I spent the last couple weeks crisscrossing the US, listening to conversations in the impact investment space and searching for throughlines to see where we, as a sector, are headed in the midst of the polycrisis that we are facing. As a co-CEO of Common Future, an...
Canada’s housing crisis reached an alarming level in 2023, presenting significant challenges for the country. You might wonder, what can we do about it? The most common response is that we need to increase the supply of homes. According to the latest report from...
Many Canadians, myself included, are surprised to learn that Canada has no federal animal welfare laws protecting animals in farms. Industry associations with multimillion-dollar marketing budgets make sure of it. While we typically don’t see national ad campaigns...
Entrepreneurial dynamism within the private sector needs to be harnessed, and drive change in what has traditionally been public sector responsibility. We need to shift our thinking and welcome (and fund) this innovation. Why better justice? Justice is the foundation...
Diversity & Inclusion – sometimes referred to as “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion” or “DEI” – has a long history, stemming from corporate mandates following civil rights legislation in the 1960s and 1970s. Indeed, the first ever known ‘employee...
A few weeks ago, the UN released a report summarizing the data on global progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The conclusion was unambiguous – we are falling behind. If current trends persist, extreme poverty will still affect 575 million people...
