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The Council of the Great Lakes Region
The Council of the Great Lakes Region provides a binational, multi-sector forum for exchange and collaboration on the region’s key risks and opportunities. Beginning with conversations about the Region’s most critical issues, the Council encourages those with common interests to drive commitment and action through dialogue groups, research, advocacy, and programs.
We encourage collaboration on the opportunities and Challenges facing the Great Lakes Region
The region’s long-term competitiveness and sustainability demands collaborative action. We invite you to join us in confronting the most pressing economic, social, and environmental issues facing the Great Lakes region, and building the future of the region together, today.
The Great Lakes Economic Forum Online
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CGLR to Continue Virtual Dialogues in 2021
We provide access to information, dialogue, and collaboration focused on our community’s shared vision for the future. Visit the Great Lakes Economic Forum for the latest insights.
Recent Posts
The Waste Free World: How the Circular Economy Will Take Less, Make More, & Save the Planet
Bringing the Circular Economy to Life in the Great Lakes
UBQ Technology Converts Plastic & Waste to New Plastic
Circular Great Lakes Launches to Combat Plastic Waste and Pollution
Ecolab’s Smart Water Navigator Values Water in Business
Free Online Tool helps Companies take Action
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Shaping the Region, Together
The Council of the Great Lakes Region is a bi-national forum committed to fostering dialogue and collaboration among the eight U.S. states and two Canadian provinces that comprise this vital mega-region.
Let's Work Together to Build a Sustainable, Prosperous Future
"Together, we have the power to craft a new vision for the region. We can work together to make that vision a reality."
Mark Fisher 
