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We understand sustainability as an ongoing process, rather than a static outcome. Each project is an iteration—the next is always our most progressive work yet.

SSG’s Blog

The latest news, our efforts and our reflections on the next sustainability and climate challenges are all on our blog.

Remembering Robert Hoffman

We're hiring! Marketing & Communications Specialist

We're Hiring! Multiple Consultants, Junior and Senior

Q&A: Toronto’s Net Zero Program Manager on Why Communication is Key

SSG, Toronto, and Edmonton Win APA Awards For Climate Action Work

Are you our next Proposal Coordinator and Writer?

Toronto Aims for Net Zero by 2040

Halton Hills Adopts Most Ambitious Climate Action Strategy in Canada

Bus at a busy intersection in Manchester.

What We Can Learn About Climate Action from UK Cities

Join Us For Our Summit: Cities Taking Rapid Climate Action Now

Powerful Free Tool Helps Accelerate Climate Action

How One City De-Polarized Climate Action

Open Call for Copyeditors and Proofreaders

What It Means to Plan for Net-Zero

Why Doesn't Canada Have a National Retrofit Program Already?

SSG is expanding our team to the US. Join us!

We Need to Accelerate Canada's Green Recovery

The Art and Science of City Carbon Budgets

UK Cities Lead on Global Climate Action Goals

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Vancouver's Big Moves for Climate Action

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Ottawa's Ambitious Energy Evolution

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5 Reasons Every City Needs a Carbon Budget

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SSG Co-Founder Yuill Herbert in National Observer

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SSG Co-founder Yuill Herbert in Green Economy Heroes Podcast

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Halifax Environment Manager on Taking Climate Action in the Pandemic

Halifax Passes Ambitious Climate Plan

As Go the Ecosystems, So Goes the Economy

SSG and whatIf? Technologies Stand With Black Lives Matter

SSG Open Letter to Minister McKenna on the Green Recovery

You're invited: Pathway to Paris Earth Day 50: A Virtual Festival for our Planet // April 26th

Are you our next Business Development + Communications Coordinator?

SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS GROUP (SSG) SUPPORTS YOUTH CLIMATE STRIKE

Enabling Low-Carbon Cities: The Role of Energy + Emissions Modelling

Join SSG at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco

Day 2: Insights from the IPCC Cities and Climate Change Science Conference

Day 1 at the IPCC Cities & Climate Change Science Conference

SSG at IPCC Cities & Climate Change Conference

1000 Cities Launches at Carnegie Hall in NYC!

False Creek at night. Photo by Naomi Devine

Join SSG at Renewable Cities. We're throwing an afterparty you won't want to miss!

The Good in 2016 Review: The Year in Climate Change

Paddling along Toronto's Waterfront

Project Update: TransformTO: High Profile Energy and Emissions Quantification for the City of Toronto

Aerial view of city

Sustainability, Social Value and Wellbeing in Buildings

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We're attending the Conference of the Canadian Worker Co-op Federation. See you there?

We're growing! Welcome to 4 New SSG Associates.

The Seawall in Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC

We've created a new model to help change the way cities plan for sustainability. Meet Places+Spaces.

We've launched a new model for district energy - Plan4DE (Plan for District Energy)

Low carbon city.

SSG partners with CDP to support the transition to low carbon cities

Sustainability Reporting for Co-operatives: A Guidebook

International Co-operative Alliance & SSG Present: Sustainability Reporting for Co-operatives: A Guidebook

Paddling along Toronto's Waterfront

SSG engaged to set direction on Toronto’s low carbon future.

Implementing Decarbonisation

How does SSG help cities evaluate and implement decarbonisation paths?

Communiqué of Canada's First Ministers

SSG February Newswire

A carbon budget for Canada

We're recruiting!

How can environmental practitioners deepen engagement practices to create long-lasting change?

Wrap up of Paris, COP21

FCM Guidebook for Brownfield Strategies makes top 5 resource for municipalities

Plan 4DE Webinar: Planning and District Energy with GGLO 1st February

CityInSight Energy, Emissions & Finance model: Yuill Herbert & Marcus Williams review the SSG model launched at COP21, Paris

Pathway to Paris highlights

Sunnier days: Update from Paris

Pathway To Paris #20: It's cloudy in Paris... notes from the COP21

SSG launches CityInSight: our new energy, emissions & finance model for cities and towns at COP21, Paris

À la prochaine a Paris

Mao and Radishes: 21 Stories of Transition @COP21

CityInSight: a preview of our new energy, emissions and finance model

The show will go on!

Secretary-General's remarks at G20 working lunch on Development and Climate Change

Diplomats praise decision to hold Paris climate talks; outside events may be cancelled

The International Co-operative Alliance issues statement on climate change for COP21, Paris

Associate webinar: Lindsay Cole on Urban Rewilding Strategies

Pathway to Paris #18: The virtuous cycle has begun

Canada: worker cooperatives taking action to address climate change

Associate Webinar: Brennan Vogel on sub-national approaches to climate change adaptation

SSG October 2015 Newswire

Pathway to Paris #17: What are the pathways to deep decarbonization?

Breaking news: The White House Issues Joint Presidential Statement on Climate Change with China

A Call to Action for and by Canadians: The Solutions Agenda

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Pathway to Paris #16: Three steps to low carbon cities: finance, effective planning, appetite

Buy your concert tickets today for Pathway to Paris!

December concert tickets on sale

Associate Webinar: Lindsay Telfer on strategies, tools and tips for meaningful community engagement

SSG Summer 2015 review

The pressure mounts with 87 days to go until #COP21

Pathway to Paris #14: Update on climate promises, from NAZCA to Pontifex

Pathway to Paris #13: Concert lineup announced in advance of COP21 talks

Pathway to Paris Concert line-up announced!

SSG Newswire June 2015: How does our work at the provincial level affect the bigger picture?

Pathway to Paris #12: Two key new entries to the climate discourse

Final draft of Community Sustainability Plan tabled for Council approvals

The UK co-operative movement pledges to be fossil fuel free by 2030

SSG hires new Finance Director Colin MacDougall

Pathway to Paris #11: Where are we after the Bonn talks?

New book published on 'Community Vitality'

Pathway to Paris #10: financing and developing the low carbon economy

SSG Newswire May 2015

The SSG Story so far: Yuill Herbert presents to the All - Party Co-operative Caucus

Listen to our latest Green Building podcast from our work with Portland Hotel Society (PHS) Community Services Society, Vancouver.

Pathway to Paris #9: The gap in local and federal climate action commitments

Job opportunity - Financial Director

Join the Climate Tracker Programme with our friends at Global Call for Climate Action

Prelude LEED Silver Development wins Award

Join Jeremy Murphy on an audio tour of 1st East Avenue LEED building

Sustainability Solutions Group relaunches as SSG with a confident energy for 2015

Peter Hough, SSG board member, retires from CWCF after 25 years

Pathway to Paris #7: The rise in renewables as climate change negotiations continue

February 2015 Newswire: Working in tribute to those we lost this year

SSG Achieves LEED® Gold Certification for 108-Unit Building for Women’s Socially-Assisted Housing

SSG publishes paper on the role of cooperatives in addressing climate change

Announcing a biweekly climate briefing from SSG

North Cowichan and SSG win 2013 Climate & Energy Action Award

Vancouver Convention Centre honoured by AIA

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