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Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 2d

Read the case for Economic Nutrition labels, which display standardized information on the percentage of every dollar a business spends on producing a product or service, and its geographic distribution.

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Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 4d

Economic Nutrition labels could be an important tool to support the economic health of local communities.

Read the new OpEd by Zita Cobb on our website.

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Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 6d

For buy-local movements to be successful, product labels should tell the whole story of what we are paying for when we take out our wallets.

Read Zita Cobb's argument for Economic Nutrition labels, a new tool introduced by Shorefast.

Product labels should do more to help people ‘Buy Canadian’ | Corporate Knights

OPINION | Economic Nutrition labels on products can be a powerful tool for buy-local movements to better support communities

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Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 6d

Don't miss our coverage of the new Toronto Climate Week. The "soft launch" ran Oct 1-3, building to a full week in June 2026.

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Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 7d

Read Jane Goodall in own words describe the origin and philosophy of her Roots & Shoots program, a global organization of young people engaged in helping their communities and protecting the environment.

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Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 8d

Modelled on Climate Week NYC, the new Toronto Climate Week aims to turn the city into the next global hub for climate innovation.

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Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 9d

In 2015, we published a reflection by the late, great Jane Goodall about her work establishing a global network of young conservationists. Her passing is a painful loss, but the ongoing Roots & Shoots program demonstrates her longterm impact.

Young people working together can achieve monumental impact | Corporate Knights

The renowned conservationist Jane Goodall shares how she built a global network of young environmental activists

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Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 9d

“When the U.S. broke up with us, I realized Canada has to be economically self-sufficient, and climate has to be part of that," says Becky Park-Romanovsky, founder of Toronto Climate Week. "We need a platform where Canadians can work together."

First-ever Toronto Climate Week demonstrates big ambition

The city of Toronto is reclaiming its verve for climate action with a new annual event modelled on Climate Week NYC

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Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 9d

Canada’s tariffs on cheap Chinese EVs aren't panning out as intended, according to a new analysis by three TD economists.

Read our story on why some experts say the trade barriers aren't working.

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Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 10d

XGS Energy, an advanced-geothermal startup, says it has completed crucial testing that proves its novel technology can operate reliably at commercial scale.

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Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 11d

Canada’s efforts to protect its auto sector and investments in electric vehicle manufacturing may not be yielding the intended benefits for either the industry or consumers, according to a new TD report. Read Victoria Foote's deep dive on the TD analysis.

Economists say Ottawa should rethink tariffs on Chinese EVs | Corporate Knights

A TD report recommends that partnerships between Canadian and Chinese car companies could improve Canada’s EV ecosystem

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Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 11d

A cutting-edge form of geothermal power has just passed a major milestone and will now be commercially deployed through a partnership with Meta. Read the full story:

Closed-loop geothermal is getting a big boost in New Mexico | Corporate Knights

XGS Energy passed a key milestone for its "heat-harvesting" technology and is partnering with Meta to build a new power plant

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Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 13d

Kotamite rocks like these in the Timmins area of Ontario are a world-class source of nickel. Canada Nickel Company has a plan to mine nickel in the region using a process that would make it a net negative contributor to global carbon emissions.

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Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 15d

Read our story on the growing role outcomes-based financial instruments to fund biodiversity around the world.

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Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 16d

Canada’s financial industry regulator is making changes designed to unlock up to $1 trillion in lending and equity investment in the Canadian economy.

Read Eugene Ellmen's report on how the shifts are unfolding.

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Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 17d

This is why fossil fuel companies are fighting so hard and dirty. - Toby Heaps, Publisher and CEO, Corporate Knights

Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 17d

Financial cooperatives are one sector of the Canadian economy in which the U.S. tariff threat has served to accelerate an established trend of consolidation and growth. Read our report on why credit unions are lobbying Ottawa to facilitate even more M&A.

Canadian credit unions want to merge and grow more easily | Corporate Knights

Financial cooperatives see further concentration as the key to Canada's economic self-reliance amid tariff threats

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Eugene Ellmen @eugeneellmen.bsky.social · 17d

The demands for capital to finance solutions to the polycrisis of the Trump tariffs, climate change, international wars, and non-stop innovation will be enormous. Where will Canada get the money? Canada’s financial regulator believes Bay Street holds the key. My report in Corporate Knights.

Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 18d

Canada’s financial industry regulator is quietly laying the ground for the country’s banks, insurance companies and pension funds to vastly increase credit and investments targeted to the current economic crisis.

Canada’s finance regulator could unlock up to $1 trillion in lending

Reforms would allow Canadian banks, insurers and pension funds to vastly increase financing to address the economic crisis

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Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 18d

Canada’s financial industry regulator is quietly laying the ground for the country’s banks, insurance companies and pension funds to vastly increase credit and investments targeted to the current economic crisis.

Canada’s finance regulator could unlock up to $1 trillion in lending

Reforms would allow Canadian banks, insurers and pension funds to vastly increase financing to address the economic crisis

www.corporateknights.com

Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 18d

A novel strategy for drawing in private capital to finance biodiversity projects is gaining ground.

Read journalist Patrick Egwu's report on the progress of conservation impact bonds to close the biodiversity funding gap.

A novel investing tool is improving how conservation gets funded | Corporate Knights

Conservation impact bonds are outcome-based instruments that could help close the biodiversity financing gap

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Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 18d

The 89% Project is contributing vital perspective to the climate conversation by elevating the vast majority of people who support climate action.

therreport.bsky.social @therreport.bsky.social · 18d

‘I worry about the future of my daughter’: the ‘silent majority’ who care about the climate crisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘I worry about the future of my daughter’: the ‘silent majority’ who care about the climate crisis

Readers who are part of the 80-89% of the population who want to see climate action tell us their ideas on how to make their voices heard

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Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 18d

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Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 18d

A new analysis shows that increasing the number of passengers is currently the number-one way to decrease the carbon intensity of flying.

Read Mark Mann's story on our website:

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Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 19d

"We’re one of the most advanced large-scale critical-minerals projects that’s out there," says Mark Selby, CEO of Canada Nickel. They've got a project to build a sprawling, low-emissions nickel mine and refinery near Timmins, Ontario. Read our report.

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Corporate Knights @green-economy.bsky.social · 20d

A new ranking of the top 100 global airlines for carbon dioxide emissions includes a telling detail: the top performers are all budget airlines.

Read the story to find out what's working – and what isn't – in aviation decarbonization.

The secret to lowering airline emissions? Less leg room | Corporate Knights

There’s good and bad news for climate-smart travellers: cheaper airlines are more fuel-efficient, but things could get squishy

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