The Business Climate Action Toolkit will help forward-thinking business leaders to adapt to the growing risks of climate change, while improving business performance in energy and greenhouse gas management.

Sustainable Hamilton Burlington, in partnership with the City of Hamilton is proud to announce the launch of their new Business Climate Action Toolkit (BCAT).

A step-by-step guide to efficient, climate-friendly business, the BCATwill explore the business case for sustainable operations, and practical tools for engaging stakeholders, implementing environmental solutions and reporting on achievements. The BCAT will be an online resource hub for a low-carbon & resilient economy, designed to equip businesses with sector-specific resources, practical tools, and support networks to facilitate strategic climate action.

Undertaken in partnership with the City of Hamilton, the BCAT was one of the ten priority actions identified in the Hamilton Community Climate Change Action Plan. BCAT Coordinator Mike Hager has conducted focus groups with stakeholders from various sectors such as Life Sciences, Construction, Accommodation, and Retail, to determine what resources would encourage and facilitate management of greenhouse gas sources. The results directed the development and procurement of those resources to make them available in this free, public online toolkit.

Join us to learn about the Toolkit, the how’s and why’s of it’s creation, see a demonstration of it, and then see several of the principles in action in a tour of the Joyce Centre for Innovation and Partnership at Mohawk College.