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Corporate activism ukraine
Leadership/Summer 2022

Corporate heroes and zeros: McDonald’s leaves Russia & Disney angers Florida

by Bernard Simon

Corporate activism on the rise as almost 1,000 companies exit Russia while Disney fumbles LGBTQ allyship and angers Florida

Wins and losses in the world of single-use plastic | An illustration of two people with plastic jugs
Leadership/Spring 2022

Heroes and Zeros: Eastman Chemical vs. Keurig

by Bernard Simon

Eastman Chemical looks to break down plastic, while Keurig gets fined for greenwash

coal phase-out
Leadership/Winter 2022

Heroes and Zeros: Asian Development Bank vs. Croatia Airlines

by Bernard Simon

The Asian Development Bank speeds up coal plant closures, while Croatia Airlines dirties the skies.

electric vehicles
Fall 2021/Leadership

Heroes and Zeros: Mercedes-Benz vs. Toyota

by Bernard Simon

The world’s first car maker prepares to go all-electric as Toyota lobbies against climate action

Leadership/Summer 2021

Heroes and Zeros: Etsy versus Chevron

by Bernard Simon

E-commerce site leads the way on women in the workplace while Chevron gets slapped for greenwashing, again

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

Summer 2020

Heroes and zeros: Covid edition

by Bernard Simon

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an excellent opportunity to test which companies are living up to the U.S. Business Roundtable’s pledge last

Leadership/Winter 2020

Heroes and zeros: Interface’s Mission Zero vs. Blackstone Group’s sickly suits

by Bernard Simon

Hero: Interface Ray Anderson set an ambitious target in 1994. The founder and chief executive of Interface Inc. had just read Paul

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

Spring 2019

Heroes and zeros: Vanguard’s John Bogle and Postmedia’s Paul Godfrey

by Bernard Simon

Hero: Vanguard founder John Bogle   For years, small investors measured their portfolios’ performance by little more than day-to-day swings in share

Connected Planet/Responsible Funds & Investing/Winter 2019

Heroes & Zeros: Seychelles vs. Facebook

by Bernard Simon

Hero:  Seychelles’ blue bonds First, in 2007, came the “green bond,” the debt instrument that has raised hundreds of billions of dollars

Fall 2018/Workplace

Heroes & zeros: Danby and McKinsey

by Bernard Simon

Hero: It’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 leaders’ 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

Leadership/Supply Chain/Winter 2017/Workplace

Heroes and zeros: Gap and Embraer

by CK Staff

Hero: Gap Inc. In a significant step forward for transparency in supply chain management, Gap Inc. has begun publicly disclosing the list

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 world’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: 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 world’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 announced an ambitious clean energy shift in February that will 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

Kellogs Factory
Clean Tech/Energy/Food/Supply Chain/Voices

Heroes & zeroes: vol. 15

by CK Staff

Hero: Kellogg’s Back in 1950s post-war America, the so-called cereal wars raged between companies working to entice customers with prizes and catchy

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