Finance Solutions for Climate Action Needed
One of the main obstacles to meaningful climate action is adequate capital backing. While government policies and incentives are crucial to drive climate initiatives, solutions…
Unpacking Transition Risk and Opportunity for Canada and the World
The ongoing global transition to a lower-carbon, resilient economy requires significant and, in some cases, disruptive changes across economic sectors and industries. These changes present…
Climate Disclosure: A Transition from Thinking to Action
“There has been a transition in thinking. And this is now beginning to be translated into action.” -Mark Carney’s speech, “A Transition in Thinking and Action,”…
Canadian Securities Regulators Report on Need for Better Climate Disclosure
On April 5, 2018, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the CSA) published CSA Staff Notice 51-354 Report on Climate Change-related Disclosure Project (the Notice). The Notice details the…
Keep Calm and Disclose your Climate Change Risks
This Guest Post was Contributed by Mercedes Arango* In the last days, nine investment group leaders, including la Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (CDPQ),…
Climate Change and the Financial Sector
Awareness and calls to action on climate change in the financial sector have gained significant momentum in the last few years, especially since the 2015…