The projects that make a difference

The Clean50 Top Projects annually recognize those projects completed in the prior two years based on their innovation, their ability to inform, and inspire other Canadians. The Top Project of the year is then selected each year at the Clean50 Summit, from votes cast by both incoming and Alumni members of the Clean50.

2024

3D Wave Puts 3D Climate Change Models in the Palm of Our Hands

Their unique, innovative and Indigenous designed technology provides an interactive experience that allows nontechnical users — working on standard mobile devices — dynamic adjustment of scientifically accurate 3D digital elevation models with hydrodynamic SLR/Storm Surge/Fluvial flooding, wildland fires…

2024

Accelerating the successful deployment of MHD EVs

In late 2019, as the ‘decade of action’ dawned, 7Gen’s founding team saw both an opportunity and an obligation. They had the network and the know-how needed to match environmental, social, and governance funds coming available with the…

2024

Bell Canada Develops Innovative Green Cooling System for IT

Bell Canada’s new computer room cooling system grants a 40% reduction in energy use while eliminating the risks of environmentally unfriendly halocarbons and circuit board unfriendly water pipes. Cleantech promises to help create a sustainable future — but…

2024

Canada’s first Sustainable Aviation Fuels Roadmap

C-SAF, The Energy Futures Lab and The Transition Accelerator partnered to create the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Roadmap to provide the plan we need to reach the lofty goal of a Net Zero aviation industry. While Canada’s Aviation Climate…

2024

CBSR Helps Eager Businesses Straighten Up and Buy Right

Canadian Business for Social Responsibility’s Sustainable Procurement Fellowship initiates a much-needed corporate transition to net zero by providing participating Fellows with the latest tools and thinking on spending their organisations’ green greener. As Canada’s only membership association for…

2024

Clean Energy Improvement Program

Property owners face several barriers to investing in energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades, including high upfront costs, access to affordable financing, and concerns over their ability to recover the cost of investment when a property is sold.…

2024

Cypher Environmental Shares Cleantech for Clean Roads

The Cypher Green Roads program helps conserve water while keeping harmful chloride-based products from being exposed to the environment by sharing the same cleantech solutions used globally by major industries with communities next door. Cypher Environmental’s core mandate…

2024

EcoSchools Scales Their Online Platform to go Cross Country

The new online bilingual platform for teachers, administrators, students, and parents in K-12 schools nationwide brings enough sustainability action for the whole class. EcoSchools Canada, formerly Ontario EcoSchools, has been awarding EcoSchools certifications to Ontario schools since 2006.…

2024

KingSett Capital Forges a Tool to Build the Case for Decarbonization

KingSett has developed a tool to model different approaches used to decarbonize existing buildings and make the case for decarbonization over replacement. KingSett Capital’s Building Decarbonization Financial Modelling Tool was created out of necessity — basically, economic necessity.…

2024

Mackenzie Investment Reaches Out to Their Top 100 Emitters

The research-based engagement initiative encourages and influences climate action at the highest emitting companies across Mackenzie’s portfolios. In 2022, Mackenzie Investments launched their flagship climate research and engagement program as part of their firm-wide commitment to Net-Zero. Their…

2024

Mondetta Makes for a More Sustainable Wardrobe

With Operation Circularity, the Canadian leisure and sportswear company initiates a radical shift from virgin material to more sustainable and recycled materials in their products. Canadian leisure and sportswear design and manufacturing company Mondetta recognizes the significant impact…

2024

PureSphera Gives Refrigerated Devices an Eco-Friendly Retirement

Innovative technology allows for the recovery of 99.9% of refrigerants and blowing agents and the recycling of 96.8% of components from everything from air conditioners to dehumidifiers. From air conditioning units to water dispensers, fridges to freezers, wine…

2024

Retrofitted Toronto City Waterfront Building uses 71% Less Energy

Toronto’s City Waterfront Building (CWB) serves as a world-class sustainability model for building owners exploring deep reductions to GHG emissions, energy use, and the potential of hydrothermal technology. Because buildings are the largest source of emissions in the…

2024

SHARC Energy Systems’ Closed Loop SWEE Puts Waste Heat to Work

By keeping energy circling the neighbourhood, instead of just circling the drain, SHARC Energy Systems is poised to throw conventional energy systems for a loop. When the plans for Musqueam Capital Corporation’s (MCC) new 22-acre development in Vancouver,…

2024

Siemens Better Integrates Customer and Utility-scale Solar

Innovative Smart Grid technology helps the Shediac Smart Energy Community Project drive the future of energy. The energy transition opens the door to decarbonizing the global energy sector for future generations; but innovation, by its very nature, brings…

2024

The Centre for Community Energy Transformation

CCET will provide a centre for leadership, learning, collective experience, and a forum for partnership with the private sector and public organisations—bringing in direct investment and creating jobs.

2023

“Bee the Change” Pollinator Project

Pollinator habitat loss is, increasingly, a dire situation. “Bee the Change” is a smart, sweet response. With garden kits, education outreach, and propagating plants, “Bee the Change” has created roughly 100 m2 of habitat scattered across the Greater Toronto Area. While good for the bees, which is good for the planet, “Bee the Change” also helped build a sense of community for a school, one that defied pandemic-related isolation.

This means that, beyond the milkweed, “Bee the Change” is growing a whole new generation of climate leaders.

2023

A Sustainable Action Plan for GOOD.

The Goodwill Impact Centre, home to Alberta’s first Goodwill Outlet store, is at the centre of Goodwill’s commitment to becoming a Zero Waste organization.

2023

Carbon Neutral Buildings Program

BGIS’s Carbon Neutral Study Program is key to supporting their client’s achievement of Net Zero by 2050, and that’s a key we should copy.

2023

Clean Energy Financing for Homeowners

Clean Foundation gives Nova Scotians equitable access to deep energy retrofits because, whether it’s my house or yours, everyone deserves a place in the clean economy.

2023

Creating a 3D Map of Canada

By creating a High-Precision 3D Map of Canada’s top 100 cities, Ecopia helps us navigate our way to net-zero.

2023

Creating Compostable Plant Based Plastics

You have to take your plastic keg cap off to them, they’ve got something better; erthos’ novel plant-powered resin/materials are paving the way for a more circular, cleaner industry.