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Canada Goose on the wing for better supply chain data

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Canada Goose on the wing for better supply chain data

Canada Goose Inc.’s five-year sustainability strategy has ended with a foundation for future efforts and a better understanding of next steps, the apparel company said about its FY 2026 impact report.

Primary Hydrogen appoints David Jackson as CEO

Calgary-based Primary Hydrogen Corp. has announced the appointment of David Jackson as president and CEO, effective today. Jackson succeeds Benjamin Asuncion, who is stepping down as as chief executive and will continue to serve the company as a director.

PowerBank executes lease on 3.2 MW N.Y. solar project

PowerBank Corporation has executed a lease agreement on a 3.2-megawatt solar project known as the Scofield project in New York. Upon completion, the project is to be operated as a community solar installation. 

Canadians fear impacts of data centres on environment

Around 80 per cent of Canadians in a recent poll said they worry that data centres will harm the environment through effects such as consuming large amounts of electricity and water, according to a Leger poll.

The sub-$35k EVs Dongfeng hopes to sell in Canada

Dongfeng, the fourth-largest state-owned Chinese automaker, has its sights set on the Canadian market – likely starting in Quebec – with two electric vehicles (EVs) that each boast a maximum range of more than 400 kilometres at under $35,000.

Cleanfarms appoints new executive director

Etobicoke, Ont.-based Cleanfarms has named Shane Hedderson as its executive director, effective July 1. Cleanfarms is a producer responsibility organization for plastics generated by Canada’s agriculture sector. Hedderson as a long-standing member of its senior management team.

Manitoba farmers build resilience against climate change

Farmer-led non-profit Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) brought 100 people from across Canada to Steinbach, Man. last week. ALUS demonstrated its work to keep the damage done by extreme weather, made more common by climate change, to a minimum.

New Zealand becomes a lab for climate-friendly cows

New Zealand’s farms are set to become a real-life laboratory for one of agriculture’s toughest climate challenges — reducing the methane that cows and sheep belch. The technologies being tested include methane-inhibiting compounds, probiotics, vaccines and selective breeding.

EU to delay methane rules penalties on importers

The European Union’s executive plans to recommend that member states delay penalties on energy importers that fail to comply with the bloc’s controversial methane emissions rules by three years.

Nature’s emissions missing in climate models

Rising temperatures are set to drive up emissions from wildfires, wetlands and permafrost, but these feedback loops are poorly captured in climate models. Scientists are racing to make sense of these emissions to gauge how much warming may lie ahead.

Scientists affirm climate change fuels extreme weather

Human-induced changes to the global climate have “a direct and well-understood impact” on extreme heat and rainfall, according to a landmark report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in the U.S.

Climate disasters are compounding

Different disasters — including Canadian wildfire smoke darkening the skies — are slamming North America. As climate change makes compound events more likely, experts warn that grappling with them is further complicated by the Trump administration’s cuts to disaster work.

Pension funds consider scariest climate scenarios

Institutional investors such as Allianz Global Investors and Standard Life Plc are trying to figure out what it would mean for their portfolios if continually rising temperatures trigger what JPMorgan Chase & Co. is calling “climate black swan risks.” 

Scientists stress one true fix to smoky skies

It's another smoky summer in southern Ontario, and people breathing poor air are once again asking what governments can do about wildfire smoke. Experts say a warming climate is making those fires more intense, and carbon emissions are to blame.

The return of the staycation

This summer, planning vacations has become tricky from fuel shortages – and there’s a sense that we’ve been here before. This shift lines up well with the conditions required for an increased interest in sustainable, nature-focused vacations.

6 takeaways from Trellis Impact 26

Trellis Impact 26 offered a preview of where sustainability leadership is today: a challenging but impactful period where implementation defines success. While many of the reflections focused on practical challenges, they also carried a notable sense of optimism.

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