Past Workshops and Events
Past Event: Understanding Carbon Offsets
May 9, 2013
The P&G Centre for Business & Sustainability is Presenting Sponsor of Sustainable Waterloo's workshop series for 2012/2013. Is your organization looking to augment its GHG reduction strategy but not sure where to start? Utilizing carbon offsets, a market tool that allows companies to invest in emission reduction initiatives underway in other businesses, is an option for organizations looking to complement their present GHG reduction strategies. Not all offsets are equal though, and careful selection of offset types and providers is essential.
Past Event: 4th Annual Evening of Recognition
April 18, 2013
The P&G Centre for Business & Sustainability is Presenting Sponsor of Sustainable Waterloo's workshop series for 2012/2013. Join us for Sustainable Waterloo's 4th annual Evening of Recognition to celebrate the release of our 2012 Report and the sustainability accomplishments of an expanding network of organizations in the Waterloo Region. Learn about the growing impacts of this sustainability network by connecting with hundreds of representatives from local businesses and the community while hearing from Regional Carbon Initiative organizations that are making ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction commitments and collaborating to achieve these targets.
Past Event: Credibly Communicating Sustainability Initiatives
January 17, 2013
The P&G Centre for Business & Sustainability is Presenting Sponsor of Sustainable Waterloo's workshop series for 2012/2013. This Educational Forum discusses how to communicate sustainability initiatives effectively outside your organization. Effective external communication strategies are essential to providing a credible and engaging description of your organization's sustainability accomplishments. Implementing strategies such as avoiding greenwashing, or selecting the best mediums for your communication are key to presenting a positive, sustainability-focused image for your organization.
Past Event: Effectively Reporting GHG Inventories
December 11, 2012
The P&G Centre for Business & Sustainability is Presenting Sponsor of Sustainable Waterloo's workshop series for 2012/2013. This Technical Workshop is focusing on how to effectively report your Green House Gas inventories. Your organization has worked hard on its sustainability initiatives this year, it's now time to share what you have accomplished. how can you best communicate these measured actions to be recognized in Sustainable Waterloo Region's 2012 Report?
Past Event: Building a Sustainability Focused Culture
October 4, 2012
The P&G Centre for Business & Sustainability is Presenting Sponsor of Sustainable Waterloo's workshop series for 2012/2013. This education forum featured James Gray-Donald, VP Sustainability at Bentall Kennedy, and Anthea Rowe, Director of Content Development at Network for Business Sustainability, who spoke on WLU’s campus about how the building a sustainable culture. This forum focused on how to engage employees in your sustainability initiatives through building a true culture of sustainability. James Gray-Donald recounted his experiences with employee engagement and working towards sustainability goals at Bentall Kennedy and Sears Canada. Anthea Rowe of the Network for Business Sustainability, spoke about recent research and recommended actions for building organizational culture.
Past Event: 3rd Annual Evening of Recognition
April 12, 2012
The CMA Centre for Business & Sustainability is Presenting Sponsor of Sustainable Waterloo's workshop series for 2011/2012. A fantastic crowd of people from across the community came together to celebrate the accomplishments of Regional Carbon Initiative members and the individuals in their workplaces who are leading environmental action. Aligned with the launch of our 2011 Report, inspiring stories were shared of local individuals and organizations championing change for a sustainable future. Hundreds of community members joined Sustainable Waterloo Region in recognizing Regional Carbon Initiative members’ progress towards reducing their greenhouse gas emissions and in celebrating the collective progress towards a more sustainable region.
Past Event: The German Leap – Profiling the World’s Leading Green Economy
November 22, 2011
The CMA Centre for Business & Sustainability is Presenting Sponsor of Sustainable Waterloo's workshop series for 2011/2012. In a presentation sponsored by the German Foreign Office, Chris Turner (author of the new book The Leap: How to Survive & Thrive in the Sustainable Economy) showcased the latest and greatest innovations in German cleantech and sustainable design.
Past Event: Sustainable Waterloo - 2nd Annual Evening of Recognition
March 22, 2011
The CMA Centre for Business & Sustainability is Presenting Sponsor for Sustainable Waterloo’s event series for 2010/2011.
On March 22nd, 2011, Sustainable Waterloo hosted 300 people to celebrate the commitments and achievements of our 2010 Regional Carbon Initiative members. Highlights from the event came from member presentations from the Mennonite Central Committee and the Region of Waterloo on GHG reduction projects.
Past Event: Clean Technology with Dr. Tom Rand
March 9, 2011 5pm-7pm – Laurier SBE Atrium
The Laurier Net Impact Chapter and the CMA Centre for Business and Sustainability jointly presented Dr. Tom Rand, author of “Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit: 10 Clean Technologies to Save Our World.” Tom Rand founded VCi Green Funds, a private venture fund to provide angel and venture capital to companies developing emission reduction technologies. He is currently the Cleantech Practice Lead Advisor at the MaRS Discovery District, helping the next generation of Canadian Cleantech companies grow to global leadership, and the co-developer of The Planet Traveler, North America’s “greenest” hotel, located in Toronto.
Tom related the relative advantages and costs of various forms of clean technology, and offered an outline of what is required, economically and politically, to enable a global transformation away from fossil fuels and toward clean sources of energy.
Summary at: www.lauriernetimpact.com
Past Event: Technical Workshop: Advantages of Telecommuting
February 23rd, 2011
The CMA Centre for Business & Sustainability is Presenting Sponsor of Sustainable Waterloo's workshop series for 2010/2011. This technical workshop looked at the opportunities and risks in offering a telecommuting option in the workplace, and outlined key considerations and the technologies available for implementing an effective strategy in an organization.
