Who We Are
Alberta Ecotrust Foundation is a trusted leader in advancing environmental and climate solutions across Alberta.
Our Vision and Mission
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Vision
An Alberta where people and nature thrive.
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Mission
We realize our vision by recognizing gaps, mobilizing resources, investing in our communities, creating partnerships, and building capacity across sectors.
Alberta Ecotrust Foundation is a trusted leader in advancing environmental and climate solutions across Alberta. We collaborate with diverse partners from government, industry, non-profits, and Indigenous communities to create a future where both people and nature thrive.
Since 1991, Alberta Ecotrust has mobilized resources, delivered innovative programs, and supported impactful projects that protect and restore natural ecosystems, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and build community resilience.
Alberta Ecotrust is a founding member of the Low Carbon Cities Canada network, a national initiative accelerating equitable climate solutions in cities.
Our Focus Areas
With every project and partnership we undertake, we focus on these three core focus areas.
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Nature-Based Solutions and Conservation
Alberta leverages the power of nature to address societal challenges, while simultaneously benefiting both human well-being and biodiversity. Alberta Ecotrust supports projects and initiatives that create scalable nature-based solutions, including Indigenous-led efforts and Indigenous-led conservation.
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Climate Resilience and Emissions Reductions
Alberta will be carbon neutral by mid-century, and communities will be prepared for the impacts of a changing climate. Alberta Ecotrust supports and scales up climate mitigation and adaptation projects and initiatives.
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Circular Economy
Alberta has a circular economy that preserves the value of energy, labour and materials. Alberta Ecotrust supports projects and initiatives that add value, reuse and promote durability, remanufacturing, and recycling to keep products, components and materials circulating in the economy.
Our Climate Innovation Fund
Alberta Ecotrust's Climate Innovation Fund provides a suite of programs to complement and advance the climate leadership work undertaken by the cities of Calgary and Edmonton. We identify, invest and scale up initiatives to accelerate climate solutions in both cities.
Alberta Ecotrust is a founding member of the Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3) network. As an LC3 Centre, we received a $43.4 million endowment from the Government of Canada to establish Alberta Ecotrust’s Climate Innovation Fund.
Our Story & Path Forward
Over 30 years ago, two visionaries saw the power of uniting the corporate and environmental sectors to address Alberta’s pressing environmental challenges. Their bold thinking and commitment to cross-sector collaboration led to the founding of Alberta Ecotrust Foundation in 1991.
Since then, Alberta Ecotrust has become a trusted leader in advancing environmental and climate solutions. Through program delivery, capacity building, grant funding, investments and strategic engagement, the Foundation protects and restores natural ecosystems, cuts emissions, and strengthens community resilience.
Working with government, industry, non-profits, and Indigenous communities, Alberta Ecotrust drives transformative change across the province. As a founding member of the Low Carbon Cities Canada network, it helps accelerate equitable climate solutions in Calgary and Edmonton.
The 2025–2030 Strategic Pathways provide a clear framework to guide Alberta Ecotrust and its community through an ever-changing landscape of environmental and climate challenges and opportunities. Together, we’re building an Alberta where people and nature thrive.
"In a world where environmental issues are many and complex, the cooperative effort of people with diverse views and backgrounds is vital to finding workable solutions."
Our Team
At Alberta Ecotrust, we are proud to have an incredible team dedicated to delivering impactful programs and initiatives. Their passion and expertise drive our mission forward, collaborating to an Alberta where people and nature thrive. We are also deeply grateful for the invaluable insight and guidance from our Board members, whose expertise enhances our work and helps us achieve our goals.
Our Partners
Thanks to our supporters whose contributions help us do our job. Learn about this amazing community of municipalities, industries and non-profits collaborating to protect our environment and pursue climate solutions.
Land Acknowledgement
Alberta Ecotrust Foundation acknowledges that our work stretches across the traditional territories of Cree, Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, Dene, and Ojibway/Saulteaux/Anishinaabe nations; lands that are now known as part of Treaties 6, 7, and 8 and homeland of the Métis. Our head office is located in the City of Calgary, which is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III.
Privacy Policy
Alberta Ecotrust is incorporated under the Alberta Societies Act. Our Privacy Policy is written to comply with the applicable portions of the Alberta Personal Information Privacy Act (PIPA) and the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).