First Peoples and the oil industry

This week, thousands of representatives of Amazonian communities arrived at the COP site and attempted to enter the Blue Zone. Their determination finally prompted President Lula to agree to a meeting.

The experiment expands

The COP site is huge. It takes around 30 minutes to get from one end to the other. The blue zone is for accredited people like us, since we're part of the Quebec delegation led by Investissement Québec.

Brazil: innovative and proactive

When it comes to expertise and investment, São Paulo wants to be seen as capable of delivering rapid results.

Biodiversity and human rights

A flagship project recently made official: the creation of a huge protected area, the new Morro Grande Natural Park, covering almost 11,000 hectares. A jewel of biodiversity and home to important water sources.

Summit Agenda Sao Paulo + verde

Smooth arrival. A few tents for the conferences, and surprise... no queues at the coffee stands. Here, you take your coffee home with you! In Montreal, there would be at least five stations and 30 people lined up at each one. A little C2Mtl.

The young lady doctor on the guided tour

First I stroll through the Jardins neighborhoods... imagine Westmount with palm trees and parrots, you're there! The evening before, a few minutes away, I crossed a bridge inhabited by dozens of homeless drug addicts. I took a deep breath and moved forward with a falsely confident air... Contrast, you say?

The whirlwind preparations

COP 30 is starting in a different way, a few months before the event. It takes root in Montreal, with a dedicated team from Investissement Québec. Ten days before the COP, the inevitable meeting with security instructions. It soon feels like we're off to Sudan.

To go or not to go?

The obvious: my desire to support Eduardo Firak, Ph.D. in our ELLIO subsidiary in Brazil. Eduardo has been hard at work there for a year. What could be better than a visit to understand where he lives, to grasp regional issues, to immerse myself in the aspirations and innovations of southern countries, and to help him raise his profile?

Citizen consultation and municipal public consultation

Discover Ellio's approach to citizen consultation and municipal public consultation, based on grassroots participation and inclusive ecological transition.

How do you get started on your RCM's climate plan?

Getting started on a climate plan for your MRC can seem complex. Thanks to Quebec's Accelerating Local Climate Transition (ATCL) program, tools and resources are available to guide your first steps. Find out how to structure your stakeholder engagement and consultation process from the outset, and ensure an inclusive approach tailored to local realities.

Putting stakeholders at the heart of the process to accelerate the local climate transition of our MRCs

With the participation of elected officials, municipalities, aboriginal nations, community organizations, businesses, industries, institutions and the general public, the creation of your climate plan will truly reflect your territory.

Regenerative tourism to help the region prosper

Why regenerative tourism? Because aiming for sustainable tourism is obviously necessary, even essential to the pursuit of our activities, but may not be enough to bring real long-term prosperity to our territories and communities. Indeed, the notion of "sustainable" implies keeping things "as is", as they are, without degrading them further...

What do a hemp plan, the Place Stanislas in Nancy and the We Work space in Medellin have in common?

For family reasons, I have to return regularly to my home town, Nancy. So I've decided to spend more time meeting people who are making a difference...

Happiness as the company's purpose

There are over 8 billion human beings on the planet. And if there's one thing we all have in common, it's that we all want to be happy.

Taking action for the climate: how can global action be applied at company level?

Based on this observation, the Net Zero Initiative offers a practical guide with 3 pillars of action for companies...

Carbon neutrality: between good practice and greenwashing

Organizations' commitment to carbon neutrality is essential today, but it's important to understand what it's all about: the concept raises some fundamental questions. Carbon neutrality" or "net zero emissions" is defined by the IPCC as a situation of equilibrium between anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases and their absorption over a defined period.

Sustainable development action plan 2023-2028: our 7 tips for ministries and organizations

With the publication of the Government Sustainable Development Strategy 2023-2028, the Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs is inviting all provincial ministries and organizations to draw up and submit a Sustainable Development Action Plan, commonly known as a SDAP, by September 1, 2023.

2023: awareness, courage and action?

What struck me in 2022 was the growing penetration of questions about the ecological transition and sustainable development. No matter how much insiders criticize the term, blaming it for all the ills of organizational lack of ambition, greenwashing and runaway growth, even if it is green, I know that it has not yet been taken on board by organizational leaders.

Top 3: from ideas to concrete action!

COP 26 crystallizes the challenges of our century to the highest degree, and we believe that this is, unfortunately, rather justified. Even if the prospect of global warming below 1.5 degrees seems increasingly utopian, at Ellio we believe that everyone in our society has the capacity to take action and make a difference. Our clients partners are perfect examples of this ambition, and here are some of their best achievements...

