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Heroes & Zeros

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Responsible Funds & Investing/Spring 2021

Heroes & zeros: Who’s advancing diversity and who’s selling out the climate?

by Bernard Simon

Nasdaq pushes for diverse boards while two asset managers continue to vote down most climate-related shareholder resolutions

Leadership/Winter 2021

Heroes & Zeros: Storebrand vs. Uber

by Bernard Simon

Storebrand dumps anti-climate lobbiers, while Uber lobbies against

Black Lives Matter vs. Loblaws
Fall 2020/Leadership

Heroes & Zeros: Black Lives Matter vs. Loblaws

by Bernard Simon

Big business and the public rally behind Black lives, while major grocers go from Heroes to Zeroes in a few short months

Fall 2019/Leadership

Heroes & Zeros: Business Roundtable evolves, while Cargill named worst company on earth

by Bernard Simon

Zero: Cargill Sadly, there is no shortage of choice for the title of Worst Company on Earth. A host of sweatshops surely

Vale
Summer 2019

Heroes & zeros: Volkswagen and Vale

by Bernard Simon

For the past three years in a row, Volkswagen has sold more vehicles than any other carmaker on the planet. Yet that

Connected Planet/Responsible Funds & Investing/Winter 2019

Heroes & Zeros: Seychelles vs. Facebook

by Bernard Simon

Hero:ย  Seychelles’ blue bonds First, in 2007, came the โ€œgreen bond,โ€ the debt instrument that has raised hundreds of billions of dollars

Fall 2018/Workplace

Heroes & zeros: Danby and McKinsey

by Bernard Simon

Hero: Itโ€™s not easy for Jim Estill to assess whether his unusually generous support for Syrian refugees has helped or hurt his

Climate Crisis/Energy/Food/Leadership/Spring 2018/Waste/Workplace

Heroes & zeros: McDonald’s and Murray Energy

by Bernard Simon

Hero: When it comes to damaging our planet, the fast-food industry has much to answer for. The attractions of cheap burgers and

Climate Crisis/Leadership/Mining/Transportation/Winter 2018

Heroes & zeros: Loblaw and Rio Tinto

by Bernard Simon

Hero: When the talk turns to electric vehicles, it’s typically about pioneering sedans like the Tesla S, Chevy Bolt and Nissan Leaf.

Energy/Fall 2017/Leadership/Workplace

Heroes & zeros: Kenneth Frazier and Eskom

by Bernard Simon

Heroes: Kenneth Frazier may have ushered in a new era of boldness in U.S. business leadersโ€™ approach to divisive social and political

Summer 2017/Transportation/Waste/Water/Workplace

Heroes & zeros: VF and Princess Cruises

by CK Staff

Hero: VF American apparel and footwear company VF became the latest corporation to overhaul its sourcing policy targeting deforestation and human rights

Climate Crisis/Health & Lifestyle/Leadership/Natural Capital/Spring 2017/Supply Chain

Heroes & zeros: Unilever and Korindo

by CK Staff

Hero: Unilever Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever announced a new transparency initiative in February intended to provide a detailed breakdown of all

Food/Supply Chain

Heroes & zeros: United Egg Producers and Unaoil

by CK Staff

Hero: United Egg Producers United Egg Producers (UEP), the agricultural cooperative representing 95 per cent of American egg producers, announced plans in

Food/Leadership

Heroes & zeros: Cargill & Grupo Riberebro

by CK Staff

Hero: Cargill Cargill, one of the worldโ€™s largest food processing and commodities traders, announced plans in March to reduce the use of

Connected Planet/Mining/Spring 2016/Supply Chain

Heroes & zeros: Campbell’s and Huayou

by CK Staff

Hero: Campbell Soup Company In a significant break from its peers, American food processing giant Campbell Soup Company in January became the

