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'It will help us have more honest conversations'
27 June 2023Investors welcome the IFRS sustainability standards and say, by boosting comparability, they will aid engagement. Michael Hurley reports
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How Canada laid the foundations for its transition taxonomy
07 March 2023A project to develop a list of transition activities is set to grow, Barbara Zvan and Jonathan Arnold tell Michael Hurley
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Canada looks to put transition planning at heart of taxonomy
06 March 2023A proposed Canadian taxonomy to identify 'climate-compatible' investments would require disclosure of transition plans with verification of emissions reductions targets.
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Canadian engagement initiative identifies 40 target companies
09 June 2022A list of 40 Canada-listed companies that will be targets of investor pressure on climate-related issues has been published by a burgeoning collaborative engagement initiative.
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Investors can better communicate how they use TCFD reports, says Ontario Teachers’
26 September 2019Investors could boost the success of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) by better explaining how they use reports prepared in line with the initiative, according to one of the world’s largest pension funds.
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A Canadian take on sustainability
26 September 2019Canada's resource-intensive economy can be a sustainability transition model for others, Tiff Macklem, chair of Canada's Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance, tells Michael Hurley
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Introduce tax exemption for green bond investors, Canada told
14 June 2019Canada’s government has been encouraged to establish a comply-or-explain approach to climate-related disclosures, introduce tax incentives to encourage green bond issuance and develop a ‘transition-oriented’ taxonomy.
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Canada seeks more opportunities in sustainable finance
13 April 2018An Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance has been set up by the Canadian government to help the country's businesses exploit new opportunities in clean energy and other climate-related activities.