Effectively Communicating Triple Bottom Line: Investor Appetite for CSR at TransCanada

Triple bottom line is the nexus between the environmental, societal and financial performance of an organization. The corporate social responsibility (CSR) department of TransCanada is responsible for strategy & communication of information related to the environmental and social performance of the firm. This information is intended for use by a wide variety of stakeholders, including […]

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Habitat features affecting the success of the Endangered Ord’s Kangaroo Rat

This project focuses on evaluating habitat quality at two spatial scales: local and landscape. At a local scale, habitat quality will be assessed using body conditions (mass) and demographics (the number of females to juveniles) and vegetation characteristics important to Ord’s kangaroo rats. Assessment of habitat quality at a landscape scale involves using genetic material […]

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Generating predictive models from advertisements

We want to analyze the data collected about customers in order to better understand their behavior. Such an analysis could reveal which advertisements are more likely to interest the customers, what is the return on investment of an advertisement and what are the advertisements tactics that are the most successful. The advances in machine learning, […]

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Uniting perspectives for a holistic assessment of Nature’s Contributions to Life within the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere

As a response to the rapidly increased crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, this research aims to conduct a holistic evaluation of nature’s contributions to life (NCL) within the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere (NEB). By recognizing the limitations and narrow scope of ecosystem services assessments, this research proposes using a Two-Eyed seeing perspective to comprehensively […]

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Développement d’une approche de conservation systématique pour les milieux humides nordiques intégrant les services écologiques

Avec l’accroissement de la population mondiale, les territoires nordiques constituent un potentiel croissant de développement pour l’accès aux ressources naturelles. L’augmentation imminente des perturbations dans ces territoires risque d’entrainer un déclin de la provision des services écologiques, soit les bénéfices que les êtres humains obtiennent des écosystèmes. L’objectif de cette recherche est de caractériser l’impact […]

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CO2 pipeline leak modelling — from the point of rupture to the far-field

Through public and private investment, Alberta is heavily committed to the geological sequestration of CO2. Before CO2 can be stored underground, however, it must first be transported via pipeline. Thus, the possibility of pipeline rupture must be included in risk assessment models. Unfortunately, and in contrast to more typical pipeline cargo, relatively few models have […]

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Upholding Truth and Reconciliation: Correlates and causes of ongoing Indigenous cases and gaps in mental health services in child welfare in the Waterloo Region

What are the causes and correlates of Indigenous children disengaging with the child welfare system of the Waterloo region? Are child welfare agencies in the Waterloo region promoting Indigenous mental health by upholding the principles within the Truth and Reconciliation’s calls to action? What preventative measures were taken to prevent disengagement of Indigenous children and […]

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Étude de l’effet des tolérances d’assemblage sur la performance d’une pompe centrifuge multiétage à l’aide de la mécanique des fluides numérique

Le projet de recherche consiste à étudier l’effet des tolérances de fabrication sur les performances d’une pompe multiétage. En collaboration avec Waterax, une entreprise spécialisée dans la fabrication de pompes portables pour combattre les incendies de forêt, le stagiaire utilisera des simulations numériques pour comprendre comment le positionnement axial de la roue affecte différents métriques, […]

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