Last week at the Investor Summit on Responsible Investing in Vancouver, Barb Zvan, the President and CEO of the University Pension Plan, said she hopes news about Canada’s sustainable finance…
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Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) – the world’s leading climate engagement initiative is …
Nobody should doubt just how much influence Canada’s big banks have over national politics. The Globe and Mail has reported on the direct access that bank CEO’s have with the…
2022 was Investors for Paris Compliance’s first full calendar year, and a full one it was. In general, we’re helping to fill a large and growing gap in the investor…
One year since committing to the NZBA, Investors for Paris Compliance grades …
RBC finally came out with its initial 2030 targets today. There will be a lot of justified commentary on the weakness of its intensity-based targets, but RBC also released something…
Insurance companies are on the front lines of the climate crisis. This is most evident with property insurers who end up picking up the tab following extreme weather events -…
Sun Life and Manulife found to be in early days of implementing net zero plans, with major gaps remaining
(September 21, 2022; Toronto, Canada) Today the shareholder advocacy group Investors…
The climate crisis is increasing risk and driving negative health outcomes in …
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) just released an analysis of the progress of major banks on net zero, including Canada’s “big 5.” This is significant because IIGCC…
Today the International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) updated its guidance regarding Sustainability-Linked Bonds (SLBs), among other things.
You may remember the controversies regarding the use of SLBs in Canada by…