ABOUT US
Meet our Founder, Lindsay Hampson
Lindsay is a sustainability advisor and the founder of ThisRock. In addition to caring deeply about helping people get green initiatives off the ground, she has key certifications and experiences:
- FSA Credential Holder (IFRS, SASB now ISSB)
- Sustainability Leadership: Innovation for Growth Certification
- Executive MBA in Digital Transformation from McMaster University (DeGroote School of Business
- Level 1 CSRD Fundamentals Certificate
- 15+ years in partnerships, marketing and executive management at various companies in Business-2-Business (B2B) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
- Connect with Lindsay on LinkedIn
Meet our Senior Sustainability Manager, Aashita Shah
Aashita is a sustainability advisor expert at ThisRock. She is passionate about finding creative solutions to complex problems.
- Bachelor of Business Administration from Ahmedabad University, India
- Sustainable Business Management Program from Seneca College, Canada
- Supply Chain Management Program from Humber College, Canada
Aashita brings her strong ability to develop and implement sustainability strategies and action plans to each client we work with. She also has great research skills (e.g. environmental regulations and industry best practices). Looking for a problem-solver who cares about sustainability in business? Aashita is your person.
Meet our Sustainability Analyst, Stephen Rainer
Stephen is a passionate sustainability leader and self-starter. At Wilfrid Laurier University, he led the Sustainability in Business (SiB) club and took home first place at the Laurier Sustainability Challenge. A maker at heart, he’s even turned recycled plastic into guitar picks and earrings.
- Earned his GRI Training Certificate
- Completed university courses focused on sustainability
- Served as a research assistant on the voluntary carbon market
- Coordinated and led sustainability initiatives at Laurier
At ThisRock, Stephen keeps our client projects moving, sustainability data analyzed and brings fresh energy to client work.
Meet our Executive Assistant, Simona Johnston
Simona helps keep things moving behind the scenes at ThisRock. With more than 10 years of experience supporting leaders and managing projects, she loves creating order from chaos, keeping priorities on track, and making sure nothing falls through the cracks.
Known for her organization, follow-through, and ability to anticipate what needs attention next, Simona enjoys helping people focus on the work that matters most while she takes care of the details.
ThisRock Inc. Is Platinum Certified!
We are not only an Ecovadis Partner, but also have achieved the highest level of Ecovadis certification for our own business.
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HOW WE ARE DIFFERENT
Our Why
ThisRock is on a mission to show 1,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and their 10,000 employees over the next 3 years SIMPLE ways they can positively impact their profitability while becoming more sustainable to this rock (Earth).
We don’t want to be the hairdresser with bad hair. We released our own Sustainability Report for ThisRock covering 2023.
Yep… we have policies, baselines, targets, and initiatives across Environmental, Labour & Human Rights and Ethics. If it’s important for our clients to have, it’s equally important for us to have it, too.
Quick Meatball Math
There are 1.2 million small businesses in Canada today. There are another 22 thousand medium sized businesses. Together, they account for 99.8% of all businesses in up here in the north. (Stats Canada 2022)
Now, let’s talk about the humans working there. Small businesses in Canada employ 68% of our people. Medium businesses employ another 21%. That means that 79% of Canadians work at SMEs.
The Impact We Can Make
The majority of Canadians believe there is a climate emergency, BUT only 7% of us act to help. Why? It’s hard to know what to do. SMEs and their employees don’t have time, budget, a full time sustainability manager, or expertise. Hence our mission, not to Mars, but on Earth. We advise businesses and their people to start 1-2 sustainable and green initiatives. The best part: we get to educate a good chunk of Canadians on what they can do to fight climate change in their personal lives, too.
Credentials & Affiliations
WE CONTRIBUTE 1% OF OUR REVENUE TO CARBON REMOVAL
ThisRock is proudly part of Stripe Climate
EVENTS
Toronto Climate Week
Seven days of ideas, solutions, and collaboration
Risk Summit
Coming soonSMC3
“ESG: Why small businesses should care”
Learn MorePivot Tech Conference
Climate Action for a Sustainable Future.
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Canadian Marketing Association
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Our Founder, Lindsay, was interviewed by Financial Post. The article was titled; How ESG is helping Canadian small businesses grow.
“The expectation for large public companies to track and disclose their performance on a host of ESG metrics is trickling down to Canadian small- and medium-sized companies, whose existing and potential customers are increasingly asking them for information on their ESG practices. But while new requirements can present challenges for SMEs, experts say it can also be a boon for business.”
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