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Brookfield to pave net-zero path for Amazon Web Services
Brookfield to pave net-zero path for AWS
Toronto-based Brookfield Asset Management Inc. has selected Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) as its preferred cloud provider, and in turn Brookfield will help provide Amazon with a path to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.
Desjardins, EDC to offer $1B in green financing
UPDATED: Desjardins Group and Export Development Canada (EDC) will provide up to $1 billion in financing over three years to medium and large export businesses in the sustainability field, from cleantech to renewable energy.
Evanesce creates "dirt to dirt" utensils, straws
Evanesce, a Vancouver-based technology firm, is on a quest to replace plastic utensils, straws and trays with plant-based materials that are cost-effective, compostable and reduce exposure to toxic ‘forever chemicals.’
Rabba builds business resiliency with solar panels
Rabba Fine Foods, a Greater Toronto Area market and convenience store chain, will be installing 2,585 solar panels at its Mississauga distribution facilities, preparing the company for energy disruptions and price swings.
AIMCo-financed carbon emissions down 9% in 2021
The Alberta Investment Management Corp.’s (AIMCo) total financed carbon dioxide emissions fell nine per cent in 2021, according to its annual climate disclosure.
How PSP Investments is getting its climate data
PSP Investments, which invests $230.5 billion on behalf of Canadian public sector pension plans, hopes to differentiate itself from typical ESG reports by being notably heavier on reporting, measuring and analysis than environmental storytelling.
OTPP announces new sustainable investing leader
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board announced that Anna Murray has been appointed to the role of senior managing director and global head of sustainable investing effective December 5.
HSBC Canada's sale opens up new front for climate
A new front in the fight against climate change is emerging as Canada’s largest bank and top fossil fuel financier, RBC, plans to buy the Canadian arm of one of Europe’s top fossil fuel-financing banks, HSBC.
Biodiversity negotiators face uphill climb at COP15
With formal negotiations set to begin on an international agreement to protect nature, officials and observers at the COP15 in Montreal are imploring delegates to seek common ground and prevent the meeting from hitting an impasse.
Mandatory biodiversity risk reporting is growing
As governments prepare to weigh proposals for mandatory corporate nature disclosure rules at the COP15 Biodiversity Summit next week, the latest data from environmental disclosure platform CDP has highlighted the shortfalls of the currently purely voluntary approach.
Corporate boards must drive stakeholder capitalism
Corporate and political leadership towards a better, more sustainable world means taking difficult and sometimes unpopular decisions.
Seven ways to include nature in the economy
The COP15 biodiversity conference in Montreal has ambitious goals. Here’s how we could embed these goals into our economies.
Hardening is just one way to make buildings resilient
Resilience is already a hot topic in the commercial property sector, but planners, designers and builders are discovering that they need to expand their thinking about what it means.
Preparation key to building tall timber towers
Recent provisions under the National Building Code pave the way for tall wood structures up to 12 storeys in Ontario but advice from one experienced builder on the West Coast is that these buildings present plenty of hurdles for the unprepared.
Green buildings: Pathway to profit and resiliency
With the building sector substantially contributing to energy consumption and carbon emissions across the world, the importance of green building practices are outgrowing the conceptual framework.
Cambridge company giving electronics a second life
A Cambridge company is taking your old phones and laptops and giving them a second chance in an effort to keep devices in the home rather than in the landfill.
EU agrees on bill banning deforestation-linked imports
The European Union agreed on Tuesday on a new law to prevent companies from selling into the EU market coffee, beef, soy and other commodities linked to deforestation around the world.
British government eases ban on new wind farms
U.K. environmental groups welcomed a decision by the Conservative government to lift its opposition to onshore wind farms. But they warned against plans to open the U.K.’s first new coal mine in three decades.
Renewables to overtake coal by 2025: IEA
A report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) says energy insecurity amid war in Ukraine is spurring a renewable power surge. Experts predict the sector will soon surpass coal as the world's largest electricity source.
Why I’m becoming a climate optimist
Whether for selfish or moral reasons, the greater mobilization of coalitions that can yield climate progress is an essential reaffirmation of our common humanity and the ability of people to govern themselves.
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Greenbuild 2024: Built to Scale
Nov 12 2024
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Nov 28 2024
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Shaw Centre, Ottawa
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