Quarterly Trailblazer – Mohammed Ali
Our Quarterly YellowYellow (YY) Trailblazer series aims to shine the spotlight on industry professionals who are making a difference by prioritizing – and championing – sustainability.
M’Chigeeng First Nation’s Inspiring Journey to Sustainability
The M’Chigeeng First Nation is an Ojibwe First Nation group located on Manitoulin Island between Lake Huron and Georgian Bay
Insights From The Clinton Global Initiative in New York City
“If flexible finance is what it takes to scale innovation, then where is the “F” in the broader ESG movement?
Redefining Recycling: Ontario’s Proactive Blue Box Shift
The linear economy’s ‘take-make-dispose’ approach has led to escalating CO2 emissions, intricate global supply chains, and mismanaged waste. However, the winds of change are blowing. Governments are increasingly aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, to promote a circular economy. Europe has been a frontrunner in the circular economy, placing stringent regulations like the Packaging Waste, and Batteries Directives that make producers responsible for financing collection, recycling, and end-of-life disposal of products. However, North America, particularly Canada, is still catching up.
Q3 2023 – Vitamin D Day
At YellowYellow, we work together as a team to deliver top-notch consulting services. To strengthen our connections and celebrate our achievements, six team members got together on a hot summer day. While some wanted to paddle, others wanted to converse on the patio. One thing we all did was soak up plenty of Vitamin D.
Voluntary Carbon Market: How Companies Offset Their Emissions
While many companies are looking to adjust their processes and reduce their environmental footprint through green innovation, there are many sectors in which these adjustments will not have a large enough impact to play their part in combating climate change.
3 Ways to Cope with Climate Anxiety
The climate crisis wreaks havoc across the globe, wielding its destructive power unequally. With some regions submerged under floods and others at the mercy of raging wildfires, the impact and experience vary dramatically.
The Business Case for Decarbonization
A term that is being thrown around a lot these days by corporations, governments, and researchers alike is decarbonization. Whether it be in sustainability reports, government agendas, or scientific journals, this buzzword seems to be becoming more prevalent by the day.
Hotter Days Ahead?
If you’ve been keeping up with the news recently, you may have seen disturbing headlines like this “Earth Faces Hottest Day Ever Recorded – Three Days in a Row” (1). Unfortunately, this is not merely clickbait, but based on actual data collected by the U.S. National Centers for Climate Change Prediction, and while there are multiple factors at work here, such as El Niño, the largest driving factor behind this anomaly is anthropogenic (human-caused) climate change
Emerging CCUS Technologies
Despite decades of cries to combat climate change from scientists and the general public alike, the global response to this looming crisis has been far too inadequate to halt its progress (1).
