Sustainable Business News (SBIZ)
c/o Squall Inc.
P.O. Box 1484, Stn. B
Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5P6
Between:
and:

Type:

Searching for ""


Article

Toronto Hydro funding multiplex electrification with pilot

Sustainable Biz Canada Staff Residential Energy management Toronto / GTA Mar. 26 2026

Toronto Hydro is offering to help fund electricity management systems in up to six multiplexes in the city through a pilot project, with the goal of managing the demands from electric vehicle chargers and heat pumps.

Article

Boralex to be acquired by Brookfield, La Caisse in $9B deal

Tyler Choi Energy Boralex International Mar. 25 2026

Quebec-based renewable energy company Boralex Inc. (BLX-T) has entered into a deal to be acquired for $9 billion, including debt, by Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. and La Caisse.

Article

Vancouver mass timber tower pushes clean building boundaries 

Evan Duggan Real Estate Mass timber Metro Vancouver Mar. 24 2026

A 17-storey mass timber-Passive House tower under construction in downtown Vancouver will help push forward clean, tall timber construction techniques, the company building the mixed-use structure at 981 Davie St. says.

Article

Black Swan to acquire moulding company Falpaco in $12.6M deal

Tyler Choi Finance Graphene Toronto / GTA Mar. 23 2026

Black Swan Graphene Inc. (SWAN-X) plans to acquire Quebec injection moulding company Falpaco Rubber and Plastics Inc. for $12.6 million to vertically integrate production of graphene-enhanced rubber and plastic parts.

Podcast • The 360 on Energy and Carbon

Why net-zero fails without procurement

David Arkell Carbon Net zero National Mar. 20 2026

In this episode of The 360 on Energy and Carbon Podcast, hosts David Arkell and John Pooley are joined by sustainability strategist Bob Willard to examine why procurement may be the most powerful yet underused lever for reducing corporate emissions.

Article

Canadian Solar stock drops on Q4 revenue decline

Tyler Choi Energy Canadian Solar International Mar. 20 2026

Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ-Q) reported net revenue of $1.2 billion in Q4 (all figures US), a 20 per cent decline from the year prior, as sales of the Kitchener, Ont.-based company’s solar modules and battery energy storage systems slumped.

Article

Deep retrofits should hit $10 per sq. ft. to hit net-zero goal: report

Tyler Choi Real Estate Retrofit Toronto / GTA Mar. 19 2026

A report by two green building organizations could provide clarity on how much a deep retrofit would need to cost for Canada's buildings to be on track to net-zero by 2050.

Article

StormFisher partnership aims to cut carbon in marine supply chains

Tyler Choi Carbon StormFisher Toronto / GTA Mar. 18 2026

Low-carbon marine fuel made by Toronto-based StormFisher Hydrogen Ltd. could support the sustainability of transatlantic shipping supply chains, thanks to a partnership with Dutch company CarbonLeap.

Article

Climeworks picks Canada to plan, develop large CO2 removal project

Tyler Choi Carbon Carbon removal Calgary Mar. 17 2026

Carbon removal pioneer Climeworks has set up shop in Calgary, where it will build the groundwork for an Alberta facility that can vacuum carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air at industrial scale.

Article

Hydro's value understated in renewable energy mix: WaterPower Canada

Tyler Choi Energy Hydro National Mar. 16 2026

The benefits of hydropower are not fully captured in the typical metric used to calculate the lifetime cost of renewable energy assets, thus overstating its cost according to a report by WaterPower Canada.

Article

Diverso expands geothermal model to U.S. lowrise with Dandelion

Tyler Choi Energy Geothermal International Mar. 13 2026

Diverso Energy will be bringing its utility geothermal model to developers of new lowrise communities in the U.S. with partner Dandelion Energy, widening the Toronto-based company’s reach outside of Canada.

Article

Six Nations dev arm, Aypa secure $700M for 2 Ontario battery projects

Sustainable Biz Canada Staff Energy Batteries Ontario Mar. 13 2026

Just weeks after turning on the biggest battery energy storage facility in Canada, the economic development arm of the Six Nations of the Grand River announced it closed $700 million in financing for two more such projects with Aypa Power.

