Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, in a letter to Canada Infrastructure Bank chairperson Tamara Vrooman, calls for a solution to the infrastructure deficit in Indigenous communities.
Ontario has successfully issued the largest green bond in Canadian history, raising $1 billion for infrastructure projects in communities across the province that will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. Proceeds from the bond will support seven …
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 »