Leadership

Heroes & zeros: Kering and Fiat + Starbucks

by CK Staff

Hero:ย Kering French luxury goods holding company Kering took another step towards fully measuring its ecological footprint by publishing a consolidated 2014 environmental

Health & Lifestyle/Leadership/Voices

Heroes & zeros: Novo Nordisk and Silver Wheaton

by CK Staff

Hero: Novo Nordisk Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical company largely dedicated to diabetes treatment, launched a six-month diabetes awareness campaign in July

Leadership/Summer 2015/Supply Chain/Workplace

Heroes & zeros: Archer Daniels Midland and Walmart

by CK Staff

Hero: Archer Daniels Midland Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), one of the worldโ€™s largest agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, has committed

Health & Lifestyle/Leadership/Mining/Waste

Heroes & zeros: Kaiser Permanente and Anadarko Petroleum

by CK Staff

Hero: Kaiser Permanente Health care conglomerate Kaiser Permanente announcedย an ambitious clean energy shift in February that willย ensure 50 per cent of electricity

Climate Crisis/Energy/Natural Capital/Transportation

Heroes & zeros: vol. 16

by CK Staff

Hero: Asia Pulp and Paper Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) was designated a Zero by Corporate Knights back in 2012, after a

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Food/Health & Lifestyle/Leadership/Supply Chain/Voices

Heroes & zeros: vol. 14

by CK Staff

Hero: Tyson Foods Tyson Foods, the second largest pork processor and marketer in the United States,ย recently issuedย new animal treatment guidelines to its

Walmart exterior
Fall 2013/Supply Chain/Voices/Waste

Heroes & zeros: vol. 12

by CK Staff

Hero: Walmart Executives at the Walmart Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting in September rolled out two ambitious initiatives meant to reduce chemical and

GM headquarters in Detroit
Clean Tech/Leadership/Summer 2013/Transportation/Voices/Waste

Heroes & zeros: vol. 11

by CK Staff

Hero: General Motors General Motorsย announcedย in July that it generated over $1 billion from recycling and reuse revenue in 2012. With 90 per

Procter & Gamble chemical works
Spring 2013/Voices/Waste/Workplace

Heroes & zeros: vol. 10

by CK Staff

Hero: Procter & Gamble Officials at Procter & Gamble (P&G), the worldโ€™s largest consumer product brand, announced in April that 25 per

Maersk Ship
Climate Crisis/Mining/Spring 2013/Transportation/Voices

Heroes & zeros: vol. 9

by CK Staff

Hero: A.P. Moller-Maersk Group Following a public relations campaign led by Danish shipping powerhouse A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung

Marks & Spencer branch
Leadership/Voices/Waste/Winter 2013

Heroes & zeros: vol. 8

by CK Staff

Hero: Marks and Spencer The British department store Marks and Spencer (M&S) announced in late October it has committed to eliminating the

GE fridge
Fall 2012/Mining/Voices/Waste

Heroes & zeros: vol. 7

by CK Staff

Hero: General Electric General Electric announced in September that it had successfully recycled 100,000 refrigerators and freezers through the UNTHA Recycling Technology

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Climate Crisis/Energy/Fall 2012/Perspectives/Voices

Heroes & zeros: vol. 6

by CK Staff

Hero: Office Depot Office Depot has been named to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyโ€™s (EPA) list of 2012 Energy Star leaders for

Loblaws, Empress Walk, North York, Ontario, 2007
Built Environment/Food/Summer 2012/Voices

Heroes & zeros: vol. 5

by CK Staff

Hero: Loblaws Loblaws, the Canadian supermarket chain with over 70 stores, announced in June that it is on track to meet its

Sudbury's big nickel. Photo by Marcoplo78
Clean Tech/Mining/Perspectives/Spring 2012/Voices

Heroes & zeros: vol. 4

by CK Staff

Hero: Vale Canada Vale Canada, a subsidiary of the giant Brazilian mining firm, broke ground in April on a $2-billion retrofit of

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