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    • VEC's Take
    • Monday, Feb 28th, 2022
    • Resilience

    Envision the Future: Celebrate 23 Black Leaders in Vancouver

    In the spirit of centring Black contributions to our community, and the important role they play in building a future that is sustainable, equitable and powerful, we’ve compiled a diverse – but by-no-means-comprehensive – list of Black leaders in Vancouver whose work is too important not to commemorate. Uplift your feed by following these 23 Black leaders in Vancouver championing a just, resilient and more sustainable future.
    • VEC's Take
    • Wednesday, Dec 8th, 2021
    • Resilience

    Editor’s Pick: Top 10 Stories from Vancouver’s Economy in 2021

    We’ve done exactly what it says on the tin. The Vancouver Economic Commission has published more than 50 articles and 10 reports in 2021. If you only intend to read one thing from us all year, we suggest you pick from this shortlist of can’t-miss stories on developing trends and topics in the Vancouver economy.
    • VEC's Take
    • Monday, Nov 15th, 2021
    • Resilience

    Can a Just Transition Solve Climate Change and Social Inequality?

    What is the just transition? What does a just transition mean for workers in Vancouver? And what are some next steps to realize a just transition in Vancouver? For further studies on the just transition, read the Best Practices for a Just Transition Report.
    • VEC's Take
    • Wednesday, Sep 22nd, 2021

    The Road to COP26: Why this Year’s Global Conference on Climate Change is the Most Critical Ever

    We’ll never forget the summer of ‘21. Kicked off by a heat dome in late June and followed by devastating forest fires and record-setting temperatures, summer threw crippling curveballs into the tourism...
    • VEC's Take
    • Thursday, Aug 19th, 2021
    • Resilience

    $10aDay: Affordable Childcare is Coming to BC

    After decades of advocacy, the provincial and federal governments have announced an investment of $3.2 billion over five years in quality, universal and affordable childcare.
    • VEC's Take
    • Monday, Aug 9th, 2021

    Your Guide to Esports in Vancouver (and Beyond)

    First, a definition: esports is competitive video gaming.   But there’s a lot more to it than casually playing some Fortnite. It’s an explosive billion-dollar industry – and if we’re going to...
    • VEC's Take
    • Tuesday, Jul 20th, 2021
    • Resilience

    What We’re Reading: 6 Books We’re Taking to the Beach this Summer

    We’re taking these six economic-inspired books on our summer travels… and you should, too. After all, the economy is central to our lives, and inextricably connected to hot-button issues like climate change and reconciliation. Don’t you think it’s time to learn what it’s all about?
    • VEC's Take
    • Wednesday, Jun 23rd, 2021
    • Technology

    Five actions essential to supercharge BC’s life sciences industry

    Despite recent successes and rising global attention to Vancouver and British Columbia’s life sciences sector, there are numerous outstanding opportunities to ensure the continued growth of this sector.
    • VEC's Take
    • Monday, Jun 21st, 2021
    • Resilience

    12 Indigenous Leaders: A spotlight on economic reconciliation in 2023

    However heartfelt and sincere, land acknowledgements become rote – even lip service – unless backed by meaningful and effective action to redress past and ongoing harms perpetuated against Indigenous peoples both locally and across the country. Here are some organizations leading the way on economic reconciliation.
    • VEC's Take
    • Monday, May 31st, 2021
    • Resilience

    Gaining Momentum: 24 People of Asian Descent To Watch

    As May draws to a close, so too does Asian Heritage Month, which celebrates and recognizes the vibrant social, economic, cultural, political, research and other innumerable community contributions by people of East, South, Southeast, Central and Western Asian descent.
    • VEC's Take
    • Thursday, Dec 10th, 2020
    • Resilience

    Traditional Economics Explained: Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

    "To get a sense for how unhinged our economy is from the real world, consider the fact that pollinators, earthworms, rainforests, clean air, parenting, friendship, sleep and solidarity are considered to be literally valueless according to our dominant metric of economic success."
    • VEC's Take
    • Monday, Jul 13th, 2020
    • Resilience, Technology, Digital Entertainment & Interactive

    What We’re Reading: BC’s Pre- and Post-COVID Economy

    With ICTC, we're discussing why BC’s success in flattening the curve is just one of many factors to consider when looking at BC's post-COVID economy.
    • VEC's Take
    • Thursday, Jun 18th, 2020
    • Green Economy, Resilience

    Why the call for a global clean restart?

    COVID-19 may have caught the world by surprise, but the climate crisis has been predicted for decades. Can we act now to “flatten the curve” on climate change?
    • VEC's Take
    • Friday, Jun 5th, 2020
    • Technology, Resilience

    Access to Early-Stage and Venture Capital remains crucial topic for BC

    If starved of investment, our region's entire innovation ecosystem could dry up over time, beginning with the startup ecosystem, and ultimately impacting the entire range of mid-sized and mature companies that generate local IP and revenues.
    • VEC's Take
    • Wednesday, May 6th, 2020
    • Technology, Resilience

    Why Tech could form the backbone of BC’s economic recovery

    Technology is already supporting our recovery process by enabling people to work and purchase remotely – and safely. Forced to isolate and physically distance themselves, people use tech to maintain social connection, entertain themselves, and stay informed. Here are five considerations and assumptions that could be integral to productive and thoughtful discussions of technology and its role in economic recovery.
    • VEC's Take
    • Monday, Apr 20th, 2020
    • Resilience

    Public Transit is Essential for Healthy, Connected and Sustainable Cities

    TransLink’s numerous operations actively support our social, economic and ecological wellbeing. As such, it is deeply integrated with the health and sustainability of our city and its residents.
    • VEC's Take
    • Thursday, Apr 2nd, 2020
    • Resilience, Technology, Other Sectors

    How Speedy Government Funding is Facilitating Unprecedented Research

    We are witnessing the sheer agility that governments and funding bodies can achieve during crises. We are also experiencing firsthand the corresponding speed of innovation made possible by adequately resourced minds and institutions.  
    • VEC's Take
    • Monday, Dec 23rd, 2019
    • Green Economy

    Six Sustainability Initiatives We Need to Implement in Vancouver

    The C40 World Mayors Summit, held in Copenhagen this past October, welcomed political and business leaders from 94 cities around the world, all sharing one imperative goal: identify and implement systemic changes that will halt and reverse the damaging effects of climate change.
    • VEC's Take
    • Wednesday, Dec 18th, 2019
    • Green Economy

    Radical Change Requires Radical Action: Inside the C40 World Mayors Summit

    Political and business leaders from around the world convened in Copenhagen this past October for the C40 World Mayors Summit, where urgency and excitement fueled heated discussions about the need to take immediate and drastic action to win the battle against climate change.
    • VEC's Take
    • Friday, Nov 15th, 2019
    • Digital Entertainment & Interactive, Green Economy

    VEC Partners with Sustainable Production Forum 2019

    VEC's Meg O'Shea hosted two workshops at the 4th annual Sustainable Production Forum. She was joined by government and industry experts to discuss the future of fleet transportation and the critical path to zero emission vehicles in the film industry.
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