Burnaby Business News - JAN 29, 2014

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Redesign and new grant announcement take Pledge program to the next level

By Michael Keller michael@bbot.ca

February 2014

The Burnaby Board of Trade (BBOT) recently announced the launch of its new and improved Pledge for a Sustainable Community website at bbotpledge.ca.

The new site, developed by Vancouverbased digital agency, Kumu, has a new look and feel, greatly increased functionality and allows users to customize the tips and advice they receive based on their self-identified level of expertise.

With North America business, governments and communities evolving quickly towards a more sustainable future that has both opportunities and rewards for businesses, companies across the spectrum are rethinking their corporate values with a focus on a triple bottom line – a strong environment, healthy communities and profitability. Adopting sustainable Con’t on p.3

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“We launched the Pledge for a Sustainable Community about a year ago and we were surprised and thrilled with the amount of immediate uptake we received from our business community,” remarked BBOT President & CEO Paul Holden. “The goal of the site then and now is to showcase the environmental leadership of businesses in Burnaby, and to provide advice and tips to help businesses develop a more sustainable approach. We realized after our first site

www.bbot.ca that we needed to build a better, more interactive web resource so that we can continue to engage with our pledge takers, increase participation, and create a platform off of which we can springboard all of the BBOT’s environmental sustainability-related programming.”

With over 100 organizations from around the Lower Mainland already having taken the Pledge, the goal now, in addition to program growth, is to have existing pledge takers report back on their progress and share their successes, which the BBOT will help promote through their new Pledge eNewsletter and in the new website’s Success Stories section.

As part of the re-launch, the BBOT has also announced a new partnership with Climate Smart and Vancity to deliver a training and certification program to help twenty BBOT members lower their

greenhouse gas emissions through waste and energy reduction strategies.

Vancity, through its Community Project Grants program, has made available twenty $500 grants towards Climate Smart program fees for participating businesses.

“The Pledge for a Sustainable Community platform is a fantastic resource for our members and the community. But it’s important for us as a business association to provide additional tools to our Pledge Takers and members to help them measure, reduce and quantify their sustainability performance.

A partnership with Vancity and Climate Smart has given us the tools to provide additional value and benefit to our members as we strive to become a more sustainable community,” said Holden.

And it makes good business sense from a cost standpoint as well says Climate Smart

President, Elizabeth Sheehan.

“There is a common misconception that a low carbon economy will burden businesses,” said Sheehan. “But in fact the evidence shows that reducing emissions is good for your bottom line, not just your image. Case studies from a sample of 40 Climate Smart businesses show a total annual cost savings of $1 million and 5,000 tonnes reduced annual greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, Climate Smart businesses consistently report significant returns in terms of staff engagement and reduced turnover related to their sustainability initiatives.”

Businesses interested in participating in the Climate Smart program can visit bbotpledge.ca or call Tessa Vanderkop at 604-412-0100.¾

Celebrate the Year of the Horse at the BBOT’s Lunar New Year Banquet

By Cory Redekop cory@bbot.ca

Paul’s Corner

Symbolized by elegance, vitality and loyalty, the upcoming Year of the Horse will be celebrated by the Burnaby business community on February 20th at the Burnaby Board of Trade’s annual Lunar New Year Banquet at the Fortune House Seafood Restaurant in Metrotown.

Presented by the Board and its Pacific Gateway Committee, the Lunar New Year Banquet is a multicultural event commemorating the Year of the Horse and including all of the cultures that celebrate the New Year. Highlighting the event will be a 10-course feast of Chinese delicacies, including dishes such as Sautéed Lobsters with Green Onion and Ginger, Seafood Fried Rice in Abalone Sauce and Crispy Fried Fish Balls with Toasted Almonds. This gourmet

Happy New Year from the Burnaby Board of Trade Paul Holden, BBOT President & CEO paul@bbot.ca Usually at this time of year I write a column or brief letter to our membership reflecting on the past year and looking forward to the year ahead. But since I have already done that in the latest Membership and Resource Directory, and will likely again at our upcoming State of the City address, I have decided not to repeat myself again here.

Instead, I want to take this opportunity to quite simply and sincerely thank our

wonderful membership for your continued support and confidence in the Burnaby Board of Trade. On behalf of our staff and Board of Directors, I can say that all of us here are inspired and motivated by the passion of this business community – the dedication, tenacity, and generous spirit you all share in working to make Burnaby great.

The Burnaby Board of Trade has established a new motto this year: make business better. We do this by always striving to champion an innovative and robust business community, which we are successful in doing only because of the leadership of our member organizations.

I also thank you for your participation in the various surveys we conduct throughout the year, which offer vital information that helps guide us in all that we do from the

dinner will be accompanied by live Chinese, Korean and Filipino entertainment, lucky draws and excellent networking with leaders from Burnaby’s diverse business community.

As people born in the Year of the Horse are thought to enjoy crowds, entertainment and attending special events and parties, the Burnaby Board of Trade is encouraging Burnaby to tap into its inner Horse and join the festivities at this annual event!

Tickets for the BBOT’s Lunar New Year Banquet are $55 each or $520 for a table of 10 and can be reserved by calling 604-4120100 or emailing admin@bbot.ca.

For more information on this or any other BBOT event, please visit www.bbot.ca.¾

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Over the years we have worked to help you succeed by providing the most relevant services, events, programs and benefits possible. It remains our top priority to ensure you have the tools needed to deliver results for your organization.

