Etiket: Sustainable
Jean-Drapeau Park | Electric scooters are back with a “sustainable solution”
Bird Canada will deploy self-service electric scooters this summer at Parc Jean-Drapeau, where they are trying to reduce car traffic. The company, which is one of those who disappeared from…
A UNESCO Chair in green and sustainable electronics is born at Polytechnique Montréal
Polytechnique Montréal will host the activities of the UNESCO Chair in Green and Sustainable Electronics (ÉleVéS), which involves partners from three continents. This chair will focus on solutions to improve…
Act now to ensure a sustainable future for marine fisheries in Quebec
The St. Lawrence is talking to us, and it’s not doing well. Its fragile, incredibly nurturing ecosystem is showing worrying signs of disruption due to climate change which is increasing…
The rise of the sustainable economic Francophonie
On behalf of the Alliance des patronats francophones, the Conseil du patronat du Québec hosted the third meeting of francophone entrepreneurs earlier this week in Quebec City. On the menu,…
World Economy | OECD worries about ‘long road’ to sustainable growth
(Paris) The best, but in a very difficult international context: the OECD was a little more optimistic about global growth in its latest economic forecasts published on Wednesday, while warning…
Canadian agricultural sector | On the need to align with sustainable diets
Last fall, Canada launched consultations that will lead, later in 2023, to the adoption of the first Sustainable Agriculture Strategy (SAS), a plan with the stated goal of “improving environmental…
Ottawa urged to support sustainable aviation fuel industry
Canada must put in place favorable conditions to develop the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry, otherwise this expertise risks slipping away to the United States, warns an aviation industry group.…
Is the timetable for adopting a global treaty against plastic pollution sustainable?
The Paris stage of international negotiations to put an end to plastic pollution ends on Friday. Countries hostile to an ambitious treaty, including the oil-producing bloc, have stalled talks. A…
Is the timetable for adopting a global treaty against plastic pollution sustainable?
The Paris stage of international negotiations to put an end to plastic pollution ends on Friday. Countries hostile to an ambitious treaty, including the oil-producing bloc, have stalled talks. A…
Université Laval almost at the top of universities in terms of sustainable development
Université Laval climbs to 14e rank of universities in the world for its “impact” in sustainable development. The ranking established by Times Higher Education even propels the Quebec City institution…
Sustainable Finance Summit | New accounting standards expected
To continue to progress, the adherence of the business community to the principles and objectives of sustainable finance and economy is increasingly hampered by the lack of measurement and verification…
Montreal | A summit for a more sustainable financial world
(Montreal) Hundreds of players in the financial sector are gathered for two days in Montreal to take part in the Sustainable Finance Summit. Safeguarding biodiversity, combating climate change and developing…
A summit to make the financial world more sustainable
Hundreds of players in the financial sector are gathered for two days in Montreal to take part in the Sustainable Finance Summit. Safeguarding biodiversity, combating climate change and developing financial…
Innocap and Finance Montréal want to launch a sustainable fund
(Montreal) Innocap and Finance Montreal want to launch a $1 billion sustainable investment fund. The objective is to strengthen Montreal’s expertise in sustainable finance by entrusting capital to managers based…
Sustainable finance at the forefront in Montreal
The financial sector will meet Tuesday and Wednesday in Montreal for a third summit on sustainable finance during which climate change, biodiversity and the just transition will be on the…
Minister Fitzgibbon skeptical of sustainable aviation fuel
(Montreal) Even if he expects to be “harassed” by the major players in the aerospace industry on this subject, the Minister of Economy and Energy, Pierre Fitzgibbon, remains to be…
Minister Fitzgibbon remains to be convinced on sustainable fuel in aviation
Even if he expects to be “harassed” by the major players in the aerospace industry on this subject, the Minister for the Economy and Energy, Pierre Fitzgibbon, has yet to…
Technoparc Montreal | A “sustainable” building planned in natural environments
The planned construction of the new head office of a company on the grounds of the Technoparc Montréal sheltering natural environments that the Plante administration had undertaken to protect has…
HEC Montréal Foundation: donations to help society evolve in a sustainable way
This text is part of the special section Philanthropy While HEC Montréal has the mission of training the leaders of tomorrow, the HEC Montréal Foundation supports the School in the…
Without the abuse of short contracts, 235,000 sustainable jobs could be created
The Department of Labor has calculated that 235,000 five-day-a-week jobs could be created if short-contract standards were met. These short contracts, of less than 31 days, are nevertheless well regulated…