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.

2023

Protecting Boreal Wildlands

The Nature Conservancy of Canada’s Boreal Wildlands project, the largest private conservation initiative ever undertaken in Canada, helps us see the forest for the future.

2023

Solar Energy Powers Remote Cell Towers

In swapping diesel for solar panels as a means of powering their remote telecommunications towers, Bell Canada took an urgent call on climate change and good news was on the line.

2023

Talk Climate to Me

Project Neutral saw a gap in the climate conversation and found a way to help women fill it.

2023

The Solar Compass

Solar Earth Technologies Ltd. built Canada’s first solar sidewalk putting a whole new meaning to that most Canadian class act, “Doing the walk.”

2022

Cleaner Air + Lower Energy For Schools

By increasing airflow by an average of 40%, while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions an average of 27.7% in schools, CAFS helps keep all our most precious assets safe, earning more than a passing grade

2022

Putman Family YWCA Passive House MURB

Kearns Mancini Architects Inc. designed The Putman Family YWCA Passive House using science based building solutions, because there’s no place like (a sustainable) home.

New Residence Southwest Corner Showing Exterior Solar Panel Cladding and High Performance Building Envelope
2022

RDP’s New Studio Residence

Red Deer Polytechnic’s new residence building showcases innovative technology, giving students a chance to sleep snug as a bug in a solar power generating rug.

2022

Sustainable Hawk Fund Program

Big Plan on Campus: Wilfrid Laurier University’s Sustainable Hawk Fund Program helps build a culture of sustainability.

2022

The Earth Rangers App

The Earth Rangers App engages the next generation of conservationists in taking action for what they love, how they live, and where they play: The Earth Rangers App

Three working pump jacks on oil or gas wells out in a green field
2022

The LEAD Project

Energy Futures Lab is clearing the regulatory roadway to upcycling disturbed sites, Canada West Foundation helps put environmental white elephants to work.

2022

The Net Impact Score

Genus Capital Management’s Net Impact Score™ lets investors check their portfolio’s positive, negative, and net environmental impact, setting us all up for a win.

2022

The Phenix – Zero Carbon Retrofit

Lemay converts a 1950s-era warehouse into offices and a laboratory for innovations in sustainability and design. The Phenix rises to save 83% of annual energy costs.