Foundations Course Materials

Below are the resource materials recommended to enhance participants’ experience in the 2017 Program:

Whelan and Fink (2016). The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability


Dockstator, J.S. and Thrasher, M. (2016). “Take care of ‘the land’ and ‘the land’ will take care of you:” Relationship-building through an introduction to Indigenous holistic thought. In: M. Hankard & J. Charlton, (eds), We still live here: First Nations, the Alberta oil sands, and surviving globalism. (Vernon, BC: JCharlton Publishing), pp. 51-96.


Reconciliation of a different kind with LNG: Squamish Nation is helping shape a new approach to environmental assessments in British Columbia, one that has won over at least one company attempting to build a major facility, Justine Hunter writes:

JUSTINE HUNTER, THE GLOBE AND MAIL LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, JAN. 13, 2017


Aboriginal Consultation Guide for preparing a Renewable Energy Approval (REA)

This document outlines the obligations of the Crown and organizations applying for Renewable Energy Approvals to consult with Aboriginal groups and provides advice to applicants on how to carry out effective consultations.


Educating Senior Executives in a Novel Strategic Paradigm: Early Experiences of the Sustainable Enterprise Academy