| Executive Director, OneEarth Living | | http://www.zwc.ca/speakers/Vanessa Timmer | Executive Director, OneEarth Living | | | | <div class="ExternalClassFE1269F426C5461DB7E8D9C57CE5162C"><p>Dr. Vanessa Timmer is the Executive Director of OneEarth Living, a nonprofit 'think and do tank' advancing sustainable everyday living around the world. OneEarth Living collaborates with partners around the world to transform how people live their lives – what they need, what they consume and produce, and what they aspire to – enabling everyone to live good quality lives within their fair share of our Earth's resources. Vanessa is also a Senior Research Fellow at Utrecht University with Pathways to Sustainability, the Urban Futures Studio, and the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development. She has studied at Queen’s University, Oxford, UBC and Harvard. Vanessa sits on the Multi-stakeholder Advisory Committee for the UN Sustainable Lifestyles and Education Programme. In Canada, she is a board member of the National Zero Waste Council. OneEarth Living is a global leader on sustainable lifestyles through the Beacon for Sustainable Living co-led with the Hot or Cool Institute. In Canada, OneEarth Living leads a Lighter Living initiative in SW British Columbia in partnership with Vancity. OneEarth Living works with cities to enable sustainable living in partnership with C40 Cities and BCIT Centre for EcoCities. In 2018, Vanessa received the 2018 YWCA Women of Distinction Award in Environmental Sustainability.</p><br></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2022/VanessaTimmer.png, http://www.zwc.ca/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2022/VanessaTimmer.png | GP0|#ebb67543-acd0-4cc8-87b1-465e0da75958;L0|#0ebb67543-acd0-4cc8-87b1-465e0da75958|Vanessa Timmer;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#93a21b23-c8e7-45c9-89aa-1864f4fcd24e | | Vanessa | Timmer |
