Eighty-two percent of Canadian executives believe that a response to climate change is imperative today and plan immediate increases on spending for climate change initiatives, according to the new report Action Amid Uncertainty: The Business Response To Climate Change, based on a survey from Ernst & Young. Read this post on what Canadian companies are doing and what their future plans are for climate change, sustainability, and environmental initiatives.
Widely covered by the press including the New York Times, Ontario announced the approval of 184 renewable energy projects worth $8 billion under their Feed-In Tariff program. If you operate a business in Ontario, what should you do? In addition to looking at this as an opportunity to make money while being socially responsible, you could also consider it as a chance to diversify your energy mix and reduce your future energy pricing risks. Read more in this post.
MaRS posted a video titled What does the Green Energy Act mean for Ontario? in which three people from MaRS discuss their perspectives on the new legislation that passed in 2009. For those not familiar with MaRS, it is a non-profit innovation centre in Toronto, Canada that connects science, technology and social entrepreneurs with business skills, networks and capital. Climate change is one of their areas of focus. Charles Plant is a Managing Director at [Read more…]