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Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Growing movement of investors, impact investors taking environmental, social, and governance factors into investment decision-making Designing the supports to overcome these challenges will be key to unleashing the potential of private capital to deliver the much-needed infrastructure our businesses, communities, country and indeed planet will... More
Thursday, March 2, 2017
The award-winning Impact Youth Sustainability Leadership Program is a nation-wide, acclaimed training that provides more than $100,000 to sustainability initiatives every year and they are coming to Ottawa this March. What is IMPACT! IMPACT! Sustainability Leadership Training supports young leaders across Canada who are taking action to improve... More
If you have strong professional experience in Ottawa or Ontario's social enterprise or social innovation field, Impact Hub Ottawa is looking for a Project Lead for a full-time, 1 year contract in Ottawa. For more information and application instructions, please check out this... More
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
The Canadian Impact Infrastructure Exchange (CIIX) launched its pilot program with City of Vancouver, City of Toronto and City of Charlottetown that will analyze three real world infrastructure projects. Beginning in late 2016, we will perform a comprehensive sustainability analysis of the three proposed infrastructure plans (or design,... More
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Moving to Impact – Responsible Investing in Canada October 19 – 20, 2016 Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario Canada REGISTER HERE Full Rate after September 1st, 2016: $280.00 Students (no meals): Free Students with meal voucher: $100.00 Spaces are limited, so register as soon as possible! Special rates... More
Monday, September 19, 2016
bcIMC offers an exceptional opportunity to work at a world-class organization while living in a west coast setting. They are one of Canada’s largest institutional investors with investments that span the world. bcIMC is currently recruiting a Manager, ESG Risk Management. This position will be part of the Investment Risk Management Team which is... More
Monday, April 11, 2016
The University of Ottawa has released Dr. Tessa Hebb’s report on the Fossil Free Divestment Campaign. The report provides a set of recommendations for action by the University of Ottawa. To access the report, Please click... More
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Tessa Hebb has endorsed the University of Toronto's decision to sign onto CDP as part of its climate change strategy. For more on the UofT announcement, and their 14-point plan, please see the following articles: “We have a responsibility to take decisive action on climate change”: University of Toronto president Meric Gertler announces... More
Friday, March 18, 2016
CCOC is an innovative and award-winning non-profit landlord and a recognized affordable housing leader with over 50 properties located in downtown Ottawa providing nearly 1,600 affordable homes. For over 40 years, CCOC has created, maintained and promoted housing for low and moderate income people. CCOC is currently seeking a Development Project... More
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Purpose Capital is seeking an experienced, entrepreneurial and energetic leader to join their team as a Director of Impact Advisory Services, responsible for leading the next phase of growth in a practice that works with asset owners and asset managers across North America to design, implement, and evaluate strategies for investing in impact. This... More
Thursday, March 10, 2016
Catalyzing Carleton University as an Anchor Institution March 30, 2016 at 12:00 PM Update: Webinar is now available online at: https://vimeo.com/161644140 Online On Wednesday, March 30th at 12pm (EDT) Tessa Hebb and James Puddicombe of the Carleton Centre for Community Innovation (3ci) at Carleton University explored the role universities can... More
Friday, February 19, 2016
Last month Lars Boggild posted a blog suggesting universities should think of themselves as anchor institutions in our communities. Interestingly, this is one of the missions of our RECODE work here at the Carleton Centre for Community Innovation (3ci). Like Lars, we see the potential that universities can play in contributing to sustainable,... More
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