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ASI’s August 2022 E-Newsletter
Dear ASI Community, We hope you’re having a good summer! The past few months has seen the team at ASI busy with activities that advance our mandate of building resilient organizations and people to lead Canada’s transition to a low-carbon, socially-inclusive economy....
Q & A with Tamara Connell, ASI’s new CEO
ASI is pleased to introduce its new CEO, Tamara Connell. Below, Tamara shares insights about the field of transition leadership, the external trends she sees impacting sustainability, and a few highlights of stepping into the CEO role. She also shares how...
Micro-Credentials: The Key to a Rapidly Transitioning Workforce?
Today’s leaders face unique challenges as change ripples through how we learn, work, and collaborate in our global communities. A worldwide commitment to address the impacts of climate change is putting pressure on organizations to plan and implement low-carbon...
Perspectives on COP26 with Ashoke Mohanraj Webinar
In November 2021, the 26th UN Climate Change Conference took place in Glasgow, Scotland. Leaders from across the globe gathered to share insights and ideas and negotiated around climate-related contentions. ASI recently caught up with Ashoke Mohanraj, Environmental...
Careers in Low-Carbon Energy Podcast with Ed Whittingham
The concept of how to get into the low-carbon energy field is explored and debated amongst facilitators, David Keith, Sara Harding-Simon, and our own Ed Whittingham (ASI Co-founder) in Careers in Low-Carbon Energy | Energy vs Climate Episode 25. Ed is a clean...
Choosing our Transition
From June 7th to June 18th, Université de Montréal held its first summer school masterclass dedicated to socio-ecological transition, thanks to ASI’s support. The “Transition Pathways” masterclass gave 49 participants the opportunity to think, ask questions, listen,...
Leadership for a green recovery
Navigating the pandemic has offered challenges and opportunities for change. Sustainability and Innovation executive Steven Pacifico cites optimism, collaboration and fearlessness as key skills to lead transition.
The Evolving Role and Impact of Sustainability Professionals
The job of sustainability professionals has changed. In this article and podcast, learn how corporate sustainability leaders are using collaboration and co-design to evolve CSR strategies, by decentralizing Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) and climate work, and embedding them across organizational teams.
Transition Leadership for a Stronger and More Resilient Canada
What does it take to become a resilient, innovative, and courageous leader in the face of the world’s greatest challenges? A dynamic panel discussion at Connexus21 generated key insights. Read them here …
Transition Leadership in Action
Our Breakthrough Leadership for Transition team has been exploring the links between transition, leadership and sustainability to unearth exciting examples of Transition Leadership in action, and insights about what inclusive Transition Leadership might look like for a diversity of practitioners.
Industry 4.0 reduces carbon impacts and increases equity in research
In this ASI Network series conversation with desert ecologist Malory Owen, hear how plentiful data has added valuable opportunities for research design and participation while reducing carbon impacts.