Vancouver’s
Pro-Climate & Sustainability Businesses
The following signatories signed a letter to Vancouver City Council in Nov 2025, asking council not to defund the city’s sustainability office.
Letter and signatures curated by Stand.earth
Donovan Woollard, CEO, OPEN Technologies
Tanya Ratzlaff, Executive Director, Home Performance Stakeholder Council
Scott Sinclair, CEO, SES Consulting Inc.
Rory Richards, CEO, Nuqo Modular Inc.
Gavin McLeod , Partner, Averra Developments
Elena Yugai, Executive Director, Table of Impact Investment Practitioners
Erica Wolowidnyk, Owner/Principal, EW Architecture Inc.
Glyn Lewis, CEO, Renewal Development
Bryn Davidson, Co-Founder and Lead Designer, Lanefab
Lynn Mueller, Executive Director, SHARC Energy
Jan Willemse, Partner , ZGF Architects Inc
Terry Bergen, Managing Principal, RJC Engineers
Mike Rowlands, Partner & CEO, Junxion Strategy
Robert Safrata, CEO, Fuse Power
Asher deGroot , Architect AIBC, MOTIV Architects
Stuart Hood, PEng, Oxygen8
Mack Hardy, CEO, Affinity Bridge
Alex Hill, Partner, Dunsky Energy + Climate Advisors
Susan MacDougall, Principal, Focal Engineering
Dr. Wal van Lierop, Founding Partner, Chrysalix Venture Capital
James Riley, CEO, Lightspark
Anthony Pak, Principal, Priopta
Jason Nelson, CEO, Edge Consultants
Christopher Brayshaw, Founder, CEO, Pulpfiction Books
Elaine Grotefeld, Founder, Latitude Cleantech Search
Yasmin Abraham, President and Co-founder , Kambo Energy Group
Ayda Sahaf, Founder-Energy and Carbon Consultant, MURi Consulting Group Inc.
Eduardo Cunha, Project Manager, Martin Roy and Associates - MRA
Peter Sundberg, General Manager, FRESCo Building Efficiency
Scott Kennedy, Principal, Cornerstone Architecture
Coro Strandberg, President, Strandberg Consulting
Michaela Neuberger, Executive Director, Affine Climate Solutions
Charlie Richmond, President, Richmond Sound Design Ltd.
Hayes Zirnhelt, Owner, Whole Systems Energy Consulting
Steve Anderson, Co-founder and CEO, New/Mode
David Ramslie , Vice President, Climate & Sustainability, North America, Introba
Oliver Scholfield, Executive Director, Racing to Zero
Kathy Kwon, Co-founder/Director, Sidekick Brewing
Benjamin Ernst, CEO, Earnest Ice Cream
Rob Fisher, Founder, BC Impact and Sustainability Collective
Annelies Tjebbes, CEO, Roots & Rivers Consulting
Jennifer Cutbill, Owner, Principal, Architect AIBC, FRAIC, Lateral Agency
Arman Mottaghi, CEO , Properate
Brenda Martens, OBC, Principal, ædify consulting
Anna Bohn, Partner, Creative Director, Etho Studio Inc.
Rob Baxter, Co-owner, VREC Solar
Sophie Labrosse, Owner & Director, Windsure Adventure Watersports
Mike Reimer, Principal, First Light Energy Solutions Ltd.
Joshua Vanwyck, President, JMV Consulting
Rina Liddle, Owner, Full Serve Web Marketing
Patricia Massy, Owner/Founder, Massy Books
Linh Truong, Owner, The Soap Dispensary
Karri Green, Owner, Chambar Restaurant
Michael Henderson, Principal, Hcma architecture + design
Denise Taschereau, CEO, Fairware
Martin Knowles, Principal, Martin Knowles Photo/Media
Nancy Bradshaw, CEO, Spark Strategies
Trevor Bowden, CEO. Big Room Inc., the .eco Registry
Matthew Young, Territory Manager, Alveole
Dr. Judith Marcuse, International Centre of Arts for Social Change (ICASC)
Dana Merritt, CEO, Olympic International
Toby Barazzuol, President, Eclipse Awards
Mona Stilwell, Founder, Feeding Mama
Alan Shapiro, Principal, Shapiro & Company
Dara Parker, CEO, Toniic
Frans Tjallingii , CEO, 7Gen
Mark Bakhet, Managing Lawyer, Bakhet Law Group
Moises de Alba, Principal, FirstLight Energy Solutions
Khari McClelland,Owner Operator, KWM Facilitation Services
Andrew Jung, VP, Renewals Omicron AEC Ltd.
Charlie Keay, Principal, Deso Properties
Harvey McKinnon, President, Harvey McKinnon Associates
Dr. Jamie Forrest, CEO & Founder, Forrest Health Sciences
Amanda Burrows, Executive Director , First United
Melina Scholefield, Executive Director, Zero Emissions Innovation Centre
Sean R. McEwen, Architect aibc, S.R. McEwen Architect
Nick Bray, Principal Architect, Nick Bray Architecture LTD
Michael Tippett, TIPPETT.ORG, TIPPETT.ORG
Paul Stewart, CEO, Curiosity Killed the King
Ryan Coleman, Co-Founder / CEO, Ecolighten Energy Solutions
Shinjini, Founder, Climathrive Solutions
Jae Mather, Chief Innovation Officer, ClimateDoor
Jane Cox, Co-Owner and Principal, Cause+Affect Design Ltd.
Karyn Zuidinga, Founder and CEO, NextWAVE Innovation Inc
Meeru Dhalwala, Co-Founder, Vij's and Lila Restaurants
Heather Farmer, Executive Director, Sole Food Street Farms
Dermot Hawe, Operations Manager, Black & McDonald Limited
Laurel Dault, Director of Impact, Hollyhock
Kirin Bhatti, Founder, Brownswell
Dale Littlejohn Founder, CEO, Littlejohn Energy Transition Services
Robin Puga, Director, CanTrust Hosting Co-operative
Iona Santos-Fresnoza, Founder, Kapé Philippine Coffee
Jacqueline Jennings, Executive Director + co-founder, The Fireweed Institute
Robin Ashmore, CEO, All Purpose
Jordan Lewin, Founder & Creative Director, Digital Sparks Media
Vanessa Timmer, Executive Director, OneEarth Living
Nancy Wright, Principle, Nancy Wright & Associates
Sara Blenkhorn , Founder and CEO, Textile lab for Circularity, Leverage Lab
Iain MacFadyen, Principal & Founder, RGS Consultants
Tara Mahoney, Principal, Creative Publics Consulting
Ash MacLeod, Executive Director, A Better Life Foundation
Faye Wilson, Founder | Project Lead, Fernwood Creative
Lyle Povah , Founder and CEO, Rhythm of Life Society
Emily McGill, Founder and Director, Living Systems Network Society
Paul Richardson, Managing Partner, Renewal Funds
Tony Pringle, CEO + Co-Founder, Quinn+Partners
Bridgitte Alomes, CEO, Natural Pod
Carol Newell CM, President, Renewal Partners
List of names to be updated periodically.
Sign on to the letter here.
Please consider signing on and sharing this open letter encouraging City Council to preserve the city’s clean competitiveness in the 2026 budget.
