Category: Water

Protecting the Great Lakes for future generations

BEYOND VOLUMES: Exploring the Societal Value of Corporate Water Stewardship Projects

September 27, 2022

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…

Experiential and Environmental Tourism in the Great Lakes

July 27, 2022

Executive Summary: This article explores two major trending elements of nature tourism which are directly applicable to the Great Lakes and specifically Niagara Falls: Experiential & Environmental Tourism. This article…

Water Circularity Put to Practice in a Water-Intensive Industry

May 3, 2022

The Great Lakes are an invaluable freshwater resource, holding eighty-four percent of North America’s fresh surface water, providing drinking water to more than 40 million people, and acting as the…

Protecting the Shores of the Great Lakes and Combating Climate Change with Coastal Carbon Capture

December 2, 2021

As anyone who has lived near one of the Great Lakes for the last few decades knows, water levels are on the rise and erosion is worsening. Thousands of homes…

Sustainable Great Lakes: A Regional Assessment of Sustainability in the Binational Great Lakes Megaregion

October 19, 2021

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…