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The costs of climate change are clear with the flood devastation in Lybia simply being the latest grim example. What is also clear is that traditional policymaking has failed and climate assemblies may provide a novel and more equitable path forward. (AP Photo/Jamal Alkomaty)

September 14, 2023

How climate assemblies can help Canada tackle the climate crisis

Simon Pek, University of Victoria and Lorin Busaan, University of Victoria

Climate assemblies may just provide the breakthrough required to develop popular, just and sustainable climate and energy policies.

Student-Managed Investment Funds provide students with experience managing real investment portfolios. But new research shows only. a small minority of funds include environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their mandates. (Shutterstock)

August 29, 2023

Business schools must step up on sustainable investing education

Lorin Busaan, University of Victoria and Basma Majerbi, University of Victoria

As we confront pressing social and environmental challenges, business schools must play a big role in building momentum for sustainable investing and ignore partisan, anti-ESG sniping.

Employee-owned firms have better organizational performance and tend to be more resilient in the face of economic disruptions. (Shutterstock)

April 16, 2023

Investing in employee ownership could help the Canadian government meet its sustainability goals

Lorin Busaan, University of Victoria and Simon Pek, University of Victoria

The Canadian government’s proposed employee ownership trust could have positive impacts that go beyond workers and businesses.

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