UBC Sauder's Centre for Climate and Business Solutions (CCBS)

Work in Climate Opportunities – Bi-Weekly Series 🌍💼 Looking for your next opportunity in the climate sector? Every two weeks, we’ll share exciting climate-related job openings. If a UBC Sauder School of Business alum posts a job, we’ll tag them! This week's opportunities: 📌 Quinn+Partners (Location: Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver) W/ Tony Pringle, Jeff Clumpus Sagar Memon Vanessa Ho, CHRP Multiple roles: Analyst or senior analyst, Manager in Sustainability and Climate Disclosures, Senior Manager or Director, Sustainability and Climate Disclosure Link: https://lnkd.in/gwFYNyia 📌 KPMG Canada (Location: Vancouver) (W/ Jocelyn Li, CPA) Senior Consultant, ESG and Sustainability Services Link: https://lnkd.in/gu-H4BkH 📌InBC Investment Corp. (Location: Vancouver) Investment Analyst Link: https://lnkd.in/gi_GnFH3 📌 PSP Investments (Location: Montreal) Senior Analyst, Sustainability and Climate Innovation Link: https://lnkd.in/gTqdBXQ4 📌 lululemon (Location: Vancouver) Climate Analytics Manager https://lnkd.in/gK7_StVS Have a climate job in Canada or a remote opportunity? We'd love to help share it! Send the details to our LinkedIn page, and let’s help build a climate-ready workforce together. 💡 And don’t forget—every Job is a #ClimateJob! 🌱 Our Working in Climate Event Series brings local Vancouver leaders together to share how their roles intersect with climate action. Keep an eye out for upcoming events where professionals discuss how they’re integrating sustainability into every field. Check out the event series here: Working in Climate Event Series. https://lnkd.in/gejAS_T3 #WorkInClimate #ClimateJobs #ClimateCareers #SauderClimate #SustainabilityLeadership Martina Valkovicova, Jane Arthurs, Assoc. Director, Business Development, UBC Sauder School of Business

🎉 We are proud to share that Caren Lombard, Faculty Member and Academic lead for the #SME Climate Clinic at UBC Sauder, has been recognized as a UBC Sustainability Fellow! 👏🌍 Caren has been instrumental in advancing climate-focused education through her work, including creating #COMM486E: Climate-Focused ESG Reporting and Analysis – the flagship course for the SME Climate Clinic. This course gives students hands-on experience in sustainability reporting, bridging #academic learning with #practical climate solutions. 🌱📚 As part of the UBC Sustainability Fellows program, Caren, alongside Tamara E. and Qingshi Tu, PhD, will work across faculties such as UBC Faculty of Forestry and UBC Civil Engineering. This cross-faculty collaboration marks a significant step forward in integrating sustainability literacy into diverse disciplines, with a particular focus on #carbonaccounting, embodied carbon, and #lifecycle analysis. Congratulations to Caren and her fellow Sustainability Fellows! We look forward to seeing this initiative inspire impactful climate solutions across UBC. #Sustainability #ClimateEducation #CarbonAccounting #CrossFacultyCollaboration #UBCSauder #ClimateSolutions UBC Sauder School of Business https://lnkd.in/gnGKKsna

In collaboration with Rise Consulting, and with sponsorship from Elemental Excelerator, B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE), and UBC Sauder's Centre for Climate and Business Solutions (CCBS), our recent workshop brought together Indigenous leaders, community members, and industry experts to explore the critical role of Indigenous leadership and community engagement in carbon removal. Through meaningful dialogue, participants shared insights and discussed best practices for developing responsible carbon removal in Canada. Thank you to everyone who contributed and shared their experiences. We look forward to continuing this important work together. 🌍🙌 #CarbonRemoval #CarbonRemovalCanada

We welcome Kookai Chaimahawong and welcome back Justin Bull as CDL-Vancouver’s Climate Stream Moderators for the 2024/25 program cycle. Kookai Chaimahawong will be joining CDL-Vancouver as a moderator in the Climate Stream. She brings deep expertise in impact investing and ESG strategies and is currently the Executive Director of the UBC Sauder's Centre for Climate and Business Solutions (CCBS). Leveraging her venture capital and private equity experience, she has helped advance investments in breakthrough technologies and sustainability-focused businesses. As Board Chair of the Vancouver Entrepreneurs Forum, Kookai plays a key role in driving the region's innovation ecosystem, fostering collaboration between entrepreneurs and investors. We are excited to have Justin Bull back as lead moderator for the Climate Stream. Justin has been moderating the Climate Stream at CDL-Vancouver since 2020, and will also be moderating the Minerals Stream for the 2024/25 program cycle. He is a UBC Sauder School of Business Lecturer, Academic Director of the UBC MEL MHLP Professional Masters Degrees Program, and Academic Director of the UBC Sauder's Centre for Climate and Business Solutions (CCBS). We look forward to kicking off Session 1 in October!

