Sustainability Realized

[Sustainability Realized](/content/column/sustainability-realized "Sustainability Realized"/index.html)

The great target reckoning

Stephen Penstone and Chris Folkins ESG Net-zero National
Jun. 2 2026

Organizations are rethinking their decarbonization targets as economic pressures, policy uncertainty and structural barriers slow progress. The ones that will lead are not those with fewer challenges, but those that can adapt while maintaining strategic direction and credibility.

[The cost of a dirty grid](/content/the-cost-of-a-dirty-grid "The cost of a dirty grid"/index.html)

David Arkell Carbon Emissions National
Dec. 15 2025

[The DIY energy crisis: Why businesses are being forced to manage energy alone, and what to do about it](/content/the-diy-energy-crisis-why-businesses-are-being-forced-to-manage-energy-alone-and-what-to-do-about-it "The DIY energy crisis: Why businesses are being forced to manage energy alone, and what to do about it"/index.html)

David Arkell Energy Energy National
Jul. 31 2025

[ESG in a downturn: Cutting costs without cutting strategy](/content/esg-in-a-downturn-cutting-costs-without-cutting-strategy "ESG in a downturn: Cutting costs without cutting strategy"/index.html)

David Arkell ESG Energy National
Jun. 19 2025

[Why energy budgeting is essential for energy control](/content/why-energy-budgeting-is-essential-for-energy-control "Why energy budgeting is essential for energy control"/index.html)

David Arkell Energy Sustainable business National
May. 7 2025

[Driving sustainable change through group intelligence](/content/driving-sustainable-change-through-group-intelligence "Driving sustainable change through group intelligence"/index.html)

Lisa Brodeur Global Trends Sustainability National
Apr. 10 2025

[AI’s role in energy: Balancing efficiency, cost savings and sustainability](/content/ais-role-in-energy-balancing-efficiency-cost-savings-and-sustainability "AI’s role in energy: Balancing efficiency, cost savings and sustainability"/index.html)

David Arkell Technology Artificial intelligence National
Mar. 6 2025

[What's ahead for electricity in Ontario in 2025: Navigating change in the energy landscape](/content/whats-ahead-for-electricity-in-ontario-in-2025-navigating-change-in-the-energy-landscape "What's ahead for electricity in Ontario in 2025: Navigating change in the energy landscape"/index.html)

David Arkell Energy Renewable Energy Ontario
Jan. 10 2025

[We have the tools, expertise and a responsibility to do better](/content/we-have-the-tools-expertise-and-a-responsibility-to-do-better "We have the tools, expertise and a responsibility to do better"/index.html)

David Arkell Finance Sustainability National
Dec. 23 2024

[The urgent need for Canada’s energy transition: Economic risks and opportunities](/content/the-urgent-need-for-canadas-energy-transition-economic-risks-and-opportunities "The urgent need for Canada’s energy transition: Economic risks and opportunities"/index.html)

David Arkell Energy Clean Energy National
Oct. 8 2024

[The climate-economy nexus: How climate change is driving up utility costs](/content/the-climate-economy-nexus-how-climate-change-is-driving-up-utility-costs "The climate-economy nexus: How climate change is driving up utility costs"/index.html)

David Arkell Global Trends Climate National
Aug. 30 2024

[Global climate extremes, agricultural impacts and Indigenous adaptations](/content/global-climate-extremes-agricultural-impacts-and-indigenous-adaptations "Global climate extremes, agricultural impacts and Indigenous adaptations"/index.html)

David Arkell Global Trends Climate adaptation International
Jul. 25 2024

[Scorching realities: Global heatwaves, agriculture and leadership](/content/scorching-realities-global-heatwaves-agriculture-and-leadership "Scorching realities: Global heatwaves, agriculture and leadership"/index.html)

David Arkell Global Trends Climate change National
Jun. 26 2024

[The energy transition: A new era of opportunity](/content/the-energy-transition-a-new-era-of-opportunity "The energy transition: A new era of opportunity"/index.html)

David Arkell Energy Net-zero National
Apr. 5 2024

[Meet the man who has mapped Canada’s net-zero carbon future](/content/meet-the-man-who-has-mapped-canadas-net-zero-carbon-future "Meet the man who has mapped Canada’s net-zero carbon future"/index.html)

David Arkell Carbon Net-zero National
Mar. 21 2024

[Carbon emissions data simplified: Taking steps to reach your carbon reduction goals!](/content/carbon-emissions-data-simplified-taking-steps-to-reach-your-carbon-reduction-goals "Carbon emissions data simplified: Taking steps to reach your carbon reduction goals!"/index.html)

David Arkell Carbon Emissions National
Nov. 10 2023

[Navigating the energy transition in 10 easy steps](/content/navigating-the-energy-transition-in-10-easy-steps "Navigating the energy transition in 10 easy steps"/index.html)

David Arkell Energy Hydrostor Toronto / GTA
Oct. 17 2023

[AtkinsRealis cuts Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 87%](/content/atkinsrealis-cuts-scope-1-and-2-emissions-by-87-per-cent "AtkinsRealis cuts Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 87%"/index.html)

Tyler Choi ESG ESG Greater Montreal
Oct. 12 2023

[RecycLiCo updates factory-building JV with Zenith Chemical](/content/recyclico-signs-amended-plant-building-jv-with-zenith-chemical "RecycLiCo updates factory-building JV with Zenith Chemical"/index.html)

Nicholas Sokic Transportation RecycLiCo National
Oct. 6 2023