¶ Published Monday, March 8th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment, Miscellaneous ∞ No Comments »
If you love beautiful things, then you will love this 15 minute commercial of Porshe’s hybrid vehicles. More and more cars are going hybrid and electric and it is great to see the top of the line companies following suit.
Many environmentalists confuse material consumption with environmental stewardship. The desire for beauty and performance is so [...]
¶ Published Saturday, February 20th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Miscellaneous ∞ No Comments »
We deal with a lot of companies who are certified ISO 14001 – a popular environmental management system. But who knew there was an ISO standard for tea making. Among other things, the standard outlines the ideal tea pot dimensions. Make sure to follow closely for ideal tea quality. See some interesting comments on the [...]
¶ Published Friday, January 29th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Miscellaneous ∞ No Comments »
I just purchased a one-way ticket to Toronto on the Via Rail website. The experience was decent enough, though one thing did baffle me. Take a look at the screen-shot below of the last screen before the purchase. It states that the ticket is “Non-exchangeable and non-refundable” and below it says it is “Fully refundable prior to [...]
¶ Published Wednesday, December 9th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment, Miscellaneous ∞ No Comments »
We are very please to announce that we are now associate members of Greeen Enterprise Toronto (GET) , an organization that promotes green practices in the Toronto business community. They have also become associates with us and as such, GET members can obtain a discount on Nimonik services. Here is a blurb from GET which [...]
¶ Published Tuesday, December 1st at %I:%M %p ∞ In Miscellaneous ∞ No Comments »
The debate over free vs. paid online content has been raging for sometime, but it seems to be heating up further as the newspaper industry continues to bleed red ink. Dow Jones Les Hinton recently gave a speech where he makes a strong case for paid content.
We have struggled with this same question, much of [...]
¶ Published Monday, September 7th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Announcements, Miscellaneous ∞ No Comments »
In August, I wrote an article, titled Saas for Environmental Compliance in the Purchasing B2B magazine, a Rogers Media publication. In the piece, I tried to layout the rationale for buying software as a service instead of a one-time purchase. Amongst other things, the article explains,
In many companies, general counsel and legal departments are responsible [...]
¶ Published Friday, July 3rd at %I:%M %p ∞ In Legal Issues, Miscellaneous ∞ No Comments »
At Nimonik, we are trying to change an established market – never an easy chore. Notably, we are trying to pull companies away from using excel spreadsheets to manage legal obligations and get them to use an online tool that is always up to date, always accessible and collaborative by definition. Sounds obvious, right?
But, people [...]
¶ Published Thursday, June 25th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment, Miscellaneous ∞ No Comments »
We are heavily influenced by others. And the more exposure people have, the more likely they will be tolerant and open minded. A recent article in Good Magazine outlines how social networks (Facebook, Twitter…) are makes consumers more responsible and less image conscience. When your online comments, photos and videos determine your reputation, you tend [...]
¶ Published Friday, June 5th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Environment, Miscellaneous ∞ No Comments »
– by Isaac Rudik at Compliance Solutions Canada
Buoyed by tougher rules and armed with more enforcement money from the Ontario Parliament, environmental regulators are hitting the road – literally. The ministry says it is getting stricter about damage caused by trucks, buses and other forms of transport if they pollute the environment, even accidentally.
While the [...]
¶ Published Thursday, May 28th at %I:%M %p ∞ In Announcements, Environment, Miscellaneous ∞ No Comments »
Climatologists and financial modellers share more than we might think, or like. Fundamentally, both climate and financial models propose bold predictions based on highly sophisticated mathematical systems. One has already collapsed and the other will too.
Both the planet’s climate and the financial system are very, very complex beasts. Yet, people in both camps claim an [...]
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