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Do 'act of God' clauses still work in the era of climate change?
Traditional business contracts have relied on a divine scapegoat to provide legal protection from storms and disasters, but climate change is forcing business to adapt
Can fossil fuel lobbyists be barred from global climate talks?
Climate leaders want oil and gas excluded from COP summits, but some worry kicking out polluters could further undermine the process
What Trump’s comeback tells us about why democracies are faltering
OPINION | Canada needs to take a close look at why the American political landscape has taken such dramatic turns, writes Senator Rosa Galvez
RANKINGS & REPORTS
Global 100
The world’s 100 most sustainable corporations
Best 50
An annual ranking of Canada's top corporate citizens
CLIMATE DOLLARS
A sector-by-sector report of Canada's climate investment gap
responsible funds
Top funds for the planet and your pocketbook
top 40 mba
An annual ranking of the world's most sustainable MBA programs
30 under 30
30 youth leaders making waves in sustainability
Future 50
Canada's fastest growing sustainable companies
clean 200
Top publicly listed companies by clean revenue
other ranking & reports
Corporate Knights reports, rankings and scorecards
resources
Resources for all rankings and reports
INSIDE OUR LATEST RANKING
Financial advisers are neglecting the demand for sustainable investments. To fill in the gap, here’s our guide to the best green funds.
Why are financial advisers shunning green funds?
Brenda Bouw
LATEST STORIES
Four climate-saving trends for 2025
Climate solutions are maturing rapidly, from green urban design to large-scale grid storage. Here’s what to watch in the year ahead.
Seven sustainable finance predictions for 2025
Expect to see more Canadian leadership on transition investing, simplified climate disclosure rules in Europe and creative solutions to regulatory uncertainty under Trump
What 2024’s costly climate disasters mean for home insurance rates in 2025
OPINION | Rising premiums and shrinking coverage aren’t inevitable—they’re the cost of inaction. Here’s what insurance companies and governments should do about it.
Electric cargo bikes deliver the goods amid chaos of postal strike and holiday shopping
Nimble e-cargo bikes handle congested streets and deliver as many packages as conventional fleets, all while meeting surging demand for sustainable home drop-offs
Banks won’t solve the housing crisis, but community bonds just might
More housing co-ops are joining a national movement that’s using community bonds to take housing out of commodity markets
From ‘carbon cowboys’ to ‘underconsumption core,’ 10 climate phrases that defined 2024
The climate is changing and so is the way we talk about it. Here are some of the new concepts and catchwords that entered our vocabulary this year.
10 good-news stories on climate and clean energy in 2024
2024 was better for climate action and the green transition than many people realize. Here are some encouraging signs for an accelerating path to decarbonization.
New report reveals fashion industry’s reliance on fracked gas from Texas
Research by Stand.earth shows how over 100 fashion brands — including H&M, Zara and Adidas — are using textiles made with petrochemicals sourced from the Permian Basin
Canada’s 2035 net-zero target is still unmoored to a plan
Ottawa’s modest net-zero goal was met with disappointment from environmentalists, but is it even realistic?
How the humble household can lead the way in fighting climate change
Households account for 17% of emissions in Canada. With the rapid uptake of clean energy technologies, the unsung hero in the climate fight may be next door.
The U.S. Energy Department is rushing to fund clean energy projects before Biden leaves office
Under Biden, the Department of Energy has doled out $55 billion in funding for cleantech development, but only $13 billion of those investments will remain safe under Trump
Pierre Poilievre is loud on carbon pricing but silent on climate policy
The leader of the Conservative Party will likely become Canada’s prime minister in 2025, but so far he’s stayed quiet on how his government would reduce GHG emissions
INSIDE THE CURRENT ISSUE
Our fall issue is bursting with stories that key into big debates around the world, including how to drive the electric transition forward, how to plant our way to a healthier planet, and of course – some much needed inspiration from this year’s crop of 30 sustainability leaders.
Who’s trying to kill the $17,000 electric car?
Marco Chown Oved
The soul and science of forests
Adria Vasil
Four climate-saving trends for 2025
John Lorinc
Climate solutions are maturing rapidly, from green urban design to large-scale grid storage. Here’s what to watch in the year ahead.
Trump 2.0 could have some unintended upsides for the energy transition
Toby Heaps
Trump may say climate change is a hoax, but he can’t stop the economic logic behind renewables
Finance leader warns that Canada is losing the race for a sustainable economy
Eugene Ellmen
Investment industry veteran Andy Chisholm issued a stern rebuke to policymakers in Ottawa: stop studying the problem and just get on with it.
Five ways that sustainable finance can deliver the future that Canadians want
Maya Saryyeva, Michael Toye and Graham Singh
Dutch supermarkets are trying to get shoppers to choose plant-based proteins over meat
Sophie Kevany
Dutch grocer Jumbo turned heads this year when it stopped discounting fresh animal meat. Other European supermarkets are also trying to shift protein sales to improve diets and cut emissions.
What we can learn from Mexico's struggle to ban a potent pesticide
Erin Nelson, Laura Gomez Tovar and Manuel Ángel Gómez Cruz
Canada needs to catch up on co-op housing: Three lessons from Europe’s success
Jennifer Hutcheon
OPINION | From Vienna’s “unitary housing market” to Holland’s unlimited lease model, Europe offer insights on how to improve housing affordability and support the co-op economy
This Ontario farmer is leading a movement to stop a highway
Gideon Forman
Max Hansgen is one of the key figures in the struggle to halt development of Highway 413 in Ontario’s Greenbelt
from the archives
How to wean your house off natural gas (it’s complicated)
A practical guide to swapping your furnace (and A/C) for a heat pump
Canada’s biggest emitters are paying the lowest carbon tax rate
Oil and gas producers pay among the lowest average carbon costs of any sector – and it’s threatening Canada’s climate targets
Breaking through our climate inertia
Climate scientists say we need to go further, faster, but social scientists say we won’t get there unless we heal divisions
Of mice and men: Could COVID spell the end of animal testing?
The vaccine race is accelerating the emergence of a new frontier in science looking at alternatives to animal modelling