The Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC) hosted their Annual Summit back in person this August! Amanda Chouinard, of the Reeve team and CCSP Program Manager, headed down to Atlanta Georgia for the three-day event to speak, network and learn – here are her reflections:
Thank you to all of the wonderful volunteers who attended our Shoreline Cleanup and Afterparty on July 27th. We were happy to be able to share a meaningful Reeve tradition with so many new and returning people in our community.
We are also pleased to say that with the donations from our volunteers, our friends at Fairware, and our own contribution, we were able to raise $700 for Ocean Wise!
We hope to see everyone again next year to repeat this monumental success!
Paying a living wage is more than just compensating employees for basic living expenses; it helps foster economic growth and worker quality of life, reduces exploitation, and can even improve employee productivity. In May 2023, Reeve Consulting received our Living Wage for Families BC certification and formally committed to paying all our employees and contractors at or above the living wage for Metro Vancouver.
The ocean acts as our largest carbon sequestration vessel. More than 30% of CO2 and 90% of excess heat caused by human activities is stored within the ocean’s depths1, weakening climate change’s impacts. Every year, humans dump masses of plastic and other toxins into the ocean, severely affecting our largest global ecosystem. Mark your calendars for July 27th, and come participate in our beach cleanup after work at Jericho Beach to help the Reeve community make a difference.
With growing interest in sustainable procurement and some busy months at Reeve, we are excited to welcome three new members to the office! Two join us in consulting and specialist roles, and thanks to the help of Eco Canada, we were able to hire an additional intern for the summer.
On July 1, 2018 something very exciting will be happening in Seattle, and at Reeve we’re excited to be a part of it! The 2018 Special Olympics USA Games opens, showcasing the abilities of athletes with intellectual disabilities in 14 Olympic-type team and individual sports. Reeve Consulting has been working closely with the Special Olympics USA Organizing Committee (SOUSA) to help them become the first Special Olympic Games to develop and deliver on a Sustainability Strategy.
Tim visited Washington, DC in May for the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council’s 2016 Summit. There, he co-presented on municipal sustainable purchasing, representing the Municipal Collaboration for Sustainable Procurement (MCSP), alongside Alicia Culver from the Responsible Purchasing Network, and Jonathan Rifkin from the District of Columbia, and learned from other leading sustainable purchasing professionals.
With supply chain transparency quickly rising as a corporate priority –private and public sector organizations are asking themselves how they can more effectively engage with their staff around important ethical and sustainable purchasing concepts.
That’s why a new eLearning tool called The Green Learning Centre is creating a buzz. Powered by Reeve Consulting, The Green Learning Centre is a unique online communication and training program that builds employee awareness and understanding of ethical, sustainable and green purchasing in a fast, fun and effective way.
Did you know that Fairtrade Certification is the most widely recognized consumer eco-label in the world? It’s not surprising given that Fairtrade certification includes minimum environmental, social and economic standards, all related to the production and distribution to a growing range of consumer products. The high recognition rate is good news for both ourselves and our friends at Fairtrade Canada, who have recently engaged Reeve Consulting to help them develop and execute a major Retail Engagement Strategy aimed at growing the availability of certified Fairtrade products in major Canadian Grocery Stores such as Loblaws, Sobeys, Metro, Whole Foods and Federated Cooperative Limited [PDF]. We’ll be working as key partner to the Fairtrade Canada Commercial team for the next 4 months as part of a new focus within the organization on the retail sector. If you’re a certified Fairtrade brand, a Fairtrade supplier or a friend of Fairtrade, we’d love to hear your ideas on how we can grow the market for Fairtrade products in Canada and beyond.
After spending most of the last 10 years located in the downtown core Reeve Consulting has recently moved into a fantastic new office near City Hall in Vancouver. We’re thrilled to be in a new location that comes equipped with video conferencing technology for servicing remote clients, has stunning views of the City and as an added bonus comes with a LEED Gold Rating for Interior Design and Renovation. We’re also really excited to be sharing the office space with MHPM Project Managers, who were a strategic partner to us on a recent Buying Green Guide we produced for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Located on the 5th floor of the City Square building at 555 West 12th – we invite you to drop by to check out the new space or join us on a Friday afternoon after 4:00 PM when we typically loosen the strings and join with our MHPM friends in celebrating the end of the week. We look forward to hosting you soon.