Industries often face challenges in measuring and understanding the value of nature, the impacts of biodiversity loss, and the effectiveness of nature-based solutions that align with organizational strategies. While nature provides immense benefits, realizing its true potential depends on effectively measuring outcomes and aligning solutions with business goals through clear communication and strategic integration.

Join this session for a collaborative discussion to identify areas of opportunity, discuss challenges, and explore science-based innovations and science-based solutions that you can put to work for your organization.

Our unique backgrounds and experiences shape our perceptions, conversations, and work. While they make us who we are, they also come with inherent assumptions and biases. In our fast-paced world, we often fall back on these biases, using language and accepting worldviews as ‘fact’ without questioning their impact – both positive and negative.  

What biases, assumptions, and ways of thinking influence your work on a daily basis? Do these factors help or hinder progress towards a sustainable future?   

Guided by Indigenous thought leaders, at this session you will take an intentional step back to reflect upon these questions. You will walk away with actionable strategies to understand your positionality* and adjust your work accordingly to drive truly meaningful, impactful, and inclusive action towards a prosperous, just, and decolonial future for all.  

*Positionality refers to a person’s various social identities, such as gender, race, class, ethnicity, ability, and geographical location. The combination of these identities and their intersections shape how we understand and engage with the world. 

Greenwashing has been used to make products, services, and companies appear more sustainable than they are and, in extreme cases, acts to conceal harmful environmental impacts. With greenwashing concerns and investigations on the rise, varying levels of regulation have been implemented to combat this, including the recent introduction of Bill C-59.  

With this new guidance, companies must now navigate compliance while adapting to evolving expectations and the challenge remains: how can we balance protecting our businesses from greenwashing with maintaining our targets and public disclosure?   

Join this interactive discussion to explore key recommendations and answer all your Bill C-59 questions, ensuring you walk away with a better understanding of how to implement these new guidelines in your company to stay protected and continue advancing your targets. 

Canada’s energy transition, estimated to cost between $1. to $2 trillion (or $55B per year), presents tremendous economic opportunities. With approximately 11% of Canadian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) operating in or supporting the construction and retrofit sector, the potential to lead and thrive in this transformation is significant.

Whether you are an SME looking to capitalize on this opportunity, or a large enterprise working with the SMEs in your supply chain, join this workshop to discover how SMEs are seizing this moment. Explore what SMEs need to know, the resources available, and the key actions required to prepare. This session will also provide you with an understanding of how enterprises can contribute to building capacity and strengthen the value chain.

Decarbonizing transportation supply chains is impossible without addressing the role shipping plays in moving goods across the globe. Ocean-going vessels carry 80% of global trade, impacting nearly all organizations’ supply chains, and use some of the most carbon intensive fuels in the transportation sector. 

In recent years, MOUs have been signed, Green Shipping Corridors have been announced, and clean fuel technologies have been developed. But are these advancements enough to reach net-zero commitments? 

Join Oceans North for a collaborative workshop to explore the financing, technology, fuel, and policy solutions needed to decarbonize shipping. Together, we will dive into practical tools for understanding, measuring, and reducing shipping emissions to make good on your net-zero supply chain commitments. 

Transitioning to a clean and prosperous future requires bold leadership across every sector, industry, and role. Leaders of every level, from emerging professionals to C-suite executives, must cultivate skills such as collaboration, empathy, resilience, and agility to inspire and catalyze action for a more sustainable world. 

Join this workshop for current and aspiring leaders to:

• Uncover New Models: Explore the gap between traditional leadership paradigms and new forms of leadership required for effective climate and sustainability action.  

• Assess Your Abilities: Map your skillsets and evaluate your readiness to employ new models of leadership. 

• Level up Your Leadership: Walk away with actionable strategies to elevate your personal and organizational leadership skills. 

Step into a game-like boardroom scenario where you’ll navigate real-time decisions on climate and nature risks for a global food manufacturing company. With insights from a panel of experts, you’ll observe the trickle-down impacts of your decisions and gain a comprehensive understanding of the big-picture risks involved. Join this dynamic interactive session for a deep dive into the complex connections between climate change and nature-related challenges and receive practical risk management advice from multi-sector experts, that you can employ in your own organization. 

AI is a powerful tool that can be leveraged to do significant good – as well as significant damage – across business, industry and society. AI Stewardship is the practice of ensuring those working in the development, adoption,  scaling and implementation of AI are collaborating to bend the arc of this technology towards good.

In this workshop, participants will collaborate in small groups to apply AI Stewardship principles to tackle a business challenge. The goal is to implement decisions that mitigate unintended negative consequences and maximize benefits for everyone involved. Participants will receive a comprehensive framework and essential tools to aid in making complex tech-related stewardship decisions, guiding balanced decision making both during and beyond the session.  

As the topic of sustainability becomes increasingly polarized, the words we use to make the case for creating a better future become increasingly important. How can we shift our language to make sustainability more accessible and inclusive during these divisive times? How do we maintain our action-oriented goals toward a regenerative future without creating barriers for those who may not be in the same place?  

Join this timely workshop to explore the evolving nuances of sustainability terminology and learn how to advance your organization’s environmental, social and governance efforts while bringing those who consider themselves outside the sustainability space, into the fold. 

In December 2024, the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) published the inaugural Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards (CSDS). Based on the global IFRS sustainability disclosure standards and tailored to the Canadian context, the CSDS will offer a consistent and comparable framework for sustainability reporting by Canadian entities. The CSSB is also proposing an inaugural strategic plan that will shape its work for the next several years.  

Join this interactive workshop for the unique opportunity to:  

• Learn from and engage with the CSSB and other experts about the final CSDS 1 and CSDS 2 standards  

• Provide your input into the CSSB’s inaugural strategic plan  

• Walk away with actionable insights for your organization on climate and sustainability reporting