News by subject: Environmental, Social, and Governance Criteria

Novo Resources Corp. ("Novo" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has published its inaugural sustainability statement (the "Statement") for the 12-month period ended June 30, 2022. The Statement is available on the Company's...

Eden Reforestation Projects, an international landscape restoration nonprofit organization, is pleased to announce the appointment of Bryan Adkins to the role of Chief Executive Officer following the retirement of the founder Dr. Steve Fitch earlier...

Osino Resources Corp. ("Osino" or "the Company") is pleased to release its inaugural Sustainability Report for the 2021 reporting period. The report presents both Osino's historic sustainability performance as well as plans for the Twin Hills Gold...

Canada's Forest Trust (CFT) announced the appointment of the first members to join its Education Advisory Board (EAB), chaired by Tam Matthews, former Head of School at the West Point Grey Academy and past Chair of the Board of Directors at the...

Today, the investors behind The Great Canadian ESG Championship announce the winners of their $104.5M investment mandate. Following the eight-month Dragon Den-style competition, they are also releasing a State of the Industry report, which takes a...

Century Global Commodities Corporation ("Century") and its 91.6% owned subsidiary Joyce Direct Iron Inc. ("JDI"), or collectively (the "Company"), are pleased to announce that the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (the "IAAC" or the "Agency") has...

Vision Energy Corporation ("Vision Energy" or the "Company") provides an update on the company's pioneering Green Energy Hub in North Sea Port of Vlissingen, the Netherlands. Vision Energy, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Evolution Terminals...

Abel Noser Solutions, a leading provider of multi-asset trade analytics, compliance, and consulting services to the institutional investment community, has launched a unique ESG oversight and measurement tool called ESG Portfolio Monitor. The driving...

EnsembleIQ's Convenience Store News Canada is proud to announce the winners of the inaugural CSNC Impact Awards, which recognize outstanding leadership and initiatives across the convenience industry that make a difference in a range of important...

NorthWest Copper ("NorthWest" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has released its foundational Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") report for the period ending December 31, 2021, which is available at:...

(the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples) -- Today, TELUS launched its Mobility for Good for Indigenous Women at...

Vision Hydrogen Corporation ("VisionH2" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has engaged BMD Advies South-Netherlands ("BMD") for environmental and construction permit coordination services for its pioneering Green Energy Hub development...

Vision Hydrogen Corporation ("VisionH2" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has concluded conceptual layouts and functional requirements for its Green Energy Hub development project in the North Sea Port of Vlissingen, the Netherlands....

A new study by the Institute for Sustainable Finance (ISF) demonstrates that the current state of climate-related risk disclosures by Canadian companies is inadequate, which impedes the ability of financial institutions to properly price the...

Eat & Beyond Global Holdings Inc. ("Eat & Beyond" or the "Company"), an investment issuer focused on food technology and the global plant-based and alternative protein sector, is announcing that its portfolio company Beyond Moo Foods ("Beyond...

Holy Cow Foods Inc. (NEO: HOLY; OTC: HCWFF; Frankfurt: Z34) ("Holy Cow" or the "Company") is pleased to announce an initiative to develop facilities incorporating automated robotic machinery powered by green hydrogen. The initiative was designed to...

While progress has been made to implement mandatory alcohol screening (MAS) and roadside oral fluid testing for drugs following their introduction in 2018, more can be done to increase their usage and maximize detection and deterrence of impaired...

Hydrostor Inc. ("Hydrostor"), a leading long-duration energy storage solution provider, through its partnership with Australian developer Energy Estate ("A-CAES NSW Pty"), and McDermott International ("McDermott") have entered into an agreement to...

Hydrostor Inc. ("Hydrostor"), a leading long-duration energy storage solution provider, through its partnership with Australian developer Energy Estate ("A-CAES NSW Pty") announced today that the 200MW/1600MWh Silver City Energy Storage Centre...

FigBytes, creators of the leading environmental, social, governance (ESG) Insight Platform for strategy, data, reporting, and stakeholder engagement, today announced that Quantum Energy Partners (Quantum) has chosen the FigBytes ESG Insight Platform...

A new poll commissioned by the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) shows that a strong majority of Canadians support the commitment to protect more land and sea in Canada, and consider land and sea protection to be a critical issue. Key...

Vancity is taking another step in its commitment to climate action. It will be the first financial institution in Canada to offer its individual and business members a way to estimate the CO2 emissions that come from their purchases. Starting in...

Erdene Resource Development Corporation ("Erdene" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the execution of an updated Local Cooperation Agreement ("LCA") for its 100% owned Bayan Khundii Gold Deposit, within the Khundii Minerals District (the...

Troilus Gold Corp. , a Canadian junior mining company focused on the systematic advancement and de-risking of the past-producing gold and copper Troilus Project towards a mine re-start, is pleased to announce that Justin Reid, CEO and Director of the...

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust ("Allied") today announced its GRESB score and key ESG achievements and opportunities. In 2018, Allied's Board and Management committed to the public scrutiny of its ESG performance by submitting to an...

