Lug a Mug

Starbucks and Tim Horton’s have reusable ‘commuter mugs’ available for their hot drinks and even offer a small discount to customers who use these mugs. In 2003 alone, Starbucks customers used commuter mugs 13.5 million times, keeping an estimated 266.2 tonnes of paper from landfills. Read More »

Climbing Mount Sustainability: InterfaceFLOR

Nadine Gudz, National Director, Sustainability Strategy for InterfaceFLOR shared insights on “Transformational Sustainability” with interior designers and sustainability leaders in Omicron’s Vancouver office this week. Read More »

Canada Water Week: March 14 - 22, 2011

Join WWF in celebrating water from coast to coast to coast during Canada Water Week. Read More »

Bentall Kennedy Forever Green Team - Coffee Cup Challenge

Throughout the month of March our Vancouver landlord, Bentall Kennedy, and their Forever Green Tenant Team are undertaking a waste reduction and recycling initiative.

As a component of this initiative, they wish to encourage tenants to use travel mugs or reusable mugs for their beverages, as opposed to disposable cups. This particular campaign runs for just one week from March 7 – 11, 2011. Read More »

Sustainable Gingerbread House Challenge

 

o-vert excitedly presented the first annual Sustainable Gingerbread House Challenge in our Vancouver office in December 2010! We had an opportunity to rethink the gingerbread house in a form more fitting for our modern, sustainable world while having fun and celebrating the festive season. Read More »