November 8, 2022: Foresight Canada is excited to announce its collaboration with Ernst & Young LLP (EY) — one of the world's largest professional services networks — as a new sponsor of Foresight’s proven Launch, Deliver, and Grow programs.
Foresight’s flagship Acceleration programs provide mentorship, education, investor introductions, and networking opportunities to support Canadian cleantech innovators launch and scale their businesses. Through every stage of growth — from ideation to commercialization — our programs help cleantech ventures get to market and increase their impact faster.
As leaders in accounting, strategy, consulting and technology, EY provides a broad range of support for businesses while pursuing their goal of, “building a better working world”. With a strong presence in the cleantech sector and a long history of championing Canadian entrepreneurs, EY plays a critical role in supporting innovation across the country.
"At Foresight we believe that collaboration is the key to establishing Canada as a leader in cleantech innovation. That’s why we’re thrilled to partner with EY — an established and inspiring supporter of Canadian entrepreneurship — to help more Canadian cleantech ventures launch and commercialize their climate solutions.”
Jeanette Jackson CEO of Foresight Canada
In addition to supporting Foresight’s programs, EY will lend their expertise in sustainability and environment, social, and governance (ESG) services. Their teams have a legacy of over 20 years in providing sustainability and ESG support, using their deep technical skills across a breadth of business issues to support businesses as they create value for sustainability, while creating value for business. Their focus on strategy, accelerating transitions, governance and sustainable operations, and trust building is a recipe for success in the green economy. Foresight and EY are well positioned to lead the next generation of cleantech entrepreneurs, and to support Canada’s net zero climate targets.
“Value-led sustainability is everybody’s business. Embracing societal change and sustainable development early on in their journey will place cleantech innovators on the road to long-term success — and we are excited to play a role in that journey. With Foresight Canada, we look forward to contributing to this accelerator program to build resilient, sustainable companies and economies, while furthering the energy transition.” – Kent Kaufield, EY Canada’s ESG Markets Leader & Chief Sustainability Officer
About Foresight Canada
Foresight is Canada’s cleantech accelerator. Foresight supports the identification and validation of cleantech opportunities and the successful commercialization of solutions. We bring together industry, government, academia, investors, and innovators to address today’s most urgent climate issues and support a global transition to a green economy. Find out more at www.foresightcac.com. Follow on Twitter @ForesightCAC.
About EY
At EY, our purpose is building a better working world. The insights and services we provide help to create long-term value for clients, people and society, and to build trust in the capital markets.
