Supply Chain

Gallium and germanium are found in products key to a fossil fuel-free society. When China banned their export to the US, Canadian production suddenly became more important.

Supply Chain

Why Canada must protect its EV strategy amid a looming trade war

Charles Conteh and Tia Henstra

OPINION | Trade tariffs hurt, but Canada remains well-positioned to continue building a thriving EV ecosystem

Supply Chain | Winter 2025

Zero: ‘Woke-free’ retailer PublicSquare tries to install a parallel economy

Rick Spence

The America-first shopping directory for "freedom-friendly" retailers has seen its stock price tumble, but got a boost from Donald Trump Jr. last year

Fall 2024 | Supply Chain

Can Quebec turn its green battery dreams into a reality?

Natalie Alcoba

The province wants to build the “world’s cleanest batteries” and corner North America’s EV supply chain. Will it work?

Supply Chain

We're razing forests for palm oil plantations again

Hans Nicholas Jong

After a steady decline, palm oil-linked deforestation shot up for the second year in a row in Indonesia, especially in carbon rich areas

Supply Chain

New tracking tool helps companies prove their supply chains aren’t harming biodiversity

Claudia Geib

With global push to get corporations to account for their impact on biodiversity, NatureHelm gives companies the tools to protect species and attract conservation-minded investors

Supply Chain

How Canada’s Modern Slavery Act lets fashion brands hide behind aura of social responsibility

Gayathri Krishna, Judy Fudge and Kaitlyn Matulewicz

Investigation into Lululemon exposes major shortcomings in legislation that experts say acts as window dressing

Supply Chain

Canada's corporate watchdog finally goes after alleged human rights abuses abroad

Natalie Alcoba

Following accusations of inaction, the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise investigates allegations Nike and Dynasty Gold are using Uyghur forced labour in China

Fall 2022 | Supply Chain

Is Canada a dumping ground for products made with Xinjiang forced labour?

Rick Spence

After a new UN report identified the “arbitrary and discriminatory detention” of up to a million people in Xinjiang, advocates are pushing Canada to confront China

2025 Global 100 list: World’s most sustainable companies are still betting on a greener world

Why are financial advisers shunning green funds?

The world’s most sustainable MBA programs are producing a generation of changemakers