Chosen as one of Canada's Greenest Employers for 2011:
By Kristina Leung and Richard Yerema, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editor
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Apr 20, 2011)
Some of the reasons why Veridian Corporation was selected as one of Canada's Greenest Employers (2011):
has made environmental stewardship a major part of its community involvement focus -- providing volunteering employees with access to funds, company resources, facilities and equipment as well as time away during working hours, to an annual maximum of $5,000
recently introduced the "Veridian Clean Summer Air Challenge" to encourage (and reward) employees who walk, run, cycle, take public transit, carpool or telecommute to work to reduce their carbon footprints and help clear the summer air in southern Ontario -- participating employees have the chance to win prizes tailored to chosen mode of transport
provides interest-free loans for its employees towards the purchase of energy-efficient appliances for their homes -- and offers a similar program for the purchase of hybrid vehicles that includes an interest free loan (to $5,000) to be used towards the purchase of a new hybrid
is a strong supporter of educational initiatives, ranging from a unique energy conservation program designed for grade five students across the region (that is now being exported to other parts of the province) to research support for electric vehicle development at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT)
recently completed construction of a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certified addition to the company's head office building
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