About us

Mission

Our mission is to advance the adoption of sustainable business practices through education and by fostering inclusive, collaborative, multi-stakeholder interactions in Montreal and beyond. 

The Sustainability Ecosystem capitalizes on collective intelligence by bringing industry experts, framework providers, task forces and practitioners together to share their content, increase transparency and advance education in the field of sustainability. 

The Sustainability Ecosystem is powered by the John Molson Executive Centre (JMEC).

Amr Addas
Academic Director
Adjunct Professor, Finance

Amr Addas is an Adjunct Professor and Director of the Van Berkom Investment Management Program and Van Berkom Small Cap Case Competition at the John Molson School of Business, Concordia University. He is also the Academic Director for Sustainability at JMSB and leads Concordia’s Sustainable Investing Practicum in collaboration with Manulife. He is also a member of the Faculty for the Sustainable Investment Professional Certificate (SIPC) offered by JMSB. Amr has taught at McGill University, Queen’s University’s Smith School of Business, and Sherbrooke University.

In addition to his academic work, Amr offers consulting services to portfolio managers at Scotia Wealth Management and sustainable investment training to corporate clients and financial institutions. Amr obtained his MBA from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1995 and his B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the American University in Cairo in 1991.

Johanna Beck
Program Coordinator

A Finance and Economics student at the John Molson School of Business and the VP of Finance of the John Molson Sustainable Enterprise Committee, Johanna is passionate about finding and incorporating environmentally friendly practices in every undertaking. After graduation, she hopes to pursue a career in sustainable finance.