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Grad to play role in carbon market
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June 5, 2008
The carbon market is coming and SFU Business honours BBA graduand Tom Kineshanko plans to play a leading role in it.
Kineshanko spent his last semester planning the transition of his grandfather’s company, Habitat Enterprises, into a firm that specializes in carbon trading, consulting and project development.
The company develops and manages projects that create quality carbon credits for sale as carbon offsets to companies that want to mitigate their own greenhouse gas emissions.
It was during an international exchange semester in Singapore in 2007 that Kineshanko discovered the opportunities in carbon trading. Canada, he says, lags far behind the international market.
“What really drives me to do this in Canada is a real need to push environmental innovation,” says the Vancouver grad. “It isn’t something we’ve done in Canada, relative to Europe and even Asia. I think we have a real opportunity – and a real risk if we don’t.”
So Kineshanko returned home to complete his studies and start his new business. A final honours semester studying sustainability through the business administration program, he says, was particularly helpful in developing ideas and structure for the business.
In his five years at SFU, Kineshanko combined his keen interest in environmental issues with practical business knowledge by pursuing a joint- major in geography and business.
Participating in SFU’s Semester in Dialogue, he says, gave him a social perspective on environmental issues; the final honours semester in sustainable business added a critical business perspective.
Kineshanko spent his last semester planning the transition of his grandfather’s company, Habitat Enterprises, into a firm that specializes in carbon trading, consulting and project development.
The company develops and manages projects that create quality carbon credits for sale as carbon offsets to companies that want to mitigate their own greenhouse gas emissions.
It was during an international exchange semester in Singapore in 2007 that Kineshanko discovered the opportunities in carbon trading. Canada, he says, lags far behind the international market.
“What really drives me to do this in Canada is a real need to push environmental innovation,” says the Vancouver grad. “It isn’t something we’ve done in Canada, relative to Europe and even Asia. I think we have a real opportunity – and a real risk if we don’t.”
So Kineshanko returned home to complete his studies and start his new business. A final honours semester studying sustainability through the business administration program, he says, was particularly helpful in developing ideas and structure for the business.
In his five years at SFU, Kineshanko combined his keen interest in environmental issues with practical business knowledge by pursuing a joint- major in geography and business.
Participating in SFU’s Semester in Dialogue, he says, gave him a social perspective on environmental issues; the final honours semester in sustainable business added a critical business perspective.