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RANKINGS & REPORTS
Hospitals have a medical waste problem. Bioplastics offer a solution.
Plant-based alternatives to traditional plastics could reduce the waste burden of health-care systems, but rollout remains challenging
Off-grid solar is redefining energy in Africa
A market-driven transformation is doing what national grids have failed to do in Africa. Using off-grid solar power to deliver energy directly to the people who need it most.
What a nationwide grid network would mean for clean energy in Canada
As interprovincial trade barriers come tumbling down in the face of U.S. aggression, Canada could see better integration of its energy systems
RANKINGS & REPORTS
Global 100
The world’s 100 most sustainable corporations
Best 50
An annual ranking of Canada's top corporate citizens
CLIMATE DOLLARS
A sector-by-sector report of Canada's climate investment gap
responsible funds
Top funds for the planet and your pocketbook
top 40 mba
An annual ranking of the world's most sustainable MBA programs
30 under 30
30 youth leaders making waves in sustainability
Future 50
Canada's fastest growing sustainable companies
clean 200
Top publicly listed companies by clean revenue
other ranking & reports
Corporate Knights reports, rankings and scorecards
resources
Resources for all rankings and reports
INSIDE OUR LATEST RANKING
The green transition may face shifting political winds, but Global 100 companies are staying the course
LATEST STORIES
The oil industry is selling carbon capture as a way to boost production
Under Trump, the oil sector is promoting carbon capture’s role in “enhanced oil recovery” from aging wells
How expensive eggs and dead chickens show the major problems in poultry production
The culling of chickens to contain the spread of avian flu may sound jarring, but it pales in comparison to the billions slaughtered every year – and the wider implications of that
To boost competitiveness, Europe proposes slashing key climate rules
Critics say the EU’s new omnibus bill makes a U-turn on sustainability in the name of simplification
Dreaming of a just and sustainable future? Read these.
Yale Climate Connections’ bookshelf for February captures the mission of climate activism during Black History Month
Most Canadian pension funds recognize the urgency of climate change. Some don’t.
Facing unprecedented climate-related risks, the majority of Canada’s pension plans are making progress toward net-zero. CPPIB and AIMCo are not.
American solar is getting a rebrand
Solar companies in the United States are trying to align their messaging with Trump’s energy agenda
Farmers and solar panels are finally uniting
Agrivoltaics is moving past proof-of-concept, showing that sheep, bees and a wide array of crops harmonize perfectly with solar panels
How Big Oil promotes climate change misinformation in Canadian schools
A new report shows how fossil fuel companies are influencing education in Canada
The facts of climate progress are the antidote to pessimism
OPINION | Don’t let defeatism obscure the truth: major progress is happening on climate and clean energy around the world
Clean200 list shows sustainable companies on path to dominate global economy
Apple tops the list again, as the clean energy economy demonstrates robust growth despite political attacks
Canadian investors stand firm on ESG despite ‘greenhushing’ trend, report finds
Canadian asset managers are dialling back communications about their ESG activities, but that doesn’t mean they’ve stopped
New York City’s landmark congestion charge faces presidential headwinds
Early evidence suggests the $9 congestion charge is having a positive effect on traffic, but President Donald Trump appears intent on reversing it
INSIDE THE CURRENT ISSUE
Our winter issue is bursting with stories that speak to our chaotic times, including how to craft a climate message that moves the needle on action, can the oil lobby be barred from COP, what’s the future of DEI and what’s next for ‘act of god’ clauses in business contracts?
The war of words over climate change
Natalie Alcoba
How Big Oil promotes climate change misinformation in Canadian schools
Gaye Taylor
A new report shows how fossil fuel companies are influencing education in Canada
American solar is getting a rebrand
Kate Yoder
Farmers and solar panels are finally uniting
Linda Besner
Why women are leading the climate fight
Natalie Alcoba
María Mendiluce, CEO of We Mean Business, says the uptake of renewable energy is unstoppable. She’s part of a coalition of women leaders pushing for more urgent action.
Why women are leading the climate fight
Natalie Alcoba
More women in senior management is better for the bottom line
Louise Champoux-Paillé and Anne-Marie Croteau
The anti-ESG movement scores a victory as net-zero financial alliance unravels
Eugene Ellmen
The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero is in crisis. What does it mean and why does it matter? We answer your questions
Dutch supermarkets are trying to get shoppers to choose plant-based proteins over meat
Sophie Kevany
Dutch grocer Jumbo turned heads this year when it stopped discounting fresh animal meat. Other European supermarkets are also trying to shift protein sales to improve diets and cut emissions.
Here’s what we can learn from ancient societies about keeping buildings cool in heat waves
Adriana Zuniga-Teran
Ancient Egyptians and Puebloans knew how to harness the wind, rain and sun. Five heat-busting lessons for today’s architects.
Lack of charging stations in high-rise buildings is cutting off access to EVs
Victoria Foote
A third of Canadians and a quarter of Americans live in multi-unit housing, but the shortage of on-site charging stations is stopping them from buying EVs
Who’s trying to kill the $17,000 electric car?
Marco Chown Oved
from the archives
How to wean your house off natural gas (it’s complicated)
A practical guide to swapping your furnace (and A/C) for a heat pump
Canada’s biggest emitters are paying the lowest carbon tax rate
Oil and gas producers pay among the lowest average carbon costs of any sector – and it’s threatening Canada’s climate targets
Breaking through our climate inertia
Climate scientists say we need to go further, faster, but social scientists say we won’t get there unless we heal divisions
Of mice and men: Could COVID spell the end of animal testing?
The vaccine race is accelerating the emergence of a new frontier in science looking at alternatives to animal modelling