7 lives. Eduardo has already had 7 lives.

Hailing from Brazil, Eduardo is a nugget to be discovered, having settled in Quebec more than five years ago.

Permaculture more than agriculture

A few years ago, with the support of students and the university administration where I worked, I co-founded Hectare urbain HEC Montréal with a dynamic doctoral student - a project focused on education and raising awareness of the sustainability issues facing our contemporary world.

The principles of life as a strategy for organizations

The page was blank, but it became colored with all kinds of reflections and influences, around a few questions: what does the society we want to help create look like? What role do organizations play in it? What posture should we adopt?...

The company's purpose: the pillar of recovery

We wanted to compare the Quebec and French approaches to the subject and their impact on organizations. On the French side, Agnès Rambaud-Paquin with the Des enjeux et des hommes team and her partner Martin Richer, founder of Management&RSE, have accumulated extensive experience on the subject, in sectors as varied as agri-food, services, industry, real estate and distribution. Here, they share what they've learned on the subject.

The "World Forum for a Responsible Economy" in Lille shows us the way to innovate and make a responsible transition.

I have to admit that finding myself quietly talking about technological innovation and Canadian politics over a drink with Bertrand Piccard, of the Solar Impulse Foundation, is off to a great start. His talk this morning was a great moment, how shall I put it... an elevation?

I took up the "Nothing new in2018" challenge! The results...

As I'm not necessarily inclined towards extremes, I saw it more as an opportunity to 1) reduce my consumption and 2) for purchases that were harder to "compress", to observe my needs and the gaps in second-hand alternatives.

Find out more about the benefits of Life Cycle Assessment

n order to meet the challenges of the future, companies will inevitably have to take a more strategic approach to sustainable development, combining reduced environmental impact with business opportunities.

Calculating social and environmental impacts using Life Cycle Assessment - The case of Prana

Bcorp Champions Retreat: inclusive underwear

Bcorp Champions Retreat: a meeting under the banner of interdependence

This year's 3-day event was held in Toronto. It was an important meeting, as the certification celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, and it was also the first time the event was held outside the USA. Canada has established itself as an essential destination, with the 2nd largest community of Bcorp! companies.

Interview with Joyce Sou from BLab Canada: the latest episode in our Bcorp trilogy

Through an interview with Joyce Sou of BLab Canada, discover who the Bcorp are, what vision of the world they aspire to, how to join the movement, and a sneak peek at how BLab sees the future!

The latest trends in Life Cycle Assessment: Our foray into Cycle 2016

Meet the Bcorp community - Part 2

Here's the second episode of our trilogy on our Bcorp adventure! Today, meet other certified companies, see how they attract new talent or mobilize their employees, and discover how being part of this community can lead to new partnerships or business opportunities...

Ellio is a B Corp... But what's the matter with us?

Today we present the first in a series of 3 short videos about our experience as a B Corp certified company. Find out why we decided to take the plunge, and how we came out the better for it...

Offset your GHG emissions by surfing for the cause... on the web

Have you heard of Lilo, the search engine that lets you surf the web while supporting a project of your choice? The principle is simple and ingenious: every search, every click we make generates money, the equivalent of around $40 per person per year, thanks to commercial links.

Esther Dormagen in HEC Montréal's Creators of Value community

Esther Dormagen has joined HEC's Créateurs de Valeurs circle. The Créateurs de Valeurs project consists of ten video interviews with prominent Quebec personalities with exemplary achievements in sustainable development.

Glass in Quebec: recovered or recycled? It's not the same thing!

In reality, the glass that goes into the recycling bin most often breaks, and arrives at the sorting centers in the form of glass shards or glass powder, where it mixes with other materials.

Is your company transformational?

On this day, Ellio formally announced its partnership with Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR), an NPO that represents the largest business network and a key CSR resource in Canada. For the occasion, we were fortunate to welcome Mr. Steven Fish, Executive Director of CBSR, and two talented speakers: Jean-François Albert, Vice-President Manufacturing at Mega Brands, and Marie-France Sosa, Sales and Business Development Manager at Plastiques GPR inc.

Brasseurs de Montreal brews beer... ecoresponsible!

Founded five years ago by Denise Mérineau and Marc-André Gauvreau, partners in business and in life, Brasseurs de Montréal is a microbrewery-restaurant in Grintown, now expanding to welcome the neighborhood's future residents. Ellio caught up with Marc-André to find out more...

Ellio, a (re)birth to celebrate!

Firstly, because Ellio is made up of three organizations whose (first) birth dates back several years (the grey hairs of some of our consultants can attest to this).