Sustainability in action (continued)
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Snapshot: offsetting greenhouse gas emissions
We calculate our greenhouse gas emissions annually and work to reduce them. We also support projects that help make us carbon-neutral. Since 2011 we have provided $160,000 per year to the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). By harvesting and processing cattail plants from the Netley-Libau marsh and other marsh systems, the IISD is trying to demonstrate a new way to reduce harmful phosphorous in Lake Winnipeg, while creating a marketable carbon offset and supporting habitat conservation.