Environment

Your Firm’s Most Undervalued Asset? Try Nature
Too few businesses understand the value of biodiversity — to the planet and their competitiveness

How Polluters Weaponize Trade Pacts
Canada’s efforts to phase out fossil fuels are stymied by foreign investors’ threats to drain public coffers
The Cost of Climate Change Pain
Investing now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions more than pays for itself in reduced physical damages tomorrow
Why the Stress Test is the Tool of the Times
Popularized in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, stress tests have the power to make the fallout from climate change real
Searching for a Risk Map in Stormy Times
Companies are flying through turbulence as their exposure to climate hazards slowly comes into focus
So What Did COP26 Really Get Done?
Takeaways from the recent global climate change summit from someone who was actually there
After COP26, Fixing Fossil Fuel Finance
The transition to serious clean energy financing gets a global boost
Drawing From the Well of Painful Pasts
What a boat ride in the Grand Canyon can teach companies about engaging with histories they would rather avoid
In Canada, Sustainable Finance is Stuck in First Gear
An overly cautious approach has left the country playing catch-up
Cooking the Books, Cooking the Planet
“Earnings management” is too polite a term for dressing up financial statements on the backs of workers and the environment
After the Keystone Bellyflop, Investor Lawsuits Make a Splash
The threat of investor legal action didn’t stop the U.S. from cancelling the pipeline megaproject. But it may slow climate action elsewhere
What’s next in sustainable finance
Understanding sustainable finance and how it will impact the world of business