Our Vision
London is known as one of the greenest and most resilient cities in Canada.
Our Mission
We build participation, collaboration, and capacity in our community to co-create positive environmental change.
Our Values
- Collaboration: We engage with our communities to connect, collaborate, and work together.
- Bold & Urgent: We are ready to be bold and act swiftly to confront the environmental issues facing London.
- Culture: We inspire ourselves and others and maintain a supportive and positive environment for growth.
- Sustainability: As stewards of the natural world, it is our duty to ensure the planet lives on for future generations.
- Leadership: We inspire innovation and lead the community to act in unison to co-create change.
- Integrity: We make our decisions based on what best serves people and the planet and behave openly, honestly, ethically and authentically in all our activities and relationships.
Our Programs
- Green Economy London - we support businesses and organizations in setting and achieving sustainability targets. Businesses are encouraged to track their emissions, waste or water usage, figure out a sustainability action plan and start making reductions!
- Environmental Action Incubator - six projects will be accepted a year into our environmental incubator program where they’ll receive $1,000 each and the support and coaching needed to execute on their idea.
- Greener Homes London - we are developing a program to help Londoners reduce their household emissions. In the meantime, browse our resources and sign up for a home check-up here!
- Depave Paradise - as a member of Green Communities Canada, we recently launched a Depave Paradise program to secure underutilized, paved sites of 100m2 or more, and rip out the asphalt and replace it with native, storm water retentive plants and pollination gardens.
- Green in the City - we co-organize an annual event series with the City of London and London Public Library that explores sustainability topics through a local lens and shares how residents can get involved to make London a greener city.
- Clean Energy in Remote and Rural Communities: Deshkan Ziibiing Retrofit Pilot - in partnership with Chippewas of the Thames First Nation (COTTFN), this program involves running a pilot project with a COTTFN resident to audit their home and develop a pathway to net-zero emissions, and then implementing home retrofit projects to reach their emissions target.
- Network Supports - we offer our environmental member organizations a suite of supports including; shared resources, networking events, workshops, conferences, promotional support and connection to resources.
Annual Reports
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Financial Statements
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Green Economy London 2019 Impact Report
Strategic Plan
We are Living Wage Certified! The London Environmental Network is proud to be a Living Wage Employer and part of the Ontario Living Wage Network. This means that our employees are given the hourly wage a London worker needs to earn to cover their basic expenses and participate in their community. Providing a living wage is part of creating a just and resilient future here in London because financial and economic stability are both key pillars of sustainability.