Sidney Ribaux is the co-founder and executive director of Équiterre, a non-profit organisation based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, promoting fair trade, energy conservation and ecological and socially just choices. Ribaux chaired the Board of Directors until 1998. Since then, as executive director, he has been involved in the development of Équiterre's strategies and educational projects on fair trade, ecological agriculture, energy efficiency and sustainable transportation.
Biographyedit
From 1996 to 2003, Ribaux's passion for urban planning also led him to chair the Montreal Regional Council on the Environment, a group of 100 organizations active in the field of urban ecology. He played an important role in the financial planning of public transportation in Quebec as well as in Canada's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol. While working for the consumer protection group Option consommateurs from 1992 to 1998, he helped set up an energy-efficiency program targeted to low-income families.
Ribaux also spearheaded and chairs the Centre for Sustainable Development, which is one of the greenest buildings in Canada, as well as a hub for social and environmental groups. Over the years, he has been a member of the UQAM Institute of Environmental Sciences, the Green Communities Canada Association and the Québécois Action Fund for Sustainable Development. He has also authored many papers, reports, articles and documents on energy, transportation, responsible consumption and climate change. He is a frequent lecturer and is regularly interviewed by the media.
^ "2009 Winner - Sidney Ribaux - Canadian Award for Environmental Innovation". Royal Canadian Geographical Society. 2009.
External linksedit
Équiterre's Web site
Centre for Sustainable Development
April 16, 2024
sidney, ribaux, founder, executive, director, Équiterre, profit, organisation, based, montreal, quebec, canada, promoting, fair, trade, energy, conservation, ecological, socially, just, choices, ribaux, chaired, board, directors, until, 1998, since, then, exec. Sidney Ribaux is the co founder and executive director of Equiterre a non profit organisation based in Montreal Quebec Canada promoting fair trade energy conservation and ecological and socially just choices Ribaux chaired the Board of Directors until 1998 Since then as executive director he has been involved in the development of Equiterre s strategies and educational projects on fair trade ecological agriculture energy efficiency and sustainable transportation Biography editFrom 1996 to 2003 Ribaux s passion for urban planning also led him to chair the Montreal Regional Council on the Environment a group of 100 organizations active in the field of urban ecology He played an important role in the financial planning of public transportation in Quebec as well as in Canada s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol While working for the consumer protection group Option consommateurs from 1992 to 1998 he helped set up an energy efficiency program targeted to low income families In 2007 he received a fellowship from Ashoka 1 an international organization that recognizes and supports social entrepreneurs In 2009 he received the first Canadian Award for Environmental Innovation 2 from the Royal Canadian Geographical Society He is also an honorary fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society Ribaux also spearheaded and chairs the Centre for Sustainable Development which is one of the greenest buildings in Canada as well as a hub for social and environmental groups Over the years he has been a member of the UQAM Institute of Environmental Sciences the Green Communities Canada Association and the Quebecois Action Fund for Sustainable Development He has also authored many papers reports articles and documents on energy transportation responsible consumption and climate change He is a frequent lecturer and is regularly interviewed by the media References edit Sidney Ribaux Ashoka Ashoka 2007 2009 Winner Sidney Ribaux Canadian Award for Environmental Innovation Royal Canadian Geographical Society 2009 External links editEquiterre s Web site Centre for Sustainable Development Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sidney Ribaux amp oldid 1004825213, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
