Corporate Knights Inc. today released a comprehensive report challenging the government and business to act boldly coming out of COVID-19 to Build Back Better by accelerating actions for a green recovery. Co-authored by leading energy systems and public policy experts Ralph Torrie and Céline Bak, with Toby …
The Building Back Better Canada Plan will create or maintain 6.3 million jobs Read more »
Corporate Knights Inc. today released a letter signed by 47 (and growing) business leaders calling for a bold green recovery coming out of the COVID 19 crisis. The signatories lead companies employing over 200,000 people in Canada and with annual revenues of $140 billion. The …
For less than 2% of GDP, Canada could fund a climate war chest that fends off recession, and get us 70% of way to Paris targets. Most Canadians understand that climate action and economic prosperity aren’t a zero-sum or either/or …
THE 2% SOLUTION: OUR STIMULUS PLAN FOR CLEAN PROSPERITY Read more »
The Standards Council of Canada is building on existing global frameworks, to develop a Canadian-specific National Standard of Canada for “Green and Transition Finance” which will define Green and In Transition sectors in Canada, enabling these sectors to be recognized …
STANDARDS COUNCIL CANADA DEVELOPING GREEN AND TRANSITION FINANCE STANDARD Read more »
Canada has the expertise and endowments to be a global leader in sustainable finance. And the makeup of our economy – and degree of our exposure to climate change – mean we urgently need to seize its significant potential to …
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EXPERT PANEL ON SUSTAINABLE FINANCE RELEASES FINAL REPORT Read more »
Corporate Knights and Climate Bonds Initiative assessed 7,000 of the world’s largest companies, representing all publicly traded companies with US$1 billion+ in revenues. Collectively, these companies were found to have made capital and research and development expenditures of $3.6 trillion in 2017. We …
GLOBAL CORPORATE GREEN INVESTMENT AND THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS REPORT Read more »
A new report published by Toronto Finance International looks at the revenues Toronto financial firms could make by targeting sustainable companies and projects. Canada’s financial companies could make annual revenues of $110 billion by 2025 by targeting firms and projects …
TORONTO FINANCE INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHES REPORT ON SUSTAINABLE FINANCE OPPORTUNITY Read more »
Toronto’s 30-year, $300-million green bond brings a financial benefit: the yield (3.213 per cent based on a 3.20 per cent coupon) required to clear the market was a tad lower than what a traditional debenture would have cost. The city …
TORONTO BECOMES SECOND CANADIAN CITY TO ISSUE A GREEN BOND Read more »
Michael Bloomberg came to Toronto to speak on a panel about climate change and disclosure. Michael Bloomberg came to Toronto to speak on a panel about climate change and disclosure. In the lead up to the event, several large Canadian …
After sustained engagement by the Council for Clean Capitalism and others over the past year, Minister Morneau and McKenna announced the creation of the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance, to be chaired by Tiff Macklem, Dean of the University of …
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES SUSTAINABLE FINANCE EXPERT PANEL Read more »