Upcoming Events
Great Lakes Sustainable Growth Forum
Tuesday, June 25 – Thursday, June 27, 2024
The Quay, 3rd Floor, Queens Quay East, Toronto, Ontario
The Council of the Great Lakes Region is excited to host our next annual conference in partnership with the Toronto Region Board of Trade, which we’re rebranding as the Great Lakes Sustainable Growth Forum, in Toronto from June 25-27, 2024!
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Event Overview
Our annual conference, launched in 2015, has quickly become a leading forum for the region’s business, government, academic, and nonprofit leaders to come together and discuss the most pressing socioeconomic and environmental challenges facing the region and how we can work across borders and sectors to strengthen the Great Lakes region’s long-term success and sustainable development.
At the event, which we are rebranding as the Great Lakes Sustainable Growth Forum, we’re developing the context for creating the first sustainable region in North America and the world to emerge. The event is an ideal venue for leaders from the region to share insights about how we can simultaneously grow the region’s economy, improve the well-being and prosperity of individuals living in the region, and protect the environment for generations to come.
Distinct advantages of participating in the event and sponsoring this premier gathering of diverse regional leaders includes:
Learning about the region’s most pressing sustainability issues and trends as well as cutting-edge sustainability research and solutions from leading experts.
Connecting and building relationships with influential leaders from government, business, academia, and the non-profit sector in the Great Lakes region.
Promoting your interests to an audience of decision-makers and thought-leaders, and making your voice heard on key sustainability topics.
Engaging in a regional agenda that will drive collaboration and systemic change in order to ensure the region’s long-term competitiveness and accelerate progress on sustainable development across the region.
Having influence over public policy debates and business decisions on both sides of the border by developing a unified regional voice on key sustainability issues.
GLCC Webinar: Building a Carbon Capture Utilization Coalition - June 6, 2024
As part of the jointly-led Great Lakes Carbon Collaborative, the Council of the Great Lakes Region (CGLR) and the US Business Council for Sustainable Development (US BCSD), both partners of the WBCSD's Global Network, will host the next Great Lakes Carbon Collaborative Webinar on June 6, 2024 at 11:00 am ET (10:00 am CT). The Michigan Chamber of Commerce will present on the Michigan CCUS Coalition and the progress that is being made which could serve as a model for others.
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) involves methods and technologies to remove CO2, typically from large point sources, so it doesn't enter the atmosphere. During this webinar, we'll hear about the CCUS landscape and some of the economic and environmental opportunities associated with it.
Mike Alaimo, Director, Environmental & Energy Affairs at the Michigan Chamber, says, "We have continued to make progress in pursuing legislation that would make Michigan a competitive regulatory environment for carbon capture and utilization projects".
Guest speakers, Troy Cumings, Partner, Warner Norcross & Judd, and Mike Alaimo, Director of Environmental and Energy Affairs, Michigan Chamber of Commerce, will discuss the progress that is being made by the Michigan CCUS Coalition and the economic and environmental opportunities from the current CCUS landscape.
Register to attend, hear the latest updates, and identify ways your organization may get involved.
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Please submit any questions to: info@councilgreatlakesregion.org
To receive invitations to working group meetings, contact griffin@usbcsd.org
All meetings will be held virtually via Zoom.