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A Quebec company is mining used electronics to make coins

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As the circular economy assumes an ever-more-prominent position in the worlds energy transition, more start-ups are finding innovative ways to reuse the riches that already surround us. One of these start-ups is Quebec e-waste recycler enim. It recently announced a partnership with the Royal Canadian Mint to explore how minerals it retrieves from obsolete electronic devices specifically, printed circuit boards can be incorporated into the mints products.

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Canada‘s largest battery storage farm just opened – and it’s Indigenous-led

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This is not your average plot of southwestern Ontario farmland. In May, a 10-acre tract of land in Haldimand County officially turned into Canadas largest grid-scale battery storage facility, and one of the largest in the world. Now, 278 lithium-ion battery units are drawing and storing surplus power from Ontarios electricity grid, doubling the provinces energy storage capacity to 475 megawatts and providing a bolstered electrical backbone to surging demand.

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Jaguar reinvents itself with all-electric gamble

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This is the fifth installment of our six-part Masters of Metamorphosis series , in which we look at corporations that have reinvented themselves in order to seize opportunities in the energy transition. The road to vehicular electrification seems to be paved with both great ambition and serious bumps. A heady optimism surrounded EVs after Tesla launched its first highway-legal roadster in 2008.

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Pandora’s big bet on sustainability pays off

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This is the fifth installment of our six-part Masters of Metamorphosis series , in which we look at corporations that have reinvented themselves in order to seize opportunities in the energy transition. According to those who study consumer habits, millennials and Gen Zs are looking for two things when they go shopping: sustainability and individuality.

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Why New York City's last dairy switched from cows to nuts

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This is the fourth installment of our six-part Masters of Metamorphosis series , in which we look at corporations that have reinvented themselves in order to seize opportunities in the energy transition. In 2016, New Yorks Elmhurst Dairy closed its doors as the last remaining fluid-milk plant in the city. The following year, under the continued leadership of second-generation owner Henry Schwartz, the company rebranded as Elmhurst 1925, shifting its focus to plant-based milks.

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Pope Francis called on all humanity to care for our common home

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Brothers and sisters all, humanity has lost one of its courageous moral voices but his legacy lives on in the countless lives he touched, and in the movements he inspired. For me, this moment is not just for mourning, but for deep gratitude. We have been fortunate to witness a rare kind of leadership. At a time of widening divides among nations, within societies, and between humanity and the planet he offered a steady hand and a moral compass.

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The 25 most sustainable public-sector companies in the world

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In its deep dive into the worlds most sustainable private- and public-sector companies, Corporate Knights revealed an undeniable fact: public-sector companies are doing essential work when it comes to moving the needle toward a greener global economy. Canadian public-sector companies represent an outsized share of the effort, representing more than half, or 13, of the top 25, in addition to companies from across Europe and Australia.

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