We believe that we have a moral imperative to act on climate change to protect current and future generations from its adverse effects and to ensure a just transition to a sustainable future. 

It is overwhelming to individuals and small organizations to find ways to have a meaningful impact on climate change and to support work in this area. In addressing the enormity of the task we have sought our organizations who are directly involved in implementing scalable solutions, whose work includes rigorous research and whose results impact policy. To this end we have identified several groups to which we provide support. These include The Toronto Trash Team, Environmental Defence, and Eco Justice.

U of T Trash team

About: The U of T Trash Team is a science-based community outreach organization made up of undergraduate and graduate students, postdocs, researchers, local volunteers and staff all working together with a common goal to increase waste literacy in our community while reducing plastic pollution in our ecosystems. We were founded in 2017 in collaboration with the Rochman Lab, part of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto.

How we support: We raise funds annually to provide a Pollution Prevention Project Fellowship. Plastic pollution is a threat to biodiversity and human health. Diverse and effective solutions to this issue are needed, and should include source-reduction, improved and more sustainable waste management, and cleanup. We combine innovative prevention strategies and case studies with empirical research and knowledge transfer/mobilization to policy makers and managers. Fellows will have a passion to reduce plastic pollution and a creative idea to lead their own Pollution Prevention Project on any source of plastic pollution (e.g., construction foam, cigarette butts, textile waste, leakage from garbage bins).

Past Fellowships:

2025 – Madeleine Milne Sipping Sustainably (single-use straws)
2025 – Stefan Teofilovic Sustainable School Snacks (school snacks)
2024 – Diego Arreola Fernandez Garbage-less Groceries (plastic produce bags)
2023 – Simran Hansra Wipes Vs. Pipes (wet wipes)
2022 – Eden Hataley Operation Sweep the Creek (plastic pre-production pellets)

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE

Environmental Defence is a leading Canadian environmental advocacy organization. Environmental Defense works with government, industry and individuals to defend clean water, a safe climate and healthy communities. We envision a future where everyone in Canada can live and thrive in a healthy environment—protected for generations to come.

ECO JUSTICE

Eco Justice uses the law to protect life on Earth. It is a leading Canadian charity led by lawyers, scientists, and subject matter experts whose mission is Our mission is to use the law to defend nature, combat the climate crisis, and fight for a healthy environment for all.

How we support: In the past we have raised funds and provided separate donations to both The Environmental Defence League and Eco Justice. We ae now seeking ways we can contribute to initiatives which already include both organizations to create greater leverage.

If you wish to support any of these initiatives, it would be greatly appreciated. Please visit our donation page