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Spring 2020

Green Recovery Issue

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Covid Knights/Spring 2020

COVID response: Who rode first wave in new culture of conscience?

by Rick Spence

Will the coronavirus pulverize the global economy and turn us all into grieving paranoids? Or will it usher in a new culture

mintzberg
Spring 2020

Mintzbergโ€™s Declaration of Our Interdependence

by Jennifer Lewington

Henry Mintzberg, an award-winning academic, contrarian thinker and Order of Canada recipient, is not afraid of big ideas. Described as โ€œthe rebel

green housing
Built Environment/Spring 2020

The case for funding more affordable green housing

by John Lorinc

In an urban landscape punctuated by glass condos and gleaming offices, the four city-owned parcels that have bobbed to the surface of

animal welfare investments
Spring 2020

Is your pension invested in animal cruelty?

by Jessica Scott-Reid

Socially responsible investing is undoubtedly a rising trend. Globally, there is now more than $30 trillion invested in ways that take companiesโ€™

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Climate Crisis/Planning for a Green Recovery/Spring 2020

A new social contract and climate capitalism: Our best shot at building back better

by Toby A.A. Heaps

The COVID crisis and the climate crisis have a lot in common. Both are mortal threats to humanity, but the coronavirus has

EU green deal
Climate Crisis/Planning for a Green Recovery/Spring 2020

8 economic recovery lessons for Canada from Europeโ€™s Green Deal

by Adrian Hiel

EU leaders have been clear that the pandemic response must integrate climate goals. Here's what Canada can learn from them

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Leadership/Spring 2020

Green 50: Top business moves that helped the planet

by Adria Vasil, Laura Vayrynen and Toby A.A. Heaps

Itโ€™s been 50 years since the first Earth Day in 1970, when 10 million people took to the streets for a national

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Climate Crisis/Planning for a Green Recovery/Spring 2020

The Canada we want: How a green recovery can help us bounce back stronger

by Toby A.A. Heaps

This time last year, governments around the world โ€“ including Canadaโ€™s โ€“ began declaring emergencies. Nothing to do with a virus, just

Nanticoke Solar Six Nations
Planning for a Green Recovery/Responsible Funds & Investing/Spring 2020

The time is ripe for an Indigenous Climate Fund

by Vicky Sharpe

We asked Canada’s thought leaders to weigh in with ideas for how the government should spend stimulus money as part of a

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Built Environment/Planning for a Green Recovery/Spring 2020

Plugging in to energy efficiency key to electrifying Canada’s economy

by Ralph Torrie

We asked Canada’s thought leaders to weigh in with ideas for how the government should spend stimulus money as part of a

tesla semi
Climate Crisis/Planning for a Green Recovery/Spring 2020/Transportation

Revving Canadaโ€™s economy with zero-emissions freight

by Carolyn Kim

With 10% of our emissions coming from freight, targeted federal support for ZEV trucks can future-proof the sector

Low Carbon Concrete and Steel | An image of a construction site
Climate Crisis/Planning for a Green Recovery/Spring 2020

Getting the carbon out of concrete and steel

by Chris Bataille

We asked Canadaโ€™s thought leaders to weigh in with ideas for how the government should spend stimulus money as part of a

farm
Climate Crisis/Planning for a Green Recovery/Spring 2020

Seeding climate action on Canada’s farms

by Wayne Roberts

Like everybody else, farmers talk a lot about the weather without doing much of anything about it โ€“ likely because thereโ€™s not

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Planning for a Green Recovery/Spring 2020/Transportation

Itโ€™s time Canada caught the electric bus

by Merran Smith and Sarah Petrevan

We asked Canadaโ€™s thought leaders to weigh in with ideas for how the government should spend stimulus money as part of a

Is there a lower-carbon future for Big Oil? | An image of an oil rig
Climate Crisis/Planning for a Green Recovery/Spring 2020

Does it pay to green oil?

by Shawn McCarthy

We asked Canadaโ€™s thought leaders to weigh in with ideas for how the government should spend stimulus money as part of a

3 Ways to Build Homes Resilient to Climate Change | Image of houses from above
Planning for a Green Recovery/Spring 2020

Readying Canadaโ€™s buildings for the climate of tomorrow

by Tom-Pierre Frappe-Seneclauze

We asked Canadaโ€™s thought leaders to weigh in with ideas for how the government should spend stimulus money as part of a

Planning for a Green Recovery/Spring 2020/Transportation

Souping up the Trans-Canada highway with ultra-fast EV chargers

by CK Staff

We asked Canadaโ€™s thought leaders to weigh in with ideas for how the government should spend stimulus money as part of a

pine forest
Climate Crisis/Natural Capital/Planning for a Green Recovery/Spring 2020

It’s time to start planting forests (not just trees) to grow Canada’s climate solutions

by Daimen Hardie

I planted more than a million trees with my own hands and it didnโ€™t really help the climate

Businesswoman run away from COVID 19 virus. Implications for business
Spring 2020

Female workers disproportionately affected by COVID-19 shutdown

by CK Staff

In a special report on the gender pay gap, an analysis by compensation data firm PayScale noted that women are being disproportionately

Energy/Planning for a Green Recovery/Spring 2020

Corona response: How blue power can spur a green recovery

by Anne-Raphaelle Audouin

As I write this, the government is directing emergency support where it is most urgently needed โ€“ to our healthcare system and

Climate Crisis/Responsible Funds & Investing/Spring 2020

McKinsey climate report: โ€œThe good news is that we know the bad newsโ€

by Rick Spence

Youโ€™ve heard the predictions a thousand times. The climate crisis will change all aspects of life. Seas will rise, more forests will

Responsible Funds & Investing/Spring 2020

Bank report card: Three of Big Five banks fail to deliver ethical investment options

by Adria Vasil

Once relegated to the fringes of crunchy granola credit unions, ethical investing is now stepping into its power. From millennials wanting to

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