There is an old joke that goes “What happens when you put 10 economists in a room?” And the punchline, such as it is, is that “You’ll get 11 opinions.” The problem with the joke is that those…
It’s fair to say that Jean Luc Lavergne, the man behind the Lavergne Group, is both a force to be reckoned with, and a partner to recycle with. By devoting his knowledge, time and energy to proving that…
Like many great superhero origin stories, Montreal startup Carbicrete began with something of a happy lab accident. Mehrdad Mahoutian, then a PhD student (2011-2014) at McGill University, and some colleagues were working to to find a, literally, constructive…
At 25, Luna Yu, Founder and CEO of the Toronto-based biotech startup, Genecis, is something of a compostable plastics prodigy. Luna and her team have both a plan, and a business plan, to turn commercial food waste into compostable,…
“Firstly, I don’t know who nominated me or why they thought I was worthy; but I hope I’ve won a Clean50 award for being a creative procurement professional,” Soledad Reeve says, “Creativity is what I bring to my…
The Canada’s Clean50 Honour is awarded annually to the 50 individual leaders (and small teams) who have contributed the most to enhancing sustainability and clean capitalism in Canada over the prior 2 years. Now in its fifth year,…
In advance of the COP21 Conference in Paris: An open letter to Prime Minister Trudeau, Environment and Climate Change Minister McKenna, and our Premiers.
Celebrating outstanding achievements in sustainability across 16 categories,Canada’s Clean50 Awards recognize 50 individuals or small teams working in areas from academia to manufacturing who are reducing emissions,saving energy, diverting waste and taking other actions to help build a…
An open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Thomas Mulcair, Justin Trudeau, Elizabeth May, our Premiers, Canadian business leaders, and all Canadians. IT’S TIME TO ACT Leading climate scientists overwhelmingly agree that our climate is changing – and that most of the change is…
What began as an ideas cribbled on the back of a restaurant napkin in 2011 has developed into a sought-after award for sustainable development in Canada that is changing and inspiring leadership across the sector. Canada’s Clean50 celebrates…
