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Collaborative Leadership for Climate Action – Meet the Guest Speakers
Are you looking for a new learning opportunity to build your capacity to lead collaborative climate action? The Academy for Sustainable Innovation is launching the Collaborative Leadership for Climate Action, a 4-week online course where participants will have the...
ASI’s February 2023 Newsletter
We start the year by saying welcome to two new amazing people at ASI - Shanice and Anamika. Our Upskilling for Canada’s Climate Transition research project is now in high gear - we have finalized our literature review and started interviews. Read more about the...
Top priorities for sustainability practitioners in 2023
Sustainability practitioners are leading the way to help reach Canada’s net-zero commitments. Their contributions are diverse, as are the roles they hold in organizations across the country. They’re leaders of ESG, CSR, Sustainability, Climate Action, Resiliency, Risk...
Meet the Team: Upskilling for Canada’s Climate Transition
Meet the masterminds behind the Upskilling for Canada’s Climate Transition research project. Through this partnership, the Academy for Sustainable Innovation and the Resilience by Design Lab united their best people to learn more about how to support workforce...
ASI’s December 2022 Newsletter
That's a Wrap! 2022 has been a year to remember! We are so grateful to each and every one of you who connected with and supported ASI this year. We look forward to growing our reach and impact even further in 2023. This is a special newsletter - it’s a wrap and a...
The Ecology of Leadership
The world is quickly changing; temperatures increasing, storms surging, political movements rising and falling, and we find ourselves simultaneously more connected and divided. In response to these dynamic changes and the mounting crises from climate change,...
5 questions with Ed Whittingham, Academy for Sustainable Innovation Co-Founder
ASI has been at the forefront of important conversations about climate transition leadership since its inception in 2018. We’re actively working to create programs and partnerships that build and enable transition leadership toward a low-carbon, socially-inclusive...
ASI’s November 2022 Newsletter
Much like October, November is shaping up to be another exciting month of activity at ASI. In this edition of our newsletter are excited to bring you an interview with ASI Co-Founder and Strategic Advisor, Ed Whittingham, where he dives into ASI’s history and current...
A Big Win For Decarbonization
Earlier this year, ASI collaborated with QuadReal Property Group to facilitate dialogue across their Sustainability, Environmental, Health & Safety, and Community teams to guide the cultivation of a shared vision, and to explore what cultural shifts were needed to...
New Partnership Announcement: Upskilling for Canada’s Climate Transition
The Academy for Sustainable Innovation is excited to announce the launch of a new research partnership with the Resilience by Design Lab (RbD) and the Future Skills Centre, funded by the Government of Canada's Future Skills Program. Through the Upskilling for Canada’s...
Skills for a Net Zero Economy – Event
The shift to a NetZero economy is happening. But how different will the transition to sustainability be for businesses, communities and regions across Canada? Join the Future Skills Centre for “Skills for a Net-Zero Economy”, a free in-person event held in Vancouver...