CAR Management Briefing Seminars

From August 2 – 4, CAR hosted their 57th Annual Management Briefing Seminars (MBS)! CAR MBS returned to the Grand Traverse Resort in Traverse City, MI, and this year, attendees enjoyed two-and-a-half days of the rich automotive content and connections MBS has to offer. With an extensive agenda highlighting the current challenges faced by the […]

Transitioning to Clean Energy: A Great Lakes Case Study

Check out the recording from this webinar below! The Council of the Great Lakes Region hosted a webinar on Thursday, April 28 with the Nuclear Innovation Institute (NII) to discuss the economic and environmental benefits of clean energy. Using the region of Bruce, Grey, and Huron Counties of Ontario as a living case study, a […]

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 […]

Turning Point – Supporting the Transition Towards a Circular Economy

Check out the recording from this past event below!  The Council of the Great Lakes Region and the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) held a joint educational webinar on February 3rd. This webinar included an expert discussion regarding CCA’s Turning Point report, requested by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and informed by the Expert […]

Great Lakes Economic Forum 2022

Attendees joined CGLR at the 2022 Great Lakes Economic Forum in Chicago from June 26th – 28th, 2022 to network with hundreds of business executives, government officials, thought-leaders, and subject matter experts from the binational Great Lakes economic region. After its launch in Chicago in 2015, the premier Great Lakes Economic Forum is returning to the […]

Turning Point – the Circular Economy in Canada

The Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) has released its latest report, Turning Point, requested by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), and informed by the Expert Panel on the Circular Economy in Canada, a multidisciplinary group of 16 experts from across Canada and abroad. The report identifies the opportunities and challenges for a circular economy in Canada, including […]

Canada and the United States: Exploring New Nuclear

Watch the recording from the virtual event below! The Council of the Great Lakes Region partnered with the Canada Institute, Ontario Power Generation, and the Nuclear Energy Institute to host a virtual event where panelists came together to discuss nuclear energy and how the governments of Canada and the United States can work together to […]

Great Lakes Carbon Collaborative Kick-Off Meeting

Built to facilitate engagement across sectors, customers, and suppliers up and down the value stream, the binational Great Lakes Carbon Collaborative, will be driven by business and focused on developing and implementing initiatives that reduce carbon emissions across the Great Lakes economy while minimizing business impacts. Initial focus areas include electrification, low-emission generation technology, carbon […]

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 […]

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Supporting CGLR and joining our programs and outreach efforts will help bring sector leaders and stakeholders together to grow the region’s US-Canada economic partnership, transition to a sustainable future, and strengthen our competitiveness in today’s fast pace global marketplace.