Resiliency and Regeneration Detailed Agenda

Morning Keynote: Combining Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science to Advance Action on Climate Change

Gary Pritchard, 4 Directions of Conservation Consulting

When it comes to climate change, we need to think long-term and explore other ways of meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations. Join us for an inspiring address about how we can honour current caretakers of the environment and those that came before us. Learn about the power of combining Indigenous knowledge systems and Western science to embrace our responsibility to the environment and advance action on climate change.

Afternoon Keynote: The Role of Economics in Social Wellbeing and Solving the Climate Crisis

Tom Rand, ArcTern Ventures

Tom Rand brings his trademark focus and clarity to an enormously complex issue –  the economics of climate change. As global fears over climate risk ratchet up alongside increasing turbulent weather systems, the private sector looks at last ready join the fight in earnest. Is that the case, or just more greenwashing? Rand’s forthright speaking style takes on the old canards of both left and right politics in a passionate call to arms on climate risk. His talk brings to life the focus of his third bestselling book: to articulate pragmatic ways to rewire the capitalist economy for the 21st century – a renewed “Climate Capitalism.

Breakout Session #2: Roadmap to Resilience: Building a Climate Resilient Business

Communities across the world are experiencing the effects of climate change including increasing temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and extreme weather events. Businesses are being affected by the impacts of climate change both locally and across the entire supply chain. Join this session and learn how you can prepare yourself to thrive by hearing case studies of climate resilient businesses and through step-by-step action you can start taking today.

Presentations

Enviro-Stewards

Business Climate Action, Adaptation & Resiliency

Timely climate action can be a strategic business advantage (for example, Maple Leaf Foods award for becoming the world’s first carbon neutral major food company).  Concurrently, businesses need the resiliency to adapt to changes in climate that are already occurring.    

This presentation outlines climate adaptation measures that concurrently reduce impacts on climate. Results from the first year of operation of the affordable smart blue roof (ASBR) on Enviro-Stewards’ office indicate that this technology drastically reduces stormwater runoff (i.e. climate adaptation), while saving heating & cooling costs (i.e. climate action), reducing heat island effect, and reducing potable water consumption.   And the Gold Standard for the Global Goals (SDGs) generated by avoiding the need to boil water (SDG 13) also improves health (SDG 3), generates decent work & economic growth (SDG 8), alleviates poverty (SDG 1), and sustainably provide safe water (SDG 6). By implementing change using an integrated systems approach, profitable & impactful measures can consistently be identified & harvested.

IMAX & Credit Valley Conservation

Taking Sustainability Outside with IMAX and Credit Valley Conservation

Businesses are always looking for innovative ways to protect assets against damage and environmental degradation due to climate change and urbanization while adding value. In the Great Lakes watershed, this can often mean improving water quality, reducing flooding, and increasing biodiversity. Learn how IMAX worked with Credit Valley Conservation on one of the first sustainable parking lot retrofits in Mississauga and how they continue to transform their property through habitat creation and protection, demonstrating long-term commitments to the environment and their community.

Greater Toronto Airports Authority

Climate Change Resiliency at Toronto Pearson: Stormwater Management

Case Study 1:  Managing Contaminated fluids at the Central Deicing Facility by increasing underground storage tank capacity.  This is result of the freeze/thaw patters we see today and the inability for the original infrastructure to have the capacity needed to manage the contaminated fluids from aircraft deicing and to ensure compliance with stormwater glycol guidelines.  

Networking

Share your LinkedIn handle in the chat and we will connect you with other attendees during and after the event. Take this opportunity to get to know other leading sustainability professionals and like-minded individuals.  Sparking connections can lead to new ideas, projects, and professional relationships.