Archive for 2009

After speaking at Sustainable Brands Conference 2008 (SB ‘08), Peter ter Weeme has been appointed to the board of Sustainable Brands 2009, an event that brings together mega-brands, innovative businesses and thought leaders from around the globe to share sustainability ...

An expert on waste reduction schemes, Mel Phadtare, Junxion’s Director of Integrated Sustainability, spoke at the Recycling Council of BC’s 35th Annual Zero Waste Conference this May in Whistler. Focusing on greenwashing, Mel delivered an engaging presentation to business and institutional leaders in the waste management and reduction sector. After ...

Hope and uncertainty. This might just be our society's current, uneasy zeitgeist. As the economy reels and one headline after another preaches gloom, we are simultaneously buoyed by a sense of hope after witnessing the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States last month. In the sustainability realm, 2008 was a ...

Strategy Magazine’s 2009 Cause + Action awards honour significant Corporate Social Responsibility brands that have succeeded in changing the way that people think. Peter ter Weeme was one of the judges of this year's C+A Awards. Nominees are evaluated on a variety of criteria, including the uniqueness of their ...

Junxion has been asked to conduct a resource efficiency assessment for WEBCOM, one of Canada's largest book printers. WEBCOM specializes in the production of soft cover books and prints more than 40 million books annually, for customers as diverse as trade, educational, directory, professional and reference publishers; ...

Fraser Basin Council’s Smart Communities project has tapped the team at Junxion to evaluate, enhance and help to expand the program. Smart Planning for Communities is a province-wide collaboration between local, regional and First Nations governments, aimed at creating long-term action plans for socially, culturally, economically and ...

The climb was more than Tom had bargained for. One foot in front of the other. Again, again, again. Onward. Upward. The infamous Chilkoot Pass seemed to tower unassailable, far above his head. Yet limbs screaming, he plodded on, and on, eventually cresting the peak, and moving down to stake his ...

Forty years ago this week, John Lennon & Yoko Ono made camp in suite 1742 of Montreal's Queen Elizabeth Hotel. What began as a quiet protest against the Vietnam war became known as their 'Bed In for Peace.' The suite, which today is marked with a commemorative plaque, was visited by ...

So reads the headline in a recent article in The Economist about Nigeria's government's attempte to 'rebrand' their nation. Their subhead, 'The government of a great nation tries a short cut to salvation,' seems to sum up the author's perspective: "Got a problem...? Don't fix it! Rebrand it!" Unfortunately for Nigeria, this would seem to be the misguided strategy. It's ...

I had an abysmal retail experience yesterday. I visited a local bike shop with my two kids, primarily to pick up a small spare part, but also to browse the bikes with a view to buying a new one for my wife. I'm a valuable customer there: I've bought two bikes already, and I have plans to buy two more this ...

There is a long list of brands to whom markets and consumers look for guidance, leadership and even inspiration. Of them all, Disney surely must be near the top of anyone's list. Arguably the most creative of all organizations, and certainly one of the most successful, Disney is a ...

The Sustainable Brands '09 Conference in Monterey, California from May 31 to June 4 promises to be a stellar event for business leaders and organizations to discuss sustainability and innovation. Matt Strand (Lead Consultant for Junxion Strategy) is a guest blogger for the conference, and Peter ter ...