Past Event: Educational Forum: Climate Change Update
January 25th, 2011
The CMA Centre for Business & Sustainability is Presenting Sponsor of Sustainable Waterloo's workshop series for 2010/2011. Presented as a follow-up to January 2010’s Educational Forum: The Implications of Copenhagen, this educational forum highlighted the risks and opportunities organizations face as a result of occurring climate change science and resulting policy. This forum was led by Linda Mortsch from Environment Canada, Craig Golding from the Ministry of Environment, Matthew Hoffmann from the University of Toronto and Matt McCulloch from the Pembina Institute.
Past Event: Technical Workshop: Overcoming Challenges in GHG Inventories
December 7th, 2010
The CMA Centre for Business & Sustainability is Presenting Sponsor of Sustainable Waterloo's workshop series for 2010/2011. December's technical workshop addressed some of the most commonly faced challenges when completing greenhouse gas inventories. Presented by Gordon Reusing from Conestoga Rovers & Associates and Julie Matthews from e3 Solutions Inc.
Past Event: Educational Forum: Leaders in Sustainability
Hosted on November 23rd, 2010
The CMA Centre for Business & Sustainability is Presenting Sponsor of Sustainable Waterloo's workshop series for 2010/2011. Nadine Gudz from InterfaceFLOR Inc. and Jim Sinclair from Pano Cap Canada presented their organizations' processes to setting and achieving thier sustainability goals.
Past Event: Technical Workshop: Improving Office Building Sustainability
October 27th, 2010
The CMA Centre for Business & Sustainability is Presenting Sponsor of Sustainable Waterloo's workshop series for 2010/2011. This technical workshop looked at the various initiatives, strategies and next steps both building owners and office space leasers could take on as they look to improve their office building sustainability.
Past Event:Educational Forum: Green TeamsSeptember 21st, 2010
The CMA Centre for Business & Sustainability is Presenting Sponsor of Sustainable Waterloo's workshop series for 2010/2011. Successful Green Teams inspire employees and get organizations working towards its sustainability objectives. But where do you start? How do you raise awareness? And what kind of programs should you implement? Attendees at September's educational forum learned about Green Team implementation strategies from WWF’s Living Planet @ Work program, a case study by Deloitte, and Sustainable Waterloo unveiled its Green Teams Guide.
Past Event: Technical Workshop: Financial Incentive ProgramsHosted on June 16th, 2010
The CMA Centre for Business & Sustainability is Presenting Sponsor of Sustainable Waterloo's workshop series for 2010/2011. Financial Incentive Programs featured speakers that outlined federal, provincial and local financial resources available to help organizations achieve energy reductions. It also incorporated small group interaction with presenters to provide attendees with takeaways specific to their business.
Past Event: Technical Workshop: Energy Audits
February 23rd, 2010
The CMA Centre for Business & Sustainability is Presenting Sponsor of Sustainable Waterloo's workshop series for 2010/2011. This workshop provided attendees with a thorough understanding of energy audits and how they can be used as a step toward improving an organization’s energy use. Scott Martin, a partner with Efficiency Engineering Inc., outlined the reasons for performing an energy audit, how to prepare for one, the process involved in completing one, and strategies for analyzing its outcomes.
Past Event: Educational Forum - FIT's (Feed in Tariffs)
Date: May 10 2010
Location: Cambridge City Hall. 50 Dickson St., Cambridge, ON
Past Event: Educational Forum - The Implications of Copenhagen
Date: Wednesday, January 27th 2010
The CMA Centre for Business & Sustainability is Presenting Sponsor of Sustainable Waterloo's workshop series for 2010/2011. Radoslav S. Dimitrov, Laura Zizzo and Sarah English attended the Copenhagen conference and were closely following the analysis of conclusions from the 12 days of climate negotiation. These three panelists aimed to answer questions such as: How will countries be held accountable for their emissions? How will reductions be monitored? In what ways are international governments exerting their power? Where does Canada fit in? How do ambitious provincial targets fit with our national plans? What does this mean for local organizations? to help provide the Region with some clarity on the issues raised by the Copenhagen Accord.
Past Event: Educational Forum - LEED Buildings
Date: Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 7:30am-9:30am
Location: Cambridge City Hall. 50 Dickson St., Cambridge, ON
The CMA Centre for Responsible Organizations is a presenting sponsor of Sustainable Waterloo's workshop series for 2009/2010. This forum is focused on LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified buildings and will feature presentations from the City of Cambridge’s Mayor Craig, Bob Paul, Director of Facility Development at the City of Cambridge, and Steve Carpenter, President of Enermodal Engineering Ltd. Each of these speakers will provide insights on how LEED certification fits into their environmental strategies, the features of their LEED buildings, as well as their expected energy savings.
Register at: http://www.sustainablewaterloo.org/index.php?p=eO1409
Past Event: June 16th, 2009
The CMA Centre for Responsible Organizations at SBE Laurier was a lead sponsor for the Launch of Sustainable Waterloo's
Regional Carbon Initiative. Sustainable Waterloo is a not-for-profit
collaborative that guides organizations in Waterloo Region towards a
more environmentally sustainable future by facilitating collaboration
between industry, local government, academia and NGOs. The CMA-CRO was
the initial Founding Partner of Sustainable Waterloo, and is partnering to present four Technical Workshops and four Educational Forums for the Waterloo Region through 2009-2010.
See a re-cap of the launch of the Regional Carbon Initative at http://www.sustainablewaterloo.org/index.php?p=eJn1609
Past Event: January 28th, 2009
The CMA Centre for Responsible Organizations at SBE Laurier was a lead sponsor for an Educational Breakfast Forum hosted by Sustainable Waterloo.
See a re-cap at http://www.sustainablewaterloo.org/index.php?p=pastEvents
