Companies we work with

Why we work together

• Bell and WWF-Canada are committed to reducing electronic waste. As a leading communications company, Bell is able to well positioned to reduce wasteful consumptiona WWF conservation priority.

• Through its Blue Box program, Bell collects used mobile phones and donates the net proceeds of the programto support WWF-Canada's climate change work.
  
  
• Bell's returned phones are reused or recycled, thereby reducing landfill pile-ups of electronic waste, the fastest growing form of waste in the country.

• Bell is Canada's largest communications company, providing a suite of communication services to residential and business customers in Canada.

Why we work together
Through their interactive bear building workshops, Build-A-Bear supports the education of young generations about important conservation initiatives. Their program enables children to build stuffed animals supported by WWF-Canada such as the Gray Wolf and the Fennec Fox.

How we work together
Build-A-Bear creates WWF-Canada specific species with a dollar going toward our organization for the sale of each animal.

About
Build-A-Bear is a North American retailer offering workshops to build personalized stuffed animals. They offer a unique and exceptional approach to a childhood icon, the teddy bear.

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Why we work together
WWF-Canada and Bullfrog Power share a vision of a future powered by renewable energy. WWF-Canada aims to have Canada use 100% renewable energy by 2050 and Bullfrog Power provides Canadians with easy and practical 100% renewable energy solutions for their homes, businesses, and transportation.

How we work together

• Since 2005, Bullfrog Power and WWF-Canada have partnered to work against climate change. Bullfrog has sponsored Earth Hour, a worldwide event where households and businesses turn off non-essential lights and appliances for one hour to take action against climate change.


• As part of Bullfrogs environmental mandate, Bullfrog Power has pledged 10% of profits to charitable organizations, including the direct support of WWF-Canadas work in conservation.


• Bullfrog Power has also encouraged the use of 100% renewable energy through events such as the Business of Climate Change Conference.

• Bullfrog Powers support of Earth Hour has enabled the event to grow in size each year, spreading conservation awareness to more people in Canada and around the world.

• Bullfrog Power, Canada's 100% green energy provider, offers homes and businesses clean, renewable energy solutions.

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• Marine shipping is one of the most environmentally-friendly and fuel efficient modes of transport, but given the fact 90% of global trade is carried by ships, marine shipping contributes roughly 3% to global greenhouse gas emissions and this contribution is expected to increase significantly over the next 20 to 50 years.
  
  
• Canada Steamship Lines is partnering with WWF-Canada to do its part to influence the general shipping community by providing environmental leadership and at the same time in minimizing its impact and making shipping even more sustainable.
  
  
• This partnership focuses on climate leadership, employee engagement, modal comparison, governmental policy and support for species protection.

• WWF-Canada and Canada Steamship Lines are currently working on defining climate leadership in the shipping sector. This work will support Canada Steamship Lines' efforts to make leadership reduction commitments.
  
  
• Canada Steamship Lines is supporting WWF-Canada's species conservation work, specifically around whale protection.
  
  
• Canada Steamship Lines engages its employees in supporting WWF-Canada initiatives.
  
  
• WWF-Canada and Canada Steamship Lines are currently working on determining the social and environmental impacts of Great Lakes Short Sea Shipping in comparison to similar movements on road and rail. This modal comparison study will play a key role in decarbonising the transportation sector in Canada and on providing insight and relevant facts to decision and policy makers, particularly to governments.

• CSL's support for species conservation since 2006 has enabled WWF to research and map the temporal and spatial risk zones where whales and fishing gear are most likely to overlap. This research and a collaborative engagement led to the movement of shipping lanes and a direct improvement in the well-being of right whales.
  
  
• While designing its next generation of self-unloaders, the new Trillium Class vessels, Canada Steamship Lines has followed its sustainability philosophy and taken advantage of the most up-to-date technology to provide the ships with industry-leading benefits and advantages in the areas of energy, efficiency and the environment.

• Canada Steamship Lines owns and operates a fleet of Canadian vessels that trade on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System. It provides marine dry bulk cargo handling and delivery services.

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• Canon Canada expresses its environmental commitment by supporting WWF-Canada's Schools for a Living Planet, a program that provides Canadian teachers with dynamic environment curriculum.

