Awards totalling $75,000 will recognize excellence in home energy
solutions
TORONTO, Jan. 15, 2013 /CNW/ - Got a great home energy efficiency
solution? If so you could win a share of $75,000 in awards being
offered through the Scotiabank EcoLiving Awards - but time to enter is
running out! Submissions must be made to the Scotiabank EcoLiving
website by February 15, 2013 to be considered for one of three awards.
The Scotiabank EcoLiving Awards is a unique Canada-wide awards program
that recognizes businesses, innovators and students for excellence in
the development of home energy efficiency products, services and
solutions.
"The EcoLiving Awards showcase outstanding Canadian home energy
efficiency solutions at all levels - from students to business leaders
- and we encourage everyone who has an idea, solution or product to
make a submission in time to be considered for an award," said Kaz
Flinn, Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility for
Scotiabank. "It's the only awards program in Canada that recognizes
home efficiency excellence so it's the perfect opportunity for
innovators to share their ideas for a chance to win awards totalling
$75,000!"
The Scotiabank EcoLiving awards are:
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The Scotiabank EcoLiving Business Leadership Award ($50,000) - to be awarded to a business or individual who is leading the way in
home energy efficiency products, services or solutions.
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The EcoLiving Innovators Award ($15,000) - will go to a business or individual who is demonstrating innovation
in home energy efficiency products, services and solutions. Where the
Business Leadership Award will focus primarily on the execution of a
proven idea or program, the Innovator's Award will focus on the
introduction of exciting new ideas for products or programs.
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The Scotiabank EcoLiving Student Leadership Award ($10,000) - will be awarded to a full-time college or university student who
demonstrates promise for the future of home energy conservation.
Full information on the awards, including submission forms, key dates,
eligibility and judging criterion are now available exclusively on
Scotiabank's EcoLiving website, http://ecoliving.scotiabank.com/awards.
The first EcoLiving Awards were presented in 2011 to winners from across
Canada. BUILD of Winnipeg, Manitoba won the Scotiabank EcoLiving
Business Leadership Award for its pioneering not-for-profit program of
retrofitting low-income Winnipeg homes with energy saving materials.
EcoPlusHome of Bathurst, New Brunswick, a company that designs and
builds prefabricated homes that put zero demand on the power grid, won
the Scotiabank EcoLiving Innovators Award. Eden Full, of Calgary,
Alberta, received the Scotiabank EcoLiving Student Leadership Award for
her invention of the SunSaluter, an affordable tracking rotation system
that maximizes the output of solar panels requiring 40 per cent fewer
panels. Learn more about their solutions and progress at http://ecoliving.scotiabank.com/articles/where-are-they-now
About the Scotiabank EcoLiving Program
The Scotiabank EcoLiving Program launched in June, 2010. The website, www.scotiabank.com/ecoliving, is a unique online consumer resource that provides home greening
options together with government rebate and financial savings
information all in one place - providing an easy-to-use resource for
Canadians to learn about, plan and compare green home improvement
options. The website includes project planning tools and a financial
calculator to allow visitors to compare products and rebates, plan and
finance their projects and see the savings that can result from each
energy efficient renovation. The EcoLiving Magazine is available twice
yearly in Scotiabank branches and the Scotiabank EcoLiving Awards
recognize innovation in residential energy efficiency.
About Scotiabank
Scotiabank is one of North America's premier financial institutions and
Canada's most international bank. With more than 81,000 employees,
Scotiabank and its affiliates serve some 19 million customers in more
than 55 countries around the world. Scotiabank offers a broad range of
products and services including personal, commercial, corporate and
investment banking. In December 2012, Scotiabank became the first
Canadian bank to be named Global Bank of the Year and Bank of the Year
in the Americas by The Banker magazine, a Financial Times publication.
With assets of $668 billion (as at October 31, 2012), Scotiabank trades
on the Toronto (BNS) and New York Exchanges (BNS). For more information
please visit www.scotiabank.com.
SOURCE: Scotiabank
Deborah Clark, Scotiabank Media Communications, 416-933-0646, d.clark@scotiabank.com