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Connecting Environmental Professionals Toronto

The organization completed its name change from YEP to CEP in 2013. Care: We love our planet.
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Connecting Environmental Professionals Toronto (CEPT) is a volunteer-powered organization that strives to create opportunities for all professionals to collaborate and learn, ultimately driving sustainability and climate action. CEP Canada was founded in 1997 in Toronto as Young Environmental Professionals (YEP Canada) and has expanded to include chapters in the National Capital Region (Ottawa-Gat

ineau), Calgary, Vancouver, and Toronto. Each CEP chapter is a not-for-profit, independent, volunteer organization with diverse communities. CEP provides a positive forum for young professionals to meet like-minded people who also have a commitment to the environment, their careers, and their communities. Mission
To inform and collaborate with professionals in our community as a way to drive sustainability and climate action. Values
These four pillars are intended to transcend every department of the CEPT organization and act as values to guide all our activities, business-decisions and initiatives:

Transparency: While we are optimistic, the truth and integrity is important in everything we do. We are impartial and ensure lines of
communication within and outside the Management Team are always open. Service: Whether it be our members, event attendees, community, management team, or our planet, our mandate is to provide value to everyone. We want to protect and preserve our environment for future generations and we believe one of the best ways to do that is to support and empower professionals in sustainability. Education: We strive to inform and provide educational opportunities to our community through hosting events, sharing content online and giving all stakeholders an opportunity to grow professionally in a safe environment.

07/19/2025

Big news for Burlington, Hamilton & beyond!

Canada is investing $9.3 million to protect and restore the Great Lakes.

That includes $1.6 million in local projects, like shoreline restoration at Beachway Park and nutrient reduction efforts in Grindstone Creek.

Freshwater is at the heart of healthy communities.
Let’s protect it, together!

📍 See how your area is benefiting
🔗 Link in bio

07/01/2025

Is Canada’s Climate Action Just Smoke & Mirrors? What do Bill 5 and Bill 17 mean for Canadians? Check out our latest blog (link in Bio) and join us at our next networking event on Thursday, July 3 (registration link in bio).

11/13/2024

🙌 A warm welcome to our 2nd speaker for CEP's ESG panel, Shashanka Suresh from Dream! Shashanka is an experienced sustainability leader with over a decade in the field. A chemical engineering graduate, he has built his career as an environmental engineer and sustainability consultant, developing carbon calculators for the real estate and hospitality sectors, conducting energy audits, and engaging in ESG ratings research and green building certifications. He also has substantial experience in the climate tech space, focusing on disclosures and reporting. Currently, he leads the sustainability reporting team at the Dream group of companies, driving ESG disclosures and implementing strategies to advance sustainability for the built environment.

To get tickets for our event, check it out here: https://buff.ly/4dTJxGx

11/11/2024

👋 Say hello to Maria Contreras, our first speaker for our ESG event! Maria has over a decade of experience in ESG and sustainability consulting. She has helped diverse clientele improve their bottom line by developing and implementing energy and sustainability programs aligned with their business strategies. As part of her leading role in sustainability programs for Fortune 500 companies and others, Maria has assisted with submissions to numerous reporting frameworks (i.e., CDP, GRESB, SDG, GRI, TCFD, etc.). She holds a Bachelor’s in Environmental Studies, an M.Sc. in Sustainable Environmental Development & Management and recently completed a diploma in Circular Economy & Sustainability Strategies at Cambridge.

Get tickets for CEP's event here: https://buff.ly/4dTJxGx

11/07/2024

Did you know that the Government of Canada has new plans for mandatory climate-related financial disclosures for private companies? According to ESG Today, it's currently only for large, federally incorporated companies, but Canada has been moving towards mandatory reporting based on the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) since 2021. Learn about these new developments and more at CEP Toronto's event on ESG Standards on Nov 28 - register here: https://buff.ly/4dTJxGx

The Government of Canada announced the first expansion of its requirements for climate-related financial disclosures to include private companies, with new plans to introduce mandatory climate-related reporting for large, federally incorporated companies. Alongside the new climate-related disclosure...

11/04/2024

📢 Make your voice heard on sustainability today! The City of Toronto launched a public consultation on the development of the TransformTO Net Zero Strategy for 2026-2030. This aims to collect information on the climate impacts you are experiencing, actions you are currently taking on both climate adaptation and mitigation, barriers and challenges you are facing, and supports and resources that would help you overcome these barriers. Check out the survey here: https://buff.ly/4fvvTe6.

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11/01/2024

We'd like to profile a member of the CEP community: Steps Toward Sustainability! Steps Toward Sustainability is a Toronto-based sustainability blog run by a local communications professional and sustainability enthusiast, Eleanor Willner-Fraser. Expect a new blog post every two weeks sharing tips for different aspects of living a sustainable lifestyle, including waste reduction, energy and water efficiency, and sustainable transportation. The focus is on sharing tips that are relevant and accessible for people who may be new to sustainability, and on sharing Toronto-specific information where possible. Follow along at https://buff.ly/3NMmcMx.

Welcome to Steps Toward Sustainability! Here, you’ll learn about steps you can take toward a sustainable lifestyle. Let’s go on a journey of environmental learning and action together!

10/31/2024

🔊 Say hello to the moderator for our event on ESG Standards, Hamoda Youssef! Meet him at our event on Thursday, Nov 28, and get your tickets here: https://buff.ly/4dTJxGx
Hamoda is a dedicated sustainability advocate with over fifteen years of experience in climate action. Over the last decade, Hamoda has been a proactive agent of change through various roles and dynamic multi-stakeholder and multi-discipline engagements. This journey for tangible climate actions and streamlined sustainability practices has honed Hamoda’s skills in systemic thinking, communications, business development and delivery across various market segments.

10/22/2024

📝 On Nov 28, come join CEP Toronto as we explore "ESG Standards, Regulations, & Disclosures, (almost) everything you need to know." Learn about the wider world of ESG standards with the sustainability community and get the opportunity to ask leaders in the industry your questions. Put this event on your calendar! https://buff.ly/4dTJxGx

ISSB, SASB Standards, and the EU CSRD - to name a few. Do you find it hard to keep up with this alphabet soup of acronyms?

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http://www.ceptoronto.org/

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