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Author Derek Wong

Derek Wong

As a recognized expert at ShareGreen by Walmart, panel judge for Earth Day Canada, guest speaker at University of Toronto, and moderator at Carbon Economy Summit, I lead corporate sustainability consulting projects helping businesses with sustainability strategy and execution. My innovative approach to employee engagement for multinational enterprises has been documented in case studies.

My passion is in helping businesses make a positive impact on the people, planet, and profit. Through industry consortiums, enterprise social media, blogs, Twitter, and Facebook, I help businesses engage with their employees, connect with their customers and clients, supply chains and business partners, forming collaborative partnerships to build sustainable, profitable, and socially responsible enterprises.

I share what I learn on my blog, Carbon49.com, which is widely read around the world, with syndication appearing in Environmental Leader, The Energy Collective, Sustainable Cities, etc. Praised as “an insightful blog on green issues for business leaders in Canada and beyond” by Debbie Baxter, Chief Sustainability Officer of LoyaltyOne, many of my blog posts reach top rankings on Google News.

Formerly a PricewaterhouseCoopers senior consultant, I hold degrees in Engineering and Music and was one of the first greenhouse gas professionals certified by CSA America. I’m also a visual artist with works exhibited at the Art Gallery of Ontario and collected by the Toronto Public Library Foundation.

www.carbon49.com

Canadians Prefer Businesses with Green Vehicles

Derek Wong
September 28, 2016
Business and Sustainability, business strategy, transportation
90% of Canadians believe businesses should reduce transportation related emissions and 82% feel having an environmentally friendly fleet is an important factor when choosing vendors.

Why Do Banks Invest in Big Oil?

Derek Wong
March 14, 2016
ESG/Investing, Ethics, Business and Sustainability
If a mainstream bank adopts sustainable banking principles can they realistically expect to maintain profits? I look into the study’s methodology and see what a major bank can take away from the findings.

Green Energy Pioneer Bullfrog Power Talks Energy Landscape

Derek Wong
January 12, 2016
Business and Sustainability
Derek Wong of Carbon 49 sits down with CEO Ron Seftel of Bullfrog Power to discuss the evolution of Canada's green energy landscape.

Canadian CSR Leaders Outperform TSX

Derek Wong
November 6, 2014
ESG/Investing
Canadian companies that lead in CSR also lead in their stock performance. The five Canadian companies that made this elite group are TD Bank, Bombardier, TransCanada, Teck Resources, and CN Railway.

A City Within a Forest: The Evolution of Green Building

Derek Wong
April 6, 2014
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Visually stunning and environmentally progressive condo buildings and office towers that resemble vertical forest are starting to appear in European cities.

Four Green Team Tactics That Can Be Readily Adapted To Your Organization

Derek Wong
December 18, 2013
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Small green teams tasked with transforming large corporations, governments, cities, and neighborhoods face some tough challenges...here are four strategies that can be readily adapted to similar programs in other organizations.

Canadian Survey on Sustainability: Good at Cost Reductions but Huge Opportunity for Innovative Thinking

Derek Wong
May 28, 2013
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GTReportLeadImage A large scale study by OfficeMax Grand & Toy comparing Canadian companies to their world peers finds Canada leads in capturing cost reduction from sustainability initiatives but lags global leaders in driving profitability through collaboration.

IMPACT investing means giving up profits…wrong! A panel of experts discuss

Derek Wong
April 30, 2013
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A panel of experts discuss the state of impact investing at the Toronto Green Business Forum
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