Clean50 Honouree Michael Carlson explains how innovation in technology, and openness, can reduce the environmental impacts of high-polluting industries that are currently still relied on for resource production. There are a variety of industries that are considered “dirty”…
Gas from decomposing organic waste in British Columbia is being used to power homes, instead of allowing this carbon to be released into the atmosphere. Clean50 Honouree Joe Mazza explains how these low-carbon gases are changing the province’s…
John Bai explains 3.5 simple steps investors can take to put their portfolio not only on a path to lower carbon emissions, but on a path to positive impact. Not only can investors avoid fossil fuels, they can…
Investment in sustainability innovations and climate tech is essential for Canada’s transition to a green economy. Mike Winterfield, founder of Active Impact Investments, Canada’s largest climate tech seed fund, shares his advice for founders seeking outside investment. “Enter…
How can industrial emitters best utilize and create a market demand for captured carbon? The answer could come from an unlikely place – algae. Pondtech’s CEO Grant Smith outlines best practices for industrial emitters and how algae is…
Fossil fuel extraction and use must halt in order to achieve rapid emissions reductions. However, without addressing the largest fossil fuel firms and divesting from fossil fuel financing, countries will not meet the globally accepted 2-degree target. Truzaar…
Nathan Renaud, Sustainability Impact Data Manager at Green Economy Canada, gives advice on how corporations can take credible actions towards net-zero through reductions, carbon credits, and targeting Scope 3. It seems like every day an organization announces its…
Best unorthodox principles for corporate ESG reporting and governance, including building strong relationships and education, from Clean50 Honouree and VP of Sustainability at Aritzia, Rebecca Loyo-Mayo. I spent much of my early career travelling to the farms and…
Kathryn Bakos, recipient of an Emerging Leader Award, on why home flood resiliency is key as the effects of climate change create adverse financial impacts for the homeowners in our communities. With climate disasters constantly hitting the headlines,…
Marisa Carpino, Clean50 honouree, outlines the process behind Pickering’s development of Integrated Sustainable Design Standards, and how challenges throughout the process were identified and overcome. Pickering is expected to lead the province of Ontario in growth over the…
