Welcome to the First Edition of the Ontario Ecotourism Society’s Responsible Suppliers Guide for Travel and Tourism Ontario!
This guide, available to you online, in a downloadable pdf format, has been created to help ecotourism professionals and operators find sustainable product suppliers and services within Ontario. All companies listed have met our sustainable product and supplier criteria (page 28). As well as including a directory of responsible product and service suppliers in Ontario, the guide also features a wide range of articles aimed at helping ecotourism professionals and travellers make responsible choices for a sustainable future!
Print-Friendly Black and White 1st Edition!
We would like to thank the following contributors for their generous support:
Astley Gilbert's Forest First 100 Line of Products features 100% recycled papers
produced with 100% post-consumer waste so you can print all your marketing
collateral without harming a single tree!
info@astleygilbert.com www.astleygilbert.com
Clearly Green Design brings a pragmatic blend of ethical practice and socio-political awareness that has earned them a reputation as emerging experts in socially responsible design.
deb.o@clearlygreendesign.com www.clearlygreendesign.com
Enviro Threads has been manufacturing environmentally friendly products since 1996. All bags are made in Lindsay, Ontario from various cotton textiles including Certified organic cotton, unbleached and printed cottons.
liz@envirothreads.com www.envirothreads.com
Steam Whistle Brewing is proudly making efforts every day to reduce their footprint on this planet. Some of the steps they are taking include: refillable bottles, steam heat, energy efficient equipment, bio-fuel, bullfrog power, biodegradable cups and enwave's deep lake cooling system.
The Zerofootprint group of companies empowers communities, businesses and organizations to live ingeniously in a low carbon world. They believe that for sustainability, no action is insignificant. They walk the talk by providing an atmosphere of support for their team and creating an office environment that supports environmental values and reducing impact before offsetting.
info@zerofootprint.net www.zerofootprint.net
Responsible Suppliers Guide In The News!
•Press releases and announcements have gone out to daily and weekly newspapers, along with tourism related websites and news sources, all across Ontario! Read our official press release.
•Green Purchasing. How to Avoid the Greenwash! The Responsible Suppliers Guide has been featured in an article on helping consumers make environmentally-friendly product choices. The article gives useful tips on exploring products and companies beyond their labels. The article appeared in the December issue of The Wire Megazine. Check out the latest issue here!
•Responsible Travel and Tourism: New Directory from tOES! Our Guide has been featured in the Responsible Travel and Tourism forum weekly newsletter. Check out the newsletter!
•The International Ecotourism Society Green Building Directory. Responsible Suppliers Guide has been featured in the TIES directory which lists websites for international and national companies and organizations that provide resources on green products and services. You can access their directory here!
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The International Centre for Responsible Tourism Canada. Responsible Suppliers Guide featured in resources and tools for Responsible Tourism.
Feedback from the Responsible Suppliers Guide!
" Thank you very much for sending us your new online directory. It was well received here at Astley Gilbert. We are looking forward to more news from toes of your next edition, your new website and your 2009 projects!"
(Alice Watt, Executive Assistant Astley Gilbert)
"Thanks for sending this to me-it looks great! Nice to see this list lengthening! Glad to see the progress-it must have taken many hours of work! I'm glad it was rewarding."
(Megan, Graduate from Ecotourism and Adventure Tourism Management Sir Sandford Fleming College)
"Great Job! Thank you so much for this wonderful directory. This will truly assist people in making easy choices for being and going green. Thank you for asking for our participation"
(Cathy Nesbitt, Cathy's Crawly Composters)
"It looks great. We really appreciate having the opportunity to be included. Goodluck with your launch!"
(Sybil Taylor, Marketing and Communications for Steam Whistle Brewing)