Innovation:

fostering the development of an inspiring integration of commerce, culture, and community.

Community:

home to a cluster of community businesses, social entrepreneurs, and not-for-profit organizations.

History:

preserving, restoring, and adaptively reusing an historic space.

Sustainability:

incorporating green elements into the fabric of the building.

The Robertson Building

The Robertson Building at 215 Spadina Avenue is an historic factory/warehouse in downtown Toronto and home to a community of businesses, entrepreneurs and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

It is also the location for The Centre for Social Innovation that occupies over 18,000 square feet on the first and fourth floors of the building. CSI serves as headquarters for an innovative group of over 50 social organizations and innovators that work to catalyze, inform and support innovations that advance the social, cultural, environmental and economic well-being of Canadians.

News from the Pipeline

Tides Top Ten

Tides Canada Top Ten List It’s refreshing to see a top ten list celebrating environmental sustainability and social change superstars. Since 2003 Tides Canada (Suite 360), a national public foundation, has selected ten organizations each year that have made great strides to build a more socially responsible planet. This year Tides found two of its recipients right at their doorstep in the Centre for Social Innovation (Suite 120 + 400): ForestEthics (Suite 425) and the Sustainability Network (Suite 128).

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