On June 20, 2017, the Climate Leadership Council announced its Founding Members, a prominent group of business, opinion and NGO leaders. The Climate Leadership Council is an international policy institute founded in collaboration with a who’s who of business, opinion …
LAUNCH OF THE CLIMATE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL IN U.S. Read more »
The G7 joined the G20, other countries and markets in throwing its weight behind a growing movement to turn the power of the global financial system to sustainable development. In a communique released at the end of a two-day meeting …
G7 THROWS WEIGHT BEHIND SUSTAINABLE FINANCE MOVEMENT Read more »
Social Innovation and Social Finance Steering Group brings together 15 passionate and diverse leaders, practitioners and experts from multiple fields, including the community, philanthropic, financial and research sectors. Together, its members will co-create a Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy …
LAUNCH OF SOCIAL INNOVATION AND SOCIAL FINANCE STRATEGY CO-CREATION STEERING GROUP Read more »
The Council for Clean Capitalism hosted a post-election gathering hosted at Vancity with B.C. business leaders and Jeremy Rifkin to discuss key action items to deliver on the province`s green economic potential.
Export Development Canada (EDC) today priced USD 500 million 1.625% Fixed Rate Green Bond due June 1, 2020, bringing total ESG green bond issues up to USD 1.1 billion. The proceeds of this Green Bond offering will go towards EDC’s …
Council for Clean Capitalism study shows Canadian green bond market has potential to top $50B annually. Read the news release here.
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced a project to review the disclosure of risks and financial impacts associated with climate change. The project will gather information on the current state of climate change disclosure in Canada and internationally, and issue …
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Ontario`s third green bond brings the province`s green bond program up to $2.05 billion. Proceeds from the bond will support 12 projects, including St. Joseph’s Healthcare in Hamilton, targeted to achieve LEED Gold certification; the ErinoakKids Centre for Treatment and …
ONTARIO ISSUES 3RD GREEN BOND (C$800M, OVERSUBSCRIBED WITH NEW INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS) Read more »
More than 60 Canadian business and civil society leaders sent an open letter to the Prime Minister and Premiers today, encouraging them to work together to make Canada a global leader in clean growth and climate action, and offering to …
Following up on recommendations by the Advisory Council on Economic Growth, the federal government is launching the new Canada Infrastructure Bank to provide innovative funding and financing for infrastructure projects and help more projects get built in Canada. The Canada Infrastructure Bank …
CANADA INFRASTRUCTURE BANK TO BE LAUNCHED BY THE FEDS Read more »