Corporate Knights
A magazine about the green economy
- Africa’s food markets have been pressure-testing what the rest of the world mostly theorizes about: resilience through proximity, writes Shilpa Tiwari. You'll find it in Nairobi's teeming Wakulima Market, where a nimble system that shortens supply chains shines. corporateknights.com/issues/2026-...
- In 2019, Bill Gates claimed his charitable foundation had fully divested from fossil fuels. But the reality was different: the Gates Foundation continued to invest in fossil fuels, reaching a nine-year high of $254m in 2024, according to new reporting by The Guardian. bit.ly/4qQfEOQ
- Reposted by Corporate KnightsIf you're interested in how #greenfunds are doing in uncertain economic times, you'll want to read this piece from Corporate Knights, including their rating of the most sustainable funds for 2026. @green-economy.bsky.social www.theenergymix.com/the-most-sus...
- A subtle repositioning of the International Energy Agency's energy demand scenarios could have enormous consequences for the energy transition, writes @johnlorinc.bsky.social in our just released winter issue. We ask: is the IEA bending to Big Oil? corporateknights.com/energy/is-th...
- Another important data point in the new Nat Bullard slide deck: sustainable fund assets topped $3.7 trillion in 2025, their highest yet. That's about the same as US private equity as an asset class. Check out our analysis and ranking of the best green funds for 2026: bit.ly/4pTRMZ8
- Interesting takeaway from Nat Bullard's latest slide deck (see it here: bit.ly/4qDZUhN): electricity generation and use have increased dramatically over the past few decades, while spending on electricity has been flat. Implication: efficiency gains and falling costs have offset the higher volumes.
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- New research shows that climate change has reduced U.S. incomes by 12% since 2000, largely by disrupting trade networks. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
- "As global demand weakens, Alberta producers are among the most exposed," writes Milind Kandlikar and David Boyd in an analysis in The Calgary Herald. "That exposure is magnified by Alberta’s reliance on a single customer. Almost all of Alberta’s oil exports go to the United States." bit.ly/4qn3OLI
- Recent reporting in The Logic compared which topics predominated in federal lobbying, between late-stage Trudeau and early Carney. The amount of lobbying was similar, but the focus shifted as “economic development” and “industry” rose to the top, knocking “environment” to third. bit.ly/4pQdHQR
- When Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico in 2017, the power grid collapsed and the blackout that followed would become the longest in U.S. history. After the storm, solar panel purchases soared and now they are a pillar of the island’s energy system. Read more: bit.ly/4b1ihbx
- The business models of life insurance companies depend on their policyholders living healthy, long lives, and yet their investment strategies tell a different story. Read Kyra Bell-Pasht's latest op-ed: corporateknights.com/perspectives...
- Mark Carney has now staked his reputation on so-called decarbonized oil and the infrastructure to move it. The problem? Oil cannot be decarbonized. Read managing editor Mark Mann's latest story about the fallout from the new pipeline plan with Alberta: corporateknights.com/leadership/m...
- 97% of the top 100 companies on the TSX Composite Index claim to abide by a set of publicly stated values – but their actions sometimes tell a different story. Read this new op-ed by Pamela Divinsky at Invisible Hand about whether corporate values even matter: corporateknights.com/perspectives...
- Worried about the sudden drop in EV sales in the U.S.? Maybe don't be. @insideclimatenews.org has a new report on why EV experts aren't hitting the alarm button just yet: insideclimatenews.org/news/0412202...
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- New reporting by @theenergymix.com shows that the Wonder Valley data centre project could raise Alberta’s greenhouse gas emissions to levels not seen since the coal era. corporateknights.com/energy/the-w...
- Just as the infrastructure was finally ready to implement Canada's 2 Billion Trees program, Ottawa cut its funding. Read our story to find out why that hurts: corporateknights.com/natural-capi...
- “My view is that Canada can’t pause on its capacity building and its journey towards sustainability disclosures. We just don’t have the luxury of time to do that," – Wendy Berman at the recent Sustainable Finance Summit in Toronto. www.investmentexecutive.com/news/canadas...
- In a fresh signal of how much the hydrogen sector is struggling, Exxon Mobil has pulled the plug on what would have been one of the world’s largest hydrogen plants. New reporting by Canary: www.canarymedia.com/articles/hyd...
- BlackRock oversees $42.3 billion for New York City's pensions. Now the comptroller Brad Lander is urging the city's three pension funds to quit the money manager because of its failure to take climate change seriously. “Climate risk is financial risk," he said. Source: Bloomberg
- Over the last three decades, the condo market has exploded in North American cities, thanks largely to speculation and financialization. But things have changed lately, writes John Lorinc in his newest feature: "The condo market is either way down or comatose." So what comes next? bit.ly/3K3gCXL
- “The global tipping points report should be the wake-up call for any governments that have accepted the advice of economists ... most of those government departments don’t realise that economists are assuming there will be no tipping points." - Steve Keen in Green Central Banker: bit.ly/3XpTEwX
- Last month, a group of 160 scientists from 23 countries announced that the planet has already reached its first major tipping point: the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. corporateknights.com/category-cli... Illustration of Great Barrier Reef Corals by William Saville-Kent, 1893
- Today is the opening day of COP30 in Belem, and our senior editor Natalie Alcoba has been reporting in Brazil ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference. Read her story to find out what's at stake for Latin America's largest economy. corporateknights.com/leadership/b...
