Global biodiversity is crucial for the stability of our value chains, from the forests' timber to the bees that pollinate crops and the cotton sp…
This year, BMO for Women was proud to once again participate as a sponsor and lead partner organization of the WE Empower UN Sustainable Development …
In many ways, the timing could not be better for North American commercial real estate owners and developers to make climate change strategies a busi…
The best way to think of a climate strategy in the commercial real estate industry is that it is part of a business strategy. It concerns many stakeh…
The built environment represents a significant share of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions,1 with over half of these emissions from residenti…
As one of the world’s largest food exporters, Canada’s economy owes gratitude to its farmers. The combined agriculture, food and beverage…
The Centennial Building is one of Halifax, Nova Scotia's, first high-rise buildings. It’s no surprise that a structure completed in 1967 wa…
From repeated crop failures in Michigan's fruit belt, which produces 70% of U.S. tart cherries,1 to organic apple growers in Washington fighting …
Canada’s latest National Inventory Report highlighted a 7% decline in greenhouse gas emissions, demonstrating progress toward the goal of reduc…
Budget 2024 carries forward the government’s commitment to climate programming, building incrementally on a larger portfolio of climate initiat…
Despite a "hint of a slowdown" in global electric vehicle (EV) sales, innovations in battery technology and vehicle efficiency will keep th…
Carbon accounting is the process of measuring the emissions from the activities within the boundaries of your business." – Brent Thumlert,…
This year will feature a flurry of regulations, government guidance, and new incentives regarding climate risk. Among the developments: …
“It was a great privilege to be at COP28 representing BMO and helping advance the matter on common efforts in the fight against climate change …
Corporate climate action appears to be reaching a new phase. More companies in the United States and Canada are implementing mitigation plans to redu…
BMO Arranges Green Financing to Fund New Lawson Centre for Sustainability, Trinity College's Most Significant Build in a Century Fir…
After record-breaking heat in the summer, 2023 is on track to be the hottest year ever. Sustainability Leaders podcast is live on all m…
Michael Torrance, Chief Sustainability Officer, sat down with Melissa Fifield, Head of the BMO Climate Institute, to discuss the key findings and tre…
Through our partnership with the BMO for Women program, we recently connected with five incredible women entrepreneurs who are using their businesses…
On a pond in California's wine country, an expanse of nearly 5,000 solar panels powers the small Town of Windsor's water treatment facility. …
“One of our slogans that we say a lot is it's a nudge don't judge. We're trying to nudge people in the right direction and not judg…
Nearly Half of Business Leaders in the U.S. and Canada Believe Climate Change Has Already Affected Their Businesses, but Few Have a Strategy The s…
“We need to move away from a materials matrix that looks like 67% fossil fuel-based materials and start accelerating the use of circular materi…
This is part 2 of a 2-part series on Decarbonization and Electrification of the Transportation. For Part 1 by the Climate Institute, see here. …
After enjoying the beautiful weather and stimulating discussions at Climate Week NYC, I headed home and was immediately met with gray, smoky air blan…
The impact of extreme weather patterns, mega-fires, and policy shifts toward a low-carbon economy are putting pressure on finance teams across i…
"We want to start to do a better job connecting people to the places that we're working to protect. Because once you get to experience a pla…
“It's an absolute joy to work across the state of California if you think about how diverse the state is from a natural standpoint, how div…
While both the United States and Canada are making progress toward achieving net-zero emissions commitments, businesses must accelerate their efforts…
As the CFO of a Fortune 500 company for six years, Elyse Douglas realized that for her business to reap the full benefits of ESG efforts, she would h…
Canada is committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050,1 and finding ways to expand and monetize the compliance and voluntary credit market…
Amid a steady stream of news about extreme temperatures and natural disasters, Melissa Fifield, the head of the BMO Climate Institute, distinguishes …
The buildings that we work, study, and live in are responsible for more than a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). There…
Carmakers are working toward net zero, but eliminating carbon emissions altogether, the source of 15% of global greenhouse-gas emissions, will requir…
By the end of June, Canada was already experiencing its worst wildfire season in recorded history. Hundreds of out-of-control infernos had incinerate…