This year in our annual membership survey you rated your overall satisfaction at over 98%, which for us is a clear indication that we are doing the right things. So finally, I thank you for the ever-greater challenge of continuing to improve so that we not only meet, but exceed your expectations.

If you have any suggestions on how we can improve our service to you, please let me know. Happy New Year to you and yours from the Burnaby Board of Trade. ¾

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By Cory Redekop cory@bbot.ca Starting in May 2014, new environmental regulations will mean that all businesses which distribute printed paper and packaging to consumers will have to register with the new stewardship agency Multi Material BC, calculate and report the amount/type of paper and packaging they distribute each year, and pay fees to cover the cost of recycling that material.

The Burnaby Board of Trade supports measures to reduce waste and encourage a more sustainable workplace, but also had concerns with the impact of these new regulations on its members, particularly small businesses, believing that the cost of compliance in both fees and staff time necessary for reporting represented an

excessive burden for many businesses.

Therefore, the BBOT recently took these concerns directly to MMBC and discussed options for mitigating the impact of the new program on small businesses.

As a result of efforts like those of the BBOT, MMBC has decided to create a Small Business Policy that will exempt certain business from some of the costs and reporting obligations mentioned above. The proposed policy would exempt businesses that meet any of the following criteria: a) Generate less than $1 million in gross revenues b) Contribute less than 1 ton of printed paper and packing to consumers c) Operates as a single point of retail sale and is not supplied by or operated as part of a franchise, a chain or under a banner Businesses that meet any of these criteria would still have to become MMBC members, but would not have to monitor and count their annual paper and packaging use, and would not have to submit a detailed report to MMBC, saving them staff time and money.

However, these exempt businesses would still have to pay an administration fee of $150.00 each year.

MMBC is also creating a Low Volume Policy consisting of flat fees and a simple online reporting process for businesses

that contribute more than 1 ton of paper/ packaging but less than 5 tons.

In discussion with MMBC, the BBOT voiced our support for the creation of the Small Business Policy and Low Volume Policy and advocated for the process of signing up under these programs to be made as easy for businesses to navigate as possible.

Through its discussions with MMBC, the BBOT has scheduled a special workshop on February 5th with MMBC to make sure our members have a full understanding of the coming regulations.

For more information on the MMBC regulations and the recent changes, visit bbot.ca/advocacy. Business may also visit bbotpledge.ca to find out how they can better manage resources and cut costs.

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• The Burnaby Board of Trade represents the voice of 1100 businesses, entrepreneurs and organizations across Metro Vancouver. The BBOT routinely advocates on a range of issues with representatives at all levels of government. For more information on our recent advocacy work, please visit www.bbot. ca/advocacy.

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Our future and yours: Working with my generation

ILLUSTRATION: CALI EDWARDS

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By Cali Edwards admin@bbot.ca Millennials. Just reading the word incites a little fear in you doesn’t it. But why? Maybe it’s because nearly every article you’ve come across about Generation Y has told you that we’re obnoxious, entitled, job-hopping narcissists.

Honestly, many of us are. And many of us aren’t. Usually we fall somewhere in between.

And you know, from what I’ve heard my parents’ generation was (is) exactly the same.

My grandma’s too. In fact, I’m pretty sure that every politician in the history of ever, every CEO, every struggling or once struggling artist – every single person who has ever tried, well … anything – was at least a little bit obnoxious and entitled. The narcissism ties in with that. If you’re going to attempt success you have to believe you can achieve it. Confidence breeds ambition more often than not.

Typically, the job-hopping part stems from a combination of three key elements: 1. The above mentioned confidence typically instilled in us by our well-meaning parents and elementary school teachers. (It seemed mandatory that every classroom had at least two cheesy motivational posters and parents excelled at parroting their phrases.)

2. Overhearing those same well-meaning adults complain daily how much they loathed their jobs. (You love yours!? Congrats!

Apparently you’re in the minority.)

3. The extremely welcoming job market and forgiving economy! (Even in print the sarcasm should be obvious.)

When you mix these things together you get a very confused individual. The voice in our heads gives us contradictory messages – one telling us how special and deserving of the best we are, the other begging for us to settle for anything we can get. Add to that an intense fear of making the wrong decision regardless of what message we listen to and you’ll have to forgive us for coming off a little flaky. The number of career options today doesn’t really help either.

No matter how understanding though, it seems that some of the more seasoned professionals (cute euphemism, eh?) still think we’re of an entirely different species.

They ask in some way or another, “How do we work with you Millennials?”

It’s a fair enough question, I suppose. In about 15 years we’ll be making up three quarters of the work force so I assume they want to figure us out before we’ve swarmed them. Still, I can’t help rolling my eyes a little.

You know how you’re going to work with us? You’re going to watch and learn, just like we are. Baby Boomer, Gen X, Gen Y, doesn’t

matter. If you think you have everything to teach and nothing to learn you will be hard pressed to succeed in anything. We all have to make adjustments.

Human beings have been learning and adapting since the beginning of our existence and just like every generation before us, Millennials are going to change the world. We are. We just might have a different approach than you did. We might use different tools, wear different clothes, and maybe operate at different hours, but we will change the world.

It’s changing already.

Stop seeing us simply as a demographic categorized by hashtags and hipsters and realize that we, like every group of young people to ever walk this earth, are just forging our path. We’re dreamers. Many of us are afraid to dream, but we all try. We close our eyes and see a future filled with opportunity. A future that we’ve built.

And I promise the majority of us aren’t so bitter as to try and build it alone. You had a little help, didn’t you?

Cali Edwards is an intern at the Burnaby Board of Trade and student at BCIT. ¾

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