- We're lucky to have had such a great panel of judges for the 2025 30 Under 30 list. If you haven't checked out the list yet, we promise you'll enjoy discovering these inspiring young leaders: corporateknights.com/issues/2025-...
- Can this low-cost pumped-hydro storage solution succeed where others failed? Sizable Energy raised $8M to build a demonstration plant that seems promising. www.canarymedia.com/articles/ene...
- For the new fall edition of the magazine, we interviewed Mikaela Loach, the UK-based climate activist, author and social media star who uses her platform to cut through the jargon and elitism that plagues the climate movement. Don't miss this conversation . corporateknights.com/leadership/h...
- Many in the climate movement walk a line between optimism and despair. Climate justice advocate Mikaela Loach knows the struggle: "I feel such deep grief, sometimes I want to fall into it and let it overcome me. But I know that is not the solution." corporateknights.com/leadership/h...
- Our newest list of young sustainability leaders is now live! Meet this year's 30 Under 30. They aren't giving up and they aren't backing down. corporateknights.com/issues/2025-...
- “We can have something better, and it’s time for us to try different ways of getting that,” the UK climate justice advocate told senior editor Natalie Alcoba in a wide-ranging interview this summer about her advocacy. Read their conversation: corporateknights.com/leadership/h...
- U.S. investors have been too distracted by Trump to see the bigger picture, according to Aniket Shah, global head of sustainability at Jefferies: the green economy is enjoying a “wonderful moment." - Bloomberg (paywall) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Phil De Luna, the former head of engineering and chief commercial and science officer at Deep Sky, now says the firm's direct air capture technology lacks the necessary revenue streams to make it economically viable. - The Logic (paywall) thelogic.co/news/deep-sk...
- Canada is investing heavily in critical minerals to gain an edge global energy markets and to loosen China's grip on the sector. Energy Minister Tim Hodgson called the deals a “proof of concept” that Canada can lead the global “buyers’ club." From The Logic (paywall): thelogic.co/news/canadia...
- New wildfire-fighting initiative use AI to parse images from drones and satellites, allowing for more strategic approaches to fire suppression. Read Victoria Foote's new report for Corporate Knights. www.corporateknights.com/clean-techno...
- Germany's hydrogen ambitions have just been dealt a reality check. "Germany is failing on its targets to expand the hydrogen economy, with supply and demand falling well below expectations, the Federal Court of Auditors said." - from Clean Energy Wire. www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany...
- A new video from Sentient explains how the meat giant JBS used shell companies to avoid paying $442 million in taxes. Read the article on our website: www.corporateknights.com/food-beverag... www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlF5...
- Submission for your next long read: This deep dive into how AI is decoding whale communication and what that might mean for the recognition of their legal rights. insideclimatenews.org/news/2910202...
- Fascinating story about a family of coal-miners who pivoted to drilling for geothermal amid the ongoing transition to renewables. www.canarymedia.com/articles/geo...
- Read about how advances in wildfire-fighting technology are enabling faster response and better control of wildland fires. www.corporateknights.com/clean-techno...
- The investment manager for Norway’s $1.4 trillion oil fund is increasing its focus on physical climate risk, as well as engaging with more portfolio companies on climate topics. www.esgtoday.com/norways-2-tr...
- A new clean energy directive in China gives hydrogen companies access to direct subsidies, the country's first national funding mechanism for the sector. www.canarymedia.com/articles/hyd...
- The demand for clean energy by Canadian corporations is quickly going to be massive, and provinces need to get ready. To succeed, they need better frameworks for long-term power purchase agreements. Read Jorden Dye's argument on Corporate Knights.
- If reform is not on the menu, argues Danny Parys in this sharp critique of the state of business education, then it’s time to stop venerating business schools, and stop pretending the MBA student is a leader in training. www.corporateknights.com/education/ra...
- As part of its larger campaign for increased wildfire funding, a national alliance is seeking $2.5 billion over five years to expand and modernize aerial and ground fleets. Read about it on our website. www.corporateknights.com/category-cli...
- Bloomberg Intelligence has new research showing that 36% of US economic growth this century can be linked to spending on recovering from disasters or preparing for the next one.
- Interesting post by Nawar Alsaadi titled Greenhushing Is Not a Thing: "Companies that manage climate risk, engage employees, and use energy and natural resources efficiently do not need aggressive marketing campaigns or slick PR to prove it. That is good business." Read it: bit.ly/4nldlR4
- “Meeting this challenge requires multi-billion-dollar, capital-intensive commitments in surveillance, suppression, and training – not incremental dollars,” write the authors of a new letter asking Ottawa to spend more on wildfire defence. www.corporateknights.com/category-cli...
- Read the full letter to Mark Carney, seeking $4.1 billion over five years for wildfire defence. Signatories include Ducks Unlimited Canada, the Mining Association of Canada, Protect Our Winters Canada and World WIldlife Fund Canada. www.corporateknights.com/wp-content/u...
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- An alliance of industry and environmental groups is calling on Ottawa to step up its wildfire spending to match the scale of the problem. In a letter released today, they make the case for a “national resilience package” worth $4.1 billion over five years www.corporateknights.com/category-cli...
- The lead agency responsible for regulating offshore energy projects in Nova Scotia is seeking feedback and potential bidders for proposed wind projects. Read our recent article the growing momentum for offshore wind in Nova Scotia. www.corporateknights.com/energy/offsh...
- Anyone watching the EV industry in North America will be accustomed to depressing news about lowered goals and reduced expectations. But one major carmaker has engineered a rebound.
