MontréalCulteurs supports urban agri-development

BIZ  Real Estate  •  Land  •  National, Greater Montreal

The Laboratoire sur l’agriculture urbaine (AU/LAB) has launched MontréalCulteurs — a support, incubation and networking program designed to help urban agricultural business start-ups and establish commercial farms and social economy in Montreal.

BGO achieves highest GRESB score in 11 years

Real Estate, ESG  •  Businesswire

BentallGreenOak (BGO)’s global real estate investment platform has achieved a high performance mark in the GRESB. For the first time since BGO started participating in GRESB, all of its funds in the Development module ranked first in their group.

Ivanhoé Cambridge continues to improve ESG

Real Estate, ESG  •  Ivanhoe Cambridge  •  Municipal Information Network

Ivanhoé Cambridge has improved its GRESB ranking for the 7th year in a row. Its Canadian portfolio ranked first in its category with a score of 91/100 and a score of 30/30 in the evaluation of ESG management (leadership, policies and reporting).

Canadian portfolios recognized in 2021 GRESB

BIZ  Real Estate, ESG  •  National, International

The 2021 GRESB ratings have recognized real estate portfolios and funds owned and/or managed by 10 Canadian-based companies as Sector Leaders in their respective categories within The Americas.

Dream Impact in top 20% of global GRESB benchmark

Real Estate, ESG  •  Financial Post

Participating in the GRESB assessment gave Dream Impact the opportunity to receive a third-party assessment of its progress towards reaching its ESG goals. Dream achieved a score of 90/100, placing it in the top 20 per cent of the global benchmark.

Dream Office achieves 5-star rating for 1st GRESB

Real Estate, ESG  •  Businesswire

Dream Office REIT announced its five-star rating achievement in the 2021 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) real estate assessment. Dream achieved a score of 91/100, which is one of the best first year scores in the GRESB real estate assessment.

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Manulife’s GRESB highlights real estate sustainability

Finance, ESG  •  PR Newswire

Manulife Investment Management‘s 2021 GRESB assessment saw above average scores for both real estate and infrastructure. The firm’s global real estate portfolio was also recognized as a Sector Leader ranking first among its peer group in the “diversified – office/industrial” category.

$2T needed to reach 2050 net-zero target: RBC

Real Estate  •  Toronto Star  •  Financial Post

A new report from RBC Economics says the country will need roughly $2 trillion to put the economy on a path to net-zero emissions in 30 years, including government spending on things like skills training and backstops to prod the necessary investments.

Canadian banks’ climate pledge affects energy funding

Finance  •  Corporate Knights

Canada’s Big Six banks – long criticized for being too focused on the fossil fuel sector – are taking a big step toward being drivers of change, not just passengers, in the race to net-zero.

U of T part of Climate Engagement Canada

Finance  •  University of Toronto  •  Climate Engagement Canada News Release

University of Toronto Asset Management Corporation is participating in Climate Engagement Canada (CEC), a finance-led initiative aiming to drive dialogue between the financial community and Canadian corporations to promote a just transition to a net zero economy.

Resource helps investors promote sustainability

Finance  •  Environmental Leader  •  Reuters

Nonprofit organization Ceres says investors can set a path to sustainability, citing the 2020-21 proxy season, during which investors withdrew 70 shareholder proposals in exchange for sustainability commitments. Among the climate-related shareholder resolutions that went to vote, 14 received major backing.

Amazon, IKEA committing to zero-carbon shipping

Energy, Transportation  •  Globe and Mail

Amazon.com and IKEA are among commercial users of container shipping which will opt for zero-carbon marine fuels by 2040 in a new initiative aimed at speeding up decarbonization in the maritime sector, executives said.

Google’s Bay View campus reveals carbon-free vision

Energy, Real Estate  •  Environmental Leader  •  Bloomberg

Google’s new Bay View campus employs sustainable design principles, acting as a microcosm for the company’s carbon-free vision. The facility is located just a few miles east of its headquarters in Mountain View, California.

Canada could receive 1st lithium-ion battery factory

Energy, Real Estate  •  Financial Post

Forklifts rarely factor into the electric vehicle market. Yet Mississauga-based Stromcore Energy Inc., which assembles lithium-ion batteries for forklifts at a plant in Ontario, announced plans to build what could be Canada’s first large-scale lithium-ion battery cell factory.

Continental Tire Canada partners with Rechapage

Transportation, Waste  •  Truck News  •  Globe Newswire

Continental Tire Canada has announced its most recent partnership with retreader Rechapage 2000. Located in Quebec, the partnership will further Continental’s efforts to better support the truck tire market in Quebec while expanding the company’s ContiLifeCycle initiative across the country.

Canada’s Huron Clean Energy to produce fuel from air

Energy  •  Globe Newswire

Canadian company, Huron Clean Energy, announced with its partners that preliminary engineering and design have begun on a large-scale commercial facility in British Columbia that would produce transportation fuel out of CO2.

Progressive Planet tests cement with PozGlas

Real Estate  •  Proactive Investors  •  Cision

Progressive Planet Solutions Inc., which provides circular solutions and minerals yielding sustainability benefits in the construction industry, has reported positive results from Phase Two of its testing. The company is supplementing PozGlass in Portland Cement to reduce its carbon footprint.

Carbon removal companies compete for accelerator prize

Energy  •  Cision

National Bank of Canada presents the Avatar Carbon Removal Accelerator, integrating leading financial experts to root one of the world’s most exciting climate technology industries in Canada. UCalgary will provide teams access to $1B worth of carbon technology testing facilities.

Vancouver landfill could soon heat your home

Energy  •  Business In Vancouver  •  Pembina Institute

The City of Vancouver and the B.C. government have invested over $8.5 million to expand the capture of greenhouse gases emitted from a regional landfill and convert it into renewable gas. The money will go toward installing wells, collectors and piping.