“In a post-pandemic landscape, the SGI will bring together academics, students, industry, and policy leaders to lead the charge at McGill on research, engagement, and education, and create practical solutions for businesses,” stated Javad Nasiry, incoming SGI Director and Associate Professor of Operations Management at McGill’s Desautels Faculty of Management.
“The goal is to align academic initiatives on sustainable growth with the priorities of industry leaders,” added Sebastien Betermier, SGI founding member and Associate Professor of Finance at Desautels.
The initiative will profit from over $1.4 million in preliminary help from its founding companions: world various asset supervisor Power Sustainable, worldwide administration and holding firm Power Corporation of Canada, institutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and world good and sustainable mobility options chief Alstom, in addition to particular person donors.
“Power Sustainable is pleased to be one of the SGI’s instigators and to foster a community that will help further the development of solutions to complex business challenges through peer collaboration,” said Olivier Desmarais, Chairman and CEO of Power Sustainable. “As an investment manager dedicated to sustainable development, we know first-hand the great value of investing in meaningful, lasting growth, both on the social and environmental fronts.”
“The CDPQ is proud to be one of the founding partners of this new initiative, which places ESG at the heart of its research priorities,” stated Kim Thomassin, Executive Vice-President and Head of Quebec for CDPQ. “I am convinced that this partnership between the business and academic communities will allow the development of innovative solutions to support companies in the implementation of sustainable growth strategies.”
“Responding to complex sustainability challenges such as urbanization, climate change or the increasing need for mobility requires collective sharing of knowledge on good practices, solid business models and latest available technologies,” stated Michael Keroullé, President of Alstom Americas. “The SGI’s data-driven approach will allow for informed and comprehensive decisions by business and public decision makers on sustainable development in transportation. For Alstom, a globally recognized leader in sustainable mobility, it is a natural partnership.”
The monetary contributions of Power Sustainable, Power Corporation of Canada, CDPQ and Alstom have catalyzed the SGI’s preliminary funding, opening it as much as firms and people who want to help the initiative.
“We are grateful for the ground-breaking contributions from our founding partners and look forward to using this solid foundation to build the SGI into a fully fledged institute,” affirmed Yolande Chan, Dean of McGill’s Desautels Faculty of Management. “It is our hope that the SGI inspires even more thinkers and doers to join us in this collaborative effort toward a brighter and greener future.”
Any people or firms considering partnering with the SGI can contact [email protected] (for firms) or [email protected] (for people).
About McGill University
Founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1821, McGill University is Canada’s prime ranked medical doctoral college. McGill is constantly ranked as certainly one of the prime universities, each nationally and internationally. It is a world-renowned establishment of upper studying with analysis actions spanning three campuses, 11 colleges, 13 skilled colleges, 300 applications of research and over 39,000 college students, together with greater than 10,400 graduate college students. McGill attracts college students from over 150 international locations round the world, its 12,000 worldwide college students making up 30% of the scholar physique. Over half of McGill college students declare a first language apart from English, together with roughly 20% of our college students who say French is their mom tongue. For extra info, go to mcgill.ca.
About Power Sustainable
Power Sustainable is a world sustainable funding supervisor with places of work in Canada, China, and the United States. We put money into firms and initiatives with the potential to ship returns whereas contributing to decarbonization, social progress and high quality development. With roughly CAD $4.2B of belongings below administration, Power Sustainable deploys affected person and purposeful capital in infrastructure, personal fairness, and public equities. For extra info, go to www.powersustainable.com.
About Power Corporation
Power Corporation is a global administration and holding firm that focuses on monetary companies in North America, Europe and Asia. Its core holdings are main insurance coverage, retirement, wealth administration and funding businesses, together with a portfolio of different asset funding platforms. To study extra, go to www.PowerCorporation.com.
About Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
At Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), we make investments constructively to generate sustainable returns over the long run. As a world funding group managing funds for public retirement and insurance coverage, we work alongside our companions to construct enterprises that drive efficiency and progress. We are lively in the main monetary markets, personal fairness, infrastructure, actual property and personal debt. As of December 31, 2021, CDPQ’s web belongings totalled CAD 419.8 billion. For extra info, go to cdpq.com, comply with us on Twitter or seek the advice of our Facebook or LinkedIn pages.
About Alstom
Leading societies to a low carbon future, Alstom develops and markets mobility options that present sustainable foundations for the way forward for transportation. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, trams, to turnkey programs, companies, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, Alstom gives its various clients the broadest portfolio in the business. 150,000 autos in industrial service worldwide attest to the firm’s confirmed experience in undertaking administration, innovation, design and know-how. In 2021, the firm was included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, World and Europe, for the eleventh consecutive time. Headquartered in France and current in 70 international locations, Alstom employs greater than 74,000 folks. The Group posted revenues of €15.5 billion for the fiscal 12 months ending on 31 March 2022. Log onto www.alstom.com for extra info.
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For additional info: Media Contact for McGill University: Katherine Gombay, +1- 514-717-2289, [email protected]; Media Contact for Power Sustainable: Catherine Thibault, +1 514-984-7177, [email protected]; Media Contact for CDPQ: Kate Monfette, +1-438 525-2520, [email protected]; Media Contact for Alstom: Michelle Stein, +1-917-972-3490, [email protected]