According to a broad review of existing research, there is no conclusive evidence that investing in companies with higher ESG rankings produces higher returns for investors, finds a new essay released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent,...

The Pathways Alliance, representing Canada's six largest oil sands companies, is advancing early work necessary to build one of the world's largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities in the oil sands region of northern Alberta. The CCS...

As the real estate and development industry continues to navigate global demands to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, QuadReal Property Group ("QuadReal") is advancing an updated strategic pathway to decarbonize its portfolio by 2050.  There are also...

Constellation Brands, Inc. , a leading beverage alcohol company, published today its inaugural ESG Impact Report ? an...

The Company has completed more than 80% of required fieldwork related to the baseline studies in anticipation for the filing of the Mine Plan of Operations ("MPO") in late 2023. These 9 initial baseline studies have been completed by utilizing more...

To highlight the urgency of securing high-level participation and financial resource mobilization for biodiversity conservation ahead of the 15th UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, CBD), Avaaz displayed...

Arena Minerals Inc. ("Arena" or the "Company") is pleased to announce evaporation pond construction has been completed at its Sal de la Puna Project ("SDLP Project") located in the Pastos Grandes basin within Salta province, Argentina. The...

HPQ Silicon Inc. ("HPQ" or the "Company") (FRA: O08), an innovative silicon solutions and technology development company, would like to inform shareholders that a significant milestone has been reached in the ongoing GEN3 PUREVAPtm Quartz Reduction...

Paris, France [October 6, 2022] ? PUR Projet ("PUR" or the "Company"), a leading global nature-based solutions ("NbS") project developer, and Bregal Investments ("Bregal"), an international private equity platform, today announced a strategic...

Following 16 offshore campaigns by NORI to define the nodule resource and establish an environmental baseline in exploration area NORI-D in the Clarion Clipperton Zone (CCZ), NORI's environmental program enters a new phase? monitoring the...

Circular Innovation Council, one of Canada's leading environmental non-profit organizations dedicated to advancing the circular economy, today launches Circular Economy Month, Canada's first-ever public awareness month dedicated to educating and...

Evergreen marks the completion of its Climate Ready Schools Pilot at a Milton, ON public school on Thursday, October 6, 2022, as part of a school- and community-wide celebration. The first-of-its-kind in Canada, the Climate Ready Schools project has...

Blue-Zone Technologies, Ltd. (Blue-Zone), www.blue-zone.com, the world's first Clean-Tech Pharmaceutical company focused on the sustainable capture and recovery of waste anesthetic gasses, resulting in the production of branded generic anesthetics,...

Canada Plastics Pact (CPP) is pleased to welcome six new Partners in Q3 of 2022 who are uniting under the CPP's shared action plan to build a circular economy for plastics packaging in Canada. New CPP Partners includes reusable packaging borrowing...

The Canadian government recently released Faster and Further: Canada's Methane Strategy; its plan to reduce the emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas many times more harmful than carbon dioxide. CHAR Technologies Ltd.'s ("CHAR" or "the...

Giyani Metals Corp. ("Giyani" or the "Company"), developer of the K.Hill battery grade manganese project in Botswana ("K.Hill Battery Manganese Project" or "K.Hill"), is pleased to announce the results of a life cycle assessment ("LCA") prepared by...

The First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) is pleased to announce Cenovus Energy Inc. (Cenovus) as a new member of its Sustaining Partners Program. The program furthers FNMPC's ability to advance relationships between its members and the...

Global retailer UNIQLO unveils its first solar paneled roof in the U.S. with Luminace, the North American decarbonization-as-a-service business of Brookfield Renewable. The 3.4-megawatt distributed generation solar project at UNIQLO's new...

Last week, Waabnoong Bemjiwang Association of First Nations (WBAFN), Gezhtoojig Employment & Training, Anishinabek Nation and Water First Education & Training Inc. celebrated the graduation of 14 interns from the Georgian Bay Drinking Water...

Today, The Re-Seasoning Coalition (TRSC), a non-profit initiative dedicated to helping achieve greater representation for Black Canadians within the foodservice industry at every level, launches with support from Restaurants Canada.  TRSC's goal is...

Methanex Corporation , the world's largest producer and supplier of methanol, is pleased to announce it has made a significant investment to reduce carbon emissions at its Motunui facility in New Zealand. This multi-million-dollar investment will...

Saputo Inc. ("Saputo" or the "Company") is proud to mark the fifth anniversary of the Saputo Promise, its approach to social, environmental, and economic performance. Based on Saputo's long-standing values, the Saputo Promise guides the Company's...

Canada's Forest Trust (CFT) is pleased to announce the appointment of the first four members of its Science, Innovation and Policy Board, chaired by Peter van Dijk, Chief Sustainable Finance and Policy Officer at CFT. The Science, Innovation and...

Crew Energy Inc. ("Crew" or the "Company"), a growth-oriented natural gas weighted producer operating in the world-class Montney play in northeast British Columbia ("NE BC"), is pleased to announce that we have achieved independent certification of...

The Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC) today made its submission to the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan on the Financial Planners and Financial Advisors Act. "IFIC strongly supports the use of titles that do not...