Mike Rowlands

@KenSimCity That’s a bit rich coming from you Mr Sim, after you pushed thru a 2026 budget that so many spoke out against. Your actions speak far louder than these words! Please don’t pretend to be a supporter of arts, culture and community when you’re cutting those very same budgets!

The cancellation of the Celebration of Light is devastating news. I’m incredibly disappointed that senior levels of government have chosen to cut their funding by 80%. The City of Vancouver provides $1.6 million in services every year to make this event possible, and we remain fully committed to upholding our financial contributions. We’ll be pushing hard for the Federal and Provincial governments to restore this funding and explore other options so our city doesn't lose one of our most loved, free summer events.

Only one week to go until the next #PurposeConnections webinar! Join us on May 22 to explore our next topic: purpose pragmatism. Experts @mrowlands, Co-Founder of the Canadian Purpose Economy Project and Partner & CEO of Junxion Strategy, @tobybarazzuol, CEO of Eclipse Awards, and Vanessa Marshall, CEO of @Jack59Inc and 2023 BCorp Indigenous Entrepreneur of the Year, will discuss how businesses can embed purpose into their operations, reduce risk, and build a more resilient future for themselves and their communities. Be sure to bring your ideas to this free, one-hour online gathering, organized by Sparx and Tessa Vanderkop, Purpose Advisor, Trainer, and Community Builder, in collaboration with the Canadian Purpose Economy Project. Register now: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #Purpose #PurposeDriven #PurposeEconomy #PurposeLedEconomy #SocialPurposeLeaders #OrganizationalPurpose #PurposeDrivenOrganizations #PurposeBusiness #WellbeingEconomy #Changemakers #PositiveChange #PositiveImpact #Impact #BusinessLeaders #CollectiveWellbeing #Wellbeing #Governance #LongTermSustainabilityForAll #Sustainability #ImpactBusinesses #Events #PurposeDrivenEvents #MTWB #MakeTheWorldBetter #SparxPG #Sparx

Great conversation with @CarolBSchultz on the shifting role of business on society. #esg #purpose

@mrowlands on the Authentically Successful podcast. Check out the full episode here: open.spotify.com/show/72jbAC9Hk…

Amazing news and cause for celebration. In particular, I appreciate that US and Chinese delegates cooperated in pursuit of the greater good. While this was 20 years in the making, the consensus is powerful and the impact is imperative. lnkd.in/g-qkegba

This is a significant issue in Canada! Let’s make the ‘gray wave’ an opportunity for more people to participate in business ownership!

As he welcomes us to the territory, Chief Stacey Laforme encourages us to think not of climate change as a problem to be solved, but as a commitment to “save the soul of Mother Earth.” A powerful shift in thinking? #globexchange

Grateful to be in Toronto for #globexchange talking climate, finance, and policy.

Join @mrowlands and purpose expert @CoroStrandberg for an inspiring conversation on the evolution of purpose-based business, leading practices you can implement, and the potential of purpose to shape an economy that serves the common good. Register at: bit.ly/3RpqBpw

Excited today to support the launch of the Canadian Employee Ownership Coalition (⁦@CanadaEO).⁩ Great coverage in ⁦@globeandmail⁩: theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

“On 15 November 2022, during the UN's Cop27 climate summit, the Guardian and more than 30 media partners around the world co-published an editorial calling for urgent action on the climate crisis.” #climate #cop27 #consensus lnkd.in/gT3CAqdP

Social purpose trio: a must read to situate yourself and your work in the grand project to transform business for good! @apratte @mrowlands @peterweeme @AllysonHewitt Maureen Young lnkd.in/gBdeMV6g

@kylieparker71 @BreakfastNews I’m not the mrowlands you’re looking for! But you’ll hear no argument from me. Affordability freezes many out of the market, regardless of their age.

@BreakfastNews @mrowlands When will you all stop thinking housing affordability is a young people problem! I am 51 and have been struggling to get back onto the housing market after paying rent on my own for 10 yrs. It's a problem for singles too

We're delighted to have recertified as a #bcorp with a score of 115. This is an 18-point increase on our previous score. You can find out how we scored and what it takes to be a B Corp here zcu.io/ER8w @BCorporation #sustainability #esg #socialenterprise

@julhynes I’m flattered, @julhynes !

We're looking forward to today's @breadjamfest session on ethical sourcing chaired by @adamgarfunkel1 with Will Corby @pactcoffee, Jessamy Beeson-Jones @KarmaDrinks and Jack Scott @DashDrinks. #ethicalsourcing #sustainability #sourcing #futuresummit

A watershed moment for climate related financial disclosure? Investors are pushing for more integrity of action vis-a-vis climate commitments, more responsibility for the climate impacts of Rio Tinto’s value chain. #sustainability #climate #tcfd theguardian.com/business/2022/…

“Climate is *the* intersectional issue.” — Gloria Walton of The Solutions Project, at #GLOBEforum #equity #JustTransition

“This moment is calling us to create interlocking systems of freedom.” — Gloria Walton of The Solutions Project, at #GLOBEforum #equity #JustTransition

@JustinTrudeau announced the Government of Canada’s new carbon emissions reduction plan yesterday at #GLOBEforum. It calls every sector of the economy to do more to deliver a #JustTransition on the journey to #NetZero theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…