/channels/taxonomy/term/4038/all en /channels/channels/news/pivot-platform-helping-small-businesses-tackle-climate-change-347600 <p>Climate anxiety is real, and sometimes it can feel overwhelming, but the key to addressing it is to stop dwelling and start doing. Business owners can do more than most. The ���ϲ����� Sustainability Systems Initiative wants to help them do exactly that, writes Prof. <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/karl-moore">Karl Moore</a> for Forbes.com. Called PIVOT for short, the program is led by Prof. <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/dror-etzion">Dror Etzion</a>, and it’s creating an online community where business owners can share and discover what others do.</p> Tue, 04 Apr 2023 21:08:49 +0000 webfull 188799 at /channels /channels/channels/news/rbc-faces-competition-bureau-inquiry-greenwashing-343187 <p>RBC has positioned itself as a champion of clean economic growth – but has continued to finance fossil fuel industry, according to a complaint filed with Canada’s Competition Bureau. The Bureau has opened an inquiry into greenwashing at Canada’s largest bank, but that’s only the first step according to <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/dror-etzion">Dror Etzion</a>, Associate Professor of Strategy and Organization at Desautels.</p> Mon, 31 Oct 2022 19:57:43 +0000 webfull 184051 at /channels /channels/channels/news/implications-research-carbon-labels-340710 <p><strong>Author:</strong> <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/dror-etzion">Dror Etzion</a></p> <p><strong>Publication:</strong> <a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01442-1"><i>Nature Climate Change, </i>Correspondence article, Published online 04 August, 2022</a></p> <p><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> Thu, 11 Aug 2022 19:46:10 +0000 webfull 181223 at /channels /channels/channels/news/delve-managing-ourselves-out-climate-change-340452 <p>As heatwaves increase around the world and weather patterns become even more unpredictable, top researchers at ���ϲ�����’s Desautels Faculty of Management are finding novel solutions to the climate crisis—solutions that link multiple industries, regulatory bodies, leaders, entrepreneurs, workers, and consumers. Because the only way forward is together.</p> Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:13:58 +0000 webfull 181024 at /channels /channels/channels/news/pivot-platform-shares-small-businesses-climate-action-stories-inform-and-inspire-339343 <p>Small and medium-sized enterprises play a huge role in Canada’s economy but lag behind large corporations in addressing climate change. Prof. <strong><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/dror-etzion">Dror Etzion</a></strong> wants to change that. The Associate Professor of Strategy and Organization co-founded <a href="https://www.gopivot.org/">PIVOT</a>, a peer-to-peer social community that works with the National Film Board of Canada to showcase how entrepreneurs in different sectors are taking action.</p> Mon, 02 May 2022 18:46:26 +0000 webfull 179871 at /channels /channels/channels/news/pivot-project-celebrates-heroes-sustainable-business-336383 <p>In a new episode of “Canada’s Podcast,” Professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/dror-etzion"><strong>Dror Etzion</strong></a> describes the PIVOT Project’s ongoing efforts to shine a spotlight on Canadian SMEs that are leading the charge toward a sustainable, low-carbon economy.</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="https://canadaspodcast.com/drior-etcion-pivot-project/" target="_blank">Learn more</a></div> <p> </p> Wed, 12 Jan 2022 20:05:33 +0000 webfull 176401 at /channels /channels/channels/news/renewed-call-unite-against-climate-change-335280 <p>In response to the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow this month, Professor <strong><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/dror-etzion">Dror Etzion</a></strong> and his colleagues call for accelerated global action against the ongoing impact of climate change. International collaboration is key to the success of initiatives geared toward cutting down on carbon emissions, they say. They also emphasize the need to invite more diverse, non-governmental voices to the table.