Faculty

Bob Willard, PhD

Education

PhD, University of Toronto
MEd, University of Toronto
BSc, McGill University

Bio

Bob is a leading expert on the business value of corporate sustainability strategies. In the last five years, he has given hundreds of keynote presentations to corporations, governments, academics and NGOs. Bob applies business and leadership development experience from his 34-year career at IBM Canada to engage the business community in proactively avoiding risks and capturing opportunities associated with sustainability issues.

He is the author of The Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line, which quantifies potential bottom-line benefits from using sustainability strategies, and The Next Sustainability Wave: Building Boardroom Buy-in, which shows how to convince senior executives to commit to sustainability strategies. His most recent venture is a DVD presentation of The Business Case for Sustainability. It is used in webinars and videoconferences and helps reduce his carbon footprint from global speaking trips.

Bob is on the faculties of the Sustainable Enterprise Academy and the Education and Sustainability Academy; the advisory boards of The Natural Step Canada, Durham Sustain Ability, Learning for a Sustainable Future and eQuilibrium; and is a member of the Education Alliance for a Sustainable Ontario, the International Society of Sustainability Professionals and the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers.

He has a BSc from McGill University (1964), an MEd from the University of Toronto (2000) and a PhD from the University of Toronto (2005). A resident of Ontario, he is the proud owner of his fourth hybrid car, a 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid. More information about Bob and his resources for sustainability champions can be found at www.sustainabilityadvantage.com.