Name: UN Sustainable Development Goals: The Road to Change
Start: 2022-10-06T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2022-10-06T11:00:00-04:00
Location: Enova

UN Sustainable Development Goals: The Road to Change

Impact Network

Bringing together Impact Network members with a connected network of SDG professionals to bridge the gap towards implementation.

Enova

<p>Do you and your organization want to understand the <strong>United Nations Sustainable Development Goals from high level to local level implementation?</strong> Come out to our event with a range of panelists who are passionate about sustainability and implementing the changes needed to meet the UN SDG&#x27;s. You&#x27;ll be hearing a broad overview, an institutional level, and a business level chat from organizations who are certified BCorps. </p><h3>Location:</h3><p><strong>First in-person Impact Network Event this year!</strong></p><ul><li><strong>WHERE:</strong> Enova Power - Training Room, 526 Country Squire Rd, Waterloo, ON N2J 4G8</li><li>This is <strong>hybrid event</strong>, and will also be offered via Zoom - details will be shared once you register</li></ul><p><strong>Amenities</strong></p><ul><li>Free parking</li><li>On-site EV Charging (fees apply)</li><li>Wonderful view of the countryside</li><li>Coffee, tea and water</li></ul><h3>What to Expect:</h3><ul><li>Light refreshments</li><li>Opening words from SWR and Mayor Berry Vrbanovic</li><li>University of Waterloo SDG and Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) overview by Jon Beale</li><li>Enviro-Stewards exploring their journey to BCorp status and the implementation of the SDG&#x27;s in their organization</li><li>C﻿HANGE Lifestyle and Apparel speak on their business model of donating 10% of all proceeds to local charity and commitment to offer responsibly-made products by selling only B Corp Certified brands.</li><li>Open question period and closing words from SWR</li></ul><h3>Who Should Attend:</h3><ul><li>Impact Network Members, community members, and anyone else interested in learning about implementing the SDG&#x27;s!</li></ul><h3>Speakers:</h3><h3>Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor of the City of Kitchener</h3><p>Berry Vrbanovic was elected as Mayor of the City of Kitchener in 2014, after serving as a City Councillor from 1994-2014.  During his time as a councillor, Berry&#x27;s commitment to his constituents resulted in the fire station at Ottawa Street and River Road, the Grand River-Stanley Park branch of the Kitchener Public Library and the Stanley Park Community Centre.</p><p>Berry Vrbanovic was first elected as Mayor of the City of Kitchener in 2014, and was re-elected in 2018, with an outpouring of community support, for a second term. He remains committed to improving the quality of life for residents in Kitchener and throughout the Region of Waterloo.</p><p>In addition to serving on all regular standing committees of Kitchener city council and Region of Waterloo council, Berry is also an appointee and active participant on many boards and committees. He is the Treasurer of United Cities &amp; Local Governments, President Emeritus (2011-12) of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and is a past member of FCM’s Green Municipal Fund Council.</p>

<h3>Bruce Taylor, MRE, FCAE, P.Eng., President, Enviro-Stewarts Inc. </h3><p>Bruce founded Enviro-Stewards, which is a <a href="https://www.enviro-stewards.com/best-for-world-2018/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Best for the World</a> classified B Corporation and the only Canadian company to win a <a href="https://www.enviro-stewards.com/press-release-enviro-stewards-wins-the-global-sdg-sustainable-development-goal-award/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Global SDG award</a>.  Ten of their engineering projects have won national sustainability awards, including helping <a href="https://clean50.com/projects/worlds-first-major-carbon-neutral-food-co-maple-leaf-foods-enviro-stewards/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Maple Leaf Foods</a> become the World's First Major Carbon Neutral Food Company and helping 50 Canadian Food &amp; Beverage processors to reduce food loss by $240,000/yr each <a href="https://clean50.com/projects/enviro-stewards-provision-coalition-preventing-manufacturing-food-loss/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">(link)</a>.  </p><p>Bruce also founded the <a href="http://www.thesafewaterproject.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">safe water social venture project</a> that was featured in <a href="https://bthechange.com/business-as-unusual-forging-a-new-model-while-protecting-the-earth-1d0aa1d0489d" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">B the change magazine</a>,<a href="https://issuu.com/medathemarketplacemagazine/docs/marketplace_july_august_2019_final_" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> MEDA magazine</a>, and a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBB3CkuRb7E" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">TEDx talk</a>.</p>

<p></p><h3>Jon Beale, Manager of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) of Canada, University of Waterloo. </h3><p>SDSN Canada is part of a global SDSN movement to build a network of universities, colleges, and knowledge institutions working together to create practical solutions to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.</p><p>Jon’s experience comes from a variety of community and economic development roles throughout his career. This includes starting new agricultural businesses with farmer cooperatives in Zambia, leading tourism and climate change research with Inuit and Métis communities in Labrador, and working with municipal leaders throughout North America to develop economic opportunities for their communities. Jon’s academic background is in Economics and International Development, with degrees from Queen’s University and the London School of Economics.</p>

<h3>Dan Vandermolen, Founder &amp; Owner of CHANGE Lifestyle &amp; Apparel in St. Jacobs Village.</h3><p>Meet Dan Vandermolen, Founder &amp; Owner of CHANGE Lifestyle &amp; Apparel in St. Jacobs Village. “I spent almost 20 years working in the film &amp; TV broadcast industry In Toronto before changing careers and pivoting to a leadership position in a not-for-profit organization in Waterloo Region. For 7 years I proudly worked with a small team that managed a highly successful thrift store in Kitchener. This is where my passion for service and my vision to build a business that benefits others was ignited. The personal engagement and power of community I experienced gave me the idea to create CHANGE Lifestyle &amp; Apparel.”</p><p>Dan’s goal with CHANGE is to be the next generation of retail, focusing on community building by donating 10% of all proceeds to local charity and is committed to offer responsibly-made products by  selling only B Corp Certified brands.</p><p>There has never been a better time for CHANGE. #youshopwedonate</p>

<h3>Presenting Sponsors:</h3><p>The Co-operators Centre for Business and Sustainability Lazaridis School of Business &amp; Economics</p><p>Sun Life Financial</p><h3>Supporting Sponsors: </h3><p>TD</p><h3>Contributing Sponsors:</h3><p>Kitchener Utilities</p><h3>Media Sponsors:</h3><p>Waterloo Region Record : Community Partnerships Program</p><p><em>*Notice of Photography and Videography: At this event photos and video will be taken of the activities taking place. By entering into the event you consent to appearing in photographs or video taken at the event which may be distributed later through marketing and communication materials.</em></p><p><em>*If you would not like to appear in photos or background video, please speak to the photographer or anyone at the registration table.</em></p>

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