After 15 years of pursuing an aggressive mission to fund systemic change in BC, Renewal has, through a combination of investments, grants and collaborations, successfully accomplished the first stage of our mission.

We are excited to see an increasing number of sustainable business conferences and events emerging around the globe as they are crucial in the development of ideas and solutions to create awareness and change in our communities and the global business marketplace.

Moving beyond traditional investing and newswires to promote a solutions economy

Communicopia has done it again; producing a rock star website for Renewal2. A big thank you goes out to Graeme Worthy, Jordan Lewin, and the whole Communicopia team. To see what we are up to at Renewal2 check out our news and blog or read some of the inspiring stories of the social entrepreneurs we have supported. Please note that we are moving to the Tides Renewal Centre and our new address will be 200-163 W. Hastings St. Vancouver V6B 1H5

Boston was buzzing last week with 30,000 attendees and 1,500 exhibitors at the Greenbuild International Conference & Expo.  On one of the days, I spent 3 hours just walking through the convention centre looking at booths and was still unable to visit all the booths.

I was fortunate to be invited to Boulder for the 4th annual ideas and leadership conference,  SCIENCE+ NATURE+ART+PEOPLE (SNAP!). This is the name of a gathering hosted by a quartet of early and highly successful pioneers of the natural products industry.

Momentum is an invitational forum where some of the most creative minds in the progressive movement come together to challenge, inspire and energize each other. At Momentum 2008 you will: engage with cutting edge ideas, innovative strategies and unexpected experiences, engage in one-on-one discussions with leaders whose diverse experiences inform their work for social change, and engage in a community grappling with the hard issues of making change and creating the space to imagine what's possible. Leaders in the progressive community rarely have the chance to explore things in which they are not immersed, nor do they often have a chance to see challenges outside their own "issue silo". In the complex world where we are pushing for more enlightened policies, exposure to a broad set of approaches and perspectives strengthens us all.