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EnviroGold Global Limited (CSE: NVRO | OTCQB: ESGLF |FSE: YGK), a Clean Technology Company accelerating the world’s transition to a circular-resource economy, announces it has filed a patent for its...
Offerings include risk-sharing solution with EDC, will support corporate banking clients in advancing their sustainability goals while delivering on RBC’s commitment to provide $500 billion in sustainable finance by 2025 Royal Bank...
BMO is the first North American bank to buy carbon credits generated through CarbonCure’s unique engineered carbon removal solutions BMO continues to innovate to meet its net-zero goals with an agreement to reduce and remove...
Release of interim targets is an important step on the bank’s journey to net-zero RBC also releases Sustainable Finance Framework, outlining its approach to providing $500 billion in sustainable finance by 2025...
TELUS wins Sustainability Excellence Award in recognition of its global leadership in driving positive social and environmental change with an additional bronze win for the Global Good Awards for Company...
Vancity partners with ecolytiq to be the first financial institution in Canada to provide a Carbon Counter on your Visa credit card Vancity is taking another step in its commitment...
Battery raw material sourcing: Mercedes-Benz AG and Rock Tech Lithium Inc. sign an initial supply agreement for on average 10,000 tons of battery-grade lithium hydroxide per year – enough for...
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with Eavor Technologies Inc. to acquire shares in the company through its wholly owned subsidiary Chubu Electric...
Multi-year strategy involves all parts of the firm and commits to creating positive and sustainable economic and social benefits for Indigenous Peoples Plan was developed in consultation with Indigenous stakeholders...
Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has announced the appointment of Frederick Morency as Vice President, Sustainability, Strategic Initiatives & Innovation to lead its Electrification and Sustainability...
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced insider trading charges against two Canadian software engineers who made $1.6 million by trading ahead of non-public, market-moving financial information. See related articles:...
Canada’s Forest Trust (CFT) and The Canadian Club Toronto announce their partnership to grow the Canadian Club Toronto events towards a net-zero carbon footprint with the power of a Smart Forest™. Renowned for...
Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. is pleased to announce the completion of the initial offering of Class A Units of the Harvest ESG Equity Income Index ETF pursuant to a prospectus dated August...
$10 million investment in Nature Conservancy of Canada’s work will help conserve more than 350,000 acres of Boreal forest and builds on TD’s leading role in the carbon markets TD has announced a $10...
Image source: Emerge Canada Emerge is Canada’s first and only women-owned investment firm. “Practical and real-world approach to sustainability.” Also launching EMPWR program to encourage more women to be investment...
Volkswagen AG and the Government of Canada aim to promote e-mobility in the country and to explore opportunities across Canada’s automotive and battery supply chain. This was agreed in a...
STEER Technologies Inc.(“STEER” or “the Company”) (TSXV: FD) (OTCQX: FDVRF), an integrated ESG technology platform, is pleased to announce its electric vehicle subscription service (“STEER EV”) has obtained a business license...
Sustainable PropTech, a collaborative think tank of industry leaders in real estate and technology, has released an extensive report on Sustainable PropTech as well as the opportunities and advancements within...
Dollarama Inc. announced today that it has amended its existing syndicated credit facilities to convert them to a sustainability-linked loan with available credit of C$1,050 million. “We are proud to be...
This funding partnership will enable the creation of a 3D vector map of cities across Canada – offering next-generation digital mapping data to support a variety of sustainability and Net-Zero...
Nexus Robotics Inc. was just awarded $2.6M in grant funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), which will be used to create the next generation of our robots and continue to develop...
Gary Zed, Founder and CEO of Canada’s Forest Trust Corporation (CFT), today announced the appointment of Peter van Dijk as Chief Sustainable Finance and Policy Officer. In this role, Peter will lead...
For the fourteenth consecutive year, CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) has earned a place on the Corporate Knights Best 50 Corporate Citizens list. “We are pleased to have made the...
Leaders of the world’s biggest economies should look to Canada as a major part of the solution to the global energy crisis. That’s the message leaders from Canada, France, Germany,...
RocketFrac Cleantech (“RocketFrac” or “the Company”), an innovative energy services company, is pleased to announce that it has successfully deployed its ground-breaking EcoStim™ waterless well stimulation tool in Alberta, Canada. This...
CN is building the premier railway of the 21st century by investing in Quebec CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced today plans to invest approximately C$335 million in Quebec in 2022....
Oceana Canada is joining the Honourable Karina Gould, Canada’s Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Julie Dabrusin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and the Minister...
Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ), today announced it has secured 136 million Brazilian reais (approximately US$28 million) non-recourse project financing from Banco do Nordeste do Brasil S.A. (BNB) to support construction and operation...
Financial services company, Allerton Busan Group is to launch a new Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) research department that aligns with the company’s strategy in Toronto, Canada this year Allerton Busan Group has announced the...
Canada on Wednesday launched a credit system for greenhouse gas offsets, a major part of its plan to cut carbon emissions, starting with a set of rules stipulating how projects...
Clear Blue Technologies, the market leader in Smart Off-Grid power technology, announces that Corporate Knights, an independent media, and research B Corp committed to advancing a sustainable economy, has recognized the Company as...
Saint-Gobain, through its building products subsidiary CertainTeed Canada Inc., announced plans to invest $91 Million CAD, including $40 Million CAD in grant money from the government of Quebec, via its...
IG Wealth Management and Carbon Streaming are pleased to announce that they have collaborated to position the IG Climate Action Portfolios as unique, sustainable investment solutions available to Canadian investors...
