Monthly Archives: January 2008

Ready, Set, Let’s Go!

We’ve just hired Leslie,a chemical engineer to develop an environmental, health and safety (EHS) audit/strategy for our Ethical Sourcing Program.  She’s insightful and capable, having spent the past five years with an environmental engineering consulting firm.  There are three big … Continue reading

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Pollution, Social Ills & The Developing World

It’s depressingly surprising. According to the United Nations, Canada on a per capita basis produces five times more carbon than a communist apparatchik in China or an impoverished farmer in Sri Lanka. This means the way we live, work and … Continue reading

Posted in Climate Change, Environment and Ethical Sourcing, Social Justice | 12 Comments

Evil vs Evolution

There is unspeakable evil in this world.  Perpetrated by governments, businesses and individuals.  The victims are typically the vulnerable, such as women, children and the impoverished.  When evil happens, we’re predictably moved with compassion and just anger.  We want to … Continue reading

Posted in Social Justice | 8 Comments