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Meet the people, ideas, and hard-won successes pushing Canada and the world towards a low-carbon economy. From pivotal breakthroughs to the real impact of new policies and investments, explore what’s happening now in cleantech—and why it matters.
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February 1, 2021 Article Celebrating Canada’s Top Sustainable Corporations An impressive 13 Canadian companies have been named to the list of the world’s most sustainable corporations, the Corporate Knights 2021 Global 100 index. View Article
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November 26, 2020 Article Unsung Heroes in Canadian Cleantech: The Financial Sector Steps Up to Fund the Future , the finance sector in Canada - sometimes saddled with a reputation as being change-resistant or slow-moving - has shown themselves to be the opposite. In terms of cleantech and green financing, there've been some innovative and exciting developments that deserve some early recognition. View Article
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November 26, 2020 Article Canada’s Next Big Opportunity: The Circular Economy The circular economy is based on, unsurprisingly, the concept of circularity - re-circulating and repurposing ‘waste’ materials and keeping products and materials in use as a way of not only contributing to a zero-carbon future, but also regenerating natural systems and reducing pollution. View Article
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November 18, 2020 Article Future Economy in Action: The Top 3 Ways Clusters Shorten Innovation Cycles British Columbia is in a period of intense change and transition in cleantech. Not only are we reacting to an unprecedented modern pandemic in a time of climate crisis, but multiple economic trends are converging at once View Article
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November 12, 2020 Article A Bold Future for the Circular Bioeconomy: Panel Recap On November 5, 2020, Foresight hosted a circular bioeconomy panel discussion in partnership with Natural Resources Canada. View Article
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November 10, 2020 Article Build a Better BC Build a Better BC, a non-partisan group looking for a bold, inspiring future for British Columbia, presents a report outlining game-changing scenarios for a post-COVID BC. View Article
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October 21, 2020 Article A Bold Future for Bioeconomy: Roadmaps, Rebels, & Real-World Challenges Can a Circular Bioeconomy improve resource and eco-efficiency, lower GHG footprint, help meet ESG goals, and reduce demand for fossil carbon? View Article
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October 9, 2020 Article Future Economy Series: Built Environment Webinar Recap Experts from the built environment sector, Michaela Neuberger, Dale Littlejohn, Jamie Gray-Donald and George Benson joined our weekly webinar on July 7, 2020 to discuss recommendations for The Road to 2050 - Bridging the Gap Between Challenges & Solutions in the Built Environment report. View Article
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October 9, 2020 Article Future Economy Series: Transportation Webinar Recap Experts from the Transportation sector, Dorota Kwasnik, Dave Earl and Daniel Breton joined our weekly webinar series on Sept 9, 2020 to discuss recommendations from the report - The Road to 2050 - Bridging the Gap Between Challenges & Solutions in the Transportation Sector . View Article
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October 9, 2020 Article Future Economy Series: Forestry Webinar Recap Experts from the Forestry sector, Gurminder Minhas, Neill Huff and James Sandland joined our weekly webinar series to discuss recommendations for The Road to 2050 - Bridging the Gap Between Challenges & Solutions in the Forestry Sector report. View Article
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September 2, 2020 Article FORESIGHT Partners & Funding Opportunities We are building the optimal network, programming and conditions for innovators solving today’s most pressing environmental challenges. We’re laser focused on successfully commercializing and growing Canadian cleantech, fueling its success at home - and around the world View Article
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August 4, 2020 Article Future Economy Series: Energy Webinar Recap Recommendations for The Road to 2050 - Bridging the Gap Between Challenges & Solutions in the Energy Sector report. View Article