Breaking Down Consumer Sustainability Trends in the Great Lakes Region
Thursday, April 24 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET Watch the Webinar Recording on YouTube! We recently hosted an insightful webinar exploring consumer attitudes and sustainability trends in the Great Lakes region, featuring a breakdown of the 2024 EcoFocus Sustainability Survey—a comprehensive look at U.S. consumer attitudes and behaviors around sustainability. This data-driven […]
How Great Lakes Companies are Benefiting from Corporate Water Stewardship
During this webinar, we discussed the critical role of corporate water stewardship and the importance of robust verification practices in the Great Lakes region. We were joined by the Director of ESG at A. O. Smith, Noelle Brigham, to share their sustainability journey and why water stewardship is an important piece to their operations. […]
A Regional Gap Analysis for Water Stewardship and Best Practice in the Great Lakes Region
Watch the recording from the webinar below! CGLR is excited to announce the upcoming launch of a new Regional Gap Analysis aimed at Advancing Water Stewardship and Best Practices in the Great Lakes region. The report, carried out as part of the Great Lakes Water Innovation and Stewardship Exchange (WISE), will provide insight on […]
Implementing Sustainability in Major Sports: The Making of a Green Team
Watch the recording from the webinar below! In CGLR’s first webinar of 2025, we explored the role that major sports organizations can play in advancing sustainability. From energy use to waste generation, the environmental footprint of a single sports event can be immense. In some cases, the energy consumed and the waste produced during […]
Great Lakes Freshwater Symposium: Great Lakes Offshore Wind
The five Great Lakes contain 20 percent of the planet’s freshwater resources. They also hold tremendous potential for producing wind energy. What are the challenges and opportunities for offshore wind energy in the Great Lakes? Cora Sutherland presented the Center for Water Policy’s legal research on Great Lakes offshore wind energy. Her talk, titled […]
Sustainability Within the Airline Industry
Watch the recording from the webinar below! Aviation contributes around 4% to climate change according to research that quantified aviation’s impact on global warming. Without intervention, this contribution will undoubtedly increase over the next decades. While 4% may seem like a relatively small contribution, all industries, including aviation, must be part of the solution to […]
The Role of Nuclear Energy in Achieving a Net Zero Future in the Great Lakes Region
Watch the webinar recording below! The Great Lakes Carbon Collaborative held a webinar on December 12th where we explored the role of nuclear energy in achieving a net zero future. As the world contends with climate change and the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, nuclear power emerges as a vital solution in […]
Understanding the Benefits of Carbon Sequestration and Agricultural Nature-Based Projects
Watch the recording from the webinar below! Climate change is undeniably threatening our natural world. Consequently, average surface temperatures are rising, as are food insecurity, climate-related health risks, and economic disruption. To mitigate these impacts, a suite of solutions needs to be investigated, invested in, and implemented. One approach is to harness the power of […]
Great Lakes Freshwater Symposium – Economic and Health Impacts of Algal Blooms
Lakes and rivers are home to various blue-green algae species, and not all pose a health risk. Unfortunately, there’s no quick way to determine if a bloom is dangerous. Laboratory testing takes several days, during which the bloom’s toxicity can change rapidly or disappear entirely. Complicating matters further, algal blooms can appear and vanish within […]
Industrial Sustainability – Water, Energy, and the Drive Toward Net Zero
View the webinar recording below! In industrialized nations, industries account for over half of the water used by humans, with that demand projected to increase by 40% within 20 years. Additionally, it is estimated that 4% of global carbon emissions could be saved within the water sector. With the high demand for water in industries […]