February is upon us and with the grip of the winter comes the exhilaration of so many things happening here at Sustainable Waterloo Region. The big news from January was the launch of Sustainability CoLab, the network created to share the Regional Carbon Initiative model, initially with communities across Ontario. For those businesses that manage […]
Yearly Archives: 2014
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Feb
Feb
Evolutionary theory has taught us that it is not the strong that survive, rather it is those that can adapt best to their environment that survive and thrive! As a true lover of change, my faith in this tenet has been tested in the past few weeks, and has remained strong. I have now finished […]
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Jan
Jan
We finally did it. Three years in the making, we launched Sustainability CoLab at Artscape Wychwood Barns, announcing everything from: The funding: $385,000 of $500,000 required for a three year mandate, coming from a mix of public sector (the Ontario Trillium Foundation), private family foundation (Metcalf Foundation), and Corporate Partners (TD Bank Group and Sun Life Financial) […]
I hope you had a restful and rejuvenating time with family and friends over the holiday season! This month I’m glad to announce not only three new Regional Carbon Initiative members, but also a newly converted Silver Pledging Partner: WalterFedy has set a 40% carbon reduction target, after having been a member of the RCI […]
09
Jan
Jan
Back in June, we announced Sustainable Waterloo Region was launching the search for our next Executive Director – someone to build on the organization’s exponential growth over the past five years, and propel it into its next chapter. Today, we have exciting news to share. On behalf of the community representatives that guide the direction […]