Hi, I am David Van Seters, the Founder and President of Sustainability Ventures.  For over 30 years, I have worked to make the business case for adopting higher standards of environmental and social performance in organizations and local communities.  I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Biology from McGill University and an MBA from the University of Alberta.

I have worked as an environmental business consultant for KPMG (National Environmental Practice Leader) and Golder Associates (Global Sustainable Development Technical Community Leader).  I have also worked as a senior business executive and entrepreneur, having founded or taken a leadership role in more than a half dozen green businesses.  These have included an organic food delivery service, a building energy efficiency company,  an electric bicycle company, a building energy financing company, and a community crowdfunding platform.

My work is focused in three key areas:

1) Conducting business consulting assignments.

I help a range of clients wanting to assess the business case for new enterprises and initiatives related to local food systems, waste reduction, green buildings, sustainable transportation and the sharing economy.

2) Providing business coaching advice to sustainable business entrepreneurs.

I  provide coaching advise to a range of companies, including an ice cream maker, an online snack company, an industrial equipment company, a food recovery company, a digital media company, and a building deconstruction firm.

3) Taking on an executive management or board roles in social impact companies.

On occasion, I will take on an executive management or board role with particular social mission enterprises.  These have included a building energy finance company, a community crowdfunding platform and a digital media company

In the featured projects section, I highlight a number of the projects I have completed and the companies I am working with.