Source: http://www.burghoutviola.com/images/ist2_407319_canadian_money.jpgLast Thursday during my final Sustainability and Community Relations class I learned about funding which is being given out by the government to assist companies with their of sustainable development initiatives. The money for the funds is coming from the gasoline tax, which I thought was quite appropriate as the money is going towards projects which will benefit the environment. The only catch is that there aren’t really any guides or agencies following up with the companies being given the funds. Some companies have been given thousands of dollars just to come up with a design for their sustainable developments, once the design has been done the company isn’t really locked in or committed to going through with the development. I think that companies which receive these found should be forced to write a report on their finding during the design phase and held to an agreement of actually going through with the development if it is found to be viable. Maybe an even better method would be to loan companies money from the tax fund to design their sustainable developments and granting them the money loaned if they actually go through with the development; this would ensure that the companies requesting the loan/funds are serious and committed to carrying out their plans and are not just in it for some quick and easy cash. If the funds are well managed and regulated that they can assist cities in the quest to become more sustainable.
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