The City of Toronto and its partners at Green Living Enterprises announced a call for nominations last week for the
2011 Green Toronto Awards, which aim to inspire and recognize environmental success. The awards give $5,000 and bragging rights to those who are "leading the way to a greener Toronto" in 10 categories (Green Home, Green Business, Local Food, Community Projects, Energy Conservation, Environmental Awareness, Green Design, Leadership, Water Efficiency and Youth Leadership).
Behind the awards, of course, is
Green Living Enterprises, an environmental marketing and branding company that has been leading the way to a greener Canada since 2005. The company's story begins well before that, of course. It grew out of the environmental publishing program of its parent company, Key Publishers, who launched the
EnviroGuide in 1999 in response to growing awareness of the importance of green issues. According to the company, the success of the guide led to establishing Green Living Enterprises as its own company. At the same time the Green Toronto Awards were launched and the name of the guide was changed to the
Green Living Guide.
In 2007, the company launched the
Green Living Show in Toronto, which has become the largest consumer environmental event in the country. All the while, the company has served a growing list of clients with their environmental programs, billing itself as one-stop shopping for environmental programming. Green Living Enterprises now claims to be the largest green marketing and branding firm in Canada.
Writer: Edward Keenan
Source: Annette Borger, Green Living Enterprises