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Canada adds jobs in August at a rate above forecast

Despite continuing concerns about factory output seeing a slight decline and a very fragile export market due to the continued paucity of the US recovery there was extremely good news about the Canadian economy this week specifically on the jobs...

September 16, 2010 Read More

Toronto Non Profit spotlight – United Way of Toronto

At Miratel we are extremely proud to own and operate a business in the greater Toronto area, one which holds great stock in our community involvement in addition to supporting clients throughout the nonprofit sector in assisting with their fundraising...

September 15, 2010 Read More

Hershey’s publish first ever CSR report – how sweet is it?

It's been some time since we had a chance to zoom in on an individual company's approach to CSR Corporate Social Responsbility, so I thought it would be sweet to take the opportunity to do so today and sweet is...

September 14, 2010 Read More

Meatless Monday with Chinese noodles with Sesame Dressing

It’s Meatless Monday again and you were thinking about ordering vegetarian dishes from your favorite Chinese food restaurant. Doesn’t sound like a bad plan until you think about what goes into those dishes - the oil, fat, sodium, and preservatives...

September 13, 2010 Read More

Fascinating new polls looks at global charity habits

While there have been regional and national studies in the past about the likelihood of the general population giving to charities, a recent study just released might be the first international polling of philanthropy that is so far-reaching. A Gallup...

September 10, 2010 Read More

A CSR blueprint that is worth a look

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is playing an increasingly large role in the profile and strategies of many large companies, not least of all the retailing sector where many customers will scrutinize the source and methodology behind the products that you...

September 8, 2010 Read More

Economics and customer service sees offshoring losing some appeal

An interesting story appeared on NPR last week which was in keeping with an earlier post that I had written about the gradual return of call-center positions to North America which had previously been outsourced to overseas call centers. The...

September 7, 2010 Read More

Meatless Monday with Goat Cheese Pasta with Roasted Asparagus

Welcome to another Meatless Monday and on the menu tonight is fast and easy goat-cheese pasta with roasted asparagus. Fresh goat-cheese is moist, creamy and has a mild herbaceous flavor. This fabulous no-cook sauce can be elegantly paired with corkscrew...

September 6, 2010 Read More

Canadian economy and confidence growing despite US jitters

It's been another shaky few weeks watching the economy as indicators in Canada continue to provide moderately promising news, eyes and ears are still looking south at the stuttering recovery within the US. As Canada's largest trading partner there is...

September 3, 2010 Read More

CSR survey provides surprising information about young people

Corporate Social Responsibility CSR is is still a relatively new concept and has certainly been in widespread use for less than a decade, despite that it's growing in importance for just how a company does business whether considering their sourcing,...

September 2, 2010 Read More

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