
Vancity enviroFund™ recipients
We are delighted to partner with the below Vancity envirofund™ recipients to advance lighter living in our commmunities.
2021
- FarmFolk/CityFolk - Climate Solutions in Food Systems
- Capital Region Food & Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable (CRFAIR) - Closing the Supply Gap
- Disabled Independent Gardeners Association - Home Gardening Program
- FED Urban Agriculture Society - My FED Farm
- Food Stash Foundation - Rescued Food Market Pilot
- Compost Education Center - Ground beneath our feet
- Second Harvest - No Waste, No Hunger
- Fresh Roots Urban Farm Society - SOYL
- Refarmers Regenerative Agriculture Association - Vancouver Urban Food Forest
- Environmental Youth Alliance - Nature Stewards
- BC Eco Seed Coop - BC Grown Seed foor BC Growers
- Earth Bites - Water Conservation and Food Sovereignty for Vancouver School Gardens
- Light House Sustainability Society - Zero Waste Construction Certification
- Ocean Wise Conservation Association - Plastic Wise
- Regenerative Waste Labs - Think Ahead Workshops & Member Portal
- Nulla - Scaling Cup Sharing
- Synergy Foundation - Project Zero and VIGBC
- Light House Sustainability Society - BizBiz BC
- BizBiz Global - BizBiz BC
- MakeWay - Share Reuse Repair Initiative - SHIFTing Consumer Behaviour
- Vancouver Economic Commission - Convening Emerging Circular Economy Businesses
- Canadian Society Promoting Environmental Conservation - Leverage Lab - Textile Lab for Circularity
- Circular Solutions - Reusables - East of Seymour Reusable Take-out
- The Thingery Sharing Inc - Service Improvements for Regional Growth
- MakeWay - Share Reuse Repair Initiative - Convening Emerging Circular Economy Businesses
- Catalyst Power - Community Scale Biorefineries
- Susgrainable - Circular Economy Learning Program
- Ocean Ambassadors Canada - Zero-Waste Coaching Program
- Threading Change - #ClothesBusters campaign
- Be the Change Earth Alliance - Youth for Climate Action
- Fabcycle - Research on Business Model Scalability
- Camp Fircom Society - Solar PV Installation
- Climate Smart Business, Inc. - Climate Smart Training & Certification Scholarships
- Islanders Against Violence Society - Solar Panels on Croftonbrook Affordable Housing
- OPEN Regenerative Technologies, Inc. - Retrofit Concierge
- Transition Salt Spring - Climate Action Coach Program
- Cheakamus Foundation for Environmental Learning - Building for a Greener Future Together
- Home Performance Stakeholder Council - Home Performance Contractor Network
- B Collective - Building Offsite Sustainable Systems
- Kambo Energy Group Inc. - Empower Me 101
- Kitsilano Community Center Association - Cool Hood Champs
- Beulah Garden Homes - Lighter Living Initiative
- Habitat for Humanity - Sustainabilty Build Week
- One Earth Initiative Society - Advancing Lighter Living
- HUB Cycling - Cycling Maps
- HUB Cycling - Bike to Work Week
- South Vancouver Neighbourhood House - Lighter Living Youth Engagement
- Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment - Vancouver Cycling Study
- Kickstand Bikes - Re-cycle
- Greater Victoria Harbour Authority - Sea Bin
- Foundation for Environmental Stewardship - SDGs Launch
2020
- BC Poverty Reduction Coalition - #AllOnBoard
- Be the Change Earth Alliance - Youth Voices for Climate Action
- Bike Victoria Society - Go By Bike Week 2020
- FABCYCLE Ltd - Textile expert at Archive Consignment Sale
- Fashion Takes Action - Education at Archive Consignment Sale
- Fashion Takes Action - My Clothes My World
- FED Urban Agriculture Society - My FED Farm
- Green Bricks Education Society - Circular Economy Workshop
- HUB Cycling - Bike to Shop, Bike to Work
- Kambo Energy Group (Empower ME) - Energy 101- Empower ME Workshops
- T'Sou-ke Nation - Indigenous Food Sovereignty Education
- Galiano Conservancy Association - One Earth One Island
- Green Spark Group - Green Spark Knowledge Hub
- Gulf Island Food Co-op - Food Co-op Table and Preservation
- Hey Archive - Archive Consignment Warehouse Sale
- Hives for Humanity - Italian Cultural Centre Apiary and Pollinator Meadow
- Immigrant Link Center Society - Win Win Win
- Pearson College - Race Rocks Solar Panel Installation
- Transition Salt Spring - Sea Restoration Project
- Your Local Farmers Market - Vancouver Farmers Market and BC Local Root Partnership
- CityHive Youth Engagement Society - EnviroLab
- Green Chair Recycling - Zero Waste Event Consultations for 2020
- BC Federation of Labour - Just Transition Research
- BCIT - Zero Energy Building Lab
- Electrical Joint Training Committee - Solar Monitoring Systems Training Program
- FarmFolk/CityFolk Society - Food and Climate Project
- Food Mesh - Retail Food Recovery Program
- Habitat for Humanity - Rebuild Hub
