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Winter 2022

Global 100 Issue

ceo wealth gap
Winter 2022/Workplace

Knight Bites: Mind the billionaire wealth gap

by CK Staff

A recent report estimates that, collectively, the planetโ€™s billionaires own 3.5% of global household wealth. How do they fare against their average

employee ownership
Winter 2022/Workplace

Is employee ownership a better way for businesses to beat the Big Quit?

by Rick Spence

In an era when business success depends on having caring, creative employees, thereโ€™s no team like one that shares the rewards

clean tech
Cleantech/Winter 2022

What's next: Powering a plane on corn syrup and other green innovations giving us hope

by Rick Spence

A greener way to mine lithium, net-zero buildings that act like trees and a hydrogen fleet that delivers goods in BC

coal phase-out
Leadership/Winter 2022

Heroes and Zeros: Asian Development Bank vs. Croatia Airlines

by Bernard Simon

The Asian Development Bank speeds up coal plant closures, while Croatia Airlines dirties the skies.

Business schools embrace social purpose
Education/Winter 2022

As corporate leaders pledge to embrace purpose beyond profit, are business schools keeping up?

by Jennifer Lewington

Some MBA programs are reimagining the status quo by weaving social purpose into their curricula

don't blame renewables for energy prices
Energy/Winter 2022

3 things you should blame for energy price surges instead of climate policies

by Alex Robinson

If anything, the energy crunch shows we need to invest more in the green transition, not less

Why psychedelic stocks could take off in 2022 | An image of rainbow mushrooms
Health & Lifestyle/Winter 2022

Investment trip: Why psychedelic stocks could take off in 2022

by Emily Baron Cadloff

Investors are hoping psychedelic-enhanced therapies will revolutionize mental health treatment

vegan pet food
Food/Winter 2022

Conscious consumers turn to vegan pet food

by Jessica Scott-Reid

Appetite for plant-based and lab-grown pet food feeds market for animal-free brands

eric adams environmental agenda
Food/Winter 2022

New York Cityโ€™s first vegan mayor takes bite out of Big Apple

by Rick Spence

Eric Adams has championed farmers' markets in 'food deserts' and campaigned for 'Meatless Mondays' in hospitals

reconciliation green minerals
Climate Crisis/Mining/Winter 2022

What happens if Indigenous people say no to mining the minerals needed to run EVs?

by Mark Podlasly

Governments and industry need to ramp up their partnership game to bring new minerals to market in time to be part of

Development near flood-prone zones
Climate Crisis/Winter 2022

Is it time for a โ€˜planned retreatโ€™ from building near flood plains?

by John Lorinc

Many municipalities have not updated flood maps created in the 1970s in fear that revisions could expose them to liability for damages

fuel tax protest
Energy/Winter 2022

What I learned from Franceโ€™s energy protesters on how to transform the economy

by Daniel Driscoll

For decarbonization to succeed, it must support average citizens like Raphaรซl. If not, they will continue to take to the streets.

fight climate change
Climate Crisis/Winter 2022

Editor's note: Lessons of giants will bring us to a greener future

by Toby Heaps

Letโ€™s counteract the forces delaying our arrival by choosing a brighter tomorrow

How a German coal region made a green transition | An illustration of a coal miner
Energy/Winter 2022

How a German coal region is becoming a poster child for a successful green transition

by Naomi Buck

The fractured coal region of Lusatia is resurrecting itself as the now home to the entire supply chain of electric vehicles

energy transition
Decarbonization/Energy/Winter 2022

5 ways to not screw up the green transition

by Naomi Buck

Each country with a fossil-fuel-centred economy will need to find ways to transform itself while minimizing the disruption to its citizens

Coal waste could help transition from fossil fuels
Mining/Winter 2022

Could rare earth minerals give coal country a second life?

by Roberta Staley

Pilot projects across North America are looking to shuttered coal mines as a source of minerals crucial to a net-zero carbon-emissions future

climate refugees
Climate Crisis/Winter 2022

How climate migrants can help power the clean economy

by Alex Robinson

Those fleeing the fall-out from the climate crisis could fill green growth areas

racial audits
Winter 2022/Workplace

Investors demand more corporations conduct โ€˜racial auditsโ€™

by Rick Spence

Last fall, Citigroup became the first big U.S. bank to agree to a racial audit

Global 100 most sustainable corporations
2022 Global 100/Winter 2022

The 100 most sustainable corporations of 2022

by CK Staff

Which companies earned a spot on Corporate Knights' index of the world's greenest firms?

Vestas greenest company
2022 Global 100/Winter 2022

Wind giant sweeps into top spot of Global 100

by Mike Scott

The worldโ€™s largest wind turbine manufacturer, Denmarkโ€™s Vestas Wind Systems, is leading the global energy transition

Most sustainable companies
2022 Global 100/Winter 2022

Global 100 companies prove sustainability is good for business

by Mike Scott

Our 18th annual ranking shows the worldโ€™s cleanest firms are going green in a hurry, but even the most diligent companies must

divestment
Responsible Investing/Winter 2022

Time for a fair phase out of fossil fuels

by Tzeporah Berman

As climate risks mount, how do we avoid a fossil fuel fire sale?

Canada's carbon tax: Who's paying (and not paying) | An illustration of a person sweeping dirt under a rug
Climate Crisis/Energy/Winter 2022

Canadaโ€™s biggest emitters are paying the lowest carbon tax rate

by Yannic Rack

Oil and gas producers pay among the lowest average carbon costs of any sector โ€“ and itโ€™s threatening Canadaโ€™s climate targets

Drax Group
Energy/Winter 2022

Tree-burning Drax power plants dropped from green energy index

by Adria Vasil

The worldโ€™s largest biomass-burning power generator faces doubts over the sustainability of burning of wood pellets as a replacement for coal

climate ambition
Climate Crisis/Winter 2022

What will climate ambition look like in 2022?

by CK Staff

Ten months from now, Egypt will host the 27th UN climate summit. Expect fossil fuels and climate injustice to be in the

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