EPIC News

  • Marks & Spencer Extends Warangal Cotton Project

    Project extended to 2015 to include 20,000 farmers

    Marks & Spencer (M&S) today announces phase two of its 'Better Cotton' project in Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, India which aims to deliver an extra 21,000 tonnes of 'Better Cotton' fibre and help improve the lives of 20,000 farmers and their families over the next three and a half years.

  • Cutting food waste

    Most people have been brought up not to waste food - I guess few of us haven't.

  • Toilet chemicals and the environment

    Our toilets become dumping (excuse the pun) grounds for more than our own waste. In our efforts to create a hygienic environment, we're often killing not only the bacterial nasties, but beneficial organisms and poisoning our waterways.

  • Dealing with Cockroaches

    The sight of a cockroach would have my mother calling the exterminators post-haste. In fact, I don't even remember seeing a cockroach in the house we lived in for over a decade, although I'm sure they were there - just scared to death of my mother.

  • 10 Simple Actions that Reduce Your Environmental Impact

    There is a big difference between knowing how to live green and actually living green.  Being green isn't always easy and it isn't always cheap but the world you live in becomes a better place for your efforts.

EPIC 2010 FAST FACTS

EPIC Vancouver is BC's largest green lifestyle show that features hundreds of environmentally-friendly companies offering sustainable living products and services.

Survey Conducted by Ipsos Reid

Attendance: 16,976 over 2.5 days + approximately 2,000 children under 12
Return Rate: 91% of attendees said they are very likely/likely to come to EPIC 2011; 93% of attendees would recommend EPIC to family and friends
Duration: 75% said they were at EPIC for at least 2 hours
Marketing: 37% heard about the show from traditional advertising sources (Newspaper, TV, Radio)
50% heard about the show from new generation sources (Friend, Word of Mouth, Web, Email, Internet Search)
Reasons for Attending: 95% came to EPIC to learn about environmentally-friendly living in general;
93% came to EPIC to learn about products and ideas for creating a sustainable home;
86% came to EPIC to purchase environmentally-friendly products

Visitor Profile

Age: 61% between the ages of 25-44
Gender: 60% female; 40% male
Employment: 76% are self, full or part-time employed
Location: 95% come from within Metro Vancouver; 60% within the City of Vancouver
Education: 83% are university or college graduates
Income: 68% said they have household incomes > $50k/year
Buying Power: 50% are the main purchase decision-makers for their home;
45% share this responsibility
Show Purchases: 64% of attendees purchased products and/or services at EPIC
Future Purchases: 66% plan to make future purchases from EPIC exhibitors

Visitor Satisfaction

Exhibitor Quality: 80% said exhibitors were excellent to good
Exhibitor Diversity: 75% said there was an excellent to good mix