We are actively looking to partner with industry associations. In our experience, companies in similar industries (and who are often part of an association) share the same environmental concerns and are impacted by the same regulations – so why not share the burden? 

The system can be modified to suit association needs, companies can leave comments and best practices to be shared across an association and we will offer a bulk reduced price to association members! With the new version of NIMONIK coming soon, we hope your association will take a free account for a test drive. 

If you are interested in getting NIMONIK for your association members or would like to recommend us to your association, contact us directly at jbrun @ nimonik dot ca

At NIMONIK, we believe that less is more. Some “information sources” bombard you with more information that you can possibly handle: news items, legislative updates, products, court rulings… These online tools should filter information and provide you with the essentials, not add more emails to your inbox.

Here we want you to get the straight facts and quickly understand your obligations. We write plain language guidance on environmental regulations, let you annotate it with comments, rate it and pick and choose the most relevant items for your operation. 

No excess, just good reliable information.

Here is a recent update our members received with regards to British Columbia’s first take at carbon credits.

On May 28th, the B.C. government introduced a key component of its plan to reduce greehouse gas emissions by one-third by the year 2020.  Bill 18 establishes a framework for a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions; however, specific reduction targets have yet to be set.

The B.C. government can now issue a given number of allowance units (BCAUs) to affected companies that each represent one tonne of CO2 equivalent emissions. If a company wishes to surpass its emissions cap,  it is possible to purchase additional units from other companies who have additional BCAUs at the end of a compliance period (which will be determined by regulation).

Companies may also acquire BC Emission Reduction Units (BCERUs), which are issued by the government if a company can demonstrate  removal, reduction or avoidance of GHG emissions into the atmosphere. Companies can also purchase Recognized Compliance Units (RCUs) from other jurisdictions (if approved by regulation). Companies may be forced to pay administrative penalties in the case of non-compliance.

Why are our laws and regulations so unreadable? Mostly because the way lawmakers write has little to do with everyday language. Instead they tend to favour an archaic and convoluted writing style known as legalese. Making matters worse, our legal obligations vary from one province (or territory) to the next, and legal compliance is further complicated by a growing body of regulations.

Happily, there is a growing international movement promoting the use of plain language in the public and private sectors with regards to legal writing. And why not? The case for plain language is compelling. Ignoring of one’s legal obligations can have serious and sometimes expensive consequences.

At Nimonik, we believe that businesses have a right to understand how to comply with environmental regulations. We believe that legal writing should be simple, grammatically correct, modern, and use everyday words as much as possible, without sacrificing the complexity of the law.

The idea behind Nimonik is to provide our subscribers with a detailed yet accessible roadmap through the labyrinth of environmental law, as it applies to their activities.

We are working hard at NIMONIK to bring you a completely new platform. As described in a previous post, we are moving towards a much more interactive system with a cleaner interface. We decided to give you a sneak peak at NIMONIK 2.0, which should be launched towards the beginning of October.

Some of the new features include:

• A quick “dashboard” of all the changes in the system, including comments, legislative updates, and document uploads.
• Commenting on everything in the system.
• Re-written guidance text with cleaner, more straightforward language.
• Organization of aspects according to your facilities.
• Quicker response times.

And much more…

Here are a couple screenshots of the new system: