Drawing Inspiration and Raising Our Game

Over the years, the Fraser Basin Council has delivered and partnered on many sustainability reports and events. In shining a spotlight on inspirational work, we take inspiration too!

Adaptation Canada 2020, a major conference in February 2020, brought together over 700 people from throughout the country who were eager to explore paths to greater climate resilience. The event featured 170 speakers in 60 sessions across eight tracks. As a live national conference AC2020 involved considerable travel to connect so many people, but other sustainability practices were adopted to contain the event footprint. These included a 100% plant-based menu, use of recycled/reusable lanyards, reliance on a digital conference app instead of paper materials, and use of all reusable dishware. The event drew high satisfaction ratings and comments from participants. Truly a shared success!

Between 2003 and 2011 FBC produced a series of Sustainability Snapshot reports that set out social, economic and environmental indicators for the Fraser Basin as a whole and for specific communities. Theme areas included Aboriginal/Non-Aboriginal Relations, Climate Change, Air Quality, Agriculture, Energy, Education, and more. Each report supplemented indicators data with community examples and opportunities for action. The reports were featured at State of Fraser Basin Conferences hosted by the Fraser Basin Council in Vancouver in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2009 where FBC offered educational sessions, sustainability awards and (in 2009) a BC youth congress. Lessons learned were wrapped up in the 2011 report Measuring and Reporting on Sustainability. Find all reports in our publications archive.