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Spring 2013
2013 Best 50 Issue
Featuring 2013 Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada & 2013 Greenest Cities in North America
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Energy
Power lines and pipelines
Green power is from Mars and oil is from Venus - but not in North America.
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Workplace
Gender in the balance
Demand for women directors is growing worldwide amid push for greater diversity.
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Waste
Tech Savvy: Axion Intl.
Axion International is recycling mountains of plastic for smoother commutes, sturdier bridges and a cleaner environment.
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Natural Capital
Biodiversity in a bottle
Scientists and social activists have enlisted wild bees to combat deforestation in the Amazon.
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Natural Capital
The downside of valuing nature
George Monbiot argues that putting a price on nature won't solve our environmental problems, and may even make things worse.
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Leadership
Donut filling
Sprawl is a big problem, but cities can embrace a number of policies built around pricing to foster urban density.
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Transportation
Pay as you drive
Rewarding those who drive the least and charging those who drive the most could be the best way to tackle growing gridlock.
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Natural Capital
Puma takes a giant leap
The sports clothing company stands out for putting a price on the natural capital it impacts and depends on.
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Natural Capital
Awakening the bean counters
Less than half of companies are reporting environmental externalities but more than 10 percent of GDP could be at risk.
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Built Environment
Does dense equal sustainable?
Suburban sprawl might be bad, but overcrowded cities are not the solution.
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Leadership
The b-team
Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group, is bringing business leaders together to build a better world.
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Clean Tech
The promise and peril of 3D
Sure, they can make personalized PEZ dispensers, but will 3D printers lead to more sustainable manufacturing?
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Natural Capital
Rainy days leave Alberta wet
Canada’s cowboy province should have saved and smartly invested its fossil fuel riches, like oil-blessed Norway.
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Built Environment
The PACE makers
Paying for energy-efficient retrofits is a major barrier, but some cities have figured out how to break through.
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Built Environment
Shifting from grey to green
North American cities are suffering from a growing natural infrastructure deficit.
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Mining
Sunshine disinfects best
It’s time for Canada, as a global hub of miners, to come out of the dark.
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Waste
Heroes & zeros: vol. 10
P&G makes big progress on waste diversion target, while arrests cast shadow on BSG Resources.
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Built Environment
Jumbo shrimp
North America's big cities are getting smaller relative to their peers on a growing world stage.
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The Best 50 of 2013
This year's list of Canada's best corporate citizens shows that companies are raising the bar on sustainability.
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Climate Crisis
No need to fear carbon taxes
If carefully and properly designed, a tax on greenhouse gas emissions can benefit Canadians, argues former Chief Statistician
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Top company profile: Vancity
Financial cooperative Vancity tops CK’s 2013 Best 50 on the strength of its member-based business model.
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Grow a green city
Introduction for the 2013 North American Sustainable Cities Scorecard.
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Transportation
Tech Savvy: Ford
From green roofs to dry machining, the U.S. auto giant is driving down water use and saving money.
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Transportation
Solving the EV riddle
The thousands of charging stations sprouting up across North America may be crucial to accelerating EV adoption.
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