Extractive companies, whether hunting for oil or gold or chromite, face a growing problem. As demand for minerals, metals and energy rises, the search for
The world needs to double down on clean energy investments, not back away. That is the conclusion of a report released in June by the
Books have the power to change how we think and behave. Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species laid the foundation for evolutionary biology 153 years
For PepsiCo, one of the world’s biggest makers of potato chips, the key to producing the crispiest chips possible is all about driving moisture out
Siemens Canada, the subsidiary of Germany-based Siemens AG, has been building up its presence in this country since 1912. It received its federal charter to
Hero: General Electric General Electric announced in September that it had successfully recycled 100,000 refrigerators and freezers through the UNTHA Recycling Technology (URT) system. The
This past year should have been a breakthrough for the environment. London rolled out the greenest ever Olympic Games. We celebrated the 20th anniversary of
According to some mainstream media reports, America will soon be “awash in oil.” Natural gas, meanwhile, seems to be pouring out of cracks in the
Natural resources, agriculture and manufacturing. Many of North America’s strongest industries are also its most water intensive. Increased awareness around risks – water scarcity, for
The Achuar people of northern Peru came to Canada last April to have Talisman Energy’s drilling operations on their ancestral land stopped. The Calgary-based oil
Hero: Office Depot Office Depot has been named to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) list of 2012 Energy Star leaders for its greenhouse-gas reduction
Last year, Vancouver-based Goldcorp was removed from the Dow Jones Sustainability Index as accusations swirled of human rights abuses and environmental contamination at several of
Barrick Gold, the world’s largest gold mining company, has made big commitments to improve the lives of Chileans living in the country’s Atacama region, the
Twenty-five presidents and chief executive officers from around the world gathered in June at the Toronto headquarters of consulting giant McKinsey & Company to discuss
In the heyday of the tech bubble, Bill Young found himself with a bank account that was growing by millions, and a gnawing feeling that
Since Corporate Knights began its Leadership Diversity Index six years ago, the conventional wisdom on gender diversity in the boardroom has shifted perceptibly. Lip service is paid to the
Since the 1970s, sulphur-dioxide emissions from the Inco nickel smelter in Sudbury, Ont., have shrunk 90 per cent. That achievement cost $1 billion. Now, the
