The planet is heating up and Mother Nature is howling out in pain as forest fires ravage the land and species head
This past January, John Bogle, the investing legend and “money manager for the people,” passed away after 89 fruitful years. Over the
On one side, you have billion-dollar oil and power corporations hungry for growth. On the other, First Nations whose concerns have long
Enjoying the spectacle of Jody Wilson-Raybould cleaning the floor with the Prime Minister? Guess what corporate Canada: you’re next. Anybody doubting
Imagine the Canada of 2025. Zero-emission vehicles putter across the country, silently saving the average person $1,500 a year on fuel costs.
Corporate accountability mechanisms for Canadian companies operating in developing countries have been a long time coming. A National Roundtable for Corporate Social
“The times they are a-changin’,” belted Bob Dylan in his iconic 1964 song that tapped the revolutionary ethos of the decade. The
My first summer job that didn’t involve cutting grass was in Bosnia with an outfit called Conflict Resolution Catalysts, which had the
Imagine the Canada of 2025. Zero-emission vehicles putter across the country, silently saving the average person $1,500 a year on fuel costs.
Canada’s plan to tackle greenhouse gas emissions, the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, sets a clear trajectory for transition
Corporate Knights and the Council for Clean Capitalism today released draft Clean Transition Bonds Guidelines – a crucial first step in establishing
The New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF) would be an estimated $22.2 billion richer had it decided to divest its fossil
The New York State Common Retirement Fund (NYSCRF) would be an estimated $15.6 billion richer had it decided to unload its fossil
At a summit back in 2014, then-Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Gary Doer extolled the environmental virtues of pipelines, leaving a lot
A number of years ago at a dinner hosted by Corporate Knights, Lord Nicholas Stern asked what a “corporate knight” was and
While the sea ice is melting in the Arctic at the fastest pace in 1,500 years and the California forests are burning
This past March, the Bank of Canada had its coming out party on the topic of climate change in the form of
Unless you are swinging and missing at home plate, good things often come in threes. So when I had three random interactions
Under the auspices of the Council for Clean Capitalism, Corporate Knights recently released a first-of-its-kind quantification of the annual capacity for green
“Given the professional culture of the financial community, it is not surprising that large numbers of individuals in that world believe themselves
Money can’t buy me love, or the song goes. But could it buy a better world? What would happen if the 500
May 8, 2050 Dear Zia, You were born in a year when the western status quo was smashed. The fantastical became the
Over the past five years, and growing dramatically leading up to and post-Paris COP 21, a movement of institutional and individual investors
Considerable effort goes into sustainability reporting, but to what end? On the critical issue of climate change, we now have a potentially
Kermit the Frog famously said it’s not easy being green. Today, it might be easier being green than being a CEO in
Dear Mr. King: As representatives of Labour in the House of Commons, may we ask whether it is your intention to introduce
Many investors today are trying to understand what climate change implies for their portfolios. Does market efficiency indicate they should hold market
True story, Word of Honor: Joseph Heller, an important and funny writer now dead, and I were at a party given by
Jeremy Rifkin has been a well-known economist, social theorist and author for decades, weighing in on the impact of scientific and technological
Cows, coal and cars. Together they account for roughly half of all human-caused greenhouse gases. To solve global warming, the world need
