Most executives would agree, even if not openly, that we have a systemic design flaw in our economy. It is set up such that profit-driven
The debate at Rio+20 in late June was about “natural” capital. Just days earlier, world leaders attending the G20 summit in Mexico discussed the recapitalizing
The most fascinating thing about Bob Willard’s The New Sustainability Advantage is that it is not really a book. It’s more like a PowerPoint deck,
In an economic downturn marked by a rise in government austerity measures, non-profits focused on sustainability are finding it more difficult than ever to raise
Proving you have never invested in the slave trade or a gun maker would be rather simple. More difficult is to prove you sidestepped investing
The climate fight hasn’t been easy. International climate negotiations have proven ineffective. Environmentalists have been out-gunned by big oil and old king coal. Politicians, by
There’s a train leaving the station, one with a green paint job, and neither the United States nor Canada is on it. Not yet, anyway.
This article was published by the Center for American Progress. The Green Climate Fund created at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC,
Socialism collapsed because it did not allow the market to tell the economic truth. Capitalism may collapse because it does not allow the market to
If I were to hand you a suitcase full of glittering gambling chips and give you a seat at the grand game of economic destiny,
“If you’re a company with $1 billion in profit and give away $1 million, it doesn’t matter. What I’m more interested in is the impact
I am honored to be invited as a regular contributor to Corporate Knights. Corporate Knights has obviously built a leading brand in the delivery of
The onslaught has already begun. Fund companies are laying the guilt on thick, ratcheting up the fear factor in a heated competition to manage the
British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is mining gold from green buildings. The fund manager includes B.C.’s seven public sector pension funds and takes principles for
Have you ever considered how remarkable it is that your grandparents used to save up to buy things? It conjures up a quaint image of
In the wake of the big bank bailout in the U.S., Canadian financial institutions were quick to establish themselves as safe-houses for your money. The
While the biggest win in shareholder activism came with oversight on executive compensation packages for banks and corporations, shareholder activism went down 49 per cent
Sometimes, it pays to be Canadian. At a time when workers in several E.U. countries are feverishly banding together in protest of their governments’ austerity
We are already overshooting the earth’s carrying capacity by 30 per cent. For nine billion people to enjoy a western standard of living, the global
Financial markets posted their worst decline in May since 1940. While most investors are still licking their wounds, those who bet on the carbon financial
Imagine if all the oil rigs in Canada suddenly starting drilling for renewable energy. With high-temperature geothermal energy, it’s possible. “The rig and personnel who
As the population expands, the need for agricultural land is driving investment in what could be the future’s most precious resource: soil. According to the
A prolific author of 150 articles, 15 books, and a few short stories, Mintzberg has been a professor at his alma mater McGill University for
