Sustainability - Downtown Victoria Business Association

Ariel Glidden April 14, 2021

Earth Month Sustainable Living: Supporting Local Businesses

April is Earth Month and one fantastic way to live sustainably is to support local businesses! Whether it's a retail shop, a grocery store, a restaurant, or a supplier, they help keep our city a unique and diverse place, re-invest…

Ariel Glidden April 12, 2021

Earth Month Sustainable Living: Green Beauty

A great way to lower your environmental footprint and care for the earth is to support green beauty companies and products. There are many downtown businesses to help you with this goal, from hair care to beauty salons and beyond.…

Ariel Glidden April 9, 2021

Earth Month Sustainable Living: Buy Less Meat

One of the most tangible ways to lessen your environmental footprint is to buy less meat. The meat industry contributes immensely to climate change and greenhouse gases, as well as affecting individual ecosystems and using a lot of space and…

Ariel Glidden April 7, 2021

Earth Month Sustainable Living: Buy Less Packaging

Buying less packaging and reducing your single-use plastic consumption is a fantastic way to support the environment and minimize your plastic footprint. For Earth Month, we want to help you find easy ways to live more sustainably. So we have…

Ariel Glidden April 6, 2021

Earth Month Sustainable Living: Buy Less New

April is Earth Month and we want to help you feel empowered when it comes to sustainable living. A great way to live more sustainably is to buy less new. Shopping secondhand keeps things out of the landfill and allows…

Ariel Glidden April 1, 2021

What Does Sustainability Really Look Like?

April is Earth Month! We talked to Sadie at The Sustainable Fox, a company specializing in advising and consulting on sustainability plans and habits, and asked her some questions about what sustainability looks like and how to have a more…

Ariel Glidden December 14, 2020

Sustainability-Focused Shops Downtown

Climate change and sustainability are important issues, but it's not always clear how we can help. One simple step is to consider the environmental impact of our purchases. We've compiled a list of sustainability-focused stores in downtown Victoria to help…

Ariel Glidden November 20, 2020

Rising Economy Week’s The Green Recovery Panel

November 16 - 20, 2020 marked Rising Economy Week, an event co-hosted by the South Island Prosperity Partnership and Pacific NorthWest Economic Region. With the climate crisis and the pandemic still so prevalent and important, they offered a panel called…

Holly Dumbarton March 3, 2020

FED Feature: Zambri’s

The Food Eco District has initiated monthly features to promote food and sustainability. For March, the feature restaurant is Zambri's. Read on to find out the featured food...

Jeff Bray January 20, 2020

Jeff’s New Year and New Decade Notes

Happy New Year! It’s time for an overview of 2019’s downtown business highs and lows, and thoughts on this new year and new decade with our Executive Director, Jeff Bray.

Category: Sustainability