OPINION | Power purchase agreements are essential, but they remain severely restricted across most of the country The post Canada can quickly unlock much more corporate investment in renewables appeared first on Corporate Knights.| Corporate Knights
A spate of record-setting blazes has compelled some countries to spend much more on fighting forest fires as the problem only gets worse The post Massive wildfires are forcing governments worldwide to budget more for disaster appeared first on Corporate Knights.| Corporate Knights
OPINION | Spending on climate mitigation and adaptation should be included in NATO’s 5% target. That would accelerate the energy transition we need. The post Canada should include climate solutions in its defence spending appeared first on Corporate Knights.| Corporate Knights
In a new campaign led by the Council for Clean Capitalism, leading national organizations are asking Ottawa for wildfire spending that matches the scale of the problem The post Canadian groups call for dramatic increase to wildfire defence funding appeared first on Corporate Knights.| Corporate Knights
The North American car manufacturer has launched a new production process it says will cut the cost of its EVs in half The post Ford’s new ‘Model T’ moment is all about EVs appeared first on Corporate Knights.| Corporate Knights
OPINION | For a diversified trade strategy to succeed, Canada must pursue markets that are rapidly moving toward clean energy The post Canada needs strong climate policy to be competitive in countries beyond the U.S. appeared first on Corporate Knights.| Corporate Knights
The massive facility would help position the country as an emerging AI hub, but the environmental impacts remain unclear The post OpenAI selects Argentina for its first data centre in Latin America appeared first on Corporate Knights.| Corporate Knights
Rapidly rising ocean temperatures has wreaked havoc on warm water coral reefs, which shelter about one quarter of marine life The post Earth has already reached a tipping point: warm-water coral reefs are dying appeared first on Corporate Knights.| Corporate Knights
Spurred on by cheap Chinese tech, Pakistan’s photovoltaic explosion offers big lessons on decentralized energy The post Pakistan’s solar boom is China-powered but people-led appeared first on Corporate Knights.| Corporate Knights
The second Trump administration has stacked energy and environmental agencies with fossil fuel players, and the industry is pleased The post New report shows oil and gas influence runs deep in Trump administration appeared first on Corporate Knights.| Corporate Knights
Innovative programs in Europe and the U.S. are demonstrating pent-up demand for electric vehicles and helping automakers| Corporate Knights
Increasing air travel is erasing the industry’s efforts to reduce its climate impact. Here’s how the sector is adapting.| Corporate Knights
OPINION | Killing transparency about GHG emissions undermines innovation and hurts markets| Corporate Knights
With tempers flared over food prices this might be the most opportune time in the last 50 years to embrace grocery co-ops| Corporate Knights
For financial cooperatives, aka credit unions, reaching young people remains a challenge – and a huge opportunity| Corporate Knights
At a time when even basic housing has become unattainable for many in advanced economies, the housing co-op movement is gaining ground in Canada| Corporate Knights
Amid Trumpian government cutbacks, the corporate sector has been injecting serious money into clean energy co-ops in the U.S.| Corporate Knights
The world’s first interactive, crowd-sourced sustainability index for cities| Corporate Knights
A ranking of the world's most sustainable private companies. Coming April 22nd, 2025.| Corporate Knights
A ranking of Europe's 50 most sustainable companies.| Corporate Knights
A leading edge taxonomy for measuring corporate contributions to the sustainability transition| Corporate Knights
How we determine the top responsible funds| Corporate Knights
Corporate Knights' flagship ranking of corporate citizenship in Canada, inaugurated in 2002| Corporate Knights
For the renewable-energy producer Boralex, taking responsibility for its social and environmental impact is just good strategy| Corporate Knights
Corporate Knights ranks the most sustainable corporations with subsidiaries in Canada| Corporate Knights
Canada’s Best 50 Corporate Citizens are engineering a low-carbon economy in a shifting landscape| Corporate Knights
A new study found that the potential for recovery of minerals such as lithium and manganese could more than satisfy U.S. demand right now| Corporate Knights
Europe’s push to rebuild its defence sector is prompting some values-based investors to rethink military exclusions| Corporate Knights
Nations looking to transition away from dirty coal often bill natural gas as a ‘bridge’ fuel, but it emits methane at every juncture| Corporate Knights
Turbines have become a major bottleneck for gas development as manufacturers hesitate to step up production| Corporate Knights
OPINION | Pensions funds are risking billions on the false hope that hydrogen can prevent the "gas utility death spiral"| Corporate Knights
