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About ISL Sustainability Sustainability Principles

4 Principles Guiding Sustainability

Our definition of sustainability is based on four core principles adapted from the four system conditions described by The Natural Step . Committing to these principles ensures that sustainability best practices are considered in project outputs and outcomes, presented to clients throughout the project process, and used in internal operations.

  • Principle 1: Environmental Protection - Move towards, and ultimately achieve, solutions and activities that free us from our dependence on substances that are extracted from the earth's crust and accumulate in nature.
  • Principle 2: Ecosystem Conservation - Move towards, an ultimately achieve, solutions and activities that preserve, enhance and regenerate nature and life-sustaining ecosystems.
  • Principle 3: Waste-free Output - Move towards, and ultimately achieve, cradle-to-cradlesolutions and activities in design, manufacturing and consumption such that substances produced by society do not accumulate in nature.
  • Principle 4: Social Equity - Move towards, and ultimately achieve, social solutions and activities that allow every person to meet basic human needs and achieve their potential in life, now and in the future.

The Natural Step

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ISL Engineering and Land Services (ISL) is proud to be among Canada’s 30 most environmentally-conscious employers. It is the second time ISL has been on this list.

 The list of Canada’s “Green 30” organizations, based on employee perceptions about their record on environmental stewardship, was released today by Aon Hewitt. The list was developed based on employee responses to questions in the 2011 Best Small and Medium Employers in Canada survey.  Over 130,000 employees at more than 250 organizations were asked about their employer’s environmental practices.  ISL ranked within the top 30 companies whose employees have a positive perception of their efforts.

Read the Official Press Release here.

Read the ISL Press Release here.

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ISL Engineering and Land Services (ISL) is pleased to be named fifth among the Top 50 Best Small and Medium Employers in Canada. This is the third consecutive year ISL has placed within the top 5 of the list.

Read our full press release here.

The results of this prestigious study, are published in Macleans magazine. Click here for more information