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May 15, 2026
TOCW: Over 30 restaurants representing Sustainalicious, Toronto’s inaugural sustainable dining event
TORONTO, ON – May 15, 2026 – Across Toronto, restaurants, chefs, environmental organizations, and local leaders are inviting the community to take on climate change one meal at a time by serving up delicious, planet-conscious menu items at some of the city’s favourite dining spots and cooking climate-conscious recipes in their kitchens. Debuting in Toronto for the first time, Sustainalicious aims to reduce the city’s environmental footprint by creating greater access to plant-based foods, which provide a clear and measurable way to track environmental impact.
May 13, 2026
Toronto Climate Week 2026 kicks off on June 1 with expanded programming and featured speakers, including climate expert Diana Fox Carney and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow
TORONTO, ON /CNW/ – May 13, 2026 – Toronto Climate Week (TOCW), Canada’s hub for convening Canadian and global leaders to advance climate solutions, returns June 1–7, 2026 under the theme “The Canadian Competitive Advantage”. The event aims to bring together more than 10,000 attendees across over 200 events hosted citywide, assembling the leadership and participation needed to strengthen Toronto’s role as a global hub for climate solutions.
September 26, 2025
city of toronto partners for inaugural toronto climate week, showcasing leadership in local climate action
TORONTO, ON – September 26, 2025 – The City of Toronto is officially partnering with Toronto Climate Week (TOCW) in a move that builds on rapid momentum, bringing together grassroots movements, innovators, and leaders to position the city as a global hub for climate action and collaboration. The highly anticipated city-wide initiative will launch with a three-day inaugural event from October 1-3, 2025, before expanding to a full week of programming in June 2026.
May 27, 2025
toronto sets the stage for a nationwide climate dialogue with launch of first-ever climate week
TORONTO, ON – May 27, 2025 – In an ambitious move to spearhead climate awareness and action, individuals behind Toronto’s grassroots climate movement – best known for launching Climate North – have announced the first-ever Toronto Climate Week (TOCW), set to debut with a kickoff event in Fall 2025.
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Celebrate Sustainalicious and climate week with plant based dish
June 01, 2026 - Breakfast Television
Stella is live in Kensington Market learning more about Sustainalicious and the environmental benefits of plant-based eating.
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Carbon solutions take centre stage at Toronto Climate Week
May 28, 2026 - Corporate Knights
The flagship event looks at carbon removal as a strategic opportunity for Canada.
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Toronto Climate Week and the Opportunity to Reimagine Canada’s Climate Future
May 27, 2026 - SustainabilityX
The SustainabilityX® Magazine x Toronto Climate Week 2026 | Media Partner Coverage
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Sustainable recipes that deliver big flavour
May 20, 2026 - Global News
The recipes we choose to make can have a big impact on environmental sustainability. Right now Toronto is celebrating sustainable food choices as part of the Sustainalicious, which is running until June 14th. -
Everything you need to know about Sustainalicious, Toronto’s newest 30-restaurant takeover
May 13, 2026 - Streets of Toronto
For years, Toronto has had Winterlicious and Summerlicious: city-wide dining events built to get people into restaurants during slower seasons. Now something new is on the calendar.
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How to Use TOCW Like an Investor (Even If You’re a Founder)
May 11, 2026 - Climate Tech Canada
Nelson Switzer, Managing Partner at Climate Innovation Capital, on making the most of TOCW - and what not to do. -
Over 30 restaurants to participate in plant-based 'Sustainalicious' event
May 06, 2026 - TorontoToday
Sustainalicious, a month-long event that aims to lower the city’s environmental footprint by increasing access to plant-based foods, will run from May 15 to June 14.
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Toronto is about to get a city-wide event focused on sustainable eating
May 06, 2026 - NowToronto
A new city-wide event is encouraging Torontonians to fight climate change by choosing plant-based dishes at popular local restaurants. -
How are we building for the climate we’re entering? Find out at Toronto Climate Week 2026
May 01, 2026 - Environment Journal
Last year, the inaugural Toronto Climate Week (TOCW) transformed the city into a global stage for climate solutions by uniting Canada’s climate ecosystem and welcoming international partners to participate in a week of cross-sector collaboration. As a decentralized event platform, TOCW convenes climate innovators, industry leaders, artists and creators, researchers, policymakers, and community groups to catalyze innovation, investment, and public engagement. The week positions Toronto as a leading climate hub and connects Canada’s climate efforts with the world.
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Turning Toronto Into Canada's Climate Hub
April 30, 2026 - The Climate Cycle (Podcast)
Can Toronto become a global climate hub - and put Canada on the map?
