Mediacorp Canada Inc. announced the 2024 winners of Canada’s Greenest Employers today, recognizing organizations that excel in implementing sustainable practices. The award, part of the broader Canada’s Top 100 Employers project, highlights companies that have developed a strong culture of environmental awareness.
Chantel Watkins, assistant editor at Mediacorp, emphasized the importance of listening to environmentally conscious employees.
“The common thread that runs through this year’s winners is that they listen to the employees who care most about implementing green initiatives and encourage them to lead the conversation,” Watkins explained. This approach enables passionate staff members to spearhead significant sustainability efforts within their workplaces.
The competition, now in its 17th year, not only celebrates the achievements of these companies but also illustrates how sustainability initiatives can influence broader change. Initiatives often begin with simple suggestions like adopting a ‘reuse first’ policy, which can extend to influence suppliers and customers, fostering wider environmental responsibility.
Richard Yerema, executive editor of the project, added, “By tapping into their most valuable resource, their people, employers can easily identify the areas most in need of attention.” Whether it’s in brewing, automotive manufacturing, or accounting, local champions are pivotal in advocating and executing small yet impactful steps towards greener operations.
Winning employers are chosen based on their unique environmental programs, successful reduction of their environmental footprints, employee involvement in these efforts, and the integration of these initiatives into their public identities, attracting both new employees and customers.
2024 winners
- Absorb Software Inc.
- Accenture Inc.
- AET Group Inc.
- Aramark Canada Ltd.
- BC Housing Management Commission
- BC Hydro
- BC Public Service
- Bell Canada
- BlackBerry Limited
- BluEarth Renewables Inc.
- Boston Consulting Group of Canada Limited
- British Columbia Institute of Technology / BCIT
- Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited
- Canada Life Assurance Company, The
- Canon Canada Inc.
- Capital Regional District, The / CRD
- Centennial College
- CIBC
- Concordia University
- Co-operators Group Limited, The
- Credit Valley Conservation Authority / CVC
- Crombie REIT
- Crown Property Management Inc.
- Danone Canada
- Desjardins Group / Mouvement Desjardins
- Diamond Schmitt Architects Inc.
- Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology
- EfficiencyOne
- Emterra Group
- ENMAX Corporation
- Evolugen
- Export Development Canada
- Farm Mutual Reinsurance Plan Inc. / Farm Mutual Re
- Fleming College
- FortisAlberta Inc.
- Geotab Inc.
- GlaxoSmithKline Inc. / GSK
- Green Infrastructure Partners
- G&W Electric
- Hatch Ltd.
- Home Depot Canada Inc.
- HP Canada Co.
- Humber College
- Hydro Ottawa
- Ice River Sustainable Solutions
- IGM Financial Inc.
- IKEA Canada Limited Partnership
- Keilhauer Ltd.
- KPMG LLP
- Labatt Breweries of Canada
- Loblaw Companies Ltd.
- Manitoba Hydro
- MEC Mountain Equipment Company Ltd.
- Medtronic Canada ULC
- Metrolinx
- Mohawk College
- Mott MacDonald Canada Limited
- Nature’s Path Foods Inc.
- Nightingale Corporation
- NovAtel Inc.
- OpenText Corporation
- PCL Construction
- Perkins&Will Canada Architects Co.
- Pomerleau Inc.
- Printing House Ltd., The
- RONA Inc.
- RTS Canada Inc.
- Sanofi Canada
- SAP Canada Inc.
- SaskPower
- SaskTel
- Siemens Canada Limited
- Sleeman Breweries Ltd.
- Sodexo Canada Ltd.
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
- Surrey, City of
- Symcor Inc.
- Sysco Canada Inc.
- TD Bank Group
- TELUS Communications Inc.
- Toronto Community Housing Corporation
- Toronto Zoo
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc. / TMMC
- TransLink (South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority)
- Tru Earth Environmental Products Inc
- UBC / University of British Columbia
- Unilever Canada, Inc.
- University Health Network
- University of Northern British Columbia
- University of Toronto
- University of Victoria
- Vancouver, City of
- WalterFedy Inc.
- Wilfrid Laurier University
- YMCA of Greater Toronto
- York University