Introduction While working on a sustainability reporting project in collaboration with GRI, my SIPA team noticed a pattern - ESG reports filed by Canadian companies were becoming shorter and less narrative-heavy over time. My team wondered if this was a rare but possible case of green blushing . That theory did not survive scrutiny as we found that Canadian companies were adjusting their sustainability communications in response to tightening anti-greenwashing enforcement. In

Relevant articles referenced: https://think.ing.com/articles/how-data-centres-can-be-better-integrated-into-the-energy-ecosystem/ https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/publications/rethinking-load-growth https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/ https://e360.yale.edu/features/artificial-intelligence-climate-energy-emissions Podcast - https://www.eli.org/podcasts (Data Centers, AI, and the Grid: Can Load Flexibility Unlock Ne