Mountain Equipment Co-COp

Mountain Equipment Co-COp (MEC) is a Canadian Coopérative of detail selling material and Vêtement S for activities of great nature. MEC is recognized not to make a Publicité and to give a significant part of its sales to environmental projects.

MEC was founded with Vancouver, Colombia-British, in 1971 by six amateurs of Outdoor. The company wants to be with the avant-garde of the fields environmental and social.

Its head office is in Vancouver. The board of directors is elected annually by the members.

Operation

The members can make purchases with any of the eleven retail stores, in line, by telephone or the post office with the catalog. To make his purchases at MEC, one must initially buy a partnership share at the cost of 5 CA, which gives the statute of member to life in the co-operative. MEC is comparable with the American co-operative REI.

MEC is posted like most important detailing and Canadian manufacturer of clothing and material for activities of great nature and account more than two million members. Since its foundation in 1971, MEC extended through Canada and now exploits stores in Vancouver, Calgary (since 1977), Toronto (1985), Ottawa (1992), Edmonton (1998), Halifax (2001), Winnipeg (2002), Montreal (2003), Quebec (2004), Northern Vancouver (2004) and Victoria (2006).

Environment

The stores are famous for their environmental design: the structural timber re-used, the daylight, the green roofs, and the sources of renewable energies are often employed. The interiors are open to benefit from the natural light.

The store of Montreal, located at the central Marché is the commercial building more “powerful”, environmental side, with the Quebec. It is certified C2000. The systems of regulation of the building enable him to consume 69% less energy.

See too

External bond

Official site

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