A successful business leader, Arthur Irving has positioned his company at the vanguard of environmental innovations in the petroleum industry. His lifelong dedication to the study, restoration and protection of nature culminated with his gift of the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre and the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens to Acadia University , for the study of global warming. He has also demonstrated his benevolence through support of causes in areas such as the arts and heritage. He has shown that it is possible to succeed in the industry while protecting our environment for future generations.