A Great Lakes Champion to Lead the Council of The Great Lakes Region into the Future
Vance Badawey Appointed President & CEO of CGLR Toronto, ON / Cleveland OH – The Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) through its Canadian nonprofit corporation (CGLR Canada) is pleased to announce the appointment of Vance Badawey as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective September 15th, 2025. A lifelong advocate for the region and […]
CGLR Media Backgrounder – Document de référence pour les médias
Media Backgrounder
OVERVIEW
Purpose: To create the first sustainable region in the world.
Mission Statement: To accelerate the transition to a sustainable future by convening diverse perspectives and interests to address the region’s most pressing economic, social and environmental challenges.
Founded: 2013
Headquarters: Toronto and Cleveland
Council of the Great Lakes Region Announces New Board Members and Committee Appointments Following Annual General Meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:TORONTO, ON and CLEVELAND, OH | August 15, 2025 The Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR), through its Canadian nonprofit corporation (CGLR Canada), is pleased to announce the nomination of three new members to CGLR Canada’s Board of Directors. The election of directors took place during CGLR Canada’s virtual Annual General Meeting […]
Dart Storm Drain Advisory
$100,000 Grants Awarded to Prevent Plastic Litter from Entering the Great Lakes Dart Container-funded program supports stormwater solutions through the Circular Great Lakes Initiative Cleveland, OH—May 23, 2025—The Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) has been awarded $100,000 in grants from Dart Container to disperse to communities to expand the use of stormwater filtration […]
Council of the Great Lakes Region – President & Chief Executive Officer
The Council of the Great Lakes Region (“CGLR”) is a leader in bringing government, business, academic, and NGO leaders together, as one, to explore and solve the region’s most pressing economic development and environmental…
Data and Findings from the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup’s 2024 Season Point to it Being the Most Impactful Yet
New technologies provide rich insights on plastic pollution and strengthen efforts to protect the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup (GLPC), a joint initiative of Pollution Probe and the CGLR Foundation, the charitable arm of the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR), is pleased to release data from its 2024 season. The findings showcase the initiative’s continued success in removing plastic and other debris from the Great […]
Actions, Behavior Changes, and Support Needed
Convenience Drives Environmental Action, Study Finds As shown in parts 1 and 2 of this 3-part article series, residents in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York, comprising the U.S. Great Lakes region, report strong concern and high knowledge about climate change aspects and the causes. The data from the 2024 EcoFocus […]
Final Report of the IJC Great Lakes Science Advisory Board Work Group on Microplastics
Monitoring, Ecological Risk Assessment, and Management of Microplastics in the Laurentian Great Lakes Plastics are a diverse and ubiquitous group of materials that have seen a surge in production in the past century. The widespread use of plastics coupled with unsustainable materials management has led to plastic pollution, including the ubiquity of microplastics across the […]
Mark Fisher, CEO of the Council of the Great Lakes Region, to become the first President of the Canada Water Agency
March 7, 2025 CGLR Foundation’s Senior Program Director, Lora Shrake, to serve as Executive Director on an interim basis Ottawa, ON and Cleveland, OH – The Council of the Great Lakes Region today announced that Mark Fisher will step down as President and CEO, effective March 14th, following the Government of Canada’s announcement appointing him […]
Knowledge and Understanding of Environmental Issues
Study Finds: Great Lakes Residents Show Understanding of Environmental Facts, but Struggle with Making Green Choices Climate change acceptance and efforts to lead an eco-friendly and sustainable lifestyle has become a broad trend in the U.S. However, without knowledge of the contributors to climate change, we as a nation and each of us individually, will […]