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Clean Air Matters is now formally changed to Summerhill Spark to reflect our new brand and structure. For more information please see www.summerhillgroup.ca |
For over 15 years, Summerhill has been instrumental in connecting you to better choices for the environment and creating new markets for environmentally preferable products and services. We empower consumers to make a positive impact through more sustainable decisions and behaviours in their daily lives.
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world-class strategiesthat empower individuals, corporationsand
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The Summerhill Index is a collective tally of the impact that Summerhill and our partners and clients have had on the environment in 2009. With 5 entities under one roof, one brand and one mission and vision: to transform markets to sustainability, Summerhill is changing the way that Canadians make choices every day.
| 55: | the number of programs and initiatives that Summerhill led in 2009 |
| 150: | the number of partners involved in these programs and initiatives |
| 1,300: | the number of green jobs created in 2009 for our eco ambassadors trained and deployed for program delivery across the country |
| 350,000: | the number of Canadians that participated in our programs in 2009 |
| 225,000 and 44,567: | the number of incandescent light strings and halogen torchieres collected this Fall |
| 5,966 and 1,324: | the number of air conditioners and dehumidifiers collected in Toronto this Summer |
| 440,000: | the number of CFLs and specialty CFLs given away or sold at a discount through our programs |
| 40, 400,000 and 40,400: | the number of Kilowatt Hours saved through energy efficient lighting and air conditioning campaigns, and the approximate number of homes that this would power each year |
| 11,500 and 94,000: | the number of pieces of e-waste collected through our Stewardship programs, and the number of kg of e-waste recycled responsibly through our events |
| 50,000: | the number of 1995 or older vehicles retired and recycled through Retire Your Ride |
| 38 and 2,050: | the number of workshops and webinars conducted on energy conservation and renewable energy, and number of people who participated |
| 94,000 and 10,000: | number of mercury containing automotive switches and mercury containing thermostat switches collected through our Switch Out and Switch the 'Stat programs |
| 105 and 1: | the number of kg of mercury diverted from landfill and grams of mercury that it takes to contaminate an eight hectare lake |
| 3,750: | the number of small business energy audits conducted through our programs |
| 7,555 and 140: | the number of pieces of gas guzzling lawn care equipment retired and recycled and the tonnes of smog forming emissions prevented from being released that this represents |
| 17: | the number of awards won by just two of our programs including the ACE Toronto Creative PR Campaign of the year and the Ovation People’s Choice award |
| 4: | the number of Summerhill offices including offices in Toronto, Montreal, Regina and New York |
| 10 and 2: | the number of provinces and territories that Summerhill operates across Canada |
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