Simcoe Chapter Dinner Meeting & Seminar
“Spotlight on Project LEAP and the ‘Most Sustainable University in the World'”
Held Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at the Royal Canadian Military Institute, 426 University Avenue
NETWORKING RECEPTION: 6:00 p.m.
DINNER: 7:00 p.m.
PRESENTATION: 8:00 p.m.
SPEAKERS:
Ron Saporta
Chief Operating Officer, Property Services and Sustainability
University of Toronto
Richard Simm
Managing Director, KPMG Corporate Finance Inc.
& Partner, National ESG Deals & Value Leader
The University of Toronto is accelerating its efforts to decarbonize the historic St. George campus through a $138 million infrastructure project – Project LEAP. Project LEAP will phase out natural gas in favour of electricity in the campus’ central steam plant and undertake significant energy retrofits to some of the University’s most energy-intensive buildings with the goal of cutting campus emissions by 50% within only three years. Project LEAP includes more than $50 million in financing from the Canada Infrastructure Bank, the largest to the higher-education sector.
