CNAM and IAM seal formal partnership agreement
The Canadian Network of Asset Managers (CNAM) and the IAM have partnered up in the name of international collaboration.
On 12 May, CNAM announced the signing of a formal partnership agreement with the IAM.
The two associations share a mutual interest in the development of national and international best practices, competencies and qualifications for the practice of infrastructure asset management.
"CNAM and the IAM are excited about the opportunities to leverage each other's strengths for both short- and long-term growth, and to offer additional member value," explains CNAM Chair, Steve Wyton, P.Eng, MBA.
"CNAM wants to grow our knowledge base and promote asset management within Canada. We recognise that the IAM is also a leading asset management organisation with similar interests and this agreement simply makes sense."
Learn more on the CNAM website: www.cnam.ca
Delivering sustainability through asset management
The City of Calgary's Rebecca Newlove provides a snapshot of how Calgary is demonstrating a firm commitment to sustainability.
The City of Calgary recognises that sustainability is the pragmatic response to the challenges we face in the 21st century. We have demonstrated a firm commitment to this through our adoption of imagineCALGARY, Calgary's Plan for Long Range Urban Sustainability. However, in order to make the connection between our day-to-day choices and the implementation of our long-term vision for a sustainable future, we require a fundamental shift in the way we make decisions - a true transformational change.
Decision-making models that objectively identify and assess the total cost and value (social, environmental, economic and financial) of our decisions, with a consideration of the whole lifecycle, are critical for achieving this transformational change. Such asset management is fundamental for truly embedding sustainability within our work.
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