that help foster a deeper understanding of Indigenous perspectives, cultural differences, and the need for self-determination
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Why we like it: We think it's pretty obvious why we like this non-profit ;)​
Recycling and Upycling
Why we like it: Founded on Vancouver Island, Ergo collects waste cooking oil from local restaurants to produce bio diesel
Why we like it: This Vancouver-based company diverts used chopsticks from the landfill and upcycles them into high quality homeware and décor
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Why we like it: This deconstruction centre in Coombs has over 50,000 square feet of reclaimed building materials, perfect for your next renovation
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Why we like it: They divert art, office and school supplies from the landfill and redistribute it artist's, teachers and students in need of creative materials
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Why we like it: They provide an affordable option for home improvement projects while keeping tons of perfectly good items from ending up in the landfill