The kindling for a new and cleaner capitalism has been laid
From the Quakers outlawing the buying and selling of humans to the U.K. government buying green bonds, we chronicle 260 years
Former BlackRock chief Tariq Fancy calls sustainable investing a farce but millions of people investing in a better world can’t be ignored
What gets funded gets done. How we invest our trillions starting right now will determine our future.
Corporate Knights' Editor-in-Chief reflects on the (green) silver linings of 2020
My great-uncle David Heaps bounded up flights of stairs into his 80s. While he never lost the bounce in his step or his wry wit,
With federal plans being drawn up for unprecedented levels of public investment to help us recover from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis, there
The COVID crisis and the climate crisis have a lot in common. Both are mortal threats to humanity, but the coronavirus has the urgency of
This time last year, governments around the world – including Canada’s – began declaring emergencies. Nothing to do with a virus, just a planet on
Does it pay to be naughty? It depends on the definition of naughty and which time period. To provide some insight, Corporate Knights used S&P
When it comes to investing for most people, the goal is to make money, not save the world. Nevertheless, sustainable or responsible investing (whichever term
This August, the Business Roundtable, a group of powerful American executives, including the leaders of Apple, Ford, Walmart and Pepsi, renounced their longstanding position that
The Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali won the Nobel Peace Prize this year for ending a multi-decade war with Eritrea. Equally notable, he made
On July 14, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted: “Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which
The first time I met Peter Diplaros, he was not happy to see me. He was supposed to be on leave, but had returned to
The planet is heating up and Mother Nature is howling out in pain as forest fires ravage the land and species head for extinction by
This past January, John Bogle, the investing legend and “money manager for the people,” passed away after 89 fruitful years. Over the course of his
On one side, you have billion-dollar oil and power corporations hungry for growth. On the other, First Nations whose concerns have long been run roughshod
Enjoying the spectacle of Jody Wilson-Raybould cleaning the floor with the Prime Minister? Guess what corporate Canada: you’re next. Anybody doubting this needn’t look
Imagine the Canada of 2025. Zero-emission vehicles putter across the country, silently saving the average person $1,500 a year on fuel costs. Homes and workspaces
Corporate accountability mechanisms for Canadian companies operating in developing countries have been a long time coming. A National Roundtable for Corporate Social Responsibility and the
“The times they are a-changin’,” belted Bob Dylan in his iconic 1964 song that tapped the revolutionary ethos of the decade. The first time I
My first summer job that didn’t involve cutting grass was in Bosnia with an outfit called Conflict Resolution Catalysts, which had the lofty mandate of
Imagine the Canada of 2025. Zero-emission vehicles putter across the country, silently saving the average person $1,500 a year on fuel costs. Homes and workspaces
Canada’s plan to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, sets a clear trajectory for transition in the Canadian
Corporate Knights and the Council for Clean Capitalism today released draft Clean Transition Bonds Guidelines – a crucial first step in establishing an important new
The New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF) would be an estimated $22.2 billion richer had it decided to divest its fossil fuel stocks ten
The New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF) would be an estimated $15.6 billion richer had it decided to unload its fossil fuel stocks ten
At a summit back in 2014, then-Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Gary Doer extolled the environmental virtues of pipelines, leaving a lot of people scratching
A number of years ago at a dinner hosted by Corporate Knights, Lord Nicholas Stern asked what a “corporate knight” was and if he could