Facing severe climate-related risks, the majority of Canada’s pension plans are making progress on net-zero. CPPIB and AIMCo are not.| Corporate Knights
While asset managers cast doubt on the effectiveness of ESG investing, asset owners are doubling down| Corporate Knights
A new survey by Clean Energy Canada and Abacus Data also shows that Canadians would rather Prime Minister Mark Carney align Canada’s climate policy with Europe, not the United States.| Corporate Knights
The Liberal government is pushing for a ‘nation-building’ project to expand fossil fuel production, but the barriers are enormous| Corporate Knights
The new prime minister has a plan to transcend conflicts over energy and climate, but he faces opposition from both sides| Corporate Knights
Private companies are playing a key role in setting the global sustainability pace. Our new annual ranking highlights the top 25 to watch.| Corporate Knights
Apple tops the list again, as the clean energy economy demonstrates robust growth despite political attacks| Corporate Knights
Corporate Knights is an award-winning sustainable economy magazine that produces research, rankings, and reports on the world's most sustainable corporations, solutions and leaders.| Corporate Knights
Conservation impact bonds are outcome-based instruments that could help close the biodiversity financing gap| Corporate Knights
Reforms would allow Canadian banks, insurers and pension funds to vastly increase financing to address the economic crisis| Corporate Knights
There’s good and bad news for climate-smart travellers: cheaper airlines are more fuel-efficient, but things could get squishy| Corporate Knights
A proposed low-emissions mine near Timmins, Ontario represents one of the largest opportunities for new nickel production in the world| Corporate Knights
OPINION | Canada should take its cues for climate policy from its global trading partners, not Donald Trump| Corporate Knights
OPINION | The Canadian insurance industry must face up to the climate crisis, not pass the buck| Corporate Knights
Engineers and architects say biological materials can make high-performance building products. Will the construction industry get on board?| Corporate Knights
A novel project in California demonstrates the many overlapping benefits of solar canals when land is scarce and water is in short supply| Corporate Knights
A new oil pipeline is not on the list of national interest projects the federal government will prioritize, but that doesn't mean it won't eventually happen| Corporate Knights
A new study argues that the world’s biggest businesses over-rely on short-term tree-planting and other forms of “nondurable” carbon removal| Corporate Knights
A Dutch pension manager's decision to pull its investments from BlackRock highlights the growing gap between the U.S. and Europe| Corporate Knights
The Trump administration's onslaught against renewables has halted a massive offshore wind energy project that would have helped power Connecticut and Rhode Island| Corporate Knights
A new fundraising round for Commonwealth Fusion Systems adds nearly a billion dollars to the growing pot for this still-unproven technology| Corporate Knights
Legislators had to extend the deadline to spend a $5-billion fund for new gas power plants, while renewable projects race ahead| Corporate Knights
The Office of the Chief Actuary is failing to assess the extent of the potential impacts of global warming, according to a new open letter| Corporate Knights
Canada is positioning itself as a key supplier of liquified natural gas to Europe, despite forecasts of global oversupply and demand decline| Corporate Knights
The plug-in panel kits are available for now only in Germany, which recently relaxed rules to facilitate more solar energy uptake| Corporate Knights
Canada lacks a national framework for climate-induced displacement. It can learn about what is and isn't working from countries already living that future.| Corporate Knights
The hydrogen energy that the town of Calistoga uses for backup power is zero-emissions. The supply chain is a different story.| Corporate Knights
A new report on the cost of renewables in 2024 highlights improving competitiveness but uneven distribution| Corporate Knights
Climate change requires comprehensive solutions| Corporate Knights
At a time when buying groceries is steeped in patriotism, food co-ops can reflect the priorities of their customers, who are also their owners| Corporate Knights
How cooperatives are stepping into the spotlight to solve our most pressing challenges| Corporate Knights
Renewable energy has leading role among Canada’s Best Corporate Citizens| Corporate Knights
In 2018, McCain Foods commissioned a study to find out how climate change might affect the supply of potatoes for its famous fries. The results prompted a radical shift in how it farms.| Corporate Knights
How East Africa’s women-led poultry co-ops are feeding communities when global markets fail| Corporate Knights
OPINION | No one is going to accuse Donald Trump of caring about climate change. But the defeat of his allies around the world could benefit the environmental fight.| Corporate Knights
BASF was recently ranked the third most “negative and influential” corporation in the world when it comes to lobbying on climate policy| Corporate Knights