Monthly Archives: January 2014

Canadians are “technology optimists”

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Julia Langer

“Our general default on technology is that it’s a good thing…we see technology as a way to eventually solve our problems related to health and the environment” says Nik Nanos, chairman of Nanos Research.  A late-November Nanos Research/Policy Options poll explored … Continue reading →

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Engineering social change

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Mary Pickering

What happens when you take 800 young professional engineers, the majority of them female, and put them together in the Toronto Congress Centre on a foggy Saturday? Well, let’s just say that the conversations were less centred on bridges, roads, … Continue reading →

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After the ice storm – Give your building some love

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Mary Pickering

It seems every post-holiday conversation this week is starting with stories about experiences during the power outages caused by the recent ice storm. Now might be a good time to consider the Joni Mitchell refrain that “You don’t know what … Continue reading →

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TAF profiled as an impact investing pioneer

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Julia Langer

Toronto Atmospheric Fund (TAF) is one of four Canadian impact investment leaders profiled in a paper recently released by Ann Jackson and Denis Ho of Jackson/Martin/ImpactLink titled “Adopting Impact Investment Strategies: Lessons Learned from Pioneering Leaders”.  We are in good … Continue reading →

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