• Through its Clean Earth Campaign, Canon Canada has demonstrated a strong commitment to environmental stewardship by promoting recycling, fostering green procurement, reducing waste, and exceeding regulatory requirements whenever possible. Since 1991, Canon has been supporting WWF-Canada’s conservation work through this program.
• Canon Canada has been a long-time supporter of WWF-Canada’s education and outreach efforts, through sponsorship of WWF-Canada’s Schools for a Living Planet program. This program enables WWF to provide educators with free access to environmentally themed, curriculum-linked, printable in-class activities for grades 3 to 8.

• Support from Canon Canada has enabled WWF-Canada to develop a national, bilingual environmental curriculum program for students in Grades 3 to 8.
• Canon Canada's support has also enabled WWF-Canada to provide teachers with free online educational content for their classrooms.
• With Canon's support, WWF-Canada will expand and grow Schools for a Living Planet to educate more children on nature and conservation issues, both nationally and globally. Specific expansion plans include making all material bilingual and expanding curriculum into Grades 1 and 2.
• To date the program has reached over 7,000 teachers and over 200,000 students across the country. With the expansion of the program into French, the number of French teachers has grown from 40 to over 300!

• Canon Canada Inc. is a global leader in the development and delivery of digital imaging solutions.

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• Water is a priority for WWF's conservation efforts and a precious resource for Coca-Cola's business. At a global level, Coca-Cola and WWF are working together to protect freshwater and advance polar bear conservation. In addition, as a Climate Savers member, Coca-Cola has committed to absolute greenhouse gas emissions reductions for annex 1 (developed) countries.

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Why we work together
D+H has been a supporter of WWF-Canada conservation efforts since 1994. They have helped to mobilize public support for WWF-Canada through the successful execution of their Affinity Program, which plays host to an assortment of WWF-Canada themed personal banking products.

How we work together
D+H financially supports WWF-Canada by donating a percentage of the sales of the WWF themed personal banking products. Their support has significantly contributed to our conservation efforts in Canada.

About
D+H is a market leading supplier of chequing accounts and lending services within Canada. They are committed to environmentally sound principles and practices. The majority of their cheque products are FSC-certified and can therefore be traced back to a forest source that is responsibly managed.

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Why we work together

• Since 2001, Domtar and WWF-Canada have partnered to transform the forestry, pulp and paper industry. This partnership is primarily about sustainable forest management, reducing emissions and introducing better, more responsible paper products to the market.

• Domtar has committed to achieving Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for 100% of its owned, operated, and directly managed forests.
  
  
• Domtar has a history of leadership in Corporate Social Responsibility and has committed to continual improvement. Beyond addressing its own direct impacts, Domtar is working in the value chain to influence and educate its customers, as shown by the evolution of its EarthChoice brand, and the principles it represents.
  
  
• In 2005, Domtar launched EarthChoice, a broad and innovative line of FSC certified papers. Domtar has led efforts in the marketplace to counter misconceptions that environmentally responsible paper must be expensive, hard to obtain and of a lower quality. To promote ongoing forest conservation and environmentally responsible paper products, Domtar signed a licensing agreement with WWF, pledging an annual contribution from the sale of all EarthChoice products to support WWF's mission as a symbol of the commitment.
  
  
• In 2008, Domtar joined the Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) in North America. The GFTN is WWF's initiative to eliminate illegal logging and improve the management of valuable and threatened forests. As a participant of the GFTN-North America, Domtar has committed to responsible purchasing of forest products and credible forest certification of its suppliers.

• Domtar is a pioneer in responsible forest management. Its commitment to 100% FSC-certified forests helped make Canada the world leader in FSC certification.
  
  
• With the help of WWF-Canada, Domtar will become an industry leader in reducing absolute emissions from its own operations and supply chain.
  
  
• WWF-Canada will help Domtar continue to achieve high standards for Corporate Social Responsibility in North America and overseas. This includes working with Domtar at its facilities and offices, from the forest to the market.

• Domtar is the largest integrated manufacturer and marketer of uncoated freesheet paper in North America and the second largest in the world, based on production capacity, and is also a manufacturer of papergrade, fluff and specialty pulp. The Company designs, manufactures, markets and distributes a wide range of business, commercial printing and publishing as well as converting and specialty papers, including the EarthChoice line of environmentally and socially responsible papers.

