Sustainability in property insurance moves through an entire ecosystem. Adjusters, contractors, insurers, regulators, and the municipalities setting the standards that everyone downstream has to meet — every conversation across that chain matters.
EcoClaim operates at the centre of that ecosystem, and building real fluency across it requires deliberate investment in education and understanding.
This month, EcoClaim CEO Jodi Scarlett earned her Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Readiness Level Bronze certificate through Leading Cities Academy. The credential is part of EcoClaim’s involvement with the QBE AcceliCITY program, a global accelerator powered by Leading Cities that connects high-impact companies with city leaders, mentorship, and public-sector partnerships. Leading Cities is an independent third-party organization that trains companies to function as vetted, credible partners for government entities globally, and the PPP Readiness credential is one of the ways that preparation gets formalized.
To earn the Bronze level, participants pass Leading Cities’ vetting process for program admission, complete three modules led by practitioners with direct government and urban innovation experience, demonstrate knowledge through comprehension assessments, and engage with global government leaders to understand public-sector challenges from the inside out.
The skills validated include municipal advocacy strategy, urban project financing, sustainable business planning, smart city innovation, and strategic communication in a public-sector context. These sit at the intersection of what EcoClaim does every day: connecting the insurance claims supply chain to the broader sustainability infrastructure being built by cities and governments across Canada and beyond.
ESG disclosure requirements are tightening. OSFI, IFRS S2, and provincial regulatory frameworks are creating new obligations for insurers to account for the emissions embedded in their claims spending, and that data trail runs through every contractor, recycler, and material supplier in the supply chain.
Navigating that landscape well means being able to speak the language that governments, municipalities, and public-sector procurement teams are speaking. It means understanding how public investment in sustainable infrastructure connects to the private-sector restoration work that happens after a fire or flood. It means showing up to those conversations as a prepared, trusted partner.
That’s the gap Leading Cities Academy is designed to close, and Jodi’s credential marks a meaningful step in that direction for EcoClaim.
The PPP Readiness program runs four levels: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Diamond. Each tier builds on the last, with Silver introducing a pilot project plan, Gold a full case study, and Diamond a deployment through Leading Cities’ AcceliGOV platform. The path forward is clear.
EcoClaim’s work in the claims supply chain moves forward when the people leading it are continuously deepening their understanding of the full ecosystem. Jodi’s Bronze credential is a reflection of that commitment, and a marker of where EcoClaim is headed.
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