be merged into this article . discuss proposed since august 2014 . it has been suggested that environics analytics be merged into this article . discuss proposed since august 2014 . this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . march 2009 environics communications logo environics communications inc. type private industry public relations founded toronto ontario 1994 headquarters toronto ontario canada number of employees 130 website www.environicspr.com environics communications inc. is a full service management owned marketing communications and public affairs firm that builds integrated programs from digital to traditional for measurable results . stewards to some of north america s most respected and well known brands environics communications builds multi faceted communications programs from digital to traditional for measurable results . the firm s offices are located in toronto montreal ottawa san francisco and washington d.c. the staff totals over 130 people in both the united states and canada and annual fee income of more than 16 million . contents 1 history 2 awards and milestones 3 services 4 publications 5 sources 6 external links history edit environics communications was founded in 1994 after bruce maclellan approached michael adams at environics research with the idea for the firm . maclellan continues to serve as chairman and ceo . the name environics originates from a word coined in the late 1960s referring to the interaction between people and their immediate environment be that urban rural or other . some say it was inspired by marshall mcluhan . it is similar to ergonomics a word coined around the same time in reference to the interaction between people and equipment . awards and milestones edit environics communications has a strong commitment to reducing environmental impact and in june 2008 became the first north american marketing agency to be carbon neutral . environics worked with the pembina institute and followed a strict protocol to plan and execute its climate change strategy . environics plans to continue to reduce its carbon footprint each year . in january 2009 environics communications launched a sustainability and clean energy practice and has continued to build its digital capabilities with the launch of environics digital in 2011 . the firm has also won more than 240 awards for client work at the regional national canadian public relations society cprs and international level international association of business communicators iabc for work with clients such as as panasonic coca cola ltd. the globe and mail the home depot shoppers drug mart socan the society of composers authors and music publishers of canada revera kijiji stanfield s and white ribbon among others . in may 2010 environics won the bobbie resnick philanthropy award and was named large agency of the year by iabc toronto chapter in 2010 2014 and 2015 . in 2016 the canadian public relations society cprs presented bruce maclellan apr fcprs with the 2016 cprs award of attainment during the 2016 world public relations forum . maclellan chairman and ceo of environics communications was acknowledged for outstanding achievement and service in the public relations industry . ranking 1 on the great place to work 2010 list of canada s 50 best workplaces and ranking 6 on the great place to work 2016 list of canada s best workplaces for women and 13 overall for workplaces the firm is also strategic partner to the independently owned we agency formerly waggener edstrom expanding their reach to more than 100 additional international markets . with a unique culture environics communications always recognizes the milestones of employees including marriages children and years of employment . services edit environics communications offers the full spectrum of integrated services insights & skills within its core practices technology & internet services corporate and financial consumer health & wellness digital services sustainability and clean energy practice and government relations . environics was also one of the first toronto public relations agencies to add a creative director to their team and have a full creative team as well . in 2016 environics communications produced their first television commercial . services provided by environics include media relations influencer relations media training condition and category education branding & brand building corporate communications issues crisis management digital monitoring auditing and research social strategy development content creation and engagement strategy development video creation editing and distribution website and app development community management stakeholder partnership identification and building coalition alliance building and management grassroots advocacy & training lobbying policy development patient advocacy publications edit in 2016 environics communications published their inaugural cantrust index a study of the levels of trust canadians have in organizations leaders and industry segments . it focuses on the general public newcomers and primary household shoppers and was conducted to help companies reduce their corporate trust deficit . the firm has also published several corporate social responsibility reports as well as the modern mom report 2013 which examined what canadian moms value who they trust and how they get their information . environics communications also has a company blog where various staff regularly post about current communications issues and trends . sources edit laird kristin february 2008 . marketing magazine . best workplaces 2008 great places to work institute of canada published by the globe and mail april 28 2008 environics communications tops 2010 best workplace in canada list april 2010 . the canadian press marr garry . paid time away from work priceless . financial post . retrieved july 25 2012 . harris rebecca . environics and paradigm lead the pack at ovation awards . marketing magazine . may 27 2014 staff writer . awards iabc ovation awards . adnews . may 28 2015 . bradley diana . waggener edstrom partners with environics to reach sought after canadian market . pr week . june 2 2015 . maclellan bruce . key ingredients for a successful pr office makeover . marketing magazine . november 26 2015 . krashinsky susan . social media struggling to earn consumers trust according to survey . the globe and mail . april 26th 2016 external links edit official homepage environics blog talent recruitment video experiential marketing agency social media analysis and insight market research polling geo demographic and social values research geo demographic segmentation site modeling and custom analytics environics communications on twitter environics communications on facebook environics communications on linkedin retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title 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