To celebrate Earth Day 2018, we tweeted out profiles of phenomenal Green Innovators across sectors, throughout history, and around the world. Take some time to scroll through. We predict you’ll get inspiration, education, and motivation. You’ll even see some CSI members on the list!
Ken Saro-Wiwa led a nonviolent campaign against environmental degradation of the land and waters of Nigeria’s Ogoniland by the operations of the multinational petroleum industry. He was hanged in 1995 by the military dictatorship of General Sani Abacha. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/bzPzIVdvgV
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
Happy #EarthDay! CSI is full of #GreenInnovators, working across sectors to protect the earth. We’ll be tweeting about them all day today, alongside other environmental heroes past and present. pic.twitter.com/HSNmlfJvzi
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
CSI member @iisd_news is an independent think tank championing sustainable solutions to 21st century problems. Their mission is to promote human development and environmental sustainability. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/P0blNF5VOP
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
Many consider @DrBobBullard to be the father of environmental justice. He was one of the planners of the first National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit, where the organizing principles of modern environmental justice were formulated. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/RH3vDloYgI
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
CSI member @greenthumbsto offers food growing and environmental education programs in 4 inner-city schools and 2 park sites. It is their mission to empower urban children, youth and their families to learn about, grow and prepare fresh foods. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/SpKRrAaIbV
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
A founding member of Indigenous Climate Action, @ErielTD has over a decade of experience working across Turtle Island with environmental organizations and front-line Indigenous knowledge holders, water protectors and land defenders. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/cHYK74wbrs
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
CSI member @FaithCommonGood is a national, interfaith charitable network dedicated to assist and inspire religious congregations and spiritual groups of all backgrounds to take collective action in creating more sustainable communities. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/1CuVDqa1R6
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
Marjory Stoneman Douglas was an American journalist, author, women’s suffrage advocate, and conservationist known for her staunch defense of the Everglades against efforts to drain it and reclaim land for development. She died in 1998 at age 108. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/oyIp7UQzt6
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
CSI member @cleanshorelines is a partnership by @oceanwise & @wwfcanada. 70K volunteers have done 19K cleanups collecting more than 1.2M kg of trash across our shorelines. They are one of the largest direct action conservation programs in Canada. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/N2n1081yyH
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
Trained as a Physicist, @drvandanashiva has made visible the social, economic and ecological costs of corporate-led globalisation. Her work has conserved more than 3000 rice varieties and established 60 seed banks across India. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/slfwfj72Mq
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
CSI member @ProjectNeutral helps transition neighbourhoods to carbon neutrality. Working with with more than than 2,500 households, they have accomplished the equivalent to taking one car off the road for a year for each participating household. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/8gFX8uaZ07
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
The Executive Director of the Asian Pacific Environmental Network, @miya_yosh has an extensive background in community organizing and a long history of working in the environmental justice movement. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/BegzqjjhHY
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
CSI member @RCTontario has saved 400K computers from the landfill, instead passing them along to those in need. This saves greenhouse gases and preserves natural resources and energy. It also diverts lead, cadmium and mercury from landfills. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/s0w1x7UmNy
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
Florence Merriam Bailey was an American ornithologist and nature writer. In 1890, she wrote the first bird field guide in the modern tradition, ‘Birds Through an Opera-Glass’. Living to age 85, she spent her life working for bird protection. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/sB5M6WU1mD
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
CSI member @korutweets provides distribution for premium eco brands that excel in quality, toxin-free natural and sustainable materials, stringent manufacturing processes and vibrant designs. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/kfIzWTdGep
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
Award-winning geneticist @DavidSuzuki is most recognized as the host of the science program The Nature of Things, seen in over 40 countries. He is also well known for criticizing governments for their lack of action to protect the environment. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/Mm0BV0447Z
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
CSI is filled with #GreenInnovators, from staff to visitors to of course our amazing members. This Earth Day, highlighting the work of nine of those members who are putting the planet first. #EarthDay https://t.co/Q107AmAVcj pic.twitter.com/jeTbrnqZIu
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
Ken Saro-Wiwa led a nonviolent campaign against environmental degradation of the land and waters of Nigeria’s Ogoniland by the operations of the multinational petroleum industry. He was hanged in 1995 by the military dictatorship of General Sani Abacha. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/bzPzIVdvgV
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
CSI member @on_ecoschools nurtures environmental leaders, reducec the ecological impact of schools, and builds environmentally responsible school communities. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/zmsKMxFji6
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
Last we we launched an accelerator program called Agents of Change: Meet the 2017 participants! Collectively over the year, they had GHG reductions of nearly 10,000 TCO2e. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators https://t.co/hX3VZKII7s pic.twitter.com/tAFAT5cDmU
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
German statistician and economist E. F. Schumacher was an early proponent of sustainable development. His 1973 book ‘Small Is Beautiful: A Study of Economics As If People Mattered’ is considered one of the most influential of the 20th century. #EarthDay #GreenInnovation pic.twitter.com/85in4mRqw3
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
After a rigorous selection process, 20 enterprises have joined our second cohort for Agents of Change: Climate Solutions. Check. Find out about their groundbreaking work here: https://t.co/j4epJiJe4T #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/d1I5HWufzN
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
Wangari Muta Maathai was an internationally renowned Kenyan environmental political activist and Nobel laureate. In 1977, she founded an environmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women’s rights. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/BELihQmWlX
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
CSI member @OurHorizonOrg is a bold climate change NGO. They’re asking cities to require climate change disclosure labels on gas pumps. This is a low-cost, globally-scalable intervention to communicate the hidden costs of fossil fuels to end users. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/I3AgJpwaid
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 22, 2018
Desmond D’sa rallied south Durban’s diverse and disenfranchised communities to successfully shut down a toxic waste dump that was exposing nearby residents to dangerous chemicals and robbing them their right to a safe and clean environment. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/vhHYVW5QMc
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 23, 2018
CSI member @TOParksandTrees works in partnership with the City of Toronto, community groups, neighbourhoods, individuals and the business community to reimagine local parks and improve the health of Toronto’s urban forest. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/KjqpACTZ3t
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 23, 2018
Rachel Carson was an American marine biologist, author, and conservationist whose book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/8S5C8ejU06
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 23, 2018
CSI member @sustainntwk builds stronger environmental nonprofit organizations with programs, services and support to increase their capacity to lead, manage and strategize. pic.twitter.com/E3E0pA8j09
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 23, 2018
Josephine Mandamin is an Anishinaabe grandmother. She and other indigenous women carry an open vessel of water great distances relay-style as a way to bring awareness to endangered bodies of water. Josephine’s has walked over 25,000 kms. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/OLHZgGJ673
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 23, 2018
CSI member @BuildingUpTO is a non profit construction contractor that delivers high quality work for their customers while providing long-term career pathways for motivated community members. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/JmxXTAuWNF
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 23, 2018
Marilyn Waring is a New Zealand feminist, politician, and environmentalist. She works to to change a system that does not value what may be our most precious assets: clean air, water, and the unspoiled ecosystems that sustain and enrich life on earth. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/Ls4iJCJeWa
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 23, 2018
Until her assassination in 2016, Berta Caceres worked for indigenous rights in Honduras. She led campaigns on a wide variety of issues, including protesting illegal logging, plantation owners, and the presence of US military bases on Indigenous land. #EarthDay #GreenInnovators pic.twitter.com/t8mfHNGPF7
— CSI Toronto (@csiTO) April 23, 2018
