Businesses have businesslike motives, but they also have customers, employees, investors and board members who are people. To succeed, businesses will need to consider the values of these audiences as they contemplate their next steps on the journey to net zero.
The report looks at the Canadian context and puts it in a global perspective, with comparisons to 12 other countries provided by Environics’ research partners in the IRIS network.
All roads lead to COP26 next week, but it doesn’t mean everyone is paying attention. Learn more about the journey to net zero.
Environics Research looks at past trends in Canadian attitudes toward environmental issues to explore how opinions may be shifting with COVID
The majority of Canadians still agree with the federal government’s belief that economic vitality and environmental protection support each other.
Since Environics began tracking public opinion about the Energy East pipeline in 2012, between 60% and 65% of Canadians have supported the proposal to convert existing natural gas pipelines to transport crude oil from the oil sands to refineries in Eastern Canada and for export.
Environics began tracking Canadian attitudes toward the oil sands development in 2008 and noticed a downward trend starting in November 2013.
More and more types of electric vehicles (EVs) have been coming on the market recently, but they are still a curiosity in many communities. What will it take for them to become a familiar fixture on the nation’s roads?
