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By Mary-Michelle Brown In a world where governments and corporations are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of their business activities on the planet, carbon pricing has emerged. Currently, emitting carbon is too cheap — and the planet is suffering the consequences. Carbon pricing was designed to internalize the negative externalities produced by emitting carbon, …

Carbon Pricing Instruments: An Overview of the Carbon Tax and Cap and Trade System Read More »

By Adam Livshits While responsible investment practices continue to become increasingly integrated into funds across the globe, the popularity of ESG has not remained unchallenged. While concerns over greenwashing, the efficacy of various rating agencies, and the impact of ESG-integrated funds have been raised by financial experts, ESG now faces criticism from an unexpected actor: …

The Dangers of ESG Politicization Read More »

By Max Marshall Energy storage plays a pivotal part in the global power system composition as it balances the variability in renewable power generation and innovates how countries utilize their grid systems. By definition, energy storage is capturing and storing renewable energy for future use. These systems can collect energy in various forms, whether thermal …

The Vital Toll of Energy Storage in Facilitating the Energy-Transition Read More »

By Marianna Tokarcik-Bermudez During the past years of the Covid-19 pandemic, holiday travel and plans have been disrupted. Indeed, travelling during the pandemic was a challenge due to the different measures implemented by other countries worldwide. A once almost seamless experience for most travellers has become a planning nightmare. As winter break approaches, many are …

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By Ruby Lister AI systems are the latest and greatest tools that technology companies praise as the next best way to fight climate change. Here’s how it works: first, the technology company sells an AI system to a corporation. Then, the AI system further automates the corporation, making its system run more effectively. This results …

Will AI systems solve or exacerbate the climate crisis? Read More »

By Johanna Lau The environmental impacts of fast fashion (as discussed here by Analyst Tilly Woodford) are one of many concerns for informed and environmentally conscious consumers. With consumers holding brands accountable and pushing for circular fashion (which you can read more about in Analyst Tom Secheyron’s article here), companies are forced to either revolutionize or face obsolescence …

How Technology and the Metaverse are Revolutionizing Sustainable Fashion Read More »

By Tyler Dhaliwal How does one go from having the idea of investing some of their money in ESG companies to actually making their first investment? The purpose of this article will be to provide you with some basic information about investing that will help you answer that question. This article is intended for readers …

How to turn your ESG Investment Ideas into Reality Read More »

By Tom Secheyron Consumerism and its toxic culture of buying clothes until they don’t fit in one’s closet have pushed many brands to the end of mass production, creating a negative loop of constant supply and demand that is ultimately detrimental to our environment. Luckily, some brands have risen above this phenomenon and implemented circular …

Brands and Circular Fashion: A New ESG Trend? Read More »

By Emma Hipwell As it exists today, agriculture is a leading contributor to climate change, second only to the energy sector. Food production contributes up to around 37% of GHG emissions worldwide. So why do we seldom hear anything about necessary, industry-level changes like we do with other sectors? The food industry has always been …

The Future of Food: Impact Investing, ESG, and Sustainable Agriculture Read More »

By Dina Elwa According to The Business News Daily, Greenwashing is when a company implies being environmentally conscious for marketing purposes but is not making any sustainability efforts. This term was coined in 1986 by environmentalist Jay Westerveld when he criticized the “save the towel” campaign launched by hotels. Greenwashing has been persistent since then …

Is Sustainability the New Cash Grab? Read More »