The Challenge Your World Blog

This Saturday in Montreal SIFE Concordia is hosting Venture Medium, an open event showcasing the community of varied and innovative Montreal entrepreneurs. This day long conference will be split into 3 distinct topics covering: Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Finance (including two workshops given by Challenge Your World!).

Visit http://www.sifeconcordia.com for details and to register.

Following the disastrous earthquake that struck on Tuesday, millions of people in Haïti are trying to recover from the tremendous shock and damage. The situation in Haïti is especially critical, because the earthquake hit the capital, Port-au-Prince, crippling government institutions and local aid agencies. On Wednesday, members of the Challenge Your World team took part in the Ski4CARE fundraiser. The event, which was organized by our partner CARE Canada, raised $39,000 for Haïtian families and orphans. What's more, for every dollar raised, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is supporting the project by matching every donation 3 [...]

So you're already registered for Challenge Your World Rendez-Vous 09 but are looking for more ways to participate in Global Entrepreneurship Week? Here is a list of great events happening in Montreal and Toronto this week (November 16-22):    Monday, November 16:

Successful start - Brought to you by: McGill Graduate Enterpreneurship Society
4:30 pm - 6:00pm - 3rd floor lounge, 1001 Sherbrooke West, Montreal

 

Tuesday, November 17^th:

Successful Financing - Brought to you by: McGill Graduate Enterpreneurship Society
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm - 3rd floor lounge, 1001 Sherbrooke West, Montreal

  

Wednesday, [...]

 There are any number of actions a company can take to make them greener than they were but at what point should a company be considered green (or green enough)? This can be hard to decide, especially for small companies that don’t necessarily have enough resources to invest in long term solutions. People have wide ranging views on this point, some saying that any little bit ought to be encouraged, while the other side saying that unless they go all the way it isn’t good enough.  [...]

Recently I’ve been doing some research on greenwashing and I have to say it never ceases to amaze me just how much greenwashing is out there.  Here’s some of the information I’ve found and some quick tips on how to avoid being taken in on greenwashing claims.
So what does ‘greenwashing’ mean? One of the most widely used definitions is ‘the act of misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service.’ Note the definition does not say whether or not the deception is intentional. Often greenwashing is done by well intentioned people/companies/organizations that just aren’t [...]