Richard Brooks Email & Phone Number

Toronto, ON, CA

Leading Stand.earth's climate finance program with the goal of cutting off financing of fossil fuel projects and the companies behind them and reinvesting in just and equitable climate solutions. Driving divestment commitments by banks and pension funds, twinning these with clean energy investments, while building out a multiracial and multigenerational.

Coordinated 350.org's iconic divestment and Fossil Free campaigns with the goal of stopping fossil fuel projects, advancing 100% renewable policies and cutting investments in oil, gas and coal companies. Expanded focus on climate finance and the intersection of institutional investors, assets managers and banks enabling fossil fuel companies and their.

Toronto

Designing, planning, coordinating effective campaigns and projects to challenge the power of fossil fuel companies, promoting reinvestment into renewables and communities, fighting climate change. Winning divestment commitments including the groundbreaking commitment from the New York City to divest its $200 billion pension funds.

Toronto, Canada Area

Coordinate and direct Greenpeace Canada's national forest campaign and lead international projects. Manage 7 staff located in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal. Responsible for strategic planning, fundraising, senior government and industry negotiations, coalition coordination and staff supervision. Participate in global campaigns and moments including.

Toronto, Canada Area

Members of the Strategic Leadership Team, the senior body responsible for driving organizational strategy development and implementation. Providing organization wide leadership, fixing problems and devising innovative solutions to create the best enabling environment for success at challenging and transformative time at Greenpeace Canada.

Toronto, Canada Area

Planned and launched Greenpeace Canada's International Boreal Forest Campaign. Planned and launched the Kleercut campaign to pressure Kimberly-Clark, the world's largest manufacturer of tissue products including Kleenex, to use more recycled fibre, support sustainable forestry and take action on reducing pressure on the Boreal Forest. Responsible for.

Toronto, Canada Area

Co-directed the organization, increasing staff and budget. Was responsible for campaign direction including planning and implementing campaigns, hiring campaign staff and campaign fundraising. Regularly acted as the primary media spokesperson for the organization.

Toronto, Canada Area

Planned and launched the organization's Wolves Ontario project to promote wolf conservation and protection in the province of Ontario. Responsible for the organization's forest campaign, focused on promoting sustainable forestry and the expansion of protected areas in the province.

Master, Forest Conservation

Focused on International Forest Conservation

Bachelor, Environmental Science

Specialized in Natural Resource Management with a focus on Forestry.