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Summer Internships in Sustainability Do Exist!

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As an MBA student at the Schulich School of Business at York University interested in sustainability, I started to wonder late this spring what summer internship opportunities are actually available in The City of Toronto? As my friends and colleagues, one by one, received internship offers at financial institutions, consulting firms, consumer packaged goods companies etc. I began to wonder; maybe the summer internship in sustainability was just an urban myth? An experience reserved for the sibling of a friend of a friend…

I can now say, from firsthand experience, that there are opportunities to work in Sustainability. You just need to find them!  Talk to anyone and everyone you know – and even people you don't - and let them know what you are looking for. I was able to secure a 16 week internship with the City of Toronto Environment Office (TEO) supported by a grant from York University and the Knowledge Mobilization Unit.

In addition to blogging on the IRIS website, my primary focus is on Climate Change Adaptation. Adaptation? You ask, as you scratch your head quizzically? What is that? I thought we were focusing on mitigation, you know, reducing our Greenhouse Gas emissions?!?

Well, you are right, we are still focusing on reducing our GHG emissions, but TEO is also recognizing that our climate is changing and we are currently experiencing more extreme weather events (remember all that rain in May or the record breaking heat on June 8th??). There was a great article in the Globe and Mail on Saturday June 4th, 2011 that further explains adaptation and actions currently being undertaken in Toronto

I have been at TEO for just over a month now, so I can say with some credibility, that it is going to shape up to be a pretty exciting summer!  I am working on some really neat projects with regards to Climate Change Adaptation in the Toronto region and with the upcoming Live Green Toronto Festival on July 16th.

In the coming weeks I hope to be able to update you on my projects!

Upcoming conference 21-22 Oct 09: Environmental Assessment at a Crossroads

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The Ontario Association for Impact Assessment (OAIA) invites interested researchers, students and faculty to attend their upcoming conference  (see UniversityPoster2009) at the Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, on October 21st and 22nd 2009.

Student registration is $75. The OAIA is dedicated to supporting students, and is hosting a range of networking events at the conference.

IMMEDIATE: Internship with Innovest Strategic Value Advisors

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IMMEDIATE OPPORTUNITY
Full-time 3 month internship position with Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Richmond Hill, Ontario

Research Analyst, Internship:
Reporting to both senior analysts and the Director of Research, interns analyze the policies public corporations have in place to reduce the risk of infringing international social, environmental, and governance standards. Analysis is also conducted to assess corporations’ track records in these areas. Using a wide-range of tools, the analyst will analyze corporations drawn from a broad global investment universe under the guidance of senior analysts using Innovest’s proprietary methodology. The analyst will prepare company profiles and assist with a variety of consulting projects, as needed.

If you are interested in being considered for this position, please send your resume to Nick Brown, at nbrown@innovestgroup.com.

About Innovest:

Innovest Strategic Value Advisors is an international investment research and advisory firm specializing in the analysis of ‘non-traditional’ drivers of risk and shareholder value. Our work focuses on evaluating companies’ performance on sustainability issues (environmental, social, and strategic governance) and their impacts on competitiveness, profitability and share price performance. Innovest has been recognized recently by several independent commentators as the leading firm in the world in this area. You can learn more about Innovest at http://www.innovestgroup.com
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Ontario Invasive Plant Council Seeks a Coordinator

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The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, on behalf of the Ontario Invasive Plant Council (OIPC ) is currently searching for a hard working motivated individual to leadthe coordination of the activities of the OIPC.This position will require knowledge and understanding of invasive plant species’ biology, impacts, prevention, control and management.Candidates will require excellent organizational, communications and interpersonal skills to work with a wide range of individuals from government, First Nations, non-governmental organizations, industry, and academic institutions.The coordinator will work with the public, volunteers and community groups to educate and engage their participation and involvement in outreach, monitoring, control and prevention activities. The coordinator will be responsible for providing support to the OIPC including coordinating executive and committee meetings as well as the annual general meeting.The coordinator will also be responsible for managing projects from start to finish, budget management, developing funding proposals, project implementation, and final reporting.

The Ontario Invasive Plant Council (OIPC) is a coalition of non-governmental organizations, government agencies, academic institutions, First Nations, and industry working together to address the threat of invasive plants in Ontario.

For more information on the OIPC please visit; http://www.stewardshipcentre.on.ca/stewardshipCanada/home/si.asp?s=scnON&l=en&dc=5114

Dawn Bazely

 

Green Labour Alliance builds in the US

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According to Jeremy Brecher, Tim Costello and Brendan Smith, reinvestment in US workers through so-called "green collar jobs" is playing an unlikely but important role in the US presidential campaign. All the major candidates are taking up the call of the new Blue-Green Alliance, a group of environmental organizations and unions that are holding their first conference in Pittsburgh on March 13-14. This initiative hopes to see the creation of millions of green jobs to help the US transition towards an environmentally sustainable economy.

Perhaps the most important aspect of this alliance, is the putting to rest the entire "jobs vs. environment" myth that has been perpetuated to stifle past environmental legislation. Instead, a green future has now become a rallying cry for US labor, starting with the much touted Apollo Alliance that takes up the cause of energy independence, and with the approach of a new administration in 2009, its potential translation into reality.

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