November 17, 2017

 

Bonds and Climate Change 2017: The State of the Market Canada, marks the sixth annual stocktake of green bonds and green finance in Canada, produced in partnership with the Climate Bonds Initiative.

The State of the Market Canada edition results from a longstanding joint partnership between the two organisations and is a special supplement to the flagship Bonds and Climate Change: The State of the Market global report.

November 16, 2017

By Mike Wilson

October 30, 2017

By David Runnalls

October 16, 2017

By Scott McFatridge, Mercedes Marcano and Jordann Thirgood

Date & Time: Wednesday October 11, 2017

Location: London, Ontario

Stewart Elgie, Chair of Smart Prosperity Institute, will deliver a keynote address during a summit on Innovating for Sustainability 

3M Canada is bringing together some of the leading thinkers on sustainability issues from business, government and academia for a day-long Sustainability Summit that will examine the business imperative for acting sustainably.

October 11, 2017

By Scott McFatridge, Mercedes Marcano, Jordann Thirgood

In partnership with the Mowat Centre and with support from the Atkinson Foundation’s Decent Work Fund, we are releasing a report on Decent Work in the Green Economy.

September 22, 2017

By David Runnalls

 

You may be asking yourself why a trade agreement should concern itself with environmental issues. Isn’t life complicated enough without making the poor trade negotiators life even more difficult?

September 10, 2017

 

Local governments across Canada are faced with significant asset management challenges. Many of the services they provide-including water and wastewater, waste removal, transportation, and environmental services-depend, in large part, on engineered infrastructure that is in need of renewal. Meanwhile, the effects of climate change are expected to put even more strain on these assets and on local government budgets.  

September 14, 2017

Smart Prosperity Institute is pleased to announce the four research projects to be selected for funding in response to the latest Economics and Environmental Policy Research Network (EEPRN) request for proposals.

The final decision was not easy. We received over 45 promising proposals from across Canada and even some international proposals from countries like the United States and France.