Green Provincial Report Card 2012

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2012 Green Provinces Report, Corporate Knights Magazine

2012 Green Provinces Report Based on the Corporate Knights 2012 Green Provinces Ranking

Erin Marchington With Contributions from Katie Howard Published by Corporate Knights Magazine, Summer 2012

Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...........................................................................................................................2 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................3 1.1 BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT ................................................................................................................................3 1.2 2012 GREEN PROVINCES RESEARCH AIM AND AUDIENCE .................................................................................3 1.3 OUTLINE OF THE REPORT........................................................................................................................................3 2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ..........................................................................................................4 2.1 METHOD DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................................................4 2.2 2012 GREEN PROVINCES METHODOLOGY ...........................................................................................................4 2.2.1 Data collection.......................................................................................................................................................5 2.2.2 Data analysis........................................................................................................................................................5 2.2.3 Methodology and analysis challenges.......................................................................................................................6 3 RANKING RESULTS AND ANALYSIS..............................................................................................8 3.1 CATEGORY RESULTS AND ANALYSIS ......................................................................................................................9 3.1.1 Overall trends........................................................................................................................................................9 3.1.2 Air and Climate ...................................................................................................................................................9 3.1.3 Water .................................................................................................................................................................12 3.1.4 Nature................................................................................................................................................................14 3.1.5 Transportation ....................................................................................................................................................16 3.1.6 Waste .................................................................................................................................................................18 3.1.7 Energy and Buildings ..........................................................................................................................................19 3.1.8 Innovation ...........................................................................................................................................................20 4 PROVINCE AND TERRITORY PROFILES....................................................................................22 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14

ONTARIO, A-............................................................................................................................................................22 BRITISH COLUMBIA, A-...........................................................................................................................................23 PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, B+ ..............................................................................................................................25 YUKON TERRITORY, B ...........................................................................................................................................26 QUEBEC, B................................................................................................................................................................28 NUNAVUT, B- ...........................................................................................................................................................29 NOVA SCOTIA, B- ....................................................................................................................................................31 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, B-..............................................................................................................................32 NEWFOUNDLAND, C+ ...........................................................................................................................................33 NEW BRUNSWICK, C+............................................................................................................................................35 MANITOBA, C+ .......................................................................................................................................................36 ALBERTA, C ..............................................................................................................................................................38 SASKATCHEWAN, C.................................................................................................................................................39 THE IDEAL PROVINCE, EXCELLENT ....................................................................................................................41

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