Finance

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

Finance

Four trends shaping sustainable finance's future in 2024

Eugene Ellmen

Will banks keep cheerleading fossil fuels while renewable stocks make a comeback? Eugene Ellmen shares his finance forecast

Finance

Canada isn't challenging banks enough to prepare for climate chaos

Matt Price

OPINION: The safety and soundness of Canada’s financial system needs its regulator to take climate impacts more seriously

Finance

Proposed climate disclosure rules have a gaping loophole for methane emissions

Amanda Bryant

The draft rules are supposed to deal with the ‘Wild West’ of reporting standards that currently allow companies to cherry-pick favourable ESG indicators

Finance

Global ESG assets drop 14% as industry tightens grip on sustainability claims

Eugene Ellmen

As COP begins, sustainable investment industry finally coming to grips with allegations of greenwash that have plagued it for years, prompting stricter classification system

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

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?

Four trends shaping sustainable finance's future in 2024

Canada isn't challenging banks enough to prepare for climate chaos

Proposed climate disclosure rules have a gaping loophole for methane emissions

Global ESG assets drop 14% as industry tightens grip on sustainability claims

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