Article

Northland looks to double operating capacity to 7 GW by 2030

Tyler Choi Energy Renewable Toronto / GTA Mar. 12 2026

Northland Power Inc. (NPI-T) plans to double its operating capacity by 2030 via wind and energy storage projects which are now under construction, as well as asset acquisitions, according to its 2025 financial report.

Article

Carbon Upcycling's new CEO has global expansion in his sights

Tyler Choi Carbon Carbon Upcycling Calgary Mar. 11 2026

Carbon Upcycling Technologies' new CEO Markus Kritzler is juggling several priorities as he settles into his role. Chief among them are scaling its low-carbon cement substitute technology for the world stage, and filling out the team to help accomplish that.

Article

CURA cements Grand Forks as first commercial partner

Tyler Choi Carbon Cement Calgary Mar. 10 2026

Only a few months after emerging from its stealth phase, CURA Climate Inc. has secured Lethbridge, Alta.-based Grand Forks Concrete Ltd. as a partner for its first pilot- and commercial-scale projects.

Article

Plugging orphaned wells big business for Crbon Labs

Tyler Choi Carbon Carbon Credits Calgary Mar. 9 2026

Crbon Labs Inc. is creating environmental and economic benefits from orphaned oil and gas wells in Alberta; sealing the sites to prevent greenhouse gases from spewing into the atmosphere and generating carbon credits for sale.

Article

Fiera invests $28M into Starlight Energy's Alberta solar projects

Tyler Choi Energy Fiera Alberta Mar. 6 2026

Fiera Infrastructure Private Debt has provided $28 million in financing for European renewables developer Starlight Energy to build out its Alberta solar energy portfolio, a bet on the fundamentals of the province’s clean energy sector.

Article

Canada's multibillion-dollar opportunity in carbon removal

Tyler Choi Carbon Carbon removal National Mar. 5 2026

Two reports released today by Carbon Removal Canada say the country could catalyze the drawing down and storage of large quantities of the greenhouse gas, becoming a global leader in the new industry.

Article

Canada’s largest battery energy storage facility goes online

John Dujay Energy Boralex Ontario Mar. 4 2026

Amid increased discussion around how Canada will need to provide ever more electricity to power such things as artificial intelligence processing, the country’s largest-ever battery energy storage facility has just come online in Ontario.

Article

The carbon we don’t talk about: Why construction sequencing matters as much as materials

Antonio Manchisi Carbon Carbon National Mar. 4 2026

GUEST SUBMISSION: In recent years, sustainability conversations in construction have become increasingly sophisticated. But there is a blind spot that continues to undermine many well-intentioned sustainability strategies: the processes used to assemble buildings.

Article

Brookfield, BCI, Norges to launch Northview Energy

Tyler Choi Energy Brookfield International Mar. 3 2026

Brookfield Asset Management, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) and the manager of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund have joined forces to create a renewables company named Northview Energy, which could acquire over US$1 billion of assets in future deals.

Article

Financial wins, clarity keys to proving decarbonization value: CAGBC panel

Tyler Choi Real Estate Cadillac Fairview Toronto / GTA Mar. 2 2026

Executives and senior figures from some of Canada’s leaders in real estate sustainability mapped out how businesses can move from mission statements to action at the Green Building Business Summit.

Article

ESG in Canadian real estate: Why we need to double down, not dial back

Marlee Kohn ESG Starlight National Feb. 27 2026

GUEST SUBMISSION: Many organizations are asking the same question: “Should we be scaling back on ESG initiatives?” External pressures, shifting political landscapes, market wobbles and evolving investor expectations often lead to that pivotal boardroom question. A quiet retreat is not the answer.

Article

Group Bel takes on climate impact of dairy production in Quebec

Tyler Choi Carbon Agriculture Quebec Feb. 26 2026

Group Bel Canada, the maker of Babybel and The Laughing Cow cheese snacks, is supporting steps to cut greenhouse gas emissions from its milk supply with the help of consultancy Logiag.

Article

National strategy needed for Canada's geothermal industry: RBC

Tyler Choi Energy Geothermal National Feb. 25 2026

Canada has the ingredients to be a leader in the geothermal energy industry, an RBC report suggests, but needs a unified national strategy and support for young companies to tap into the opportunity.

Industry Events