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EcoLogo Certified Event
ECOLOGOTM CERTIFIED EVENT
It isn’t easy being green, but North America’s largest dragon boat festival has attained EcoLogo certification for the second consecutive year to help preserve Mooney’s Bay Park.
What does EcoLogo certification of the festival mean?
EcoLogo provides assurance that an event bearing its certification mark meets stringent standards of environmental leadership. Last year, the THODBF became the first festival in the world to attain EcoLogo certification under its standards for Events. The festival has once again met the Program’s strict criteria in a variety of categories including material, waste, energy, and transportation and it will undergo an on-site audit to ensure compliance.
THODBF’s greening initiatives include:
• providing recycling stations for festival-goers;
• the RBC Blue Water Project Hydration Station, which allows people to re-fill personal water bottles;
• the Ottawa Citizen secured bike parking area; and
• shuttle services from Downtown to Mooney’s Bay Park provided by OC Transpo, among others.
More about EcoLogo:
EcoLogo is a third-party, multi-attribute eco-labeling program approved by the Global Ecolabelling Network, an international association of eco-labeling programs, as meeting the ISO 14024 standard. Originally formed in 1988 by the Canadian Federal Government and now managed by TerraChoice, EcoLogo is one of the most recognizable eco-labels in North America. In 2010, the Program became part of the UL global network, significantly expanding its reach as a leading certifier of the world’s most sustainable products.