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Guiding Great Lakes Sustainability for People, Economy & Environment

Adopting core values – at the board table, amongst employees, and when engaging stakeholders and funders – is vital to strengthening CLGR’s reputation, growth, and impact. Adopted by our strategic plan and all levels of governance, below are the principles that are core to CGLR’s culture and guide our decisions.

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Inclusive & Collaborative Sustainability

Diversity is our strength: it invites diverse perspectives and interests to be involved in our work, allowing everyone to have a voice.

  • We celebrate different experiences, backgrounds, and ways of thinking and knowing.
  • We work diligently to understand broad perspectives in an inclusive and respectful environment.
  • We work with others to create or achieve common goals for building a sustainable region.

Thoughtful & Forward Looking

We apply reasoned thinking and careful thought in our programs, conversations, and partnerships.

  • We demonstrate contemplative behaviour, carry out actions with good intentions, and act with consideration for the well-being of others, our environment, and the reputation of CGLR.
  • We seek to proactively understand different futures, so that we can transition to a sustainable future with a sense of urgency and purpose.
  • We favour innovation and progress over conflict and intransigent thinking.

Impactful & Accountable

We are fully committed to making a difference and effecting positive change across the Great Lakes region, in the face of growing complacency and tendency to hold on to the status quo.

  • We consistently strive to achieve our goals in a thorough, timely, and transparent manner, allowing stakeholders and funders to understand our approach, impact, and spending.
  • We consistently take ownership of our actions.

Pragmatic & Transformative

We value facts and take a measured approach to solving problems.

  • We approach matters sensibly and realistically, focusing on practical considerations over unrealistic ambitions.
  • We work with imagination and creativity, thinking outside the box to create breakthrough results.
  • We provide leadership that encourages, inspires, and empowers others to cause change.
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Donate Today

Charitable contributions to the CGLR Foundation is the US and the CGLR Canada Foundation are crucial for helping us integrate environmental considerations into our regional public policy decisions, business strategies, and investment choices.

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Get Involved

By supporting CGLR Canada and the CGLR USA, our trade associations will help bring sector leaders together to grow the US-Canada economic partnership, making the region more competitive in today’s fast-paced global marketplace.
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Become a Donor

Charitable contributions to the CGLR Foundation in the US and the CGLR Canada Foundation are crucial for helping us integrate environmental considerations into our regional public policy decisions, business strategies, and investment choices.

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Get Involved

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.

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