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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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![Event Recap: The Reverse Pitch | An Investor’s Perspective on the Circular Bioeconomy Opportunity]()
December 15, 2020 Article Event Recap: The Reverse Pitch | An Investor’s Perspective on the Circular Bioeconomy Opportunity Foresight recently hosted a groundbreaking Bioeconomy Reverse Pitch Challenge, an official side event of the World Circular Economy Forum held December 3 & 4, 2020. View Article -
![Event Recap: The Reverse Pitch | Driving Innovation & Creating Opportunities in Canada’s Circular BioEconomy]()
December 15, 2020 Article Event Recap: The Reverse Pitch | Driving Innovation & Creating Opportunities in Canada’s Circular BioEconomy Foresight recently hosted a groundbreaking Bioeconomy Reverse Pitch Challenge, an official side event of the World Circular Economy Forum held December 3 & 4, 2020. View Article -
![Youth, Truth, and How Clusters Drive Authentic Impact]()
December 15, 2020 Article Youth, Truth, and How Clusters Drive Authentic Impact Canadian youth are speaking out. Not only are they active global change agents in political and social arenas, they are also leading strategic and powerful campaigns demanding change in the Canadian economy. View Article -
![Double Your Impact this Holiday Season: Buy Local and Green]()
December 15, 2020 Article Double Your Impact this Holiday Season: Buy Local and Green The toll of the Covid-19 pandemic on retailers has added fuel to the “buy local” movement across the country. At the same time, there is growing demand for products and services that support sustainability and a green economy. View Article -
![waterNEXT Ecosystem Map: New Resource Available to Energize Canada’s Water Sector]()
December 8, 2020 Announcement waterNEXT Ecosystem Map: New Resource Available to Energize Canada’s Water Sector A new interactive map of Canada’s water ecosystem is now available showcasing Canadian water technologies & solutions. View Announcement -
![Insights Briefing - Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cleantech in Canada]()
December 7, 2020 Article Insights Briefing - Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cleantech in Canada Since the beginning of the pandemic, Canadian cleantech industry associations have jointly undertaken multiple surveys of their members to identify and quantify COVID-19 impacts to the cleantech sector. View Article -
![Foresight Announces Circular Bioeconomy Reverse Pitch Challenge]()
December 1, 2020 Announcement Foresight Announces Circular Bioeconomy Reverse Pitch Challenge The event is focused on providing opportunities and making connections for innovators with circular bioeconomy solutions across the automotive, construction and packaging value chains. View Announcement -
![Unsung Heroes in Canadian Cleantech: The Financial Sector Steps Up to Fund the Future]()
November 26, 2020 Article Unsung Heroes in Canadian Cleantech: The Financial Sector Steps Up to Fund the Future , the finance sector in Canada - sometimes saddled with a reputation as being change-resistant or slow-moving - has shown themselves to be the opposite. In terms of cleantech and green financing, there've been some innovative and exciting developments that deserve some early recognition. View Article -
![Canada’s Next Big Opportunity: The Circular Economy]()
November 26, 2020 Article Canada’s Next Big Opportunity: The Circular Economy The circular economy is based on, unsurprisingly, the concept of circularity - re-circulating and repurposing ‘waste’ materials and keeping products and materials in use as a way of not only contributing to a zero-carbon future, but also regenerating natural systems and reducing pollution. View Article -
![Future Economy in Action: The Top 3 Ways Clusters Shorten Innovation Cycles]()
November 18, 2020 Article Future Economy in Action: The Top 3 Ways Clusters Shorten Innovation Cycles British Columbia is in a period of intense change and transition in cleantech. Not only are we reacting to an unprecedented modern pandemic in a time of climate crisis, but multiple economic trends are converging at once View Article -
![A Bold Future for the Circular Bioeconomy: Panel Recap]()
November 12, 2020 Article A Bold Future for the Circular Bioeconomy: Panel Recap On November 5, 2020, Foresight hosted a circular bioeconomy panel discussion in partnership with Natural Resources Canada. View Article -
![Foresight Announces Strategic Advisory Board for Canada’s waterNEXT Cluster]()
November 10, 2020 Announcement Foresight Announces Strategic Advisory Board for Canada’s waterNEXT Cluster Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre (Foresight) announced today the formation of the waterNEXT Advisory Board, an esteemed group of scientific and business leaders in the water sector chosen to advise the waterNEXT pan-Canadian cluster on opportunities to maximize the impact of its programs and services. View Announcement
