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Meet the people, ideas, and hard-won successes pushing Canada and the world towards a low-carbon economy. From pivotal breakthroughs to the real impact of new policies and investments, explore what’s happening now in cleantech—and why it matters.
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September 22, 2021 Article Alberta Cleantech Report 2021: Seizing the Cleantech Opportunity The report reveals that Alberta cleantech ventures are well supported by a range of support from partners and programs spanning federal government, provincial government, non-profit, corporate, academia and investors. The top five sources of support identified in this study are: View Article
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September 16, 2021 Article Canada’s Cleantech Sector is Optimistic And Very Clear About Supports Needed Canada’s cleantech ventures are confident, actively seeking capital, and eager to tap international markets, according to a new national survey conducted by Foresight, Canada’s cleantech accelerator. View Article
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September 2, 2021 Article More Than a Hot Summer: The Climate Crisis is Here A grim report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change confirmed humans are causing the climate crisis, and we’re only going to see hotter temperatures and more extreme weather conditions. View Article
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August 26, 2021 Article Remote Work: A Program Manager's Perspective Inspired by Michael Jordan, powered by Zoom, and full of great ideas, our Program Manager Tony Dhaliwal shares some remote work tips with his customary good humour. View Article
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August 25, 2021 Article Fundraising’s 5 Deadly Sins Raising capital is one of many topics that are being discussed in Foresight’s Investment Readiness Workshop. Other topics include types of investors, financing fundamentals, deal structures, fundraising tools, and more. View Article
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August 23, 2021 Article BLG: AgTech meets energy: Considerations for agtech startups Our event partner BLG captured some great takeways from our Agtech event in Alberta last month. These tips would be useful to startups in any sector. View Article
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August 19, 2021 Article Falling in Love with Your Climate Anxiety Michelle Zazulak, offers an insightful and honest look at a feeling that many of us have experienced. View Article
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August 19, 2021 Article Top Tips from a Cleantech HR Recruitment Expert Is the War for Talent really a thing? Absolutely, according to David Hunt, who specializes in executive search for the cleantech sector. The best way to compete, he says, is to hire strategically. View Article
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August 17, 2021 Article Exporting Reimagined: How Foresight Can Help You Make International Deals Without the Carbon Cost Alyssa Kelly shares her insights about the value of our Industry Challenge program in the aftermath of the pandemic. View Article
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July 14, 2021 Article Part 2 on IP: Protecting Your Company’s Best Interests While Going Global In the second half of Innovation Economy Council’s (IEC) June 3rd IP presentation, a panel discussion focused on the loss of Canadian IP to foreign takeovers. View Article
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July 6, 2021 Article The Best Kept Secret in Business: Your Company’s IP When it comes to how to incorporate intellectual property (IP) into your business, the best thing to know is that it is not a “one size fits all” solution. View Article
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May 17, 2021 Article Guest Post: Enough of the Blue Green Debate! Foresight is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Canadian Hydrogen Fuel Cell Association (CHFCA) to work together to advance hydrogen and fuel cell technology development and adoption in Canada. This guest post, from CHFCA CEO Mark Kirby, provides interesting context on the “green vs. blue” debate. View Article