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In the last two decades, accounting has been transformed as ESG takes centre stage. Many of the industry’s most ambitious change agents have been women.

Energy | Summer 2023

Six Nations leading the charge on Canada's largest battery farm

John Lorinc

On a sleepy swath of farmland near the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve, work crews will begin planting a very different type of cash crop

Leadership | Summer 2023

Time to move beyond the autocratic CEO

Shilpa Tiwari

Business leaders need to transition to more collaborative and communicative methods to be effective in today’s fast-moving world

Cleantech | Summer 2023

GREEN house effect: Calculate the savings from electrifying your home

Marco Chown Oved and Ralph Torrie

Switching to an EV, heat pump, heat pump water heater and induction stove could cut your carbon emission by more than 80% and save you $5,000 per year,

Leadership | Summer 2023

Why I decided to stop being a critic on the sidelines and run for office

Toby Heaps

Corporate Knights co-founder Toby Heaps has been championing the sustainable economy for two decades. Now he and his dog Molly want to lead Toronto City Hall.

Food | Summer 2023

How farmers can break free of their synthetic fertilizer addiction

Alex Robinson

Fossil fuel-based fertilizers are notorious for high methane emissions. Dozens of companies are digging up more planet-friendly substitutes.

Climate | Summer 2023

With wildfires and droughts, the global water emergency is in plain sight

Natalie Alcoba

As wildfires rage in Canada, water conflicts mount in Europe, and Africa and South America reel from protracted droughts, the alarm around global water scarcity is getting louder

Summer 2023 | Workplace

AI may be coming for your job, but green gigs are booming

Natalie Alcoba

While nearly one-quarter of the labour market will experience disruption thanks to AI, the green transition could create 30 million jobs by 2030

Circular Economy | Summer 2023

Knight Bites: 6 ways to win our battle with plastic pollution by 2040

CK Staff

From eliminating single-use plastic to ramping up refill models and engineering sustainable alternatives, here are six system-changing solutions to our plastic woes

Sustainable Economy Intelligence

These 50 Canadian corporations are betting big on green

The federal government is more than $14 billion behind on climate funding