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Bernard Simon

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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 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

2016 Best 50/Summer 2016

Top company profile: Vancity

by Bernard Simon

Tamara Vrooman has a drop-dead response to a question about gender diversity at Vancity, Canada’s biggest credit union. Noting that women make

Connected Planet/Leadership/Spring 2016/Workplace

Taxing business

by Bernard Simon

An obscure group of tax experts from such countries as Azerbaijan, New Zealand, Norway and Zambia, among others, seems an unlikely focal

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