EventSponsorshipOpportunities

Who is Rethink Sustainability Initiatives (RSI)RSI is a trusted forum for our growing network of over 9000 senior industry leaders, from Canada and abroad, to exchange knowledge, experience, initiatives and ideas for transforming businesses and communities to thrive into the future– starting today! We accelerate this discovery by developing and hosting innovative programs and events. Together, we explore and create actionable solutions to some of the major challenges impacting the sustainability and resiliency of businesses, institutions and communities.

Our Board of Directors, advisors, partners and sponsors strive to rethink how we address the most pointed challenges of our time. We believe strongly in inclusiveness, diversity and an intergenerational approach.

Our Offer, Your SupportWe invite you to join us, along with other business and industry leaders, to work together on a shared vision for a more sustainable and resilient future. Showcase your organization’s alignment with the core tenets of sustainability, including energy efficiency, social responsibility, waste reduction, modern flexible workforces, conservation of natural heritage, and resilient communities. Share your innovative strategies for adapting to the new realities of climate change, technology disruptions and a sharing economy. And inspire others towards transformation too.

We work together to: • Listen to the needs of our

network and provide support to its members through education, events and other initiatives

• Build upon the successes of others by sharing best practices and discovering new perspectives on challenges

• Work with other organizations, academic institutions, all level of government and community groups to promote the need for sustainable innovation and minimize our contributions to climate change

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Sponsorship OpportunitiesWe invite you to join our Serious Fun for Serious Good on April 27, with other thought leaders and innovators. All proceeds will go to advancing the sustainability and resilience of business and society in the form of public forums, programs, publications and community activities – such as Stepping up to the 2030 Net Zero Waste Challenge; and, our support of charity for kids, Green Thumbs Growing Kids. RSI also offers a range of sustaining organizational support options. To help with your decision-making, a description of the organization, the event, sponsorship opportunities and benefits are provided below.

With sponsorship of RSI, your organization will:

• Reach a unique and receptive audience• Build and strengthen relationships with corporate

executives, influencers and entrepreneurs• Keep your organization’s name at the forefront of innovation

and market leadership• Stay current and in the loop on new thinking in sustainability

and resiliency• Participate in speaking engagements where your key

expertise is required• Enjoy opportunities associated with sharing sustainability

best practices from across Canada and round the world. • Leverage exposure to the RSI Network of industry leaders

and game changers• Position your business as a force for good; making the world

a better place

Our Network

RSI’s Network includes over 9000 industry leaders from Canada and around the world. Key industries represented in our network include Energy, Technology, Government, Environment, Engineering, Architecture, Education, Professional services, Consulting, Financial Services. Our network includes mid and senior management professionals as well as C-suite leaders and entrepreneurs. In addition, we currently engage a network of nearly 100 volunteers who donate their time and energy in support of our events and programs, mostly located in the Greater Toronto Region. Our momentum is growing.

We offer a range of opportunities to support RSI. These opportunities are available to foundations, private and public organizations, non-governmental organizations

and include both Sustaining and Event Sponsorship.

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ADVANCING A BRIGHTER FUTURE

Paintbox Bistro555 Dundas Street E.

April 27, 20176 P.M. – 10 P.M. (after party to 11 P.M.) PRESENTED BY

Premier Sponsor$5000+

Champion Sponsor$3000

Contributing Sponsor$1000

• 8 Tickets to Event • 10 minute podium opportunity• Podium Recognition by MC • Area for corporate display• Sponsor-provided branded

gifts for inclusion in event gift bag

• Distribution of sponsor postcard on event tables

• Your logo scaled to match size of donation on event invitations, promotions, brochures, posters

• Your company name recognized in all PR and Media releases

• Promotion via RSI’s social media

• 4 Tickets to Event • Podium Recognition• Distribution of sponsor

postcard on tables around event.

• Your logo scaled to the size of the donation on event promotions, brochures, posters

• Your company name recognized in all PR and Media releases

• Promotion via RSI’s social media

• 2 Tickets to Event • Podium Recognition by Event

MC• Your company name

recognized in all PR and Media releases

• Your company name on event promotions, brochures, posters

• Promotion via RSI’s social media

Game Sponsors$350 per Table1 Opportunity Left

Food Sponsors$800

• Your logo in the middle of the action• Podium Recognition by Event MC• Promotion via RSI’s social media

• Your logo included on food stations• Podium Recognition by Event MC• 2 Tickets to Event• Promotion via RSI’s social media

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You’re invited to join fellow members of the rapidly-growing RSI network for an evening of serious fun and games, with an important and valuable purpose with a chance to do some serious good! Proceeds go to support RSI’s amazing programs and events – helping companies and individuals build an inclu-sive, smart, innovative and sustainable future for all of us. And a portion of Silent Auction proceeds will be donated to a charity for kids, Green Thumbs for Growing Kids, in the Region Park Community. That makes you a winner, too!

We’re delighted to welcome special guest, Juno-award-winner Donné Roberts and his band as they light up the room with their high-energy African-infused rhythms and contagious guitar riffs. RSI’s SERIOUS FUN promises to be the sustainability event of the season. Help make this one-of-a-kind event happen, and lead the way to a better future.

Silent Auction DonorConsider donating services (professional consultations, personal services, etc.); goods (art, electronics, sports equip-ment and paraphernalia, furniture, clothing, etc.); and special events and outings (weekend getaways, trips, dinner for two, tickets to shows and sporting events, etc.) that promote the sustainability, health, and resilience of people, planet, and business.

RSI’s 2017 Board of Directors

Troy Wright, Chair — CEO, Lendified Inc.Paul Dowsett, Vice-Chair — Founding Principal Architect at SUSTAINABLE.TO Architecture + Building (STO)Peter Love, RSI Co-Founder & Treasurer — President, Love Energy Consultants Inc.Yasmin Glanville, RSI Founder & Secretary — CEO, CTR Inc.Elaine Hanson, Director — Head of Operations, Lazard Canada Inc.Alexander Hay, Director — Principal, Southern HarbourHelen Platis, Director — CEO, A Poke in the Brain

RSI’s 2017 Advisory Board

Peter Boyd, Senior Advisor & Climate Lead, Founder & CEO, Time4Good GroupDarla Campbell, Executive Director, Ontario Coalition for Sustainable InfrastructureMaria Contreras, Program Coordinator, Energy and Sustainability, Energy Advantage Inc.Blair Feltmate, Associate Professor, Faculty of Environment, University of WaterlooBala Gnanam, Director of Sustainable Building Operations & Strategic Partnerships, BOMA TorontoRon Nielsen, Senior Executive, Global SustainabilityKenneth Poon, Energy Research Manager, Blackstone Energy Services Inc.Lyle Shipley, President, CoreSparkJeanette Southwood, Vice-President – Strategy & Partnerships, Engineers CanadaMelanie Steiner, Chief Risk Officer, PVHJames Young, President, Jim Young Atmospheric Services Inc.

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Sponsorship Inquiries

For more information or to arrange a sponsorship

presentation, please contact:

Travis BelangerRethink Sustainability Initiativestravis@rethinksustainability.ca

647-874-8943