Beyond the Business Case: Investing in a Sustainable Built Environment
Watch the webinar recording below! The Council of the Great Lakes Region and the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) hosted a webinar on Wednesday, March 16th. This webinar focused on Beyond the Business Case, a groundbreaking report by WorldGBC outlining why real estate businesses can’t afford NOT to invest in a sustainable built environment. Launched […]
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 […]
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of the Great Lake Region The combination of antiquated approaches to real estate development, loss of forest cover, outdated hydrologic conveyance systems, and increasingly extreme changes in weather patterns in the region, have led […]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 […]