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Spring 2015

Future 40 Issue

Climate Crisis/Energy/Leadership/Portfolio Decarbonizer/Responsible Funds & Investing/Spring 2015

How to make a killing shorting coal companies

by CK Staff

For a company infamously described as “a great Vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity,โ€ Goldman Sachs has produced a remarkable

Climate Crisis/Spring 2015/Voices

Will the rise of “cli-fi” spur youth into climate action?

by Tyler Hamilton

Four years ago, having just published a book of non-fiction, I was drawn to the idea of experimenting with fiction writing. Specifically,

2015 Future 40/Future 40/Spring 2015

Future 40 Responsible Corporate Leaders in Canada ranking turns two

by Tyler Hamilton

Canadaโ€™s biggest companies โ€“ those with annual revenues of more than $2 billion โ€“ are generally thought of as the best disclosers

2015 Future 40/Future 40/Spring 2015

2015 Future 40 results

by CK Staff

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2015 Future 40/Future 40/Spring 2015

Top company profile: Export Development Canada

by Tyler Hamilton

When Export Development Canada (EDC) signed on to the Equator Principles in 2007, the world of international project financing was simpler โ€“

2015 Future 40/Future 40/Perspectives/Q&A/Spring 2015

Running it right

by Ashley Renders

Sophie Brochu used to listen to tapes of customers calling into the service line at Gaz Mรฉtro while she ran on the

Connected Planet/Education/Guest Comment/Health & Lifestyle/Leadership/Natural Capital/Perspectives/Spring 2015

Roots & shoots

by Jane Goodall

One day, while sitting outside my home in Dar es Salaam, in Tanzania, 12 high school students stopped by wanting to talk

2015 30 Under 30/Spring 2015

Meet the Canadian Top 30 Under 30

by CK Staff

Todayโ€™s teenagers and young adults, a demographic cohort referred to as the Millennial Generation, make up roughly 25 per cent of the

Climate Crisis/Education/Perspectives/Spring 2015/Sustainable Book Reviews

Book review: Carbon Black

by Lloyd Alter

Itโ€™s two weeks to deadline. Corporateย Knightsโ€™ editor-in-chief Tyler Hamilton pings me,ย asking what book Iโ€™m planning to review.ย I ponder as I pace the

Clean Tech/Climate Crisis/Education/Health & Lifestyle/Leadership/Spring 2015

Israel’s fountain of youth

by Naomi Buck

EILAT, ISRAEL โ€“ Sagi Giat and Michael Harel are sitting on poolside chaise longues, gushing about the low-friction motor they’ve just designed.

Connected Planet/Health & Lifestyle/Leadership/Spring 2015

Has social media marketing gone too far?

by John Lorinc

Last year, a University of Toronto student emailed the editors of The Varsity with a story idea about a local food service

Spring 2015

What motivates millennials?

by Tyler Hamilton

What can a little boy looking at a violin and a girl holding books in a field tell us about the motivations

Education/Health & Lifestyle/Spring 2015/Supply Chain/Water

The cola kids of El Salvador

by Roberta Staley

SAN SALVADOR โ€” What could beย duller than waiting to see the dentist? โ€œMuyย aburridosโ€ โ€” so bored! โ€” four boys say asย they roll

Built Environment/Clean Tech/Energy/Leadership/Spring 2015

Tech savvy: eRespond

by Stephen Lacey

Utilities in North America are facing anย aging problem on two fronts: aging infrastructureย and an aging workforce. Can aย new generation of entrepreneurs and

Illustration by Matthew Billington
Social Enterprise/Spring 2015

Crowdfunding watch: Funds2Orgs

by CK Staff

Thereโ€™s no end to the potential good that can come from crowdfunding. A for-profit social enterprise called Fund2Orgs has launched a crowdfunding

2015 Future 40/Future 40/Spring 2015

2015 Future 40 methodology

by CK Staff

2015 methodology: To establish the Future 40 shortlist, the research team identified all Canadian companies with revenues under $2 billion or maintaining

Health & Lifestyle/Spring 2015

Can income redistribution help fight depression?

by David Clingingsmith

Many years ago, an unfortunate divorce occurred between economics and psychology. It was economics that initiated the proceedings, having decided that subjective

Clean Tech/Energy/Leadership/Spring 2015/Transportation

The greenest and meanest cars of 2015 unveiled

by CK Staff

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) released its 18th annual environmental ratings for vehicles, and once again the Smart ForTwo

Leadership/Spring 2015/Workplace

Women held to higher standards in business: Pew survey

by CK Staff

Itโ€™s a frustrating situation for women to be in. Most Americans say women are โ€œindistinguishableโ€ from men when it comes to intelligence,

Climate Crisis/Education/Health & Lifestyle/Responsible Funds & Investing/Spring 2015

Unhealthy investments

by CK Staff

From extreme weather, disease outbreaks, vulnerable infrastructure and increased physical and mental stress, climate change promises to test the limits of our

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