India to get Chinese high-speed rail? India and China are discussing the potential this week for a high-speed railway that will link
Inequality is a stubborn problem A new study that analyzed the correlation between education and surnames in England between 1170 and 2012
China commits to cutting coal The Chinese government announced yesterday that it will cap its coal use by 2020 in order to uphold
National-level data obtained by Corporate Knights shows that 2013 was the most fatal year on record for workers in Alberta, where 21
Lower profits, greater responsibility H&M says it is willing to lower its profit margins in order to improve the working conditions for the
This story was originally co-produced by NPR and ProPublica, and originally appeared on ProPublica.org. In 2012, two massive storms pounded the United States, leaving hundreds of
In the recent Charles Duhigg book The Power of Habit, a compelling example is given to explain why attention to workplace safety
Are the globe’s largest companies taking workplace safety seriously as a sustainability issue? The data says they aren’t, and this has many
Older workers who have lived in Canada for decades are finding that their status as “immigrants” may never fully disappear. Research released
Polluter pays Andra AP-fonden (AP2), a Swedish state fund with €28.8 billion in assets under management says it will divest its funds
It’s one of the country’s great workplace safety mysteries: Why is someone working in the west more likely to get injured on
Women on board The Ontario Securities Commission, as well as six provincial and two territorial securities regulators, announced on Wednesday that it
Worker safety in Bangladesh The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, a legally binding agreement between 180 garment companies and
Most multinational companies have corporate social responsibility (CSR) standards built into their business models to help ensure that workers in their global
Just after New Year’s Day, 2011, 17-year-old Patrick Desjardins reported for work at the Walmart store in Grand Falls, New Brunswick. An
Pursuing an MBA has long been seen as a high-reward option for business-minded individuals and societies alike. But when it comes to
Corporate Knights has teamed up with the Canadian Society of Safety Engineering and the Center for Safety and Health Sustainability to develop
Companies looking to secure contracts worth $500,000 (U.S.) or more with the U.S. federal government will now have to disclose past labour
Corporate Knights editor-in-chief Tyler Hamilton spelled out the specifics of a World Bank report yesterday that says investment in clean technologies is expected
The Canadian Coalition for Good Governance represents Canadian investors managing $2 trillion in assets. The United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment represents
SAN FRANCISCO – Executives from Google, Facebook and Instagram are all taking turns on a hotel conference room stage sharing business insights
Are we at the tipping point of a new economy? Aaron Hurst thinks so. He is the founder of the Taproot Foundation
What’s bad for the environment is good for the portfolio, and vice versa. That baby boomer mentality has been the driver of
The world’s first fair-trade shoe company. Solar bonds. An easier way to donate to charity. Affordable housing. Converting zoo animal poop into
On a sunny Thursday afternoon in September, Bellwoods Brewery is not yet full of customers, but it is buzzing with activity. Every
For university graduates, there has never been a better time to work in sustainability. A growing body of research demonstrates that sustainability-related
When Robert Napier retired in 2007 as head of the WWF-UK, Christopher Ward, then chairman of the environmental group, noted the committed
North Americans purchase billions of dollars of electronics products annually, from smart phones and tablet computers to big-screen television sets. Some products
Few companies would consider contributing thousands of dollars to a group of environmental activists for a campaign against other businesses. Yet that
According to Catalyst’s 2012 Census of Fortune 500 companies, only 16.6 per cent of board seats were filled that year by women, while only
