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Canadian 'competitiveness' push can benefit from transition plan work, says pension head

A private finance-led group aims to show companies how climate transition planning can shape business strategy and help them compete economically with international peers, according to the head of a Canadian pension fund.

Canadian financial institutions back initiative for 'credible transition plans'

Canada announces 'green and transition' taxonomy

Canada has committed to publish a sustainable finance taxonomy to guide 'green' and 'transition' investments, which has been cited as an example for resource-intensive economies globally.

'It will help us have more honest conversations'

Investors welcome the IFRS sustainability standards and say, by boosting comparability, they will aid engagement. Michael Hurley reports

How Canada laid the foundations for its transition taxonomy

A project to develop a list of transition activities is set to grow, Barbara Zvan and Jonathan Arnold tell Michael Hurley

Canada looks to put transition planning at heart of taxonomy

A proposed Canadian taxonomy to identify 'climate-compatible' investments would require disclosure of transition plans with verification of emissions reductions targets.

Canadian engagement initiative identifies 40 target companies

A 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.

Investors can better communicate how they use TCFD reports, says Ontario Teachers’

Investors 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.

A Canadian take on sustainability

Canada'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

Introduce tax exemption for green bond investors, Canada told

Canada’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.