Sustainability Leaders

Listen to BMO experts and Carleigh Whitman, Head, Nature & Closure at Teck Resources Limited, discuss how companies are incorporating nature into their decision-making and more.

Michael Torrance sat down with Kevin Murphy, Chief Science State Officer at NASA, and Raghu Ganti, a Principal Research Scientist at IBM Research, to discuss how NASA’s data collection strategies are helping to develop and improve geospatial models, creating opportunities to better understand environmental risks.

Grégoire Baillargeon, President, BMO Financial Group, Quebec, Jonathan Hackett, Vice Chair, BMO Capital Markets, and George Sutherland, Senior Advisor to the BMO Climate Institute, sat down with and to discuss key developments at COP28 and what they mean for the future of sustainable finance and the energy transition.

Listen to part two of our two-part series around artificial intelligence featuring Rosa van den Beemt, director of stewardship in Responsible Investment at BMO Global Asset Management, and Ebrahim Bagheri, professor at Toronto Metropolitan University.

“The excitement around artificial intelligence comes from the fact that the machines now don't need humans' explicit instructions, but rather they look at past historical patterns based on historical data, and learn how to do those things themselves.” Listen to part one of our two-part series with Rosa van den Beemt, Director of Stewardship in Responsible Investment at BMO Global Asset Management,...

After record-breaking heat in the summer, 2023 is on track to be the hottest year ever. Listen to learn why.

More companies have plans to address climate change based on rising business importance, according to results of the second annual poll commissioned by the BMO Climate Institute. Listen now.

Today, we’re joined by Andy Blair, Co-Founder of Upflow, a geothermal, research, and innovation company based in New Zealand. Upflow is dedicated to harnessing the vast potential of geothermal energy to provide intelligent solutions to global industries. 

Today, we’re joined by Menna Farouk, Founder and CEO of Dosy, a tech-based scooter and bicycle riding platform for women and girls. Dosy aims to encourage women and girls in Egypt to ride scooters and bicycles by connecting them with riding instructors.

Today, we’re joined by Diana Mbogo, Founder and Managing Director of Millennium Engineers Enterprises Ltd, a renewable energy social enterprise in Tanzania that focuses on developing customized energy solutions.

Today, we’re joined by Karin Sempf, CEO and Founder of Innova Nation, an educational lab focused on motivating and empowering the upcoming generation of entrepreneurs, innovators, and sustainability advocates.

Today, we’re joined by Susan Blanchet, CEO and Founder of Origen Air. Origen Air provides a complete indoor air purification solution.

Our guest today, Alex Schulze, CEO and founder of 4Ocean, speaks to their mission and how they’ve removed over 30 million pounds of trash from the ocean to date. Listen to Melissa Fifield, Head of the BMO Climate Institute, and Alex to learn more.

Melissa Fifield, Head of the BMO Climate Institute, sat down with Lewis Perkins, President of the Apparel Impact Institute, to discuss The Apparel Impact Institute's vision of "a transformed apparel, footwear, and textile industry that has a positive impact on people and the planet."

BMO Radicle experts Christine VanDerwill, Partnerships Manager; Cooper Robinson, Innovation Lead; and Brad Neff, Director, Innovation, Low Carbon Fuels, discuss opportunities to reduce emissions in the transportation sector.

Michael Torrance, Chief Sustainability Officer, sat down with Tansy Stobart, VP of Strategy for BMO Radicle, to discuss the voluntary carbon market, including some of the latest trends in what the future has in store.

Melissa Fifield, Head of the BMO Climate Institute, sat down with Conor McElyea to discuss how The Conservation Alliance is working to “protect wild places and outdoor spaces.”

Melissa Fifield, Head of the BMO Climate Institute, sat down with Kindley Walsh Lawlor to discuss Parks California, which launched in 2019 as the official statutory statewide partner to California State Parks.

Carbon capture technologies represent one of the best near-term opportunities to reduce C02 emissions. Still, the current challenge is their cost can make it difficult for entities to develop them independently. Listen to our latest episode to learn more.

Amid a steady stream of news about extreme temperatures and natural disasters, Melissa Fifield, the head of the BMO Institute, distinguishes between being optimistic about climate change and having hope. 

The commercial real estate industry will be a key player in helping the nation meet Canada’s net-zero emissions goals. Listen to part two of our two-part series, where industry leaders offer perspectives on key sustainability topics and the outlook for what's ahead.

The commercial real estate industry will be a key player in helping the nation meet Canada’s net-zero emissions goals. Listen to part one of our two-part series, where industry leaders offer perspectives on key sustainability topics and the outlook for what's ahead.

Hastening the energy transition requires a holistic view of the economy and stronger collaboration and coordination across industries to build more momentum toward a net-zero economy. Those were some of the main takeaways from the Green and Clean: Redefining Finance for a Sustainable Future panel at the International Economic Forum of the Americas Conference in Montreal 2023.

Clio Straram, Head, Indigenous Banking at BMO, sat down with Mark Podlasly, Chief Sustainability Officer, First Nations Major Project Coalition, to discuss Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC).

Carmakers are working toward net zero, but eliminating carbon emissions altogether, the source of 15% of global greenhouse-gas emissions, will require buy-in from all parts of the automotive supply chain. That includes auto dealers, who are beginning to grapple with their role in the energy transition.