ESG Experts in the Niagara Region
PenFinancial Credit Union is proud to be part of the global movement of Certified B Corporations® who use business as a force for good, reinforcing PenFinancial’s Truly Local Commitment to Niagara. The certification requires that they meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose.
KPMG can help you develop an ESG strategy that helps create long-term value and competitive advantage while balancing your business needs with those of the environment, external stakeholders and society.
The Living Wage Program is an Ontario-wide program, designed to help businesses attract and retain employees, particularly for low-paying jobs. The goal of the program is to combat working poverty by ensuring that employees can make ends meet where they live. By incorporating expenses that a worker must cover, such as shelter, food, transportation and more, our living wages are much closer to reality than a politically set minimum wage.
Ready to start or even accelerate your sustainability journey but not quite sure where to start? If your business is looking for additional guidance or credible recognition of your efforts, our Sustainability Leadership Program might be right for you. Sustainability Leadership offers a membership-based program for businesses looking to improve their employee engagement, brand value and profitability. They also have exclusive networking events, award ceremonies and collaboration opportunities.
As a sustainable company, Alectra is committed to meeting today’s needs and the needs of future generations by empowering our customers, communities, and employees, protecting the environment, and embracing innovation.
RBC’s clients have entrusted them to help them secure a better financial future for themselves or for the beneficiaries of the funds they manage. Through responsible investment, RBC is better equipped to enhance the long-term, risk-adjusted performance of those portfolios.
Pinchin Ltd. is one of Canada’s largest and most respected Environmental Engineering Consulting Companies. We are a cross-country network staffed by a team of 650 skilled and experienced professional engineers, scientists, industrial hygienists, geologists, technologists, project managers and support staff in 35 local and regional offices. Our local presence allows us to provide the highest level of responsiveness and custom service, ensuring up-to-date, in-depth knowledge of local regulations, enforcement and market conditions.
Solva Group offers specialized project management and consulting advisory services to help transform your business in this era of rapid technological change, where operational efficiency and digital readiness are paramount. They are PMI and AXELOS certified project advisors and strategists, here to help your business or organization succeed.
RCT is a social enterprise that delivers social, economic & environmental benefits by providing renewed information & communication technology to learners, offering workplace skills & training opportunities for youth & volunteers, and enabling organizations to realize their social responsibility programs.
We see your business from every angle! Engaging Passionate Results is our top priority. How? Custom CX workshops, video CX analysis, and CX focused coaching!
Culturiousity’s mission is to be the first place people choose to cultivate cultural competence domestically and globally. We believe cultural competence requires self awareness, curiosity and empathy and we bake that into our consulting, training and coaching. Using a developmental approach, we use valid and reliable assessments that help measure progress to ensure we deliver far more than mere feel-good PR.
Environmental Specialists
Entomogen Inc. was established in 1999 as an Environmental Consulting and Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR & ED) firm. Our team includes a Medical Entomologist, a Registered Microbiologist, and an Ecologist. We are committed to providing our clients with reliable, accurate, and timely scientific information.
PlanET is a leader in the North American agriculture biogas sector and is among the world leaders in the biogas industry. While PlanET’s reach may be global, we have always taken great strides to maintain our focus on local markets and see ourselves as long term partners with each one of our customers. At PlanET we promote biogas as a renewable energy source that will deliver business success while protecting the climate.
Hallex Environmental is an Ontario corporation based in the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada offering cost effective, client-oriented professional environmental consulting services. With our team of trained and certified professionals, we can handle your environmental service needs in a safe and responsible manner.
In 2020, Walker committed to a 20-year vision for sustainability — a distinct set of goals to continuously improve our social, environmental and economic footprint. This vision acts as a guidepost to manage our impact through the next two decades with resource recovery at the forefront. We are a proactive and creative industry partner. We create innovative alternatives to facilitate meaningful change in our industries.
Human Resources & Consulting Specialists
We provide support and guidance on your organization’s specific HR needs. Need help with performance management processes, organizational effectiveness, workplace investigations, and employee engagement? We can work with you to ensure optimal employee relations to retain loyal employees.
Essential HR empowers small businesses with a comprehensive suite of HR solutions. Clients hire us to streamline their HR operations, boost team performance, and attract top-tier talent. From implementing cutting-edge HR programs to hands-on support for tough employee challenges, we’re committed to delivering results that drive long-term success.
We will inspire you to create an environment and inclusive culture where policies & practices are compliant, where people are positively challenged, where growth and learning opportunities exist for all, and most importantly, where people feel that their contributions to a greater purpose matter. We are passionate about people, collaboration, and delivering results in an impactful way.
For more than 40 years, our team of experienced and knowledgeable HR professionals has provided trusted advice and strategic, forward-thinking solutions to leading organizations across Southern Ontario to help them navigate the challenges, growth, and disruptions facing their industries. We lead through flexible, transformative, and empowering HR strategies and solutions that help organizations increase productivity, deliver greater value to stakeholders, and achieve actionable, sustainable results at every level of their enterprise.
Our collaborative approach provides you and your employees with information and tools to support you as your workplace evolves. With expertise in absence and disability management programs and workplace mental health, we listen first to your needs, then work with you to design a workplace health strategy – or simple program – that enhances your organization to help you get better results through a more engaged workforce, while attracting new talent.
Our approach is to assist you in achieving desired outcomes. We do this by supporting your organization’s capacity to create the result that propels you to the next step, otherwise known as Capacity Building. The Trusted Time team is registered as a Living Wage Employer at the Champion level as per the Ontario Living Wage Network.
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