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We are a non-profit think-and-do tank based in Vancouver, Canada, mainstreaming sustainable ways of living here and around the world. 

Our capacity to engage in action-oriented partnerships and produce quality work builds on our individual careers in the sustainability field. From our Board members to our Associates, we make change happen. We work with partners around the world, from the local to international level. Getting to one-planet living is a team effort – and we’re excited to share our hopes, knowledge, talent and passion as we move forward together. We would like to thank supporters of our work for their partnership, funding and in-kind donations. 
One Earth Initiative Society ("OneEarth")
1949 Comox Street  - Suite 1002
Vancouver, BC | V6G 1R7 | Canada
​info@oneearthweb.org
Join us on this journey
OneEarth started and hosted WE CANada in the lead-up to Rio+20, the UN Conference 20 years after the Earth Summit in Rio. This youth-led initiative met with thousands of young people on a cross-country tour from Corner Brook, Newfoundland to Vancouver, British Columbia. They collected Canadian visions of a better future, and brought them to Rio+20, where they displayed all these sticky notes on a wall at the main conference entrance. There, they invited people from all over the world to participate and add their own ideas to the Future We Want. The resulting Vision Tree (pictured above) became a main attraction during the Rio+20 conference with people taking the time to remember why they came.

Get to Know Us

The One Earth team has long-standing and varied experience in sustainability issues, from local to global levels and across research, policy and practice. Our capacity to produce quality work and engage in action-oriented partnership builds on our individual careers and that of the organizations we work with. Each of us is described below.

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Our Board of Directors

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Dr. William E. (Bill) Rees

DIRECTOR | CO-FOUNDER
Professor emeritus, University of British Columbia; Ecological economist, globally recognized (including the Blue Planet Prize) for originating and co-developing Ecological Footprint Analysis; sought-after speaker and widely published author

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Tobi Reyes

DIRECTOR | CO-FOUNDER
Experienced CEO/Director; Chair, Port Capital Group; environment interest was influenced by his childhood in the Philippines and family's fruit and fish farming business; extensive experience in the information technology and commercial real estate sectors.

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Dr. Alastair Moore

DIRECTOR
​15+ years in planning and urban sustainability; founder, GreenWorks, Canada's first green building supply store; LEED accredited; previously, Richmond's community energy manager | LINKEDIN
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Esther Speck

DIRECTOR
VP of Global Sustainability and Social Impact for Lululemon; previously led sustainability at MEC and for the Resort Municipality of Whistler​; 
corporate social responsibility expert, and practitioner of the Natural Step framework
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Joji Kumagai

DIRECTOR
​Manager, Economic Development at the City of Port Moody; previously ED of Strathcona Business Improvement Association and ED of Tonari Gumi; second-generation Japanese Canadian, with deep roots in the local Japanese Canadian community
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Dan Burns

DIRECTOR
25 years experience developing / teaching interdisciplinary programs for universities and professional programs including Simon Fraser University; UNEP regional facilitator in the leadup to the UN Environmental Assembly (2021)

Our Team

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Dr. Vanessa Timmer

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | CO-FOUNDER
Social entrepreneur weaving together sustainability, storytelling and systems thinking, who believes that envisioning positive futures is a powerful draw for social change; Senior Research Fellow - Utrecht University; YWCA Woman of Distinction (Environment); Top 40 under 40 | LINKEDIN | vanessa (at) oneearthweb.org
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Dagmar Timmer

MANAGING DIRECTOR - STRATEGIC INITIATIVES | CO-FOUNDER
20+ years in sustainability including as a network builder, facilitator, researcher, policy analyst, and activist; international experience includes coordinating a global network on rainforest conservation; political scientist | ​LINKEDIN | dagmar (at) oneearthweb.org

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Cora Hallsworth

SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Co-lead, One Planet Saanich with OneEarth; planning, strategy and research consulting including managing award winning plans and advising on municipal, regional and corporate sustainability initiatives | LINKEDIN
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Rosemary Cooper

SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Project Director, Share Reuse Repair Initiative ("making the most of stuff" - MakeWay Foundation shared platform); planning professional with 20+ years sustainability experience; teaches in BCIT’s Sustainable Business Leadership program | LINKEDIN

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Lindsey Boyle

SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Strategist, insights expert and film maker for some of the world’s most people-centric and trusted brands including Google, Netflix, The North Face, Mountain Equipment Co-op and Whole Foods; started Circular Citizen in 2019 with a commitment to advance the transition to a circular, equitable and regenerative economy | LINKEDIN
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Nicole Anne Boyer

SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Futurist and facilitator, specialising in catalysing positive disruptive innovations; 15 + years experience with future-visioning projects and 
named one of the top 10 female futurists; future of healthcare and biosciences to manufacturing and consumption patterns; managing director, Adaptive Edge (futures thinking, strategy, and innovation) | LINKEDIN

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Dr. Jennie Moore

SENIOR ASSOCIATE
 Director, Institute Sustainability, British Columbia Institute of Technology; BCIT's Centre for Ecocities works with cities around the world; LEED professional; PhD on Vancouver's ecological footprint; YWCA Woman of Distinction (Environment); host of the Ecocity World Summit (2019) | LINKEDIN | BIO
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Max Serpa

ASSOCIATE
CityHive EnviroLab graduate; skilled in data management / complex data analysis; led services designed to offer education and needed resources to marginalized communities; administered post-secondary programs; BA (Sociology, Counselling), Diploma (Business Management), Certified Associate (Project Management) 

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Alice Henry

ASSOCIATE
 Interdisciplinary researcher / program coordinator (OneEarth - Lighter Living | Share Reuse Repair Initiative); experience includes starting a food co-op, coordinating campus recycling, textiles waste reduction (Leverage Lab), delivering educational workshops (Elements Society); vegan for 10 years and strives to live zero-waste | ​LINKEDIN
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Gilles Giusta

BOOKKEEPING
30+ years of bookkeeping and accounting experience; owner and manager, Scorpio Consulting whose clients include businesses, charities and nonprofits such as Le Centre Culturel Francophone and Potluck Cafe Society
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Key Partner Team Members

Each of our projects or initiatives brings together a vibrant and experienced team of professionals alongside those who support the initiative through their partnerships, in-kind or volunteer support. Here are a few of the people we work together with closely.
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Dr. Lewis Akenji

BEACON FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Director, Hot or Cool Network; extensive research and programme implementation experience in Europe and the Asia-Pacific; lead author / contributor to wide range of academic articles, reports, roadmaps, frameworks, programmes including on 1.5 Degree Lifestyles (while at IGES) | ​LINKEDIN
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Erica Priggen Wright

BEACON FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Creative director, storyteller, media maker, vision holder, systems thinker championing powerful collaboration; creates change-making media especially with social and environmental content - including the Story of Stuff and 350.org; 10+ years in feature film, television, commercials, “edutainment.” | LINKEDIN

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Raagini Appadurai

BEACON FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Leads the Question Consumption initiative; social justice and equity educator, with deep commitment to this work informed and fueled by my unique position as a woman of color, an artist, and an activist; passion for creative and equitable educational platforms to social justice for young people in various different spaces; inspiring young people to be active social change makers in the world; singer-songwriter and lover of art. | LINKEDIN
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Majid Khoury

MOTIVATION PROFILES
Advertising and branding strategist; 30+ years of market research expertise focusing on advertising and brand research; optimises the collection of and insights from marketing data and research; previously Senior Vice President of the Western Region for Ipsos ASI until going independent in 2012. | LINKEDIN

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Lisa Mastny

BEACON FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING / LIGHTER LIVING B.C.
Senior researcher, writer, editor; communications support to nonprofit and international organizations, e.g., UN Environment, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), REN21, Generation 180, Food & Water Watch; previously, Sr. Editor & Director of Publications, New Dream; almost 20 years at Worldwatch Institute including Sr. Editor on monthly magazines & State of the World reports | LINKEDIN
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Kira Gerwing

LIGHTER LIVING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
Senior Manager, Community Investment, Vancity Credit Union, Canada's largest community credit union; works in partnership with OneEarth to mainstream sustainable living in British Columbia.; their EnviroFund’s 5 year focus on lighter living is one way they support community-led and strategic initiatives. |  LINKEDIN


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Joe Pitts-Cunningham

ONE PLANET SAANICH
​Manager, One Planet cities Program, Bioregional UK which includes OneEarth's work with One Planet Saanich; previously, 10+ years partnership / distribution / studio management at the BBC; media production background | LINKEDIN
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Rebecca Newlove

ONE PLANET SAANICH
Sustainability manager, District of Saanich; 12+ years of sustainability / planning experience (UK, Canada) including zero carbon housing-led regeneration, food system assessments, city sustainability strategies, regional transit plans | LINKEDIN

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Prof. dr. Detlef van Vuuren

 IMAGE CLIMATE PROJECT
Professor, Integrated Assessment of Global Environmental Change (Faculty of Geosciences), Utrecht University; Sr. researcher, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency; leads the IMAGE integrated assessment modeling team; published 340+ articles in refereed journals (among the most highly cited researchers worldwide). | BIO
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Dr. Atsushi Watabe

