As we face the environmental challenges of the 21st Century – from climate action to green energy, and from clean water to the circular economy – some are calling for a shift to green entrepreneurship. But what exactly is green entrepreneurship, and how can youth, students and entrepreneurs connect to this emerging field?
This fall, the University of Waterloo’s Entrepreneurship @ Environment (E@E) office, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), an the CEC’s EcoInnovation Network have joined forces to develop a six-part series of online workshops exploring key ideas in green entrepreneurship. These live workshops will bring together key researchers, successful entrepreneurs, and dedicated youth from across North America in a series of engaging and interactive 90-minute sessions.
The six-part series will include the following sessions:
| October 27 | What is a Green Entrepreneur? |
| November 3 | How to Start a Green Business |
| November 10 | Entrepreneurship and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals |
| November 17 | Innovation and Incubation with Green Startups |
| November 24 | Impact Investing and Fundraising for Green Startups |
| December 1 | Succeeding as a Student with a Green Startup |
All sessions will run from 3:00 to 4:30 pm EST, and all six seminars will be hosted by the CEC on Zoom, with simultaneous translation available in the CEC’s three official language (English, French and Spanish). More information coming soon.
