Canada
Hollow words: Stewardship leads show continuing scepticism over offsets
BNP Paribas AM’s head of stewardship says a lot of companies with net zero strategies are solely talking about carbon offsetting, without much action
Investors embrace ‘Google Maps for the Canadian climate transition’
A new Paris alignment framework in Canada aims to measure investors' engagements with the country's top emitters
People Moves 20 April: Nigel Topping, Bezos Earth Fund, ThomasLloyd, CSSB, and more
Bezos Earth Fund lures BlackRock executive Paul Bodnar while ThomasLloyd has appointed Nadir Maruf as its new chief investment officer
Climate motions do not stand a chance in Canada’s banking space
Canada's 'Big Five' lenders are under pressure over financing fossil fuel projects. At their AGMs, however, shareholders dismissed all climate-related resolutions
Proxy Preview: who and what to look out for this season
A range of shareholder resolutions filed by investors at some of the world’s largest companies expose relatively new concerns
All eyes on brown spinning: do banks have a net zero duty to act?
A shareholder resolution at RBC is taking aim tomorrow at 'brown spinning', reflecting investor concerns over carbon-intensive assets
Shareholder revolt looms for Cenovus and Enbridge over fossil fuels
Shareholders at energy firms' Cenovus and Enbridge plan to vote on proposals regarding the two companies' lobbying practices, it has emerged.
GFANZ members criticised for continuing to finance fossil fuel expansion
NGO report claims members of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero are continuing to put billions of dollars towards new oil and gas expansion projects.
COP15 final biodiversity deal puts pressure on private finance disclosure
Also pledges to preserve 30% of world’s surface for nature
CEO of University Pension Plan Ontario to speak at NZI annual conference
Barbara Zvan, Canada’s ‘CEO of the year’, will discuss what follows COP27 and evolving net-zero investor strategies.
Climate Engagement Canada eyes global collaboration
Canadian version of Climate Action 100+ looking to involve global investors as it moves into second year.
Drax denies ‘harvesting’ ancient forests in Canada to burn at UK power station
One of its largest investors, Schroders, said it had sought “assurances” from Drax “that its pellets and woodchips are from legal and sustainable sources”.