London Environmental Network

The London Environmental Network helps to protect our environment and build a more sustainable community by building participation, collaboration, and capacity in our community to co-create positive environmental change.
Our vision is for London to be known as one of the greenest and most resilient cities in Canada.

Company History

In 2013, twenty-five groups gathered together to discuss the needs that a network might address. Thames Talbot Land Trust and ReForest London collaborated on a grant to Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) and were fortunate to receive funding to operate the network for three years. Many London environmental groups saw a need for a more organized way of getting our message out to the public, so we can make more significant progress in the environmental issues facing us, and believed a network approach would be the best answer.

The London Environmental Network officially launched to the public on March 27, 2015, as a program supported by Thames Talbot Land Trust and Reforest London.

The London Environmental Network was created to help protect our environment and build a sustainable community by supporting local environmental organizations improve their internal capacity and ability to deliver on their missions.

The London Environmental Network supports organizations with shared resources, and training, outreach and collaboration opportunities so they can become stronger and work more effectively together. It also connects groups to the London community, recruits volunteers, and promotes environmental events, initiatives and successes.

The organization was officially incorporated as a nonprofit organization in March 2018. The three formative years that LEN spent being supported by Thames Talbot Land Trust and ReForest London allowed for LEN to grow and shape our programming in a stable environment. It became charitable in April 2021.

Company Facts

Our Vision
London is known as one of the greenest and most resilient cities in Canada.

Our Mission
We build participation, collaboration, and capacity in our community to co-create positive environmental change.

Our Values
We engage with our communities to connect, collaborate, and work together.
We are ready to be bold and act swiftly to confront the environmental issues facing London.
We inspire ourselves and others and maintain a supportive and positive environment for growth.

Our Programs
Green Economy London – we support businesses and organizations in setting and achieving sustainability targets. Businesses are encouraged to track their emissions, waste or water usage, figure out a sustainability action plan and start making reductions!

Network Supports – we offer our environmental member organizations a suite of supports including; shared resources, networking events, workshops, conferences, promotional support and connection to resources.

Environmental Incubator – Six projects will be accepted a year into our environmental incubator program where they’ll receive $1,000 each and the support and coaching needed to execute on their idea.

Go Wild Grow Wild Green Expo / My Wild Green Home – We are co-hosts of the Go Wild Grow Wild Green Expo (Green Expo) is an annual expo that features biodiversity, environmental sustainability and native plants. Together with thousands of adventurers, gardeners, nature enthusiasts, families and green people, Go Wild Grow Wild is growing a green future. This collaborative movement serves as a catalyst to celebrate, inspire and spark action to protect our wildlife and create a healthy habitat.