CivicAction Shares Five Keys to Transforming Organizations, City Regions at World's Largest Green Building Conference
(firmenpresse) - TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 10/07/11 -- To tackle a city region's toughest challenges, well-respected senior leaders should invite the "unusual" suspects to the table and work to find common ground, said Chair John Tory at CivicAction's presentation at the US Green Building Council's Wednesday in Toronto.
He and three senior executives who are voluntary leaders of CivicAction's environmental initiative, , shared advice on how to advance a city region's economic, social and environmental prosperity. CivicAction was one of the Best in Canada Top Seven organizations selected to present at the US Green Building Council's annual conference, which has drawn 25,000 participants from 100+ countries and is being hosted for the first time outside the U.S. in Toronto, in partnership with the Canada Green Building Council.
These five keys to CivicAction's model create an unbeatable way to address sometimes seemingly intractable problems:
John Tory drew out successes and lessons learned by panellists Linda Mantia, Head, Enterprise Services and Chief Procurement Officer, RBC, and co-chair of Greening Greater Toronto and its ; Jim Johnston, Director, Environmental Sustainability & Compliance, BMO Financial Group, Corporate Real Estate Technology & Operations and member, advisory council; and Cara Clairman, President and CEO, Plug'n Drive, and former chair, .
Guided by Greening Greater Toronto's vision, Flourish through environmental action and innovation, the panellists shared stories of accelerating action to improve the Toronto region's environmental performance.
"Greening Greater Toronto's successes to date are transportable examples of what civic leaders can do to make their buildings and city region more environmentally sustainable," says Linda Weichel, CivicAction's Vice President, Partnerships. "These five keys will guide attendees in tackling their own challenges and transforming their organizations and city regions world-wide."
is an initiative of , a coalition of thousands of civic leaders acting collectively to tackle tough issues and big opportunities facing the Toronto region. More than 200 partners from corporations, government, and the non-profit sector have joined Greening Greater Toronto and support the vision of a flourishing region renowned for its environmental action and innovation.
(i)Source: US Environmental Protection Agency
(ii) Source: Halsall Associates and Enerlife Consulting
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