James Watson Email & Phone Number

Toronto, ON, CA

We're a lean, mean, fighting machine, fiercely committed to making sustainable events easy! We do not plan events but rather we help those that do, do so in a more sustainable manner. In other words, we're sustainability consultants - mercenary ninjas for hire - to the events industry.

Toronto, Canada Area

Cans for Good assists events and venues by creating recycling programs that not only reduce the amount of waste destined for landfill but also give back to the community. We do so by collecting cans and alcohol containers at events - at scale - and returning them for their refundable deposits. The collected funds are then redistributed to community.

Toronto, Canada Area

As the Catering, Cleaning and Waste (CCW) Venue Manager for the MIlton Velodrome, I was responsible for managing the relationship between the Organizing Committee and the catering and cleaning contractors, while meeting a range of performance and reporting standards.The experience of working in such a complex and sometimes chaotic setting as the Pan Am.

Toronto, Canada Area

While getting my start in the sustainability sphere, I launched a networking and professional development event for sustainability practitioners in Toronto. I modeled it after a form of dialogue prescribed by philosopher David Bohm. My goal was to create a forum wherein one could engage and problem-solve with their sustainability peers in an open and.

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

My sole proprietorship served as the launch pad for my entrepreneurial ambitions. I was focused on finding practical business solutions to environmental and social problems. Through that frame I envisioned the creation of both SPRiNG Dialogues and Green Event Ninjas (described in more detail above).

Toronto, Canada Area

- Gave presentations to various stakeholder groups and helped raise over $100,000 for sustainability infrastructure projects (solar thermal; waste heat recovery).

Toronto, Canada Area

- Arranged press coverage in nationally distributed periodicals (Franchise Canada, Profit)- Managed the brand’s complete online presence, which included fine-tuning its SEO (search engine optimization), launching and writing for its blog and creating its social media profiles on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Toronto, Canada Area

- Developed a territory spanning downtown Toronto and Etobicoke.- Generated leads by building rapport with community partners; doctors, lawyers, social workers, churches, nursing and retirement homes, and community centres.

Bachelor Of Environmental Studies, Honours Environment And Resource Studies

Activities and Societies: Varsity Mens Rugby, International Student Exchange (Australia) The program took a systems approach towards.

Volunteer Management: Working With Volunteers

I took an internal training course on volunteer management that emphasized leadership and inclusion - values held in esteem by the YMCA of.