Humans can continue to adapt to the historically modest changes recently seen in our climate, writes David McGruer
New benchmarks measure companies’ environmental and social responsibility in the real estate sector
Screens would have excluded Russian sovereigns and avoided losses
Investors now have access to more than 200 ESG funds
The banks are now grappling publicly with their financed emissions — those attributable to the companies they lend to or invest in
An enhanced Canadian ESG identification framework is advancing on a foundation of international and domestic norms
The economic consequences of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is aggravating an array of existing risks, the ESMA, EBA and EIOPA warn in a joint report
The Canadian Investment Funds Standards Committee has released a draft identification framework for ESG funds that will be operational before the end of 2022
But the banks say that climate-related shareholder proposals limit their options for achieving net-zero commitments
CEO's prepared remarks at the meeting included criticism of the proposed federal bank surtax, which is expected in Thursday's budget