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Find information from our back issues of the SPP newsletter here:

May 2008
• The SPP is looking for a new look!
• Community Economic Development National Conference
• Sustainability finds its way into financial statements
• Links of the Month (3rd Whale / CSR Globe)

April 2008
• Living Wage is gaining attention!
• Sharepower - holding corporations accountable for human rights
• Linking the financial crisis, climate change and prostitution
• Links of the Month (Earth Day / Do You Stand For Something?)

March 2008
• SPP wants you to take action on Living Wage
• Corporate Volunteer Awards of Excellence
• Hyping Health
• Links of the Month (Canadian Centre for Social Entrepreneurship / FlyGreen)

February 2008
• SPP adds Community Announcements
• Bill Gates into Farming
• Hard Times for Plastics
• Links of the Month (United Nations Global Compact / Kiva)

January 2008
• Momentum has been selected by the Tides Canada Foundation as one of the Top 10 Charities in Canada for 2007!
• Charity's Share From Shopping Raises Concern
• Can Business Spark a Green Energy Revolution?
• Links of the Month (Sustainable Calgary / Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations)

December 2007
• Catering and Food Services businesses and organizations needed!
• Trends in NOT purchasing
• Values-driven consumers changing the marketplace
• Links of the Month (Net Impact / Free Rice)

November 2007
• Where do Workplace Practices fit in the CSR picture?
• Job Posting: Light Up The World Foundation
• Fair Trade Week and the Waltown Movie
• Links of the Month (Global Reporting Initiatve / CorpWatch)

October 2007
• CSR for Small Business workshop - Oct. 15th
• Encouraging employees to volunteer
• Greenhouse gas emissions remain at record high
• Links of the Month (REAP Calgary / Small Business Week 2007 in Alberta)

September 2007
• Spread the word! Become a Purchaser!
• Why buy local?
• Job satisfaction hasn't improved
• Links of the Month (Zerofootprint / Consumers' Choice Awards)

August 2007
• OPPORTUNITY: Get profiled to over 100 of Calgary's progressive business community members!
• Selling Clean: The Clean Calgary EcoStore
• What is flex-time?
• Links of the Month (Flick Off / Canadian Community Economic Development Network)

July 2007
• 6 Purchasers now listed and first round of Suppliers to be posted soon!
• Do you accept Calgary Dollars?
• Update: Plastic Bags in Superstore, MEC and Lululemon
• Links of the Month (The Economics of Happiness / The New Heroes)

June 2007
• Revised SPP Supplier and Purchaser Criteria now online and accepting applications!
• What is Community Economic Development?
• How to integrate Cause-Related Marketing into your business practice
• Links of the Month (Natural Step / MBAs Without Borders)

May 2007
• Expanding from the Living Wage criteria to more Vibrant Workplace issues
• The City of Calgary's SEEPP - Sustainable, Environmental & Ethical Procurement Policy
• Earth Day came and passed... so what now?
• Links of the Month (Canadian Business for Social Responsibility / Good for Business)

April 2007
• What does 'Social' mean? - How the SPP might be changing
• Call for submissions to the Vibrant Workplaces HR Options to Action Guide
• Plastic Bags Banned in Leaf Rapids, Manitoba and San Francisco, California
• Links of the Month (Corporate Knights / The Great City Project)

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