ENVISIONING SUSTAINABLE FUTURES | CO-CHAIR, UN SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES AND EDUCATION TASKFORCE
Programme Director, Sustainable Production and Consumption, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (Japan); 
sociology of rural development, population movement, migration in SE Asian countries | BIO

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Markus Terho

MAINSTREAMING SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Project Director, Resource-Wise Citizen, at the Finnish Innovation Fund SITRA; Headed Sustainability at Nokia; 
 decades of experience in sustainable development, and is actively involved industry wide to expand sustainability co-operation, accountability, and action. | ​BIO
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Sari Laine

MAINSTREAMING SUSTAINABLE LIVING
Leading Specialist, Sustainable Everyday Life, The Finnish Innovation Fund SITRA; several years experience in human-centric design activities; studied sustainable value chains (University of Cambridge); founding members of 925- Project (redesigning the office work, 9-to-5) | ​BIO

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Garrette Clark

UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES AND EDUCATION
Sustainable Lifestyles Programme Officer, leading UN Environment's activities on sustainable lifestyles; collaborates with OneEarth globally | LINKEDIN
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Nicole van den Berg

IMAGE CLIMATE PROJECT
PhD candidate exploring how to effectively incorporate lifestyle changes into Integrated Assessment Models | ​BIO

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Lynda Gerty

STRATEGIC APPROACH
Professional Certified Coach, group facilitator, and organizational consultant for many organizations across British Columbia; managed public engagement, David Suzuki Foundation; directed public engagement, Vantage Point; managed national campaigns in the Nathan Cullen Leadership Campaign | ​LINKEDIN
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Jason Mogus

STRATEGIC APPROACH
Digital Pioneer; principal strategist at NetChange; trusted advisor to campaigns and senior leaders; led mobilization and digital strategy campaigns for Tar Sands Campaign, Center for American Progress, #StopAdani in Australia, Human Rights Watch, the UN Foundation, and the David Suzuki Foundation. | ​LINKEDIN

Associates

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Emmanuel Prinet

SENIOR ASSOCIATE | CO-FOUNDER
Planning professional; worked on sustainable consumption and production for 15+ years in both France and Canada.  Engaged in international processes including within the UN Environment and the European Commission, the OECD
, and was an NGO representative on the Canadian delegation to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development; currently working at MEC (Mountain Equipment) | LINKEDIN
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Dwayne Appleby

ASSOCIATE
Program manager (sustainable living) with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies; researcher with development, poverty reduction, and sustainability expertise; helped develop OneEarth's lighter living work in BC | LINKEDIN

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Severn Cullis-Suzuki

 SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Lifelong activist for intergenerational justice; incoming ED, David Suzuki Foundation; Champion of WECANada (youth-led movement towards the Rio+20 Earth Summit, hosted by OneEarth); powerful speaker at the first UN Earth Summit; pursuing a PhD | LINKEDIN
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Nanaki Vij

ASSOCIATE
Brings a technical background with a passion for society and people; environmental science / agricultural economics; previously worked on sustainable lifestyles and education with UN Environment | LINKEDIN

OneEarth engages with Associates on specific projects. These have included the following team members: Ami Muranetz, Alicia Tallack, Aleksandra Nasteska, Justin Ritchie, Georgia Campbell, Michael Raab, Emily Gorham, Jorge Amigo, Joyce Shen, Victoria Wee, Helen Beynon (2009-2013), and Marie-Pierre Daigle (2011-2013).

Our Volunteers

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We are deeply grateful for our volunteers, who share their knowledge, time and passion with One Earth and help achieve our vision! Contact us to see how you can get involved. 

These have included: Lisa Hemingway,  Yaheli Klein, Kyle Rosetta, Sharlene Shaikh, Betsy Agar, Thomas Moore, Danette Moulé, Henny Coates, Jessica Brodeur, Chanel Ly, Michael Cody, Sara Elder, Winnie Yip, Nichole Borgal, Jesse Grubb, Vanessa Brown, Siavash Khasha, Heather Keate, Andrew Chen, Dana Logalbo-Baij, Matt Ruen, Noel Allison, Carlo Valle, Doris Tang, Rebeka Ryvola, Susan Dean, Karly Pinch, Sheila Smith, Laura Slater, Alex Paterson, Meghan Woods, Carolyn Webb, Ruth Legg, Kim Slater, Dennis (Dong) Pang, Weilin (Lina) Li.

Our volunteers included all those involved in the WECANada initiative, when more than 90 volunteers from across Canada worked - some full-time - to bring the voices of Canadians to Rio for the UN Earth Summit.
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