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Dr. Olaf Weber joins Linda Ryan, host of Voice America's new radio series, Building Banking on Values to discuss values-based banking, also known as ethical, regenerative, just or sustainable banking. It's focus is to put people before profit, and put banking back in service of the people, organizations and communities that make it possible.

Congratulations to Sustainability Management Master's Student Danielle Lindamood for being the recipient of the David Johnston International Experience Award and a Mitacs

The School of Environment, Enterprise and Development is excited to offer a new course exploring the theme of 'the commons'. Senior undergraduate students and all graduate students are encouraged to take this course. There is no pre-requisite to enroll in this course.

SUSM 675 The Commons Amidst Complexity and Change:

The Theory and Practice of Collective Action

Winter 2016

Course Instructor: Dr. Prateep Kumar Nayak

COURSE OVERVIEW

SEED's Dr. Bruce Frayne, lead researcher for the Hungry Cities Initiative talks about food security challenges that African cities are facing with CNBC Africa.

Dr. Olaf Weber shares insights into the financial and sustainability case for moving to a low-carbon economy in his Op-Ed for the KW Record. Read full text

St. Paul’s student Kaitlin Murray (fourth-year International Development) is the recipient of a Mitacs GlobalinkResearch grant, worth $5,000, which will allow her to work with a non-governmental organization called NIRMAN in India this term. Mitacs is an internationally known Canadian not-for-profit organization that supports research, training, and social innovation.

Dr. Olaf Weber discusses a recent analysis of Corporate Knights' Eco-Fund Ratings for 424 equity funds available to Canadian investors. The study analysed the impact of both carbon intensity and exposure to green companies listed on the Rating list.

Professor Jason Thistlethwaite discusses the opportunities to use data coming from the NASA satellite in decision making to protect coastal communities vulnerable to storms strengthened by an increase in the sea level. Read the full article on the Toronto Star.

Dr. Jenn Lynes chatted with Craig Norris on the Morning Edition on CBC KW about why budget airlines tend to emit fewer emissions. Read the whole story on CBC

Dr. Amelia Clarke and Stephanie Cairns discuss the potential for Market Based Tools in aiding municipalities to meet their Sustainable Community Plans with National Newswatch. Read the full article on National Newswatch.