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Tavares Group was honoured to attend the 2015 Environmental Defence Gala on February 18th in celebration of Environmental Defence’s 30 year anniversary. Since 1984, Environmental Defence has been committed to making a difference in Canadian’s lives and creating change for Canada’s environment. Environmental Defence’s executive director, Tim Gray, spoke at the gala event, highlighting on the organization’s accomplishments, future plans, and thanking the sponsors that have supported Environmental Defence. The presenting sponsor of the event, Cement Associations of Canada, joined in a partnership with Environmental Defence, overcoming years of conflict to work together in developing the Cornerstone Standard (CSC), an important step in improving environmental and social performance of aggregate operations.
The event was emceed by Don Ferguson, with other attendees including Environmental Defence’s executive directors and board members, industry leaders, government officials, and environmental visionaries. Additionally, Jeff Rubin, former Chief Economist of CIBC and well known environmentalist, Tzeporah Berman, engaged in a discussion on the issue of prioritizing either a health environment or a healthy economy.
The Green Champion Award was given to Brian Phillips, owner of worldSALON and worldProducts. Phillips was honoured for demonstrating sustainable business practices and progressive work eliminating toxic chemicals from personal care.
Funds from the evening go towards supporting Environmental Defence’s future work, which include in building a clean economy, sustaining and growing Ontario’s Greenbelt, safeguarding Canada’s water, and excluding toxics in foods and products.