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  • HSBC faces criticism after Paris-aligned finance pledge

    09 October 2020

    Banking giant HSBC has become the latest bank to commit to align its financed emissions - the carbon emissions of its portfolio of customers - to the Paris Agreement goal to achieve net zero by 2050 or sooner.

  • BMO claims 19 positive SDG engagement outcomes

    07 July 2020

    BMO Global Asset Management has claimed that it has helped achieve 19 instances of positive sustainability outcomes in the last year as a result of its dialogue with the companies in its SDG Engagement Equity Fund.

  • Allocate more to impact post-Covid-19, Canadian pension funds told

    19 June 2020

    Traditionally risk-averse Canadian pension funds are gradually investing more to create positive impact but still lag their European counterparts, Michael Hurley writes

  • BMO hails success of engagement strategy

    07 April 2020

    BMO Global Asset Management's engagement with more than 5,500 companies over the past two decades has contributed to over 3,700 "instances of change", according to CEO Kristi Mitchem.

  • Investors ask Drax for clarity on Just Transition plans

    30 March 2020

    Aviva, BMO and the Church of England Pensions Board are among investors that have asked Drax to more clearly demonstrate how it will support its workers in the energy transition, Environmental Finance can reveal.

  • BMO sets climate change as key engagement priority

    03 February 2020

    BMO Global Asset Management has pledged to intensify its engagement with companies this year on the topic of climate change.

  • BMO launches three sustainability-focused multi-asset funds

    11 December 2019

    BMO Global Asset Management has launched three environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused multi-asset fund portfolios.

  • Innergex raises $125m from convertible debentures

    01 October 2019

    Canadian renewable energy group Innergex has raised $125 million from an issue of convertible unsecured debentures.

  • Meat, fish and dairy producers not addressing sustainability risks, says FAIRR

    04 September 2019

    The vast majority of meat, fish and dairy producers have not meaningfully addressed basic sustainability risks, according to a report by investor network FAIRR.

  • Climate change concerns see BMO pull back on reinsurance

    30 August 2019

    The Bank of Montreal (BMO) will exit from the majority of its reinsurance business due to concerns about climate change and not fulfilling its risk-reward hopes.