The fossil fuel divestment movement argues that where we invest our money either helps move toward a cleaner future or props up
A new study from Rank a Brand has found 29 of the largest corporate cotton purchasers are failing to adopt sustainable cotton
A certain recent RFP from the New York City comptroller on behalf of the city’s pension funds could be the beginning of
Over the past five years, and growing dramatically leading up to and post-Paris COP 21, a movement of institutional and individual investors
This article was originally published on the Nonprofit Chronicles. Coal plants, fracking, pipelines, gas-guzzling SUVs, plastic bags, coffee pods—all are targets of
Kermit the Frog famously said it’s not easy being green. Today, it might be easier being green than being a CEO in
Dear Mr. King: As representatives of Labour in the House of Commons, may we ask whether it is your intention to introduce
After BP’s massive oil spill in 2010, NASA released an aerial image of the oil’s creep through the Gulf of Mexico. The
The market for environmental, social and governance (ESG) information is growing. Investors and other stakeholders are increasingly looking at the business world
The British non-profit Influence Map has released new research quantifying how much money is spent each year by leading oil majors and
Many investors today are trying to understand what climate change implies for their portfolios. Does market efficiency indicate they should hold market
This piece appeared as an editor’s note in the Spring 2016 issue of Corporate Knights The last several years have seen a parade
Corporate Knights released a report this week pegging CPPIB’s potential losses at over $7 billion(US), the result of its high exposure to
Statistics Canada recently confirmed that natural resource wealth (namely minerals and timber) has been formally integrated into Canada’s national balance sheet, with
Climate change is no longer tomorrow’s problem. This year alone, heat waves in India and Pakistan each killed more than a thousand
The number of investors who are integrating sustainability performance into their investment strategies and decision-making is on the rise. The number of
The market for green bonds is growing strong, but so far this year it’s not growing nearly as fast as industry trackers
Shortly before Nelson Mandela passed away I had a chance to ask F.W. de Klerk what impact the anti-apartheid divestment campaign had
This article was originally published by Ensia. Greenpeace rates tech companies on their data centers. Oxfam America ranks food brands on the
“We can’t divest from fossil fuels because it would lead to lower returns, and investors wouldn’t like that.” That’s the response universities,
85 per cent of the world’s largest global asset owners are climate “laggards” that have taken little to no action to insulate
An industrial project that could devastate the Great Barrier Reef, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a Canadian mine and an American
Capitalism can do better. Business can be more responsible. Short-term profit doesn’t have to be the singular focus of private enterprise. This
There’s a hierarchy in the fossil fuel world, particularly when looked at through the lens of climate change and urban air pollution.
For a company infamously described as “a great Vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity,” Goldman Sachs has produced a remarkable
The United States has managed to decouple economic growth from coal-generated power over the past 10 years, and the trend is only
At first glance, I was put off by the title of John Taft’s new book, A Force for Good: How Enlightened Finance
Now is a time of opportunities and challenges in healthcare. We are making incredible progress: Technological advances are allowing us to accelerate
Last Tuesday, the Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Limited released its first green bond (subscription) into the marketplace. The majority state-owned company saw its ฿3
Believe it or not, there are people in the financial sector who are ready to shake things up. John Taft is the head of
