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Maxwell House: Its a new morning, brew some good

It is becoming increasingly obvious that corporate social responsibility (CSR) plans have a positive impact on the image, employees and customers of a brand as more and more companies are proudly promoting their initiatives. One such example is the coffee...

August 10, 2010 Read More

Any silver lining from the BP disaster seems very tainted

For over two months now like so many other people I've been waiting for some good news to come from the BP oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. It's been one of those events that I think we'll...

August 4, 2010 Read More

Royal Bank of Canada ‘slip’ make experts and markets ask if interest rate hikes will continue

If you visit the Miratel blog fairly often you'll know that we essentially saw this one coming. Analysts are leaping up and down over comments made last week by The Bank of Canada which seem to support existing theory that...

July 30, 2010 Read More

Poll suggests government missing green opportunities

A new survey conducted by McAllister Opinion Research sends a clear signal that governments everywhere need to work more in concert with business decision makers, scientists and internal departments to take more positive changes to address climate change. The results...

July 29, 2010 Read More

Meatless Monday with Grilled Vegetable Tostadas with Fresh Tomato Salsa

Hola! It’s Meatless Monday again and grilled vegetable tostadas are for dinner. Your grill will work magic on these vegetables.  The high heat extracts just the right amount of flavor and it brightens, sweetens and intensifies the vegetables, making these...

July 26, 2010 Read More

US economy could do worse than look to Canada for ideas

Say this very quietly to your American friends or read it with an open mind if you are yourself American; it might be time for the US to look to other nations for an improved economic model to assist the...

July 21, 2010 Read More

Meatless Monday with Falafel Burgers

Another Meatless Monday is here and falafel burgers are what’s for dinner tonight. This will be a great dish to make in the summer, as it is a much healthier option over traditional beef burgers. Not to mention many vegetarian...

July 19, 2010 Read More

YMCA rebrand leaves only ‘The Y’

"Its fun to stay at the Y - 'silence' "     ---   not quite as catchy to sing along to but the YMCA has announced it will be dropping letters M,C and A from their official name and will soon be...

July 15, 2010 Read More

FIFA score CSR own goal in 2010 World Cup – part 2

Well its over for another four years! After a month of football between 32 nations it took Spain 116 minutes to finally break the Dutch resistance in an ill-tempered final that wasn't the best possible advertisement for the sport. Overall...

July 13, 2010 Read More

Meatless Monday with Ethiopian Chickpea Wat

Hello and happy Meatless Monday everyone.  Join us as today we are going international with a trip to Ethiopia. Ethiopian cuisine is chockfull of fabulous vegetarian recipes like this chickpea wat. What is a wat, you ask? It is a...

July 12, 2010 Read More

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