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• Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is committed to environmental leadership in the global hospitality industry. Building on a strong foundation of environmental initiatives, Fairmont joined WWF's Climate Savers, a global program where select corporations set ambitious absolute targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• In 2007, WWF-Canada and Fairmont began working towards achieving Climate Savers status and in 2009, Fairmont officially joined. This strengthened Fairmont's environmental commitments, already in place through its trademark Green Partnership Program.

• Fairmont contributes funds to WWF-Canada's conservation work through a variety of marketing-related activities. One example is that Fairmont purchases WWF-Canada wildlife adoption kits to offer as gifts to select guests at its properties.

• Fairmont has committed to reducing its absolute greenhouse gas emissions from from their existing portfolio of worldwide hotels by 20% below 2006 levels by 2013.

• As of 2010, Fairmont has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 8.4% below 2006 levels.

• Over the last few years, Fairmont, working in partnership with WWF, has identified and implemented a number of key initiatives to help reduce its carbon footprint. These have included the creation of an internal framework to track, monitor and report on key energy and carbon data, appointing regional champions to oversee audit and data controls, and the introduction of a new Engineer of the Year award to recognize and reward outstanding environmental performance.

• Formalized a worldwide policy that addresses highly recognized environmental certifications including the United States Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED") for new development projects and renovation programs. In addition to promoting the use of highly recognized green building certification systems, Fairmont's Sustainable Design policy also includes new environmental criteria and checklists for renovation projects and property retrofits, environmental consultation during the design brief and construction process, and the creation of a green build best practices repository for use by its hotels, engineers, developers, project leads and architects. Fairmont also relocated its corporate offices in Toronto, Canada to a LEED-certified building in 2009.

• Fairmont will educate and encourage emissions reductions in its top suppliers by introducing a supplier code of conduct, increasing locally sourced products and implementing a Green Procurement Policy.

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• Fairmont Hotels and Resorts is a community and environmental leader in the global hospitality industry with over 100 hotels under the Fairmont, Raffles and Swisstel brands.

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Why we work together

• After more than 15 years of philanthropic contributions to environmental initiatives, Goldcorp is increasing its support for WWF-Canada's conservation work by researching freshwater conservation for the mining industry. Goldcorp is committed to responsible mining practices. It is a signatory to several global environmental agreements, including the Extractives Initiative Transparency Initiative and the United Nations Global Compact.

• Since 1996, Goldcorp has donated to WWF-Canada's critical conservation work, including the Endangered Species Recovery Fund, boreal forest conservation efforts, and now our national freshwater program, Living Rivers.
• WWF and Goldcorp are working together to understand the freshwater footprint of gold mining. With the help of a mining and environment expert seconded from Goldcorp, we are researching the environmental implications of mining , including how much water it takes to produce an ounce of gold.
• Goldcorp was a gold level sponsor of the 2011 Panda Ball, a gala event for philanthropic and business leaders who are advancing conservation.

• Goldcorp supported WWF-Canada's first Water and the North American Economy Study, which explores how water is embedded in the economies of Canada, the US, and Mexico. The study examines how international trade causes nations to be interdependent on external freshwater resources.

• Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Goldcorp is one of the fastest-growing n gold producers with operations and development projects throughout the Americas.

• With HP's support, WWF developed the 2010 Rethink Business report, which showcases how WWF works with Canadian companies in Climate Savers, a global program where select corporationsincluding HPmake voluntary commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
  
  
• HP's support is enabling WWF-Canada to scale up the Living Planet @ Work program. Our goal is to engage 500 additional companies by 2014 and raise funds through workplace giving for WWF's critical conservation work.
  
  
• HP employees are also playing an active role in bringing the Living Planet @ Work program to life. Their volunteer support is helping WWF scale up the program while helping to build the capacity of the WWF team and contributing to HP Canada's 5000 hour volunteer challenge..

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• Icewater Seafoods and WWF-Canada are committed to achieving long-term sustainability for Newfoundland and Labrador's Atlantic fisheries. As one of Atlantic Canada's leading seafood companies, Icewater Seafoods has a vested interest in this work. Icewater Seafoods has committed to developing a sustainable fishing industry in order to rebuild Atlantic cod stocks.

• Since 2011, Icewater Seafoods has financially supported and participated directly in WWF-Canada's fishery improvement work, designed to help rebuild a critical cod fishery on the east coast.
• Icewater Seafoods and WWF are working together to engage stakeholders and create a plan for the long-term, sustainable management of Atlantic cod.