Happening today! 📌24 thought leaders from across sectors and industry coming together to discuss one of the greatest challenges (or opportunities) of our lifetime, #energytransition Canada Climate Law Initiative International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) InBC Investment Corp. BC Financial Services Authority Canadian Climate Institute / Institut climatique du Canada BCI PwC New Economy Canada University Pension Plan Ontario Zero Emissions Innovation Centre Boann Social Impact The Transition Accelerator/ L’Accélérateur de transition Tapestry Community Capital Canadian Credit Union Association Climate Bonds Initiative Vancity Addenda Capital B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University UBC Sauder School of Business University of Victoria

We’re excited to welcome Barbara Zvan, President and CEO of University Pension Plan Ontario, to the Financing the Great Energy Transition Conference! Her keynote session, "Unlocking Sustainable Finance: #Taxonomies and #Disclosure as Catalysts for the Net-Zero Transition," will explore how taxonomies and enhanced disclosures are paving the way for sustainable investments and accelerating the journey to net zero. For BC #academics, #students, #researchers, we’re offering limited free registration to ensure we work together towards a just transition. Use code 'CCBS' at sign-up to secure your spot here: https://lnkd.in/gftDrHdT

New Panelist Alert! We're thrilled to announce that Omar Mawji, Venture Partner and Portfolio Manager at the B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE), will join Panel 4 this Friday on Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Climate Resilience and Just Transition. Omar will bring his expertise in clean energy investments and innovative financing to the conversation, alongside our speakers: 📌 Jonathan Fowlie, Chief External Relations Officer, Vancity 📌 Monika Freyman, CFA, Vice-President, Sustainable Investing, Addenda Capital 📌 Ujala Qadir, Director of Strategy and Programs, Climate Bonds Initiative Moderated by Kookai Chaimahawong, Executive Director, UBC Sauder's Centre for Climate and Business Solutions (CCBS) Excited to dive deep into how we can finance a just and resilient future! For BC #academics, #students, #researchers, we’re offering limited free registration to ensure we work together towards a just transition. Use code 'CCBS' at sign-up to secure your spot here: https://lnkd.in/gftDrHdT

📢 Join us at Day 2 of the IWFSAS Conference [#Academic Day]! 🌍 Excited to kick off the academic sessions today with an in-depth look at #ESG Integration in Investment Management and #EquityMarkets. This is the first of four sessions, featuring insightful research and discussions from leading academics in the field. 🕠 Session 1: 8:30 – 10:00 AM Topic: ESG Integration in Investment Management and Equity Markets Chair: Christina Atanasova (Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University) 📄 Paper Presentations: 1️⃣ #ClimateChange Salience and #InternationalEquity Returns david parsley (Vanderbilt University), Helen Popper (Santa Clara University) Discussant: TBA 2️⃣ #Regulating ESG Disclosure Marina Emiris (National Bank of Belgium), @Joanna Harris (University of Chicago), François Koulischer (University of Luxembourg) Discussant: Lei (Ray) Zhang (Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University) 3️⃣ Green Investors and #GreenTransition Efforts: Talk the Talk or Walk the Walk? Shuang Chen (University of Melbourne) Discussant: Paul Schure (University of Victoria) Looking forward to engaging discussions and valuable insights into the evolving role of ESG in investment management. Stay tuned for more sessions throughout the day! #IWFSAS #ESG #InvestmentManagement #EquityMarkets #AcademicConference #SustainableFinance

We're thrilled to see our flagship SME Climate Clinic in the MEC Sustainability Progress Report. At the Centre for Climate and Business Solutions, we know that many small brands are working hard to reduce their environmental impact but lack the resources to quantify their efforts. That’s why the SME Climate Clinic is focused on giving them the tools to measure and reduce carbon emissions, helping them respond to #increasingdemands for emissions data from customers committed to climate targets. We're proud to have MEC as our first Supply Chain Partner, supporting BC-based #SMEs in their #climate journey. The Clinic is running more cohorts to support SMEs and students as they work together to drive real climate action! 🌍 Reach out to us at climatecentre@sauder.ubc.ca to be considered for this upcoming cohort! About the SME Climate Clinic: https://lnkd.in/gaN-xjZ8 CC: Caren Lombard UBC Sauder School of Business

Join us for an insightful discussion on how community-driven capital can transform the energy transition and foster ecosystem growth. This panel will feature experts who are pioneering innovative financing models, policy frameworks, and collaborative strategies designed to empower local communities and drive impactful change. Moderator: George Patrick Richard Benson, Senior Manager, Economic Development and Market Transformation, Zero Emissions Innovation Centre (ZEIC) Speakers: 📌 Alicia Dubois, B.Sc., J.D., ICD.D, Chief Investment Officer, Boann Social Impact 📌 Dan Wicklum, CEO, The Transition Accelerator/ L’Accélérateur de transition 📌 Suzanne Faiza, Knowledge Lead, Tapestry Community Capital 📌 Khris Singh CPA, CMA, Advisor, Government Relations, Canadian Credit Union Association Grab your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/gftDrHdT For BC #academics, #researchers and #students, we’re offering free registration to ensure we work together towards a just transition. Use code 'CCBS' at sign-up to secure your spot.