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The federal government is pursuing new policies on procurement and low-carbon investment standards aimed at boosting the business prospects for companies committed to net-zero climate plans. The Canadian sustainable finance council comprises 25 institutions, including banks, pension funds, insurance companies and credit unions.
Slow-to-change investors and greenwashers in the business community will lose their cover to continue propping up the fossil fuel economy. And citizens and consumers will have the kind of granular information they need to more effectively target the decision-makers and brands standing in the way of a sustainable future.
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Transition” refers to activities that do not meet the green thresholds now but are on a pathway to netzero or contributing to netzero outcomes. The measures in sum: The package of measures is intended to improve trust and transparency in the market for sustainableinvestment products and minimize greenwashing.
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