On November 25 the INSEAD National Alumni Association (NAA) Canada recognized Decentralized Energy Canada as one of the winners of its second “Business as a Force for Good” award at a gala ceremony in Montreal. The award aims to recognize Canadian businesses who have demonstrated thought-leadership with respect to “Business as a Force for Good,” who “have a vision, mission and strategy clearly demonstrating their commitment, have developed best practices and achieved remarkable economical results while delivering meaningful societal impact.”
Left to right: Anouk Kendall, President of Decentralised Energy Canada, Rajai Masri, INSEAD alumnus, Dawn Fiander-McCann, INSEAD alumnus nominator, and Leah McCann.
In the Not-for-profit category, Decentralized Energy Canada was given top honours. DEC is a national industry association based in Alberta with the vision of driving a sustainable energy future “where affordable, efficient and reliable decentralized energy technologies are deployed in community driven markets and enabled by progressive policies and legislation.”
Anouk Kendall of DEC thanked the organizers and said, “We are truly grateful for INSEAD’s leadership in embracing the idea of business as an agent of change and a purveyor of positive values. DEC actively supports the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and delivers programs that foster responsible business operations, new business models, investment, innovation and collaboration.”
The award ceremony was hosted at Power Corporation Montreal head offices, in the presence of Paul Desmarais Jr., Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Power Corporation of Canada, Ilian Mihov, Dean of INSEAD, Nida Januskis, Associate Dean of Advancement INSEAD, as well as over 120 alumni based in Canada. INSEAD Dean Ilian Mihov congratulated the winners for their inspirational vision and achievements: “The school fully supports the INSEAD community and the development of global business leaders and organizations ready to take on challenges and harness business as a force for good. I am delighted to present the awards to these outstanding companies that show their positive impact to society while achieving business goals.”
Describing itself as “one of the world’s leading and largest graduate business schools,” INSEAD “brings together people, cultures and ideas to develop responsible leaders who transform business and society.” It has campuses in Europe (France), Asia (Singapore) and the Middle East (Abu Dhabi). More than 11,000 executives participate in INSEAD Executive Education programs each year.
More information about INSEAD can be found at www.insead.edu. More information on DEC is available at www.deassociation.ca.