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These 50 Canadian corporations are carving out a more sustainable future

Corporate Knights

and helping the government of Abu Dhabi build a recycled water system that supplies local, desert-bound farms with recycled water from two wastewater treatment plants. Banks, asset management and insurance peer groups are not assessed on the sustainable investment KPI. Or consider the Quebec financial giant Desjardins (#37).

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Coach Gives Secondhand Denim a Second Life With Bank & Vogue

3BL Media

The secondhand goods broker Bank & Vogue is demonstrating that's possible by working with big brands to create products out of upcycled fabrics, like Coach's new repurposed denim bag. This project prolongs the life of jeans that are not fit for resale, said Steven Bethell, co-founder of Bank & Vogue.

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Deeper Bank Relationships Can Elevate Small Businesses

3BL Media

Consequently, some meaningful relationships go underdevelopedincluding the important relationship between small business owner and bank. Its not that small business owners dont value their bank. The bank is home to their accounts and the place to deposit and withdraw money. So, what differentiates one bank from another?

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Can Quebec turn its green battery dreams into a reality?

Corporate Knights

This quiet forest and wetlands on the banks of the Richelieu River outside of Montreal is in the midst of a dramatic transformation, buzzing with activity that may pave the way for our future. At least, that is what leaders in Quebec are banking on, as the province gears up to assume an axis position in the world’s electrified transition.

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

This week in ESG news: Canada to require oil & gas industry to slash emissions; California’s climate reporting law survives legal challenge; Mizuho invests in climate solutions provider Pollination; new clean energy deals signed by H&M, Meta, Saint-Gobain; incoming EU finance Commissioner calls for sustainable investment labels, reduced SFDR (..)

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ESG Today: Week in Review

ESG Today

This week in ESG news: European Commission proposes cutting emissions 90% by 2040, includes role for carbon credits in target; Microsoft signs new 1 million ton+ carbon removal deal; companies, investors campaign to keep EU sustainable reporting rules intact; JPMorgan tokenizes carbon credits; Nestlé scales program to boost cocoa supply chain sustainability; (..)

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Schneider Electric, PCAF Partner to Help Banks, Investors Measure & Report Financed Emissions

ESG Today

Under the new partnership, Schnieder Electric will leverage its sustainability consulting experience to help financial institutions improve GHG disclosures, and to integrate decarbonization strategies and implementation roadmaps into their investment profiles, after it undergoes the accreditation process by completing the PCAF Academy.

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