Sustainability Spotlights

Discover businesses making a sustainable impact in New Brunswick

Dieppe’s D.A.S. Concrete Countertops on the Value of Sustainable Products and Practices

For Dieppe’s D.A.S. Concrete Countertops, sustainability is not simply a buzzword, it’s a core value; it is literally in the company’s name (D.A.S. = Durability, Accessibility, Sustainability). Co-founder Emma Theriault says that sustainable products and processes have been a priority since day one. “We were an early founding member of Green Economy New Brunswick.

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The Smart Energy Company Brings Sustainability to Canada’s Farms

Founded in 2016, Quispamsis-based The Smart Energy Company (Smart Energy) is helping businesses create pathways to a sustainable, carbon-neutral future through innovative renewable energy solutions. Co-founder and Chief Development Officer Jeff McAloon says Smart Energy is helping Canadian farms gain energy independence by harnessing the power of the sun.

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New Brunswick’s Saltwinds Coffee Company: Brewing Up a Sustainable Success Story

When coffee first arrived in Canada from the Caribbean it travelled by wooden ships, directly exposed to the ocean air along the way. It made for a great-tasting coffee, smoother and less bitter than what modern coffee drinkers are accustomed to. Today, New Brunswick’s Saltwinds Coffee Company — led by Co-founders Laura Richard and Brad Rideout — gives coffee lovers a chance to experience the same smooth, delicious coffee that earlier generations consumed.

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New Brunswick’s ANESSA Brings Sustainable Biogas Solutions to Global Clients

Fredericton’s ANESSA is tackling sustainability issues in the waste management space with an innovative suite of products that optimize the use of organic and agricultural waste, converting methane that would contribute to greenhouse gas emissions into renewable natural gas (RNG) and renewable electricity.

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New Brunswick’s Atlantic Industries Limited on Its Sustainability Journey

From its headquarters in Sackville, New Brunswick, Atlantic Industries Limited (AIL) operates a coast-to-coast network of sales and engineering offices and manufacturing facilities. A New Brunswick mainstay since 1965, AIL has become a world-class solutions provider for the transportation, public works, railway, urban, mining, energy, forestry, and development sectors. Recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for five consecutive years, AIL has made sustainability a large part of its award-winning company culture.

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New Brunswick’s Bubbles & Balms on Sustainability and Going Plastic Free

Plastic Free July is a global movement aimed at helping people everywhere be part of solving the issue of plastic pollution. To drive awareness of the movement, ONB’s latest sustainability spotlight looks at a New Brunswick business doing its part to reduce global plastic waste.

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