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Influencemap asset managers climate report
Finance

The incredible shrinking climate ambitions of the world’s largest asset managers

by Natalie Alcoba

InfluenceMap says the number of asset managers carrying out “truly ambitious and effective climate stewardship practices” has shrunk by 45% since 2021

banking, net zero, RBC
Finance

Canada can’t finance the energy transition without getting tough on banks

by Matt Price

New report card concludes that banks “lack net zero urgency” and aren’t showing their cards when it comes to financed emissions

Kathy Bardswick, sustainable finance, net-zero
Leadership

Meet the woman leading Canada’s sustainable finance reform

by Naomi Buck

After a trailblazing career at The Co-operators Group, Kathy Bardswick is now mobilizing capital toward achieving net-zero emissions  by 2050

banks financing clean energy
2022 Sustainable Banking Revenues/Fall 2022

Which banks are financing the clean energy transition?

by Rick Spence

Vancity tops 2022 Sustainable Banking Revenues Ranking, though most global bankers are off to a slow start

Banks missing key steps in just transition to net zero
Climate Crisis

Banks missing two key steps in making ‘just transition’ part of net-zero plans

by Julie Segal

Financial sector is sidestepping two core principles of the just transition: early shift away from fossil fuels and engaging affected people

Private equity takeovers of Canadian oil and gas | An illustration of a person with an oil refinery on their head
Responsible Investing

The murky world of private equity takeovers of Canadian oil and gas

by Eugene Ellmen

B.C. union calls for limits and climate disclosure on murky private buyouts of fossil fuels ahead of Brookfield AGM

sustainable debt
Responsible Investing

RBC shareholder resolution confronts greenwashing loopholes in ‘sustainable debt’

by Eugene Ellmen

Canada’s biggest bank targeted for action to address weaknesses in fast-growing ESG product

sustainable banking
Climate Crisis

Are Canada’s banks serious about reaching net-zero?

by Matt Price

How they manage relationships with fossil fuel companies will determine success

Climate Crisis

Will a new climate pledge from Canada’s Big Six banks overhaul their fossil fuel financing?

by Shawn McCarthy

Given the banks’ deep reach across the Canadian economy, new net-zero commitment could drive a fundamental transition

Fall 2021/Responsible Investing

Investors target Canada’s top 40 carbon emitters

by Jennifer Story

Investors team up to demand ambitious climate action from the country’s biggest GHG polluters

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