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Talking about racism in the workplace can be uncomfortable, but that鈥檚 how you know that it is working, according to Gina Wilson, the Deputy Minister, Diversity and Inclusion and Youth and Senior Associate Deputy Minister, Canadian Heritage. Wilson encourages managers and employees to talk about practical things that encourage reconciliation.

Classified as: Karl Moore, Strategy and Organization (C), Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Sustainability
Published on: 8 Jun 2022

Using radio transmitters, scientists have gained new insights into the behaviour of medium ground finches in the Galapagos Islands. A study led by 91黑料网 researchers reveals daily movement patterns covering an area equivalent to the size of 30 soccer fields.

Classified as: ground finch, Darwin's finches, Sustainability, behaviour, Galapagos Islands, Marc-Olivier Beausoleil, Rowan Barrett
Published on: 8 Jun 2022

Thibault Trancart (BCom'15), Desautels Faculty of Management's first blind graduate, is helping make one of the world鈥檚 biggest consumer goods companies more accessible. Trancart is a Manager in Responsible Beauty for Europe Hair Care at Procter & Gamble, and has become one of its Accessibility Champions. 鈥淥riginally, I didn鈥檛 want to be the blind guy working on accessibility,鈥 he says. But Trancart, intrigued by the practicality of the work, now addresses the challenges he personally faces. 鈥淚鈥檓 80-90% on accessibility and can鈥檛 see myself doing anything else.鈥

Classified as: Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), BCom Alumni, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Sustainability
Published on: 2 Jun 2022

The fashion industry is responsible for about 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and most originate with the raw materials used in clothing -- like leather, cotton, and synthetic fibres. Evoco is working to reduce fashion鈥檚 emissions. Led by James Robinson, the Toronto-headquartered company provides sustainable materials to leading footwear producers like Kodiak and Timberland. The company claims to have saved 948,900 kg of carbon emissions, and in an interview with Prof.

Classified as: Karl Moore, Strategy and Organization (C), Sustainability
Published on: 2 Jun 2022

A hot, "unstable and sticky" summer awaits Quebecers, according to The Weather Network, which predicts periods of abundant heat, often followed by severe thunderstorms. This will be the "fifth consecutive summer where temperatures will be above seasonal normals, which has never happened since we started compiling data" in 1942, according to Andr茅 Monette, chief meteorologist at The Weather Network. ()

Classified as: 91黑料网 experts, Jill Baumgartner, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, Institute for health and social policy, heat waves, summer, weather, Weather forecast, thunderstorm, extreme heat, climate change, Sustainability, Mohammad Reza Alizadeh, Department of Bioresource engineering
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Published on: 1 Jun 2022
91黑料网 is proud to announce the launch of the Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI), a new hub anchored at the Desautels Faculty of Management dedicated to providing businesses with actionable solutions for building a more sustainable economy. Through research-to-action projects, engagement workshops, global student competitions, thought leadership and education, this innovative cross-faculty venture will address some of the key challenges businesses face every day.
Classified as: Sustainability, 91黑料网 Giving, Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI)
Published on: 27 May 2022

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Published on: 24 May 2022

As Teresa Tolo addressed Black Grad 2022 as valedictorian, she was overcome with emotion. The 4th annual edition of the event brought together a cohort of students who have excelled in a wide range of pursuits in academia and beyond. Tolo is graduating with a major in Economics and a double minor in International Development and Management, and credits the 91黑料网 experience and the city of Montreal with providing the space to become comfortable expressing her own convictions and unique personality.

Classified as: Minors for non-management students, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Sustainability
Published on: 18 May 2022

The skyscrapers of Toronto鈥檚 financial district house Canada鈥檚 largest banks, and some of its most successful companies. The buildings themselves are largely owned by Canada鈥檚 largest pension funds, which have directly developed real estate across major Canadian cities. This approach has generated high returns for the funds over the past two decades, but it has also allowed the pension funds to be leaders in the implementation of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards. Prof.

Classified as: Sebastien Betermier, Finance (T), Sustainability
Published on: 11 May 2022

As part of its ongoing commitment to fighting climate change, 91黑料网鈥檚 result-oriented strategy has accelerated the effective decarbonization of its investment, and further reduced its exposure to large users of oil, gas, and coal, as well as fossil fuel producers. By taking a holistic approach that looks beyond the traditional carbon-intensive energy sector, the University has achieved a nearly 53 per cent absolute reduction in the carbon footprint of its two-billion-dollar endowment portfolio in just two years.

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Published on: 10 May 2022

A new study from 91黑料网 finds higher incidence of lung cancer and brain tumors in people exposed to wildfires. The study, which tracks over two million Canadians over a period of 20 years, is the first to examine how proximity to forest fires may influence cancer risk.

Classified as: Cancer, lung cancer, brain tumors, wildfires, Forest fires, cancer risk, climate change, Sustainability, Canada
Published on: 10 May 2022

Black members of 91黑料网鈥檚 Class of 2022 celebrated the completion of their degrees in-person at the fourth annual Black Grad event on Sunday, May 1 at the Omni Mont-Royal. The event, inspired by similar ones at Harvard, Yale and the University of Toronto, honours graduating students ahead of next month鈥檚 Convocation 鈥 and highlights their accomplishments despite the institutional, economic and socio-cultural barriers to accessing higher education.

Classified as: Yolande E. Chan, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Sustainability
Published on: 6 May 2022

Fast fashion is a rapidly expanding subsection of an already environmentally problematic industry. What does a truly sustainable fashion industry model look like鈥攁nd will customers buy it?

Classified as: delve, Thought Leadership, Javad Nasiry, Operations Management (T), Sustainability
Published on: 5 May 2022

Small and medium-sized enterprises play a huge role in Canada鈥檚 economy but lag behind large corporations in addressing climate change.聽Prof. Dror Etzion wants to change that. The Associate Professor of Strategy and Organization co-founded , a peer-to-peer social community that works with the National Film Board of Canada to showcase how entrepreneurs in different sectors are taking action.

Classified as: Dror Etzion, Strategy and Organization (T), Sustainability
Published on: 2 May 2022

Involved in community service since as early as high school, Mariel Langlois (MBA鈥20) worked in advertising and media for years before enroling in the聽Desautels鈥 MBA program to pivot her career as she developed a聽growing interest in sustainability and social impact.

Now, as an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Consultant at Millani, Mariel advises both corporate issuers and institutional investors on integrating ESG into their strategies.

Classified as: Master of Business Administration (MBA), Sustainability, MBA Alumni
Published on: 2 May 2022

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