Statistics Canada recently confirmed that natural resource wealth (namely minerals and timber) has been formally integrated into Canada’s national balance sheet, with the first release
Climate change is no longer tomorrow’s problem. This year alone, heat waves in India and Pakistan each killed more than a thousand people. The rainforest
The number of investors who are integrating sustainability performance into their investment strategies and decision-making is on the rise. The number of signatories to the
The market for green bonds is growing strong, but so far this year it’s not growing nearly as fast as industry trackers had hoped. According
Shortly before Nelson Mandela passed away I had a chance to ask F.W. de Klerk what impact the anti-apartheid divestment campaign had on his decision
This article was originally published by Ensia. Greenpeace rates tech companies on their data centers. Oxfam America ranks food brands on the sustainability of their
“We can’t divest from fossil fuels because it would lead to lower returns, and investors wouldn’t like that.” That’s the response universities, governments, pension funds
85 per cent of the world’s largest global asset owners are climate “laggards” that have taken little to no action to insulate themselves from the
An industrial project that could devastate the Great Barrier Reef, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a Canadian mine and an American power plant are
Capitalism can do better. Business can be more responsible. Short-term profit doesn’t have to be the singular focus of private enterprise. This is what Corporate
There’s a hierarchy in the fossil fuel world, particularly when looked at through the lens of climate change and urban air pollution. Many know that
For a company infamously described as “a great Vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity,” Goldman Sachs has produced a remarkable number of high-profile
The United States has managed to decouple economic growth from coal-generated power over the past 10 years, and the trend is only accelerating. This is
At first glance, I was put off by the title of John Taft’s new book, A Force for Good: How Enlightened Finance can Restore Faith
Now is a time of opportunities and challenges in healthcare. We are making incredible progress: Technological advances are allowing us to accelerate the pace of
Last Tuesday, the Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Limited released its first green bond (subscription) into the marketplace. The majority state-owned company saw its ฿3 billion ($92 million
Believe it or not, there are people in the financial sector who are ready to shake things up. John Taft is the head of US Wealth Management
It’s not often that I come across a financing book that gets me excited. Actually, I think that had never happened, until I got my
From extreme weather, disease outbreaks, vulnerable infrastructure and increased physical and mental stress, climate change promises to test the limits of our bodies, minds and
It’s a sign of growing investor interest in responsible investing: Blackrock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager with over $4.5 trillion in assets under management,
When you consider the political spending habits of corporations in the United States, it’s tempting to become smug about the apparent cleanliness of the Canadian political
In 2012, the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook report legitimized the notion of unburnable carbon in one sentence: “No more than one-third of proven
Canadians like to manage risk. Canadian financial institutions, for example, pride themselves on how they reduced their exposure to the asset-backed mortgage debacle and the
Fed up with how poorly some companies are disclosing sustainability metrics to regulators, certain investors and reporting advocates are taking matters into their own hands.
Two of the most seasoned borrowers on North America’s capital markets, the Province of Ontario and Export Development Canada, took the unusual step recently of
Bondholders can’t exercise active ownership over a firm the same way equity investors can. Does that mean they’re not interested in driving corporate sustainability? Quite
Last September, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund announced its pledge to divest its fossil fuel holdings as part of a larger divestment movement that aims to
Forecasting what to expect in the year ahead is always a mug’s game. Where will oil prices go? Will there be another Fukushima? Will aliens
The Council for Clean Capitalism’s work with Ontario’s political leadership and borrowing unit was catalytic in launching a provincial green bond program in 2014. Ontario
American transit ridership spikes The American Public Transportation Association has recorded the highest number of transit riders since it began collecting data in 1974. About
