2024 Great Lakes Sustainable Growth Forum Event Recap
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 change reflects CGLR’s new strategic direction and focus on solving for sustainability and creating the first sustainable region in the world. This year, a partnership […]
Rounding the Corner: Towards a Circular Economy in Canada
Canada repeatedly ranks in the top ten waste-producing countries globally. (1) Much of Canada’s waste piles up in landfills. (2) Ontario is expected to run out of landfill capacity by 2032, and even sooner if the United States prevents Ontario’s waste from crossing the border. (3) Excessive waste is a hallmark of a modern, linear […]
Incentives for Scope 3 Supply Chain Decarbonization: Accelerating Implementation
In 2021, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) –the Council of the Great Lakes Region is part of its Global Network – in collaboration with PwC, released the report: “Reaching net zero: incentives for supply chain decarbonization” which summarized a framework of supplier decarbonization levers that companies can use to take action on […]
BEYOND VOLUMES: Exploring the Societal Value of Corporate Water Stewardship Projects
In response to emerging water challenges, a growing number of companies are engaging in corporate water stewardship and working with others to achieve more sustainable water management. Many of these companies use volumetric water benefit accounting (VWBA) to estimate volumetric water benefits (VWBs) and identify, select, and monitor projects. However, experience on the ground has […]
Here’s How Policy Can Design a Reliable and Resilient Zero Emissions Future for Transportation Fleets
Authors: Luke McCollum, VP Supply Chain Sustainability, Walmart Roberta Barbieri, VP Global Sustainability, PepsiCo Heavy-duty trucks are the backbone of the modern distribution system. Their safe and efficient operation is critical to continue delivering goods even during the toughest of times. At Walmart and PepsiCo, we are proud of our fleets and drivers who have […]
Beyond the Business Case
The need for a compelling value proposition for all actors across the global real estate sector, as well as the increasing importance of social value, is being addressed with the updated World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) flagship report ‘Beyond the Business Case’, championing an achievable transformation that brings future climate scenarios into today’s business decision […]
Sustainable Great Lakes: A Regional Assessment of Sustainability in the Binational Great Lakes Megaregion
For over fifty years, governments around the world, including in Canada, have discussed the importance of sustainability or sustainable development. One of the more prominent undertakings was the Rio Summit in Brazil in 1992, which led to the creation of Agenda 21. Subsequently, the Millennium Development Goals were adopted by the United Nations in 2000, […]
Green Batteries for Green Vehicles: Principles for Responsible Battery Management in Mobile Applications
Dr. Gregory Keoleian summarizes the 10 principles for green batteries, essential to Electric Vehicles.
Climate Risks and Opportunities Across the Great Lakes: A Path For Green Stormwater Infrastructure
RISC publishes report outlining opportunities for Green Infrastructure across the Great Lakes Region to address climate risk.
Powering Forward: Accelerating the Bi-national Great Lakes Region’s Clean Energy Transition Report
The bi-national Great Lakes mega-region, home to 107 million Americans and Canadian and center of the United States-Canada economic partnership, enjoys a multitude of shared sectors and socio-economic strengths, as well as integrated assets such as inter-state and cross-border supply chains, transportation corridors, and energy systems between both countries, that connect, unify, and advantage the […]