FROM THE EDITOR:
Dear Readers,
There has been much to talk about in the sustainability world in the past couple of weeks. For instance, on November 6th, University of Waterloo's School of Environment Enterprise and Development was launched. Watch our video to learn more about the executive training certificates and diploma courses for industry and government the school will offer.
Canadian Business for Social Responsibility held their annual summit also. There were some useful tips about transformational leadership we caught on video (audio isn't great, but the points made are worth listening for).
In addition, climate change meetings in Copenhagen are fast approaching, and leaders insist that there will be some progress made. We talked to a few observers to get their perspective on where they thought the meetings will take us.
Lastly, CleanTech North was launched in Toronto last week. Celestica's Mike Andrade made some very interesting points about how Canadian companies working on environmentally innovative products are likely to be affected by market dynamics in the coming years.
Regards,
Rob Colman
Editor, Green Business
www.green-business.ca
rcolman@clbmedia.ca
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 Video: CBSR Annual Summit — How to create transformational change
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Alberta Power Summit, November 24-25, The Metropolitan Centre, Calgary, Alberta
CanSIA Solar Conference 2009, December 7-8, Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, ON
GLOBE 2010, March 24-26, Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, BC
Check out the Calendar of Events on the Green Business website for more upcoming industry seminars, conferences, shows and training sessions.
Got an event you want us to include on the website? Please send an e-mail to editor Rob Colman: rcolman@clbmedia.ca.
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