Corporate Knights
MARCH 22, 2023
A group of finance experts tasked with developing a definitive taxonomy of sustainability for Canadian investors has just filed a preliminary roadmap, but they likely won’t publish a detailed taxonomy until 2025. They have a big role to play in facilitating the transition to a low-carbon economy.”
Corporate Knights
JUNE 19, 2024
In the era of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), the definition of the phrase “free, prior and informed consent” is still a battleground. And it’s “Indigenous participation” that gives her confidence that Canada will achieve those aims, she explained to applause.
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Corporate Knights
JULY 25, 2023
The new guidelines detail the process and definitions behind the oil and gas subsidy phaseout. The definition covers initiatives that support fossil fuel consumption or activities, and funding that disproportionately benefits the fossil fuel sector. Carbon Capture Backed by Carbon Offsets?
Chris Hall
OCTOBER 28, 2022
However, she noted that the “lack of a universal definition of just transition” does make it more challenging for financial institutions looking to incorporate social factors into their net zero strategies. . Just transition is going to be different across communities and geographies,” she said. .
Chris Hall
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
CRREM also facilitates analysis of stranded asset risk and makes decarbonisation in the commercial real estate sector measurable, he says. CRREM is perhaps one of the most successful EU funded research projects for energy efficiency due to the rapid take up by real estate investors and integration into net zero guidance reports.
Chris Hall
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
When asked why economists are failing to re-evaluate their approach to modelling climate-related risks, Philipponnat says that it’s due to a mixture of difficulties in breaking old habits and uncertainty over so-called ‘Green Swan’ events – a concept used to highly impactful and potentially financial disruptive events related to climate change (..)
Chris Hall
JANUARY 3, 2024
All this suggests 2024 will prove a difficult and perhaps pivotal year for asset owners looking to make headway on their net zero commitments. It could also accelerate the nascent shift toward a broader definition of stewardship, as well as a possible rethink around the obligations of fiduciary duty. Lee suggests not. “In
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