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EllisDon set to launch The Carbon Impact Initiative Action Plan

The Carbon Impact Initiative Action Plan launch event to be held at Gardiner Museum in Toronto on June 15, 2016

Toronto, June 15, 2016 – EllisDon, in partnership with six of the most influential companies in Canada, have developed an industry-led action plan in support of Canada’s international climate change commitments. Industry executives in collaboration with government leaders have created this action plan outlining strategies to transform the market toward a low-carbon economy. The Carbon Impact Initiative Action Plan will be presented at the launch event being held on Wednesday June 15, 2016 from 4:30pm - 8pm at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto. The event is by invitation only. Please contact Andrew Bowerbank at abowerbank@ellisdon.com for further details.All attendees will receive a hardcopy of the Action Plan.“We will set in motion the tools and resources required to showcase Canada’s commitments through large scale projects,” said Andrew Bowerbank, Global Director of Sustainable Building Services at EllisDon. “The Carbon Impact Initiative will provide the leadership required to transform our market toward a low-carbon economy.Following COP21 Paris, Catherine McKenna, Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change, stated that “The world needs new ideas, smart solutions and sustained effort to meet the environmental challenges we face,” and the Carbon Impact Initiative aims to meet this challenge.Digital copies The Carbon Impact Initiative Action Plan will be made available online on June 15, 2016 at www.lowcarbonagenda.ellisdon.com.