Corporate Knights

1 week ago | corporateknights.com | Jessica Scott-Reid

This is the fourth installment of our six-part Masters of Metamorphosis series, in which we look at corporations that have reinvented themselves in order to seize opportunities in the energy transition. In 2016, New York’s Elmhurst Dairy closed its doors as the last remaining fluid-milk plant in the city. The following year, under the continued leadership of second-generation owner Henry Schwartz, the company rebranded as Elmhurst 1925, shifting its focus to plant-based milks. “Established 1925.

2 weeks ago | corporateknights.com | Naomi Buck

This is the second installment of our six-part Masters of Metamorphosis series, in which we look at corporations that have reinvented themselves in order to seize opportunities in the energy transition. Read Naomi Buck's opening essay: "How some companies are embracing radical change to succeed in the green economy."  In 2008, the Italian oil company ERG faced a crossroads.

3 weeks ago | corporateknights.com | Naomi Buck

This is the first instalment of our six-part Metamorphosis series, in which we look at corporations that have reinvented themselves in order to seize opportunities in the energy transition. In this opening essay, writer Naomi Back looks at the opportunities and pitfalls for companies that seek to make a dramatic transformation.

3 weeks ago | corporateknights.com | Paul Polman

Brothers and sisters all, humanity has lost one of its courageous moral voices – but his legacy lives on in the countless lives he touched, and in the movements he inspired. For me, this moment is not just for mourning, but for deep gratitude. We have been fortunate to witness a rare kind of leadership. At a time of widening divides – among nations, within societies, and between humanity and the planet – he offered a steady hand and a moral compass.

4 weeks ago | corporateknights.com | Natalie Alcoba

It had been 30 years since a train ran through a stretch of Argentina’s Quebrada de Humahuaca. The mountainous region in the northern province of Jujuy is known for its enchanting, multicoloured rockscape and the chain of settlements that hug the rugged valley. In 1993, a diesel locomotive ceased to operate. But last year, after track upgrades and a concerted effort from local politicians, a gleaming solar-powered battery train made its maiden run.