February 28, 2023 – Toronto, Ontario – Government of Canada The Government of Canada is committed to greening its operations and supporting Canada’s transition to a cleaner economy. Today, the Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board and the …
A new analysis from Corporate Knights shows that members of the G20 are falling short of their stated commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Technology, however, is not the primary impediment. Rather, there is an urgent need for global collaboration. …
Budget 2022 proposes to establish the Canada Growth Fund to attract substantial private sector investment to help meet important national economic policy goals: To reduce emissions and contribute to achieving Canada’s climate goals; To diversify our economy and bolster our …
March 23, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario – Department of Finance Canada This week, the Government of Canada successfully issued its inaugural 7.5-year, $5 billion green bond. This transaction fulfills the government’s commitment to issue a $5 billion green bond within …
The Net Zero Accelerator (NZA) initiative supports Canada’s net zero goals to help transform the economy for clean and long term growth. This initiative will provide up to $8 billion in support of projects that will enable Canada to reduce …
Canada’s Strengthened Climate Plan: Up to $8 billion for net-zero accelerator Read more »
Toronto, CANADA (February 10, 2022) – Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) today announced that we are making a commitment for our portfolio and operations to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across all scopes by 2050. Read the full announcement…
For decades, Canada’s collective retirement savings have been heavily steeped in the fossil fuel sector. In recent years, climate-conscious investors, lawyers and activists warned that many of Canada’s pension funds were risking our future by continuing to pursue investing strategies …
Canadian pensions are retiring fossil fuel investments Read more »
Every year since 2002, Corporate Knights has evaluated Canadian companies with annual revenue of over $1 billion on a growing number of key performance indicators. This year’s Best 50 Corporate Citizens were evaluated against 24 key performance indicators, including the clean …
Corporate Knights and Manifest Climate are pleased to provide you with this joint submission in response to the consultation paper Navigating Uncertainty in Climate Change dated January 2021 (the “Discussion Paper”). The views represented in this submission are informed by …
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A key goal laid out in the federal government’s recent speech from the throne was to “build back better to create a stronger, more resilient Canada.” In our view, “building back better” must include placing growing clean industries (such as electric …
Throne speech laid down markers for a clean and caring economy Read more »