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Canadian pension funds are starting to embrace the green transition

Corporate Knights

Since there is still no Canadian standard for determining the true sustainability of any investment, companies can make all the claims they like. The goal of the Canadian Pensions Dashboard for Responsible Investing isn’t just to rate the pension industry’s progress – but to spur progress, says Malinsky.

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The High Cost of Climate Inaction

3BL Media

We have limited time to transform investment patterns and capital allocation to avoid crossing tipping points that could lead to a hothouse earth. As the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD ) has shown, changes within financial institutions – such as climate mainstreaming in investment processes – can be slow.

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Red Light, Green Light

Chris Hall

“To protect the UK’s competitive advantage as the world’s largest net exporter of financial services, purposeful and predictable sustainable finance policy is fundamental, and can help position the country’s financial services as a global leader in green investment,” says Shipra Gupta, Investments Stewardship Lead at Scottish Widows, a signatory of (..)

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ESG Explainer: Sucking up to Carbon Capture

Chris Hall

C or below will leave a substantial amount of fossil fuels unburned and could strand considerable fossil fuel infrastructure. Depending on its availability, CCS could allow fossil fuels to be used longer, reducing stranded assets.”. Research and development funding has been created in the US, Australia, Canada, Japan and the UK.