- One Earth Initiative Society - Lighter Living Motivational Profiles
- One Earth Initiative Society - Catalyzing Lighter Living in the Region
- Share Reuse Repair Initiative (project of MakeWay) - Mainstreaming Repair, Bolstering Innovation, and Embedding Share, Reuse and Repair into Government Policy and Programs
- Synergy Foundation - Project Zero & Vancouver Island Green Business Collective Programs
- Circular Solutions Inc - Reusables Pilot
- Climate Smart - Spring Activator Series Module
- Metro Vancouver - National Zero Waste Council - Canadian Food Loss and Waste - Research, Activate, Innovate for Food Loss and Waste Prevention and Reduction
- Ocean Wise Conservation Association - Plastic Wise
- One Earth Initiative Society - One Planet Saanich
- Share Reuse Repair Initiative (project of MakeWay) - Front Runners Research
2019
- Frameworq Education Society - Clothing repair events at Vancity branches
- Foundation for Environmental Stewardship - 3% Project
- Clearwater Events & Weddings - Sustainable wedding show
- Unbuilders - Growing Deconstruction Industry
- Gomae Labs - Zero Waste Meal Delivery expansion
- Ocean Wise Conservation Association - Vancouver Aquarium Solar Project
- Elements International Environmental Film Festival Society - Elements Film Festival
- One Earth Initiative Society - Catalyzing Lighter Living in the Region
- Georgia Strait Alliance - Festival of Oceans
- Hey Archive Inc. - Archive Consingment Warehouse Sale
- National Zero Waste Council, an initiative of Metro Vancouver - Canadian Food Loss and Waste - Research, Activate, Innovate for Food Loss and Waste Prevention and Reduction
- Fashion Takes Action - My Clothes My World
- One Earth - SRRI
- Ocean Wise Conservation Association - Plastics Wise
- Ocean Ambassadors Canada - Plastic Reduction Initiative
- Food Mesh - Retail Food Recovery Program
- FarmFolk CityFolk Society - Food and Climate Project
- Pedal Energy Development Alternatives - Pedals for the People
- Electrical Joint Training Committee - Solar Photovoltaic Training Program
- Mustard Seed Street Church and Food Bank c/o The Victoria Foundation - Mustard Seed Food Share Building Aquisition
- Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm - The BC Food Web - A Knowledge Sharing Platform for Sustainable Farming
- University of British Columbia (Sustainability & Engineering) - UBC Move-in Move-out
- District of Saanich - One Planet Saanich
- West Coast Environmental Law Association - New Mode class A Shares
- Dogwood Initiative - New Mode class A Shares
- GVCAF - Synergy Strategic Investment Year 1
- University of British Columbia - Climate Hub
- 350Vancouver - Climate Action Vancouver
- The Sharing Farm Society - Lighter Living Workshop Series
- GreenSeeds Music Society - Film: Zero
- CEED Centre Society - Eco-employment for vulnerable youth
- Emma’s Acres The L.I.N.C. Society - Long Term Imates Now in the Community (LINC)
- A Rocha Canada - Farm Flourishing
- Eat the dishes - Zero Waste Meals
- Quupe Technologies Inc. - Quupe Referral Platform
- Creatively United - Solutions Sustainability Series
- Stream of Dreams Murals Society - Reducing Freshwater Plastics
- Bluhouse Eatery Ltd - Zero Waste Healthy Food
- Peace People Projects - Zero Waste Vegan Markets
Vancity Zero Waste Events Program under the Vancity envirofund™
- Latincouver Cultural and Business Society - Carnaval Del sol
- SUCCESS Foundation - S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Walk With the Dragon
- Green Chair Recycling - Carnaval Del Sol
- Green Chair Recycling - Mission Folk Festival
- Green Chair Recycling - S.U.C.C.E.S.S. - Walk with the Dragon
- Green Chair Recycling - Pacifica-Race for Recovery
- Green Chair Recycling - New West Pride
- Golden Spike Days Society - Zero Waste Event
2018
- Dr. Jennie Moore – Ecocity Business Network
- Evergreen – Green Block Neighbourhoods
- One Earth Initiative Society – Activating Lighter Living across the region
- North Fraser Salmon Assistance – Watershed protection outreach campaign
- The Documentary Media Society – DOXA Screening: Metamorphosis
- School District #64 – Saturna Ecological Education Center
- Lupii Community Café – Leap It Mug Share
- Langara College Foundation – Solar PV install
- BC Tomorrow Society – BC Tomorrow land use simulator
- Synergy Sustainability Institute Society – Project Zero Circular Economy Incubator
- Ridge Meadows Recycling Society – Maple Ridge Repair Cafe
- Turner Enterprises – Archive Consignment Warehouse Sale
- LifeCycles Project Society – Gleaning Hub
- Fresh Air Learning Society – Growing Roots outdoor learning
- Green Bricks Education Society – Green Bricks 4 Water
- BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation – Harvest Bin