• To date we have completed a Marine Stewardship Council pre-assessment, mapped and engaged a variety of stakeholders, and drafted a work plan. We look forward to implementing this project and seeing conservation results.

• Icewater Seafoods Inc. is a groundfish company based in Newfoundland and North America's largest processor of Atlantic cod.

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• Molson Coors is committed to engaging Canadians in environmental conservation through the Molson Canadian Red Leaf project.

• Since 2010, Molson Coors has sponsored the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, which focuses on removing shoreline litter to help create healthy waters for wildlife and communities. Molson Coors work here helped educate and mobilize thousands of people across Canada.'

• With the support of sponsors like Molson Coors through the Molson Canadian Red Leaf Project, The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup has been a huge success. In 2010, volunteers collected more than 98,000 kg of litter from shorelines across Canada.

• Molson Coors Canada is the Canadian division of Molson Coors Brewing Company, a global brewer with operations in Canada, the U.S., U.K and Asia. Molson invests in communities from coast-to-coast through its various charitable initiatives and sports and entertainment sponsorships.

Why we work together

• The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) is committed to environmental conservation as well as engaging its employees and customers in sustainability initiatives.

• In 2010, OLG became a premium-tier partner of WWF-Canada's Living Planet @ Work program, a program that engages employees in implementing more sustainable business practices.

• The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup has been a huge success. In 2010, volunteers collected about 1,360 kg of litter from shorelines across Canada. As well, with the help of sponsors like OLG, WWF-Canada increased registered sites in 2011 by more than 25%.

• The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) is a provincial agency responsible for province-wide lottery games and gaming facilities. OLG is responsible for 27 gaming sites and sells lottery products at approximately 10,000 retail locations across Ontario.

Why we work together

• Since 2009, the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) and WWF-Canada (WWF) have worked together to inspire environmental action in Canadian workplaces.
• Both the OPA and the WWF share a common commitment to reducing the impact that Ontarians have on the planet. Ontarians have made over 200,000 commitments to conserve energy through the various programs offered through a collaborative effort between the OPA and WWF.
• The OPA's Conservation Fund provided seed funding for WWF to pilot the Living Planet @ Work program, which provides tools and support for businesses to implement more sustainable practices.

• OPA not only provided seed funding for Living Planet @ Work – it also participated as a premium-tier member during the program’s pilot phase, which launched the program in five organizations.
• Through this collaboration, the OPA is leading by example and demonstrating to Ontarians the positive impact of its environmental initiatives. These include reduced waste and electricity use; increased recycling and organics collection; and the use of green office supplies.
• The OPA is one of Ontario’s official sponsors of the WWF’s Earth Hour, and encourages Ontario residents, businesses and institutions to conserve electricity all year round.

• In 2010, the OPA reduced its overall energy usage by seven percent. It achieved this goal by disconnecting most of its perimeter lighting and replacing inefficient lighting with lower-wattage, energy-efficient bulbs.
• The OPA has also taken steps towards better paper stewardship. The OPA has converted all of its black and white printers to the use of 100 percent recycled Forest Stewardship Council-approved paper. It also tracks and reports on printing by employee and this effort is showing an overall reduction in paper usage.
• In 2011, OPA was ranked as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers. The OPA had the highest participation in its size category in Pollution Probe’s 2011 Clean Air Campaign in June 2011 and most recently won Smart Commute Toronto-Central’s 2011 Employer of the Year Award for its green commuting efforts.

• The OPA is responsible for ensuring a reliable, sustainable supply of electricity for Ontario. Its key areas of focus are planning the power system for the long term, leading and coordinating conservation initiatives across the province, and ensuring the development of needed generation resources.

Why we work together

• OPG and WWF-Canada share a commitment to sustainable transportation as part of the solution to climate change. As Ontario's largest electricity generator, OPG is well positioned to join WWF in promoting the benefits of electric vehicles, as a cleaner way to move people and cargo, a reliable transportation choice and an important part of the solution to climate change.

• OPG and WWF-Canada will launch the Plug-in for the Planet campaign to promote the benefits of electric vehicles for a low carbon future.

• Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is an Ontario-based company whose principal business is the safe, efficient generation and sale of electricity in the province.

