Emterra Group is among Canada’s Greenest Employers

Emterra Group, Burlington, Ontario, has been recognized on Canada’s Greenest Employers list for 2020.

According to a news release from Emterra, the company is the only waste and recycling company included on the 2020 list. This is the fifth consecutive year that Emterra Group has won this award.

“At Emterra Group, we have a saying, ‘think innovatively, transform waste into resources.’ For more than 40 years we have been reshaping the way consumers, businesses and municipalities manage waste,” says Emmie Leung, founder and CEO of Emterra Group. “We work every day to be a positive example of environmental stewardship for our employees, our customers, our communities and the environment.”

Applicants for the award are compared with other employers in their industry and the winning employers are selected by editors of Canada’s Top 100 Employers.

Winning employers are evaluated using four main criteria: unique environmental initiatives or programs they have developed; whether they have been successful in reducing their own environmental footprint; whether their employees are involved in these programs and contribute unique skills; and whether their environmental initiatives have become linked to the employer’s public identity, attracting new employees or customers.

“Values and understanding shift with each generation,” says Richard Yerema, managing editor of Canada’s Top 100 Employers Project. “Environmental sustainability was once considered contrary to running a successful enterprise. However, within a generation we have witnessed a complete reversal—a focus on long term sustainability is not only necessary for the health of any organization but for society as a whole.”