Environment Journal

What Environment Journal does

Environment Journal is a privately held Canadian trade publication serving environmental industry professionals with editorial coverage of cleantech, remediation, decarbonization, ESG, and the broader green economy. The publication operates as a digital-first platform anchored by the environmentjournal.ca website, a quarterly print and digital magazine delivered via emagazine.environmentjournal.ca, weekly email newsletters, and an active slate of events including the EnviroExchange webinar series, the Brownie Awards (brownfield remediation), the Excess Soils Symposium (including a Western Canada edition launched in 2026), and the 40 Under 40 awards program. Revenue is generated through subscription fees for the quarterly issues and digital magazine, advertising sold across the website and print issues to companies in the environmental, infrastructure, and water sectors, and event sponsorships. The publication also operates a Products and Services Showcase directory that lists environmental solution providers.

Name

Environment Journal

Legal name

Environment Journal

Website

https://environmentjournal.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Environment Journal is a Canadian trade publication covering the environment, cleantech, remediation, ESG, and infrastructure sectors for environmental industry professionals, distributed via website, quarterly magazine, newsletters, and industry events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Trade Media and Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

ESG/Sustainability Reporting & Disclosure Platforms (EUABAEAB)

Keywords

• Environmental industry news
• Trade publication media
• Cleantech journalism
• ESG and decarbonization reporting
• Environmental industry events

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Publication Subscriptions: Environment Journal generates revenue through paid subscriptions for its quarterly issues and digital magazine content. The publication offers free subscriptions as well as premium content access.
2. Advertising: The publication sells advertising space on its website and in its quarterly issues to companies operating in the environmental, infrastructure, and water sectors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Environment Journal is a Canadian environmental industry trade publication that provides news, features, and analysis on the Canadian environment industry and green economy. The publication covers topics including cleantech, remediation, decarbonization, ESG, climate policy, and sustainable infrastructure through its website, quarterly print and digital magazine, free and paid email newsletter subscriptions, webinars, and industry events. It operates as part of the SiteMedia platform and serves environmental professionals across Canada.

Product overview

Environment Journal is a unified publication/media platform covering the Canadian environment industry and green economy. The core product is the Environment Journal publication (available as a website, quarterly print/digital magazine, and through newsletters). Supporting products include the EnviroExchange webinar series, the Brownie Awards (brownfield remediation), Excess Soils Symposium (annual event), Top 25 projects listing, 40 Under 40 awards program, and a Products & Services Showcase directory. The platform operates as part of the SiteMedia network and serves environmental professionals through news, features, events, and awards programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environment Journal Publication

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of environmental professionals rely on Environment Journal for weekly updates

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SiteMediacoreOthersEnvironment Journal is part of the SiteMedia platform that provides quality content and premium marketing, communications, and events services for the Canadian environment, infrastructure, and water sectors. SiteMedia is the parent platform providing operational support for the publication.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ensia: Independent environmental media outlet producing solution-focused journalism on environmental issues. Comparable as a niche environmental news publication, though with more non-profit / magazine-style funding rather than B2B ads.
• ESG Today: Digital B2B publication focused on ESG and sustainable finance news. Comparable as a specialist ESG news outlet targeting professionals, with a similar newsletter-driven, ad-supported business model.
• TriplePundit: Online publication covering sustainability, ESG, and responsible business. Comparable as a digital-first B2B sustainability news outlet with newsletter and advertising revenue.
• Sustainable Brands: B2B sustainability media platform combining news, reports, and large events (Sustainable Brands Conference). Comparable in blending editorial coverage of sustainability/cleantech with owned events and a community-driven GTM.
• GreenBiz Group: US-based B2B media company covering sustainability, ESG, and cleantech for professionals. Comparable content verticals (decarbonization, ESG, climate policy), audience (corporate sustainability leaders), and event/webinar model (GreenBiz events, Verge conference).
• Corporate Knights: Canadian B2B sustainability/clean-economy magazine and research publisher. Closely comparable to Environment Journal in geography (Canada), niche (sustainability/ESG audience), and business model (magazine, newsletters, rankings, awards such as the Top 30 Sustainable Companies in Canada).
• Environmental Leader: B2B media brand covering sustainability, energy, and environmental management for corporate professionals. Comparable audience (environmental/sustainability decision-makers), format mix (articles, newsletters, reports), and advertising model.

Emerging players

• Waste Dive: Industry news outlet covering waste, recycling, and circular economy. Comparable as a B2B environmental-vertical news brand serving professionals with newsletters and advertising, partially overlapping on remediation/environmental topics.
• Resource Recycling: Trade publication focused specifically on recycling and circular economy topics. Comparable as a niche environmental industry trade title with subscriptions, events (conferences), and a tightly defined professional audience, though narrower in topic scope than Environment Journal.

Regional players

• Carbon Pulse: Specialist news service on global carbon markets and climate policy. Comparable in covering climate/ESG topics for professionals with a subscription and advertising model, but with a global rather than Canadian geographic focus and a more specialized carbon-market niche.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/environment-journal
• Xx.com/Enviro_Journal
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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