Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Demystifying ESG raters and rankers with better benchmarking
What is the role of the ESG ratings industry, do they actually determine whether companies are sustainable or not – and how will future changes…
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QM Environmental acquires HighPoint Environmental to grow integrated team
Mississauga, Ontario-based QM Environmental successfully completed the acquisition of HighPoint Environmental, a Toronto-based environmental services company, as part of its growth strategy. “I am pleased…
Game-changing battery materials manufacturing plant for Ontario
Umicore N.V., a multinational circular materials technology company based in Belgium, plans to make a $1.5 billion investment to build a first of its kind…
New wave of RBC funding for cleantech and conservation
Climate-focused innovation is the key theme for this year’s RBC Tech for Nature partners, as they turn their attention to opportunities to protect the natural…
Green tech investment could reach $5 trillion by 2025
For Canadian and global markets, sustainable business is the only way forward and companies that do not participate in decarbonization will lose out. Green and…
Resource Recovery: Contemplating the controversy over compostable plastic packaging systems
What happens to organic waste in Canada? With both aerobic and anaerobic digestion, the final product — compost — is sometimes sold to farms, plant…
Meet Alberta’s new minister of environment and parks
The Government of Alberta recently shuffled some key cabinet positions. Former Minister of Environment & Parks, Jason Nixon, is now Minister of Finance. The new…
Davos delivers on private sector commitment to decarbonize
The November 2021 Climate Summit (COP26) in Glasgow consolidated the momentum toward a transition to green growth and a decarbonized economy. Unsurprisingly, this involved a…
Canada Post makes key commitments to reduce environmental footprint
Canada Post has laid out its key commitments for the corporation to reduce its environmental footprint and reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Canada Post has…
National ban on harmful single-use plastics comes into effect soon
Today, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, and Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos, published final regulations to prohibit single-use plastics including: checkout bags;…
Increasing importance of digital twins to foster more sustainable business models
Capgemini launched a new report providing insight into how companies are using digital twin technology to accelerate sustainability agendas. The report highlights the increasing importance…
GeoVerra appoints newly created role: director of alternative energy
Edmonton, Alberta-based GeoVerra, one of Canada’s largest surveying and geomatics firms, has announced the appointment of Jeff Adair as Director, Alternative Energy. This newly created…
Canadians can learn from global community about capitalizing on green growth
The economic cost caused by weather events in Canada is increasing, and according to regional modelers, the damage and losses are rising faster than in most…
WaterPower Canada appoints new president and CEO
The board of directors of WaterPower Canada have appointed Carolina Rinfret as the association’s new president and chief executive officer. Rinfret assumes this role at…
Bilateral Agreements Can Stop Wildfires: Diplomacy through the Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement
Air pollutants know no borders. They can traverse any geopolitical or internationally recognized boundary without consequence. The physical environment, atmosphere, human health, and relationships between…
Report points to importance of energy storage to creating decarbonized electricity systems
In deeply decarbonized energy systems utilizing high penetrations of variable renewable energy (VRE), energy storage is needed to keep the lights on and the electricity…
CEC marks milestone towards environmental cooperation in North America
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Faculty of Environment of the University of Waterloo to formalize the…
$2.2-B expansion of Low Carbon Economy Fund to benefit northern First Nations
The Government of Canada has expanded the Low Carbon Economy Fund to support projects such as the Northern First Nations Home Retrofit Program. The $2.8-million…
CIMA+ acquires Bowfin Environmental Consulting
CIMA+, one of Canada’s largest privately owned consulting engineering firms, has announced the addition of Bowfin Environmental Consulting to its organization. The Bowfin team will…
DUC acquires critical habitat on Acadian Peninsula
More than 250 acres (101 hectares) of coastal habitat near Village-des-Poirier on New Brunswick’s Acadian Peninsula will be conserved by Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) thanks…
Paddlers to cross Lake Ontario for environmental awareness
Three men will cross Lake Ontario on Stand Up Paddleboards this June. Jeff Guy, Joe Lorenz and Kwin Morris have already successfully paddled Lake Michigan,…
Blue hydrogen provides pathway to low carbon supply chain
With the rising urgency to find solutions to reduce carbon emissions and the greenhouse effect, Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) is emerging as a…
Book Review: Sustainable Business Handbook
Guidance on what it takes to support a claim of being a “sustainable business” is widely available but not always comprehensive or clear. A new…
Make your opinion matter in Environment Journal survey
Dear Reader, Here at Environment Journal we’re on a mission to deliver the right content, at the right time, on the right platform. In…