Kia Communities in Motion provides charities the time, space and funding to find inspiration to continue moving their communities forward. Program will see $1.4M dollars support local projects across the country...
Eleven asset managers present their proposals live in Montreal on June 2 The Great Canadian ESG Championships’ top eleven finalists will present their proposals to a panel of responsible investment...
Alberta continues to lead Canada’s energy transition as Inter Pipeline Ltd., ITOCHU Corporation, and PETRONAS Energy Canada Ltd. sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Invest Alberta to assist the...
Facedrive Inc. (“STEER”), an integrated ESG technology platform, is pleased to announce it has successfully rolled out its Delivery as a Service (“DaaS“) offering with over 200 small and medium...
Slate Asset Management, a global alternative investment platform targeting real assets, announced an agreement to acquire Presima Inc., a Montreal-based investment manager with $1.1 billion in assets under management. The...
Canada’s Challenger Bank™ Introduces ESG Framework Equitable Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Equitable Group Inc. released its first full-scale ESG Performance Report with data and commentary to provide stakeholders with...
Purpose ESG Holdings Inc., an investment issuer building a portfolio of technology companies that support environmental, social, and governance (ESG) outcomes, is announcing its investment in Carbon Upcycling Technologies. See...
Ivanhoe Mines announced the publication of its fifth annual Sustainability Report. The report highlights Ivanhoe Mines’ sustainability programs and initiatives in 2021, including significant accomplishments achieved at its three mine development projects,...
Canada is favouring oil projects with lower carbon emissions per barrel to help meet its climate targets, a strategy that may block Suncor Energy’s plan to expand bitumen mining to...
Successful RFP Award In Partnership With Dougan & Associates Ecological Consulting To Deliver Data Services To District Of Muskoka To Facilitate Long-Term Tracking Of Land Use And Natural Capital Changes...
O3 Mining Inc. is proud to announce it has published its 2021 environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) Report outlining the Corporation sustainable development framework and its performance and practices. O3...
This week, the Government of Canada successfully issued its inaugural 7.5-year, $5 billion green bond. This transaction fulfills the government’s commitment to issue a $5 billion green bond within the...
Net-Zero Emissions by 2050 The transition to a cleaner, prosperous economy needs to be both an immediate priority and a sustained effort over the years and decades ahead. Canada must...
RBC Capital Markets acted as a lead advisor to Export Development Canada on its new Sustainable Bond Framework RBC Capital Markets, the investment banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada, highlighted recent...
Vermilion Energy Inc. is pleased to announce that we have entered into an arrangement agreement to acquire Leucrotta Exploration Inc. for a net cash purchase price of $477 million. Leucrotta is...
Export Development Canada (EDC) has released a new, third-party reviewed Sustainable Bond Framework to enable greater support for initiatives that create a more equitable and sustainable world. Now, in addition...
Leading global professional services and investment management firm Colliers is pleased to announce it has been recognized in The Globe and Mail’s 2022 Report on Business Women Lead Here list. This...
Protein Industries Canada and a consortium of partners, including More Than Protein Ingredients Ltd., Quantum Mechanical Technology Inc. and Hamman Ag Research Inc., are announcing a project to create one...
BitNile Holdings, Inc., a diversified holding company (the “Company”), announced that its green energy technology and power electronics subsidiary, TurnOnGreen, Inc. (“TurnOnGreen”), has resumed work on the installation of its...
Canada’s Forest Trust Corporation (CFT), a leading and innovative ESG company that leverages natural solutions to tackle climate change, has secured several key partners in its bid to build thousands...
Slate Asset Management (“Slate”), a global alternative investment platform targeting real assets, and Carlyle Communities, a leading developer of mixed-use communities in the Greater Toronto Area, have announced today that...
EnviroGold Global Limited, a Clean Technology Company accelerating the world’s transition to a circular-resource economy through the production of Metals Without Mining, is pleased to announce that it has closed on the...
Laurentian Bank of Canada (“Laurentian Bank”, the “Bank”) recently released its first-ever Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report. This report is an evolution of the Bank’s annual Social Responsibility Reports,...
Carbon market momentum continues to build with MarVivo Stream agreement, transaction upgrade to OTCQB market, and strategic additions to board and management ( BUSINESS WIRE )–Carbon Streaming Corporation (NEO: NETZ ) (OTCQB: OFSTF ) (FSE: M2Q ) (“ Carbon...
Canadian mining company focused on critical battery metal for the green economy NEO is excited to announce the public listing of Canadian Manganese Company Inc. (“Canadian Manganese” or the “Company”) on the...
Built from the ground up by Canadians, for Canadian businesses GreenWorks Environmental Partnership (“GreenWorks ESG”), a Canadian tech startup, has developed a new solution that streamlines and simplifies how companies...
Morrow Sodali Global Leader in M&A Transactions Gryphon Advisors, Inc. (“Gryphon”), Canada’s best-in-class full-service proxy solicitation, contested situations, corporate governance advisory and strategic shareholder services firm has formally changed its...
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is one of the fastest growing areas of corporate management policy. ESGs are a set of standards covering a company’s operations that describe how it...
Purpose ESG Holdings Inc. (“Purpose ESG” or the “Company”), an investment issuer building a portfolio of technology companies demonstrating leadership in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) outcomes, is announcing the appointment...
The study is another signal that talent shortages are hitting parts of the financial industry Canada’s financial sector is facing a talent shortage in sustainable finance as demand for people...
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