Why we work together
Since 2002 PlantBest has evolved into one of North America's leading manufacturer of coconut coir-based garden, lawn and outdoor products, developing a suite of 100% sustainable products that provide superior performance relative to conventional products including peat moss

How we work together
PlantBest has been a supporter of WWF-Canada since 2004, contributing a portion of sales from its BeatsPeatTM and PeatEliminatorTM peat moss replacements (available at all Home Depot stores across Canada). These 100% sustainable, high-performing products are designed to help combat the destruction of one of the world's best natural carbon sinks, peat bogs.

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PlantBest is a Canadian company with a sustainable business model. Fair trade, 100% sustainable products that replace current damaging alternatives and a commitment to allocating a portion of its revenues towards WWF-Canada are the pillars of its "high-conscious" business model.

Help stop the destruction of peat bogs and raise funds for WWF-Canada by purchasing BeatsPeatTM and PeatEliminatorTM, found in major Canadian retailers, including Home Depot.

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Why we work together

• Since 2008, the global partnership between Procter & Gamble (P&G) and WWF has focused on sourcing sustainable commodities and reducing operational emissions 20% by 2012. In Canada, this partnership focuses on efforts to integrate sustainability into the P&G workplace through the Living Planet @ Work program, which encourages employees to adopt sustainable business practices.

• Since 2010, P&G has been a Living Planet @ Work premium tier partner. This collaboration will grow to include priorities that align with P&G's global program: waste reduction, energy conservation,, and water conservation.
  
  
• WWF-Canada provides support and inspiration for P&G's on-site events, including sustainability fairs and National Sweater Day, when P&G, in partnership with property management, turned down its thermostats to raise awareness and take action on energy conservation.

• P&G successfully engaged other building tenants and property management, Menkies, to participate in National Sweater Day 2011 which was a huge success. Approximately three hundred P&G employees and building tenants attended the National Sweater Day contest. By turning down the building thermostat by 3 degrees, there was a reduction of energy consumption by 11% on that day. P&G's green team has welcomed external stakeholders, including members from Menkes and other tenant organizations.
  
  
• WWF-Canada is working with P&G to target specific areas for change, such as energy conservation, waste reduction, and other initiatives.

• Procter & Gamble (P&G) is a global company that provides consumer products in the areas of pharmaceuticals, cleaning supplies, personal care, and pet supplies.

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• Research In Motion (RIM) and WWF-Canada both believe in the value of working with employees to increase the awareness of sustainability issues in the workplace.

• In 2011, RIM became a premium-tier partner of WWF-Canada's Living Planet @ Work program, a program that engages employees in more sustainable business practices.
  
  
• This partnership currently focuses on four impact areas: energy, green travel, waste, and sustainable development.

• Using educational resources and tools from the Living Planet @ Work toolkit, RIM has engaged employees through their internal intranet site and newsletters about sustainability issues.
  
  
• RIM will further increase employee awareness and promote the implementation of conservation actions in the areas of paper, waste, and energy.
  
  
• In collaboration with WWF-Canada, RIM will encourage further participation in Living Planet @ Work events and campaigns.

• Research In Motion (RIM) is a global leader in wireless telecommunications products and the creators of the BlackBerry® solution.

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Why we work together

Resolute Forest Products and WWF-Canada are helping transform the pulp and paper industry by showcasing how carbon reduction can be good for the environment and the economy.

How we work together

• Resolute is leading the industry in green house gas emissions reductions through its membership in Climate Savers, a global WWF program where select corporations make voluntary commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
  
  
• Resolute is taking a holistic approach to carbon reduction. It has committed to reducing emissions throughout its supply chain all the way to customers.



• Resolute has also committed to certifying 80% of its managed forests by 2015 to the rigorous FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) standard —an increase from 18%.



• Resolute is also supporting WWF-Canada’s critical work through a commitment to joint advocacy and a contribution to WWF’s conservation efforts.

• WWF-Canada and Resolute have set aggressive carbon reduction targets that will position Resolute as a climate leader in the pulp and paper industry.
  
  
• Resolute has committed to achieving a 65% absolute reduction in identified GHG emissions by 2015 compared to 2000. Between 2000 and 2010, Resolute has reduced its emissions by 57%. As part of its Climate Savers partnership, Resolute is committed to reducing its emissions by an additional 8% by 2015. The total impact of Resolute’s GHG reductions from 2000 and throughout this agreement would be equivalent to taking 1,273,000 cars off the road.

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