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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
By Greg Losch As ESG investing as a practice has continued to grow in popularity over the past decade, many investors with noble intentions have been misled concerning how companies are deemed ESG-compliant. The main culprit behind this scheme? Rating agencies, and there’s none more prominent in the ESG space than MSCI. A once unnotable …
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By Adam Livshits The place of professional sports in our society has long been a point of contention in public discourse. In the past, many have argued that the sports world should only be concerned with entertainment. This view has become increasingly outdated as climate awareness, and other transparency requirements grow. Sports’ responsibility to our …
By Lori-Ann Bernard A company’s Board of Directors (BoD) manages and organizes the business and its activities. The board is responsible for implementing initiatives and developing and applying the company culture; This includes the company’s ethics and values, its views on collaboration and teamwork, and the various perspectives applied in the decision-making process. The composition, …
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By Mary-Michelle Brown As ESG ratings continue to gain importance to investors and the market, standards must constantly be reevaluated. Typically, ESG policies fail to incorporate Indigenous interests and perspectives — even though their inclusion is essential to addressing the systemic injustices faced by Indigenous people today. Blackrock, for instance, uses an ESG framework that …
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