Companies are under increasing pressure from regulators, consumers, investors and other stakeholders to measure, report and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
A truly great report can only occur when a company has a clear vision and a supporting culture that drives sustainable thinking into every aspect of its company.
Canadian companies that lead in CSR also lead in their stock performance. The five Canadian companies that made this elite group are TD Bank, Bombardier, TransCanada, Teck Resources, and CN Railway.
Instead of starting where we are, doing small incremental changes trying to make our business and behaviour sustainable, we must start where we need to be when we have a sustainable society and work our way backwards from there.