Wanted: Healthy Food Sustainably Sourced
for a Hungry World
More than thirty of the world’s largest companies positioned squarely in the global food chain call the binational Great Lakes economic region home. And, with agriculture one of the primary land uses in the region, growing and producing food has always been a vital component of the Great Lakes’s economy. Ontario and Quebec, for example, […]
COVID-19 Ready Reference
for Business & Communities in the Great Lakes Region
COVID-19. The tiny virus who could—and did–upend life as humans knew it prior to 2020, closing businesses, schools, governments, non-profits, communities, and borders in effort to contain the invisible, airborne, potential killer. By the end of March 2020, every one of the eight U.S. states (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York) and […]
CGLR Program
Circular Great Lakes:
Forging a Future Without Waste
Valuable materials are lost to landfills and the environment, especially plastics. In fact, it is estimated that 22 million pounds of plastics enter the Great Lakes every year. Creating a binational Great Lakes circular economy and cleaning up marine litter is one way to close the loop and keep critical materials cycling through the regional economy.
The Great Lakes Region:
Our Competitiveness.
Our Sustainability.
Our Future.
Today, this region of the United States and Canada is home to 107 million people living in iconic cities like Milwaukee, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Toronto, and Montreal, making it the 12th largest nation in the world by population, if it were a country. Encompassing eight states, from New York to Minnesota, and the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, this region forms 75% of the 5,525-mile (8,891 km) border between the two countries.
FALL 2020: Upcoming Virtual Dialogues to Address Water, Food Systems, Circular Economy & Energy
“Seek first to understand,” said Stephen Covey, in his groundbreaking work, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, “Then to be understood.” Some thirty years later, it’s still true, and the purpose of establishing a series of dialogues for the Great Lakes Region. Starting in September, the Council of the Great Lakes Region will take the […]
AUGUST 25-27: GreenBiz to Host CIRCULARITY 20, Virtual Conference on the Future of the Circular Economy
Accelerating the Circular Economy is critical to the world, and it is critical to the Great Lakes Region. Given the global pandemic, GreenBiz will host their annual Circular Economy Conference—Circularity 20—completely online, August 25-27, 2020, opening broad participation to a convening to do just that. The completely virtual conference will feature engaging and informative plenaries, […]
Creating the Circular Economy in the Great Lakes Region: Lessons from the Field
A new report uses Circular Value Chain and Recovery and Reuse models to looks at three materials streams—steel, plastics, and pulp and paper—and identifies both the potential economic savings and environmental savings by 2050
$2.2 Billion Requested of Canadian Government to Address Flooding and Contamination in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Collaborative released today Action Plan to Protect the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence, 2020-2030.
Bold Agenda for Cross-Border Skills Development, Innovation & Entrepreneurship in North America’s Great Lakes Region Released
Immediate Release Cleveland, Ohio and Toronto, Ontario – Today, the Council of the Great Lakes Region released its report, Great Lakes, Great Minds: Setting the Stage for Higher Education, Business, and Government Collaboration in the Great Lakes to Drive Talent Development, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, which was funded by the United States Mission in Canada. “The […]
Federal Government asked $2.2 billion to Address Flooding and Contamination in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Collaborative released today Action Plan to Protect the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence, 2020-2030.