Category: Environmental

  • It’s time to tackle food waste.

    It’s time to tackle food waste.

    Food waste isn’t a new issue, but it’s one that’s grown over the last year. A Dalhousie University study suggests that Canadians have been wasting 13.5% more food at home than they did before the pandemic. While that may largely be due to an increase in home cooking, it’s still an unsettling trend. What to…

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  • Water tech start-ups, take note.

    Water tech start-ups, take note.

    Water tech start-ups will want to know more about Brew 2.0. Short for Business, Research and Entrepreneurship in Water, The Water Council‘s Brew 2.0 is “an intensive two-week virtual post-accelerator program with one mission: to help you build the skills and connections you need to scale and grow.” This next-gen accelerator program is designed to…

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  • Water infrastructure opportunities in Canada

    Water infrastructure opportunities in Canada

    Canada’s water infrastructure has been a growth industry this year, and may provide opportunities for companies with products and/or services for this sector. According to the 2019 Canadian Infrastructure Report Card, approximately 40-60% of Canada’s stormwater infrastructure is in good or very good condition. Stormwater infrastructure includes linear collection systems such as collection pipes, ditches,…

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  • Calling market-ready water tech start-ups…

    Calling market-ready water tech start-ups…

    This post is for you. The Water Council‘s Brew 2.0 is “a next-gen accelerator program designed specifically to help promising water tech innovators to continue to build momentum on their path to market adoption success.” It’s held twice a year, and includes a two-week virtual program focused on sales training, customer and investor introductions, along…

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  • Add another virtual event to your calendar.

    Add another virtual event to your calendar.

    If you told us a few months ago that our pandemic trade show calendar would be pretty full, we would have chuckled. But thanks to technology, that’s exactly what’s happening. A few weeks ago we posted a list of trade events that have transitioned from the physical to virtual environment. The list was already quite…

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  • Green investing in the Great Lakes

    Green investing in the Great Lakes

    This is exciting. The Great Lakes Impact Investment Platform was recently launched by the Conference of Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers as a way to promote “environmentally sustainable economic growth in the Great Lakes states and provinces.” The Platform is a way to showcase public and private projects that encourage environmental sustainability in…

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