Becky Park-Romanovsky is a global leader in sustainability and climate action, with a track record of launching and scaling climate-focused initiatives across multiple continents. She founded Toronto Climate Week, co-founded Climate North, is a lecturer on Social Entrepreneurship at IE University in Madrid, and previously developed carbon offset projects across the Americas, Africa, Middle East, and Eastern Europe.
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inside toronto climate week with founder becky park-romanovsky and michelle li
October 25, 2025 - ESG News
In this insightful one-on-one interview, Toronto Climate Week founder Becky Park-Romanovsky sat down with ESG News correspondent Michelle Li to discuss the monumental task of launching the city’s first-ever climate week in 2025.
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toronto climate week: let’s talk about the hidden toll on mental health
October 3, 2025 - camh
The inaugural Toronto Climate Week kicks off this week, and the city promises to be abuzz with the spirit of inspired innovation, solution-oriented dialogue, and learning opportunities to pique the interest of climate-curious and concerned people of all stripes. But amid the focus on infrastructure, emissions and energy systems, a critical piece of the climate crisis is often overlooked: our mental health.
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toronto sets out to revive its environmental swagger with inaugural climate week
October 3, 2025 - Corporate Knights
The city of Toronto is reclaiming its verve for climate action with a new annual event modelled on Climate Week NYC.
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‘we need to be bold,’ here’s what toronto needs to do now to hit its climate goals by the end of the year, according to experts
October 3, 2025 - Now Toronto
The Toronto Climate Week (TOCW) kicked off on Wednesday at the University of Toronto’s Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus, uniting policymakers, entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, NPOs, artists, local leaders, and the public to speak about the present and future of climate solutions.
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canada can't miss chance to lead on climate economy: experts
October 2, 2025 - Sustainable Biz Canada
Panellists at Toronto Climate Week praised Canada's talent, funding base, while noting a lack of risk capital.
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toronto climate week
October 2, 2025 - View The Vibe
Move from inspiration to action! The Toronto Climate Week Challenge launches October 1, focusing on one of the biggest ways that we as individuals can have an immediate and lasting impact.
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economic opportunity of climate action a focus as toronto climate week launches
October 1, 2025 - National Newswatch
TORONTO -- Canada has an opportunity to leap ahead and reap the economic gains of climate action as the U.S. retreats, said several speakers at the launch of the first Toronto Climate Week on Wednesday.
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toronto climate week launches in effort to grow canadian clean tech hub
October 1, 2025 - CBC
New climate conference started as a single day soft-launch, but is now three days of events
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toronto climate week launches in effort to grow canadian clean tech hub
October 1, 2025 - Financial Post
TORONTO — A new climate conference is kicking off in Toronto that’s aiming to highlighting Canada’s clean tech and climate innovation sectors.
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what to expect from first-ever toronto climate week
September 29, 2025 - CP24
Former Toronto mayor David Miller on how Toronto Climate Week takes a serious look at the impact of climate change across the city and Canada.
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becky park-romanovsky on building toronto climate week and canada’s climate future
September 26, 2025 - ESG News
Toronto is set to host its first-ever Toronto Climate Week (TOCW) from October 1–3, 2025, a grassroots initiative designed to unite climate action with culture, innovation, and community.
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how toronto is emerging as north america’s next big climate tech hub
August 7, 2025 - Forbes
This fall, Toronto Climate Week will launch its inaugural program—a city-wide convergence of investors, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and activists working to build a climate-positive future.
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toronto climate week aims to seize ‘canada’s moment’ to lead
September 10, 2025 - The Energy Mix
A relatively new climate non-profit is parlaying an initial series of “bootstrapped events” into a first-ever Toronto Climate Week (TOCW) October 1-3.
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three days of fun and a focus on climate solutions
August 27, 2025 - Bluedot Living
Good news, Toronto! This fall we are joining the ranks of such cities as NYC, San Francisco, LA, London, Mexico City, and Tokyo. We are getting our very own Climate Week.
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the power of people in canadian finance: toronto’s climate week and community leadership
August 13, 2025 - Canadian Finance News
Last year, while managing carbon offset projects around the world and co-founding a grassroots climate nonprofit here at home, I kept asking myself the same question: What would it look like if Toronto became a climate hub?
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inside the vision for toronto climate week
July 29, 2025 - Climate Tech Canada
A closer look at the people, plans, and potential behind Canada’s first climate week.
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toronto climate week
June 16, 2025 - University of Toronto CPE
Toronto Climate Week (TOCW) is a brand new city-wide initiative launching with a three-day inaugural event this October, and expanding to a week-long annual celebration starting June 2026.
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toronto climate week head aims to turn city into climate business hub
May 27, 2025 - Sustainable Biz Canada
First events will focus on drawing startups, investors, artists to collaborate on climate issues.
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