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Why this Canadian-owned copper mine is facing fierce opposition in Panama
With global demand for copper booming, the government of Panama is pushing a deal with the contentious Cobre Panamá mine and citizens are pushing back
Should we bring in a wealth tax to finance the green transition?
Calls for a tax on the richest households in Europe are growing, with citizen-led initiatives putting the issue back on the political agenda
Are we fed up enough with grocery giants to revolutionize the way we buy our food?
With tempers flared over the rising food prices this might be the most opportune time in the last 50 years to embrace grocery co-ops
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Future 50
Canada's fastest growing sustainable companies.
Earth Index
The speed at which countries are reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Global 100
The world’s 100 most sustainable corporations.
Best 50
An annual ranking of Canada's top corporate citizens.
top 40 mba
An annual ranking of the world's most sustainable MBA programs.
clean 200
Top publicly listed companies by clean revenue.
30 under 30
30 youth leaders making waves in sustainability.
responsible funds
Top funds for the planet and your pocketbook.
Sustainable Cities Index
The world’s first interactive, crowd-sourced sustainability index for cities.
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INSIDE OUR LATEST REPORT
Our second annual Sustainable Cities Index ranks 70 global cities on air quality, emissions, renewable energy and other sustainability measures
LATEST STORIES
A microbial scourge as urgent as climate change
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are leaping the species barrier, jeopardizing the health of both humans and domestic animals
To achieve a 'forest-positive' planet, we must prioritize the rights of Indigenous Peoples
OPINION | With the climate crisis threatening to turn tracts of the lush Amazon into dry grassland, companies need to put in place policies that respect Indigenous Peoples and local communities’ rights
What if there was a cooking oil that didn't drive deforestation?
A California startup called Zero Acre Farms claims to have created a product made by fermenting sugarcane that accounts for 86% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than soybean oil
Top Chef: How George Brown's prestigious chef school went organic
In September, the Toronto chef school become the first culinary school in Canada to achieve a gold Organic Campus designation, purchasing more than 5,000 pounds of organic produce
Turning point: Oil-heavy California sues Big Oil and adopts sweeping climate disclosure rules
In a watershed moment, California signs Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty and two landmark corporate climate-disclosure bills while launching lawsuits against oil companies
How politicians are pitting auto worker rights against the green transition
As an EV backlash grows, workers say defending their working conditions and wages is about ensuring a just transition
Pope Francis urges Western countries to take more dramatic action on climate before the world collapses
In a new encyclical, the Pope warns against oil companies upping production and leaning on carbon capture as “homicidal pragmatism”
How a new wave of lawsuits is targeting airline "greenwashing"
Can anti-greenwashing lawsuits stop airlines from profiteering from the climate crisis?
Lego says it hit a recycled plastic stumbling block. Do its claims stack up?
The Danish toymaker says its prototype recycled plastic blocks had a higher carbon footprint. Is it missing the point?
If we want to compete, Canada needs a green and transition taxonomy ASAP
OPINION | Moving quickly to support capital investments in green and transition activities will help us maintain competitiveness and hit our net-zero targets
Green financing surges to more than US$2.6 trillion at top banks
Corporate Knights and The Banker’s second annual ranking monitoring global banks finds sustainable financing jumps 55%
The secret to fixing fast fashion’s waste problem
Textile recycling is no longer for a few “sustainable” fashion firms – it is quickly becoming a reality that no fast fashion firm can ignore
INSIDE THE CURRENT ISSUE
Our summer 2023 issue features the Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada, the Future 50 fastest-growing green companies, tips on how to save up to $5000 by electrifying your home and much more.
Turning point: Oil-heavy California sues Big Oil and adopts sweeping climate disclosure rules
Rick Spence
In a watershed moment, California signs Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty and two landmark corporate climate-disclosure bills while launching lawsuits against oil companies
Can a new global biodiversity fund put nature on a path to recovery?
Latoya Abulu
It’s heralded as a “game changer” but environmentalists say more money and commitments to Indigenous communities are needed
Canadian pension funds ignore rapid rise in climate dangers
Eugene Ellmen
New analysis by Shift Action warns of “catastrophic and existential” risks disregarded at major public pensions
What if there was a cooking oil that didn't drive deforestation?
Max Graham
A California startup called Zero Acre Farms claims to have created a product made by fermenting sugarcane that accounts for 86% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than soybean oil
Where's the plant-based beef?
Jessica Scott-Reid
Lighting a fire under Europe’s green buildings policies
John Lorinc
A coalition of progressive businesses is urging the EU to deal with its glut of energy-guzzling buildings and embrace ambitious energy efficiency plan
Want to make EVs more accessible? Share them
Syris Valentine
Beyond enabling a just energy transition, electric car sharing allows people to embrace environmentally conscious mobility without the burden of buying a car
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