As the frequency of extreme weather events continues to rise, the effects of climate change are quickly becoming less abstract, and while the race to…
Michael Torrance recently participated in a panel at the IBM THINK Conference to discuss sustainability and the role financial institutions play in c…
Susan McGeachie is joined by Remi Piet, Co-Founder & Senior Partner at Embellie Advisory on the ground at BMO’s 32nd annual Global Metals, …
Immediate, concerted action on mitigation and adaptation measures could still save the world from intensifying climate disasters, but only if we act …
Can North America become a leader in critical minerals mining? That’s a question that was explored by a panel of industry experts at BMO’…
Climate change is altering weather patterns in significant and meaningful ways. If these weather events continue to grow in frequency and intensity, …
With the global population forecast to grow to more than nine billion by 2050, it came as little surprise that food security was a key theme at the B…
Climate change is an existential crisis but also a generational opportunity to transition to a cleaner, more sustainable future and a prosperous econ…
Susan McGeachie is joined by Dan Wicklum, President and CEO of The Transition Accelerator, a pan-Canadian charity that creates positive, transfo…
Survey shows small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Canada and the U.S. are concerned about the impacts of climate ch…
There’s currently a heavy focus on the implications of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to the EV transition and the importance of building ou…
In this edition of our IN Tune podcast, we sit down with Doug Morrow and Juan Sanabria from BMO’s equity research team to discuss the key findi…
As thousands land in Egypt for the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Sharm El Sheikh this week, it bears noting how much the pano…
Business and governments face big challenges, but are still committed to action Between rising global tensions and economic uncertainty, thi…
Canada’s second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation comes at a time of resolute reflection on the extent to which the effects of i…
Policy support, improvements in battery technology, more charging infrastructure, and new compelling models from automakers are a few key reasons why…
Last month Bloomberg announced that the US has reached a tipping point for mass adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). According to their an…
As we come to the end of Indigenous History Month, I’m reminded of Virginia Woolf’s Room of One’s Own essay, in which the…
The manifestations of climate change - from oppressive heat to torrential floods – can impact vulnerable peoples the most. In this episode of S…
Electrifying transportation has shown early promise in Canada. But the electrification of medium- and heavy-duty vehicle classes is running a few yea…
We need to leverage Canada's clean and renewable resources and expertise to deploy significant power generation capacity over the coming decades.…
Today, the Canadian industrial sector uses electricity to power more than 25% of its energy needs. It must ramp this up to 41% by 2050 while simultan…
Our research identifies targeted opportunities to accelerate the electrification of Canadian businesses, as well as the key barriers inhibi…
Canada’s Emissions Reduction Plan 2030 and the subsequent budget are critical to reaching net zero by the middle of the century, but they are o…
For Canada to reach its goal of being net zero by 2050, we’re going to have to retrofit our entire building sector, cutting emissions from resi…
It’s been a year since BMO declared its Net-Zero Ambition, pledging to reach net zero by 2050. This ambition included the launch of the BM…
When Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau addressed the COP26 UNFCC assembly, calling on the world to do “more, and faster” to st…
Canada is committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its economy by 2050, and opportunities to reduce emissions in the housing m…
For the mining industry to decarbonize by ‘electrifying everything’, companies must collaborate with peers, push governments for support …
When BMO pre-purchased 1,000 tonnes of carbon removal units late last year, it was more than just a step toward achieving our carbon neutrality …
“I think we've been living in a world that [believes that] somehow the economy lives outside of the environment, and that’s a myth. A…
In the run up to Glasgow, COP26 was billed as the most important UN Climate Change Conference since the Paris Agreement, and our last chance as a glo…
"There are huge areas of permafrost that contain a significant amount of organic matter. Now that the climate is warming and impacting permafros…
“We're not going backward on climate change. Climate change has happened, is happening, and will continue to happen, and the severity of ev…
“Working together, you can tap the lowest cost opportunities in any given place. And as you're pursuing net zero, you can tap into the oppo…