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…
Jeffrey Maxwell, Clean50 honouree for Building: Design, Development & Management, describes how MURB developers can implement CleanTech in new builds or retrofits with help from TRAK International Green Energy Resources. Multi-Unit Residential Building (MURB) developers in the condominium…
How can we change people’s behaviour in a more sustainable direction? Claire Seaborn, Chief of Staff to Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, explains how strategies for climate carrots, climate sticks, and climate courage can be implemented. To fight…
Arman Mottaghi, MSc., CEO of Properate, explains an easy way for homeowners to monitor home energy through library tool lending programs. By monitoring home energy, homeowners can identify ways to make their homes more climate resilient. I am…
