A new non-profit helping local businesses shrink their carbon footprint has launched in Calgary.
"We're helping them and supporting them to come up with an action plan to make reductions in those emissions," Bates said. One-on-one business planning support, educational workshops and a peer network are all part of their offering.Green Economy Calgary is part of a larger network of nine similar local hubs across the country, including in Edmonton. They're all led by Green Economy Canada.
The City of Calgary is also putting up some money. Dick Ebersohn is the City's Climate Mitigation Manager. He says this program fills a missing gap to help small and medium-sized businesses become environmental leaders.
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