Year 1 proved ENGOs are ready for Responsible AI. Year 2 gives them the tools to audit it.
In 2025, Sustainability Network and Skills4Good AI launched Canada's first Responsible AI Literacy Series for environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs), sponsoring 15 ENGO leaders to build Responsible AI skills across conservation, advocacy, and sustainability.
Year 1 demonstrated readiness. Year 2 advances to the Responsible AI Audit™: three CPD-accredited streams that equip environmental leaders with a systematic methodology for identifying and managing AI risks in professional practice.
Paul Bubelis, Executive Director, Sustainability Network:
 | Sustainability Network has always helped environmental NGOs lead, manage, and strategize in a rapidly changing world, and Responsible AI governance is now front and centre. After a successful first year bringing Responsible AI Literacy to ENGO leaders across Canada, we're proud to advance our partnership with Skills4Good AI to the Responsible AI Audit™ methodology, giving our leaders the tools not only to use AI but also to audit and govern it responsibly." |
Josephine Yam, JD, LLM, MA (AI Ethics), CEO & Co-Founder, Skills4Good AI:
 | "Environmental nonprofits are uniquely positioned to lead in Responsible AI governance. This partnership with the Sustainability Network continues to make 'AI for Good' a reality, advancing from Responsible AI Literacy to the Responsible AI Audit™ methodology. The proprietary AI audit methodology is designed to support professional judgment and defensible documentation. Through our three CPD course streams, ENGO leaders will build the audit competence needed to manage AI responsibly within their organizations." |
Year 1: Building Canada's Responsible AI Literacy for ENGOs
After more than 100 ENGO leaders attended the Year 1 partnership event and the Starter Course launch, Sustainability Network selected the top 15 ENGO leaders who applied for sponsorship through the Responsible AI Fast Track Certification Program, representing organizations including CPAWS, David Suzuki Foundation, Recycling Council of BC, The Riverwood Conservancy, rare Charitable Research Reserve, and RE-AMP Network.
Meet the Year 1 leaders at the Year 2 Launch Webinar, where their testimonials premiere live.
Year 2: Equipping ENGOs with Responsible AI Audit™ Methodology
Sustainability Network is sponsoring ENGO staff across Canada to earn Responsible AI Audit™ CPD credentials. Three professionally accredited streams. One audit methodology. Each stream is tailored to a specific profession, yet all deliver the same competency in identifying and managing AI risks in practice.
Join the Year 2 Launch Webinar
- Wednesday, April 30, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
- Free / Virtual
Hear from Year 1 ENGO leaders, learn about the three Responsible AI Audit™ course streams, and learn how to apply for a sponsored seat.
Click and Register in the Sustainability Network Registration Page.
Three Streams, One Methodology: Choose Your Professional Track
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| For Association Executives and Nonprofit Leaders | For Professionals | For Lawyers |
| ASAE-approved CAE/CPD credit | CPD/CE credit | Law Society of Ontario and State Bar of California approved |
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Why This Partnership Matters Now
Environmental organizations can’t afford AI errors. A hallucination in a policy brief, a privacy violation involving community data, or bias in a funder report aren’t abstract AI risks. They threaten the credibility that environmental organizations have spent decades building. The Responsible AI Audit™ methodology provides ENGO leaders with a repeatable framework to identify these risks before they cause harm.
Hands-on practice, not passive learning. Each CPD stream includes hands-on sessions that apply the audit methodology to real-world professional scenarios, from AI-generated grant narratives to stakeholder communications and research outputs.
Hear from the leaders who started it. Three Year 1 participants share what they built after completing the program. Their testimonials premiere in a video to be streamed during the April 30 webinar.
A model the sector can replicate. This partnership, a sector network that sponsors members to earn professional AI audit credentials, sets a precedent any nonprofit network can follow.
About the Partners
Sustainability Network
The Sustainability Network is a charitable organization that strives to build a stronger environmental community by providing environmental leaders and nonprofit organizations with programs, services, and support to help them increase their capacity to lead, manage, and strategize. We are working toward the sustainability of our environment for future generations.
Visit: sustainabilitynetwork.ca
Skills4Good AI
Skills4Good AI created Responsible AI Audit™, an AI verification methodology for regulated professionals using AI in high-stakes work. Through training and practitioner credential programs, lawyers and other regulated professionals master a repeatable audit system to ensure the defensible use of AI. Skills4Good AI is an accredited ASAE Registered Provider, and its courses are approved by the State Bar of California and the Law Society of Ontario.
Visit: skills4good.ai
