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HUB for Sustainability Integration

The Hub for Sustainability Integration is a collaborative ecosystem bringing together the Student Consultancy, Sustainability Business Council and Professional Development initiatives under a shared purpose: to embed sustainability into every business decision across industries, organizations, and geographies. 

Jointly led by the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF) and the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED), the Hub bridges academia and practice to advance the University of Waterloo's vision of becoming a global leader in sustainability integration. 

The Student Consultancy course is a cornerstone of this initiative, providing experiential learning opportunities, networking, and mentoring for students to build skills in business, consulting and sustainability. In doing so, it also serves as a vital resource for Canadian organizations seeking to embed sustainability into their operations and long-term strategy.

Associate Director

Claire Purvis

The HUB’s Associate Director provides strategic guidance and industry insight to support the integration of sustainability into business education and practice. Drawing on extensive professional experience, the Associate Director mentors students, advises on project development within the Student Consultancy, and strengthens connections between academia and industry. This role helps ensure the HUB remains aligned with real-world sustainability challenges and opportunities facing organizations today.

Claire Purvis

News

Monday, September 11, 2023

Are the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals on track? | World Economic Forum

How much progress is being made on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals?

  • Multiple global crises continue to put the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals 'in peril', the UN says.
  • Its 2023 update report shows a significant reversal of progress in key areas such as child vaccination rates and income inequality between countries.
  • These challenges will be the focus of the World Economic Forum's Sustainable Development Impact Meetings on 18-22 September 2023.

Read the full article here.

Thursday, August 17, 2023

Uncovering Hidden ESG Risks in Your Supply Chain

Your supply chain could be full of hidden environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks, which can seriously harm your reputation and market access, as well as disrupt your supply chain and halt production.

This guide details the best practices for effective supply chain risk mitigation, including how to use ESG data from the public domain to improve your ESG program.

Learn more here.

Thursday, August 17, 2023

Nasdaq 2023: ESG & Climate Survey

ESG is more than sustainability.

Nasdaq has commissioned an independent study to see how 100 decision-makers in the ESG space are:

  • Structuring and resourcing their sustainability teams,
  • Assessing barriers to and drivers of their sustainability agendas,
  • Crafting their ESG and climate risk mitigation strategies,
  • Planning their technology investment plans.

In this article, you can:

  1. Access more answers and insights from the respondents by downloading the full report,

  2. Explore ways to elevate your ESG strategy.

Access the full article here.