Partners in Project Green is committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and enriching environment where organizations dedicated to improving their environmental performance can exchange knowledge, share best practices, and learn from one another. Our work is grounded in mutual trust and respect, and our collective success depends on the quality of the relationships, interactions, and collaboration we build together.
Vision
Create an internationally recognized community of leaders advancing environmental action and economic prosperity across the Greater Toronto Area.
General
While undertaking their sustainability journey with Partners in Project Green, all Participants and Members are expected to behave in a respectful manner and comply with the present Code of Conduct.
Core Values
- Collaboration – Leveraging multi stakeholder collaboration to break down barriers and achieve greater positive outcomes from sustainability initiatives.
- Customer Centricity – Allowing the needs and curiosity of our members to shape our programming and guide our strategic direction.
- Economic Responsibility – Demonstrating that the simultaneous pursuit of economic, social, and ecological goals results in greater benefits for the business community.
- Environmental Excellence – Striving towards a respectful and sustainable use of natural resources.
- Integrity Remaining – Honest in the assessment of our performance and treating our peers with the greatest level of respect.
- Spirit of Innovation – Acting as leaders in the business community and promoting innovative thinking and doing in all aspects of sustainability.
Membership benefits and commitments
Organizations at all membership levels are expected to maintain a membership in good standing, provide necessary eligibility documents, and honor the responsibilities associated with their membership.
Individuals and organizations at all membership levels are ultimately responsible for taking full advantage of, but not misusing the benefits associated with their membership.
Partners in Project Green intellectual property
Members must adhere to Partners in Project Green policies concerning the appropriate use of Partners in Project Green branding, proprietary resources and tools, and any other information given in trust.
Honest representation
When providing information, Members are expected to provide honest and transparent accounts of their organization’s products, services, performance, achievements, and challenges.
Whether it is for news feeds, case studies, sustainability initiative reports, or any other form of communication, Members will make their best effort to identify their sources, references, and assumptions, as well as the limitations of their data.
Unacceptable behaviour
Unacceptable behaviour includes, but is not limited to:
- Harassment: Any behaviour—verbal, non-verbal, or physical—that a reasonable person would understand to be unwelcome, and that degrades, demeans, humiliates, embarrasses, or inconveniences another individual.
- Violations of the Code’s Spirit or Intent: Any action or communication that directly violates or undermines the purpose and values outlined in this Code of Conduct, even if not explicitly prohibited, will be considered unacceptable.
Respect for Partners in Project Green Staff
All Members of Partners in Project Green are expected to engage with staff in a professional, respectful, and courteous manner at all times. This includes all forms of communication and interaction, whether in person, by phone, email, or through digital platforms.
Disrespectful, aggressive, or inappropriate behaviour toward staff will not be tolerated. Such conduct undermines the collaborative and inclusive environment we strive to maintain.
Partners in Project Green reserves the right to revoke membership privileges if a member’s conduct is found to be in violation of this standard.
Consequences of unacceptable behaviour
Any participant who violates the present Code is subject to discipline, up to and including removal from the program without the reimbursement of event and/or membership fees.
Reporting unacceptable behaviour
All participants are expected to report any unacceptable behaviour to Partners in Project Green staff and/or members of the Executive Management Committee.
Removal process
Upon receiving a report of unacceptable behaviour, and following a reasonable investigation by staff, a formal warning will be issued to the individual involved.
If additional reports are received or if the unacceptable behaviour continues, Partners in Project Green reserves the right to immediately suspend the individual’s participation and/or membership privileges. A motion to terminate the individual’s membership will then be brought forward at the next meeting of the Partners in Project Green Executive Management Committee.
The individual may submit one written appeal of the removal decision to the Executive Management Committee. This appeal must be received within ninety (90) days of the termination notice.
The Committee’s decision on the appeal will be final and binding.