The “digital universe” is very similar to the physical universe in its construction. There’s the matter we can easily see: computers, mobile
Perhaps angels could not attend the memorial service of Quebec billionaire Paul Desmarais Sr. in December, but many among the high and
Mutual fund managers at Vancity Investment Management had an unusual question recently for four Canadian banks and insurance companies in which their
Canada’s oil sands are a microcosm of all the challenges the carbon sector faces today. And it’s one that investors around the
The world's first fair-trade shoe company. Solar bonds. An easier way to donate to charity. Affordable housing. Converting zoo animal poop into
For a glimpse at the legacy of yesterday’s electricity business, one can travel to the Southeastern U.S., where two massive nuclear reactors
More executives and corporate board members feel pressure to deliver short-term results than they did just a few years ago, and the situation is getting
Mortally dangerous conditions remain a grim reality for workers at factories around the world. In September last year, some 300 workers died
Twenty years ago, I and a small group of undergrads from various American universities flew into Lagos on a muggy January evening.
Millions of barrels of oil and trillions of cubic feet of natural gas lay undeveloped in Canada’s Mackenzie Valley, a fact that
In June 2012, villagers in Central China found themselves choking on an unusually thick and mysterious haze. At the best of times
Over nearly four decades, for better or for worse, Israel has worked to make the Zionist dreams of founding father David Ben-Gurion
Hungarian physiologist Albert Szent-Györgyi once said, “Water is life's matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.” That’s
North America couldn’t survive without the Great Lakes. They power the economy, quench inhabitants’ thirst and provide an array of ecosystem services.
It’s an obvious risk to the planet. But as companies around the world, and their accountants, are slowly coming to realize, the
North America’s big cities are getting smaller relative to their peers on a growing world stage
I’m sitting at home watching the late-night local news and the biggest story of the hour is the flooding of Toronto’s Don
In the race to go green, it’s fair to say that Ford has looked high and low – literally – to help
Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) has partnered with WWF-Canada and others to support the common goal of affecting large-scale change that spans across
Two years after attending the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, Jose Maria Figueres was elected president of Costa Rica, a small country in
Hero: A.P. Moller-Maersk Group Following a public relations campaign led by Danish shipping powerhouse A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung
At the beginning of the Clinton administration in the early 1990s, political advisor James Carville famously remarked: “I used to think if
The 2012 election season proved just how much Americans support cleantech. Case in point: Solyndra. After the solar manufacturer went bankrupt in
People with more money than most of us could imagine are throwing their philanthropic weight around in different ways. Jeff Skoll, co-founder
The world needs to double down on clean energy investments, not back away. That is the conclusion of a report released in
Siemens Canada, the subsidiary of Germany-based Siemens AG, has been building up its presence in this country since 1912. It received its
Twenty-five presidents and chief executive officers from around the world gathered in June at the Toronto headquarters of consulting giant McKinsey &
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
Concepts from biomimicry and bioinspiration – the use of nature as a source of inspiration for new technologies – have shown a
Hero: Loblaws Loblaws, the Canadian supermarket chain with over 70 stores, announced in June that it is on track to meet its
