Wal-Mart Canada has been present with the 'Companies for Conservation' award for the month of March by Hydro Ottawa. The award is to signify the important sustainability efforts that Wal-Mart has been making locally. "Wal-Mart is one of Ottawa's leading retailers when it comes to incorporating environmental best practices into their business," says Rosemarie Leclair, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hydro Ottawa Group of Companies. "The thousands of customers that visit their stores on a daily basis also have the opportunity to learn from their efforts."

Purchasers of Hewlett Packard printers will qualify, before Apr. 30, for unique carbon offset credit from Climate Positive.

Working with Climate Positive, a not-for-profit organization that builds renewable energy projects around the country, HP will pay for the carbon credit value over the life span of its LaserJet printer line.