Circular Procurement Summit 2021
Circular Innovation Council hosted an immersive and interactive experience designed to offer guidance and practice for professionals and entrepreneurs across public and private sectors to accelerate circular economies in communities around the world by leveraging collaborative buying power. Over a multitude of concentrated sessions, attendees gained knowledge from circular practitioners who redefined value through strategic […]
The Future of the Great Lakes Series – Water Infrastructure
Billions of dollars in spending are headed to North America’s communities, and investing in the nation’s water infrastructure has been made a major strategic priority. But where – and how – should those dollars be spent? And who is influencing those decisions? On September 9th, the Council of the Great Lakes Region teamed up with […]
The Future of the Great Lakes Series – Building the World’s Automobility Hub
The Great Lakes Region has always been a world leader in the future of the automobile. Now, the region is taking it to the next level — in automobility. As the global transportation industry retools to electric and autonomous vehicles, automobility is the opportunity to create new software, data technology, autonomous and electric vehicles, EV […]
Electrifying Mobility
in the Great Lakes Region:
from EVs to Green Batteries
Apr 29 Event Summary
Explore the challenges & opportunities of electrifying mobility in the Great Lakes Region- from Electric Vehicles (EVs) to Green Batteries April 29
Green Stormwater Infrastructure: A Natural Response to Climate Risk
CGLR Mar 17 Event Summary
Green Stormwater Infrastructure: A Natural Response to Climate Risk Across the Great Lakes Region–March 17, 2021 event hosted by the Council of the Great Lake Region The combination of antiquated approaches to real estate development, loss of forest cover, outdated hydrologic conveyance systems, and increasingly extreme changes in weather patterns in the region, have led […]
Powering Forward–
Accelerating Clean Energy Transition in the Great Lakes Region:Summary Jan 27 Event
CGLR hosted a virtual dialogue on clean energy Jan . 27, 2021 featuring OPG and CGLR Report for Accelerating Clean Energy in the Great Lakes Region
Valuing Nature & Ecosystem Services: Lessons Learned from Dow & The Nature Conservancy
What is the value of nature? Nature provides services that enable our very lives, but these services have rarely been valued in terms that allow us to include that value in key decisions—especially when it comes to business. Without visibility, they are often traded away inappropriately. Sustainable development requires that we be able to describe […]
Shifting to a Circular Economy: Lessons from Great Lakes Leaders O-I Glass & Clarios
For more information on the commitment to the circular economy in the Great Lakes, see our Circular Great Lakes Initiative. For the latest in responsible batteries and EVs, see ‘Electrifying Mobility in the Great Lakes Region.’ The Circular Economy is getting a lot of attention these days, but it’s nothing new to Clarios, the world’s […]
CGLR Hosts Virtual Event for Education, Innovation & Entrepreneurship; Releases Great Lakes, Great Minds Report
When the global pandemic interrupted the 6th annual Great Lakes Economic Forum, the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) pivoted on the spot, and developed a virtual approach, which included bringing thought leaders from across the region and across sectors together and releasing their latest report ‘Great Lakes, Great Minds: Setting the Stage for […]