Ben Lemire Email & Phone Number

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Part of the responsible investing team supporting the assessment and management of ESG-related risks and opportunities for Mubadala's investment platforms and portfolio companies.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Lead ESG and sustainability for TD Asset Management's Alternative Investment Strategies (Global Real Estate, Commercial Mortgages, and Global Infrastructure).

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

• Responsible for all internal and external sustainability performance reporting at CTC.
• Produced the sustainability section for the quarterly MD&A, reviewed by Disclosure Committee.
• Primary lead for all corporate sustainability project evaluation and non-financial accounting.
• Updated corporate directives and internal environmental accounting procedures.
• Tasked with communicating the sustainability reporting strategy to the Board of Directors.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Primary Responsibilities:
• Corporate sustainability consulting, with a focus on non-financial accounting and verification;
• Cleantech environmental impact (lifecycle analysis) and market rollout evaluations;
• Analysis of existing and potential GHG reduction projects and protocol development;
• Business development and client relationship management in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)Selected Engagements:
• Evaluated 15+ clean technologies funded under SDTC's $915+ million SD Tech Fund;

Ottawa, Canada Area

• Primary Responsibilities:
• Corporate sustainability consulting (e.g. GHG inventory accounting);
• Environmental due diligence of clean technologies for SDTC;
• Analysis of carbon offset opportunities (e.g. wetlands/peatlands conservation and restoration);
• GHG protocol development across various industry verticalsKey Clients:
• Brookfield Office Properties, Cisco Systems, BlackBerry, Davis + Henderson, Environment Canada, the Alberta Government, Direct Energy, Homax Group, Syngenta, and SDTC.

• May-Sept. (2007): Assisted a PhD student with research on the mechanisms of toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH, toxic constituents of oil) in aquatic environments.
• Sept.-Apr. (2007/08): Conducted independent research on the chronic and acute toxicity of Bunker C (heavy fuel oil) in aquatic environments for Queen's BIOL537 undergraduate thesis.

• SWEP Award holder at the St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences
• Assisted graduate students with research on mercury bioaccumulation in the St. Lawrence basin
• Conducted toxicological analysis of fish, invertebrates and sediment for mercury contamination
• Taught environmental education and awareness programs to Middle school students

Master Of Studies (Mst), Sustainability Leadership

Activities and Societies: Wolfson College Dissertation on corporate partnering in cleantech venture capital (Supervisor: Dr. Nancy Bocken).

Bsc(H), Biology

Activities and Societies: Varsity Lacrosse, Queen's Walkhome Service, Queen's Journal Newspaper, SWEP Award Holder (2006 & 2007)..

International Baccalaureate Diploma

Activities and Societies: Co-Founder of the first official lacrosse team in Belgium (competing against teams from England, Italy, Germany.