Denyse van Opbergen
Director - Climate & Sustainability EllisDon
Denyse van Opbergen is the Director of Climate and Sustainability at EllisDon Corporation, where she leads the company’s emissions tracking, reporting, and reduction efforts. She collaborates with peers and industry partners on decarbonization strategies, advises on emerging sustainability risks and opportunities, and drives organisational sustainability culture through engagement and accountability mechanisms. Her industry experience in public policy, consulting, and in-house enables her to effectively support EllisDon’s climate commitment at both corporate and project levels.
Seminars
Tuesday 28th July 2026
Analyzing the Canadian Contractors Alliance Decarbonization Report to Identify Industry Wide Emissions Drivers
10:00 am
- Investigating pooled emission data from 9 major contractors to identify biggest onsite sources shaping construction’s carbon footprint
- Evaluating the priority actions and structural challenges to understand which reductions are most achievable at scale
- Translating lessons from Canada’s multi-firm collaboration to strengthen US approaches to data sharing, benchmarking and roadmap development