Harnessing the power of collaboration to generate solutions for a strong and sustainable economy

Co-operators and Generate Canada have a rich history of partnership and collaboration. In fact, it was Generate Canada that first inspired our sustainability journey, and we modelled our approach based in large part on the system conditions for a sustainable society that we first learned about from Generate Canada, well over a decade ago. Today, with visions and values aligned, we’re proud to continue working together to catalyze resilience and sustainability in our communities.

This was one of the first organizations I encountered that deeply understood the connection between environmental, social, and economic sustainability. It’s evolution, from a focus on organizational change to systemic change, is both appropriate and absolutely necessary for Canada’s transition. And the impact speaks for itself.”

Real partnerships, true authentic relationships based on mutual respect and outcomes, are rare, and are essential building blocks to supporting sustainable growth for Indigenous communities. This is what makes Generate Canada’s work so valuable, today more than ever before.

We’re in a decisive decade for Canada’s economy and the climate transition. Businesses and investors, alongside governments, will drive a fundamental reimagining of nearly every sector of our economy, including a climate-smart transformation of how we generate energy, grow food and construct buildings and infrastructure. To do this with greater efficiency, we need to find more ways to bring problem solvers together and build the greener economy of the future. Generate Canada is playing an important role in helping bring Canadian innovators and industry leaders together. We need approaches like this more than ever.