Category: News

Council of the Great Lakes Region – President & Chief  Executive Officer

April 28, 2025

Job AdvertisementThe 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…

Data and Findings from the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup’s 2024 Season Point to it Being the Most Impactful Yet

April 7, 2025

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…

Mark Fisher, CEO of the Council of the Great Lakes Region, to become the first President of the Canada Water Agency

March 7, 2025

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…

2024 Great Lakes Sustainable Growth Forum Event Recap

July 12, 2024

The Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) hosted its annual Great Lakes Sustainable Growth Forum, formerly the Great Lakes Economic Forum, from June 25-27th in Toronto!  The forum’s name…

Business Takes a Leading Role at COP26

December 6, 2021

“I am hopeful because companies like Dow are not only making commitments to address their own emissions, but are taking a lead role in developing new climate-friendly technology.”  – Mary…