Empower Innovation
Making Room for Research & Development
U of T-led startups require space for research and development with the flexibility to eventually bring their products to market once they evolve beyond the incubator stage. We strive to facilitate these startups. Our buildings are places where entrepreneurial, research-based AI and technology companies can transform their products from ideation to realization. The commercial partner roster in this building is specifically curated to cultivate a prolific innovation community.
Project Spotlight
Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus
The Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus brings together some of the University of Toronto’s most remarkable experts, innovators and entrepreneurs to advance knowledge, encourage bringing ideas to life and devising solutions to the world’s most vexing challenges. We provide a hub for emerging knowledge-driven firms and both faculty- and student-led startups. The Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus enables U of T to capitalize on its unique research strengths, spark innovation, act as a magnet for talent and ideas and help drive economic growth for the City of Toronto and Canada.
Responsible Investing
Responsible investing means incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment decisions and practicing active ownership. We define ESG factors as follows:
Environmental
Factors relating to our interactions with the physical environment. These include but are not limited to climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, deforestation, air, water or resource depletion or pollution, waste management, change in land use and ocean acidification.
Social
Factors relating to business practices that impact the rights, well-being and interests of people and communities. These include but are not limited to human rights; labour standards in the supply chain, child, slave, and bond labour, workplace health and safety, freedom of association and freedom of expression, human capital management and employee relations, diversity, relations with local communities (including Indigenous communities), activities in conflict zones, health and access to medicine, consumer protection, and controversial weapons.
Governance
Factors relating to the governance of a company. These include but are not limited to board structure, composition, size, diversity, skills, and independence, executive pay, shareholder rights, stakeholder interactions, transparency, business ethics, bribery and corruption, internal controls and conflicts of interest.
