Environics Communications designated one of the best workplaces in Canada

Toronto, April 28, 2008 – For the second consecutive year, Environics Communications has been named to the Great Place to Work Institute’s list of Canada’s 50 Best Workplaces, this year placing second.

The list is published in today’s edition of The Globe and Mail.

"We’re honoured to be recognized again as one of Canada’s best workplaces, and as the top workplace in the communications consulting industry," said Bruce MacLellan, president, Environics Communications. "It’s especially rewarding to achieve this prestigious recognition not only on the strength of our policies and programs, but because of the personal feedback of our colleagues."

Our team members completed the Canada’s 50 Best Workplaces survey by giving Environics near-perfect marks for our friendly environment, management trust and honesty, celebration of success, community support and overall fairness, among other criteria.

The agency also received praise for its commitment and leadership in environmental practices. In recent months, Environics began an employee-led program to make the agency the greenest PR firm in North America. To quantify its success in this pursuit, Environics began working with the Pembina Institute to plan and execute an aggressive strategy that will see the agency become fully carbon neutral in 2008.

"Making Environics a great place to work, and ensuring we attract and retain the best people, is the foundation of our strategy to deliver the best value and results for our clients," said MacLellan. "Our company has always believed that great people do great work for our clients – and it’s a principle that has served us well."

This list of "Best Workplaces in Canada" is compiled for The Globe and Mail by the Great Place to Work® Institute Canada. The competition process is based on two criteria: two-thirds of the total score comes from a 57-statement survey completed by a random selection of employees, along with their open-ended comments about their organization; the remaining one-third of the score comes from an in-depth review of the organization’s culture, including an evaluation of HR policies and procedures. This offers a rigorous representation of the organization from an employee perspective, and an overall portrait of the workplace culture. Together, they provide crucial data relative to the five trust-building dimensions of a great place to work®: credibility, respect, fairness, pride, and camaraderie.