Webinar Series: Let's Talk Advancing Gender Equality

Jan 7, 2019

Webinar Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) in partnership with Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is conducting a series of three webinars on advancing gender equality in the workplace. Building on and supporting EHRC’s Leadership Accord and NRCan’s Equal by 30 Campaign, the webinars will equip organizations with best practices and tools to help their own organizations expedite the process of bridging the gender gap. They will guide potential or existing signatories on the development of actionable commitments to advance gender equality.

Participants will have an opportunity to hear from industry leaders who have proven success stories, forward-thinking approaches to strategy, and measurable actions plans that organizations can adopt to tie efforts to tangible results.

Dates, topics and speakers are as follows:

• January 16: Moving the Agenda Forward at Alectra Utilities. Speaker: Kathy Lerette, SVP Business Transformation at Alectra Utilities
• February 13: Taking a New Approach. Speaker: Jennifer Ladouceur, President & Co-Founder, Women Leadership Nation
• March 6: Now Let’s Celebrate Success!

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ABB eFinder Online Portal Locates Distributor Stock of ABB Installation Products

ABB Portal The ABB eFinder portal simplifies the process of locating inventory from ABB’s selection of products used for connection and transmission of electrical power. Customers may now search online for ABB Installation Products and can purchase them from the distributor who has the products in stock. Once the product is located, the customer may buy it from the distributor by connecting directly to the distributor’s e-commerce page and placing the products in an online shopping cart for the final purchase transaction.

Report Highlights Employing Polycarbonate Components to Design Sustainable Luminaires

Electronic waste is a huge issue, with Statista estimating nearly 50 million metric tons were generated globally last year alone.* Some of the materials traditionally used in LED lamp and luminaire components contribute to e-waste, and the industry is seeking more sustainable material alternatives. Thermally conductive (TC) polycarbonates, like those from Covestro, can replace aluminum in heat sinks, providing just such a replacement option. (The back enclosure of the A.L.P. Lighting Recruit wall mount fixture, shown in photo, is injection moulded from Makrolon TC polycarbonate.)