</p> Fri, 03 Dec 2021 14:26:14 +0000 webfull 175259 at /channels /channels/channels/news/experts-cop-26-united-nations-climate-change-conference-334505 <p>The twenty-sixth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will be hosted by the United Kingdom, in partnership with Italy. The summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UNFCCC. More than 190 world leaders will participate, along with tens of thousands of negotiators, government representatives, businesses and citizens for twelve days of talks. (<a href="https://www.un.org/en/un-climate-change-conference-cop-26" target="_blank">United Nations</a>)</p> Mon, 01 Nov 2021 14:19:27 +0000 webfull 174410 at /channels /channels/channels/news/delve-podcast-new-normal-pivot-climate-sustainability-smes-dror-etzion-334473 <p>Small and medium-sized enterprises account for as much environmental impact as the entire Canadian transportation industry—yet solving their climate impact requires a unique approach. In the "New Normal" <em>Delve </em>podcast series, Desautels Professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/dror-etzion"><strong>Dror Etzion</strong></a> discusses the role of SMEs in the global fight for climate sustainability. Etzion illustrates the power of a “peer-to-peer inspiration model of change” and how the ���ϲ�����-founded PIVOT project is encouraging SMEs to take action.</p> Thu, 28 Oct 2021 20:31:40 +0000 webfull 174373 at /channels /channels/channels/news/creating-greener-mcgill-334018 <p>Professor <strong><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/dror-etzion">Dror Etzion</a></strong> is passionately committed to leveraging his expertise in sustainability to help reduce ���ϲ�����’s carbon footprint. As the leader of the Divest ���ϲ����� movement, he advocates for ���ϲ����� to join institutions like Harvard in withdrawing investments from oil and gas companies.</p> <p>Until significant progress is made, he will continue to sound the alarm about the dangers of maintaining linkages between Canadian universities and companies that perpetuate climate change.</p> Thu, 07 Oct 2021 20:32:47 +0000 webfull 173804 at /channels /channels/channels/news/professors-etzion-animesh-and-luederitz-awarded-sshrc-partnership-development-grant-332085 <p><big><strong><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/dror-etzion">Dror Etzion</a></strong>, <strong><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/animesh-animesh">Animesh Animesh</a></strong> and <strong>Christopher Luederitz</strong> awarded SSHRC Partnership Development Grant</big></p> Thu, 22 Jul 2021 21:37:44 +0000 webfull 171869 at /channels /channels/channels/news/toward-greener-future-smes-331043 <p>Professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/dror-etzion"><strong>Dror Etzion</strong></a> joins <i>CanadianSME Business Magazine</i>’s Small Business Podcast to share about the PIVOT project, a new online platform that showcases steps taken by Canadian SMEs to advance sustainability. SMEs make up more than 90% of the total private labour force, making their business practices vital to Canada’s environmental and economic future.</p> Thu, 13 May 2021 14:55:03 +0000 webfull 170578 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-online-platform-tells-stories-sustainable-business-canada-331036 <p>Led by Professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/dror-etzion"><strong>Dror Etzion</strong></a>, a new online platform called PIVOT shines a spotlight on Canadian SMEs that are taking tangible steps to address the climate crisis in their day-to-day operations. In partnership with the National Film Board of Canada, Etzion and his fellow researchers at the ���ϲ����� Sustainability Systems Initiative designed the platform to empower other members of the Canadian business community to make a change.</p> Thu, 13 May 2021 14:28:16 +0000 webfull 170571 at /channels /channels/channels/news/mcgill-partners-national-film-board-sustainability-program-330161 <p>Professor <strong><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/dror-etzion">Dror Etzion</a></strong> is one of the two minds behind a new online social platform that encourages Canada’s 1.1 million small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to act sustainably.</p> <p>Together, ���ϲ����� Sustainability Systems Initiative and the National Film Board of Canada will use the platform to air a series of digital stories that focus on addressing the climate crisis in daily business operations.</p> Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:46:08 +0000 webfull 169592 at /channels /channels/channels/news/what-weve-learnt-youth-led-climate-march-324909 <p>Twelve months ago, youth across the world took to the streets to demand action against climate change. Now, more than six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, we can see that change is possible—a promising feat for the climate movement.</p> <p>“We’re suddenly realizing that systems can change, things can be different and we just need to press forward and make those changes,” Professor <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/dror-etzion"><b>Dror Etzion</b></a> told <i>CityNews</i>.</p> Fri, 25 Sep 2020 14:57:47 +0000 webfull 163761 at /channels