Finance

Budget 2024’s plan for growing the clean economy leans heavily on tax credits, doesn’t address the federal government’s $14-billion say-do gap on climate

Finance

Four ways Canadian banks can actually deliver on their climate promises

Matt Price and Kyra Bell-Pasht

Upcoming shareholder proposal vote asks TD to spell out their vague net-zero plans, but it’s not the only bank that needs a credible climate transition plan

Finance

Will free speech derail North America’s climate finance agenda?

Julien O. Beaulieu and Iris Fairley-Beam

As lawsuits challenging climate-risk disclosure rules multiply in the United States, Canada’s climate finance policies could be next in line

Finance | Spring 2024

The nuclear option

Eugene Ellmen

Should climate-conscious investors consider ‘green’ nuclear energy bonds or rule them out because of long delays, cost overruns, and safety and waste risks?

Finance

U.S. SEC waters down its climate reporting rule under legal threats

Eugene Ellmen

Will Canada align itself with weaker U.S. standard, or will it go further and adopt full-scope climate reporting like Europe, California and China?

Finance | Spring 2024

Canada’s Big Five banks keep moving further away from net-zero

Eugene Ellmen

A new report from UK org InfluenceMap shows that rather than move towards net-zero like their US and EU counterparts, Canada's big five banks have increased their exposure to oil and gas

Finance

Canada’s biggest pension plan is fuelling worst rainy-day future ever

Mitchell Beer

Report card finds Canadian Pension Plan stands out as “biggest investor in and defender of fossil fuel investment in the Canadian pension sector”

Finance | Winter 2024

Are CEOs gaming ESG bonuses?

Rick Spence

Studies suggest sustainability bonuses are an effective governance tool, but more checks and balances in sectors such as mining and oil and gas are crucial

Finance

Are the ESG departments of Canada’s Big Five banks a ‘$2-trillion placebo’ for an ailing planet?

Alex Robinson

Investors for Paris Compliance calls on securities regulators to investigate sustainable finance disclosures of RBC, TD, CIBC, Scotiabank and BMO

Sustainable Economy Intelligence

The federal government is more than $14 billion behind on climate funding

The Global 100 list: How the world’s most sustainable corporations are driving the green transition

Finance

Climate was biggest winner in 2024 budget, but climate funding gap persists

Four ways Canadian banks can actually deliver on their climate promises

Will free speech derail North America’s climate finance agenda?

The nuclear option

U.S. SEC waters down its climate reporting rule under legal threats

Canada’s Big Five banks keep moving further away from net-zero

Canada’s biggest pension plan is fuelling worst rainy-day future ever

Are CEOs gaming ESG bonuses?

Are the ESG departments of Canada’s Big Five banks a ‘$2-trillion placebo’ for an ailing planet?

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