Water
10 easy ways to save water at home
Écrit par Marie-Eve Chapdelaine, 25 March 2013 , 0 Commentaires Created by Marie-Eve Chapdelaine, March 25, 2013 , 0 Comments- Quebecers consume on average 386 litres per day! That is a lot of drinking water, and a large part of it is often wasted and goes straight back into the sewer system. Here are a ...
Our Greenest Plant!
Écrit par Geneviève Boyer, 19 March 2013 , 1 Commentaire Created by Geneviève Boyer, March 19, 2013 , 1 Comment- Every day, we strive to improve our environmental performance and reduce the ecological footprint of our plants. Our Norampac plant in Victoriaville, which specializes in designing and manufacturing corrugated board packaging solutions, has had exceptional ...
Saving water: tackling our toilets and faucets!
Écrit par Léon Marineau, 11 March 2013 , 0 Commentaires Created by Léon Marineau, March 11, 2013 , 0 Comments- Drinking water is a precious resource! To make sure we’re using it wisely, we need to take a close look at our consumption habits. In 2012, the company introduced a program to conserve clean water ...
Water; we’re on it!
Écrit par Léon Marineau, 06 March 2013 , 1 Commentaire Created by Léon Marineau, March 6, 2013 , 1 Comment- Cascades uses five times less water than the industry average. You may be wondering how such a significant reduction in consumption is possible. What methods do we use to get such great results? We know ...
The expansion of our Lachute tissue paper plant receives LEED Gold environmental certification!
Écrit par Mélanie St-Pierre, 05 March 2013 , 0 Commentaires Created by Mélanie St-Pierre, March 5, 2013 , 0 Comments- It’s official! The expansion of our Lachute tissue paper plant has received the coveted environmental title: LEED® Gold Certified. It is the first plant to obtain LEED®-NC certification (New Construction) in the paper industry in ...
Recognizing our top sustainable suppliers
Écrit par Marie-Eve Chapdelaine, 13 February 2013 , 0 Commentaires Created by Marie-Eve Chapdelaine, February 13, 2013 , 0 Comments– At Cascades’ annual meeting of plant managers on February 5, we awarded the 2012 Sustainable Supplier Award to Xerium Technologies. This is the fourth time that this award has been presented to a supplier that ...
Your turn! Second consultation on Cascades’s Sustainable Development Plan
Écrit par Marie-Eve Chapdelaine, 05 February 2013 , 0 Commentaires Created by Marie-Eve Chapdelaine, February 5, 2013 , 0 Comments– Are you one of the people who participated in the first public consultation in 2009? The goal of the consultation was to help Cascades define its major directions regarding sustainable development. After several months of ...
What is Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA)?
Écrit par Sandra Bourret, 05 September 2012 , 0 Commentaires Created by Sandra Bourret, September 5, 2012 , 0 CommentsHow do we know if one product is really better for the environment than another? Does paper made with 100% recycled fibres have a smaller environmental footprint than a product that contains 60% recycled fibres, but ...
Environmental Certification: The Complex World of Responsible Purchasing
Écrit par Marie-Eve Chapdelaine, 28 February 2012 , 1 Commentaire Created by Marie-Eve Chapdelaine, February 28, 2012 , 1 CommentFor or against certification? Last February 16, Fabien Durif and Nancy Corriveau of the Université de Sherbrooke’s Observatoire de la consommation responsable asked this question to me and 74 others from the fields of communications, marketing ...
A Transparent Approach to Sustainable Development
Écrit par Marie-Eve Chapdelaine, 14 February 2012 , 1 Commentaire Created by Marie-Eve Chapdelaine, February 14, 2012 , 1 CommentAccountability is not a new term or a mere trend of the day in the world of finance. Like a government that has to report on its use of public funds to its citizens, every company ...
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