Archive for the ‘Toronto News’

  • 10 Best Countries for Entrepreneurs in the World
    The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has ranked the ten best countries for entrepreneurs. The OECD’s mission is to “is to promote policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world.” The purpose of this type of list is to identify and celebrate the countries that are encouraging to entrepreneurs....
    by at May 16th, 2012 at 12:05 am
  • 55 Greenest Canadian Employers 2012
    Miratel takes CSR business values including its green initiatives very serious. We are in the final stages of completing our first Sustainability Report so we are very aware of the impact of these efforts now more than ever. Being a smaller business, we are limited to smaller contributions in comparison to larger corporations but we are all equally important to the greater...
    by at May 4th, 2012 at 12:05 am
  • McDonald’s McHappy Day Combines CSR Business Values with Fundraising
    Some corporations demonstrate CSR business values by supporting a cause while others create their own foundations to fill a specific need. Fast food giant McDonald’s® is one of the companies that created their own nonprofit organization, Ronald McDonald House Charities(RMHC®). The RMHC® is a long-term commitment that McDonald’s® has made and continues...
    by at May 2nd, 2012 at 12:05 am
  • 10 Low-Cost Ideas to Green Small Business CSR Business Initiatives
    We are all generally more eco-aware during Earth Month and in business that translates into re-evaluating our green CSR business initiatives. As I wrote in a previous post, that awareness was a little heightened for us this year as it coincided with the compilation of our first Sustainability Report. Now that we are in the final stages of completing that report, we are...
    by at April 26th, 2012 at 12:04 am
  • CSR Business Programs, Sustainability Reporting and Earth Day 2012
    This year Miratel decided to measure and compile its CSR business ethos into its first Sustainability Report and I had the opportunity to be on the reporting team. Having worked with Miratel since it opened in 2000, I was a part of the eco-growth of the company and felt like I was in a good position to speak to its green initiatives. I remember the facilities becoming...
    by at April 20th, 2012 at 12:04 am
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