sustainable finance
Bob Sternfels: The world needs to spend $3.5 trillion a year to fight climate change
Climate policies are not going anywhere–and entire industries will have to reimagine their business.
Climate resolution forces RBC to reckon with greenwashing
Investors for Paris Compliance is forcing RBC to stare down a resolution that would stop it from greenwashing billions of dollars that the bank bills as sustainable.
Your pot isn’t as green as you think
Cannabis giant Canopy Growth has reported its emissions for the first time, revealing its energy use was equivalent to burning more than 65 million pounds of coal in 2020.
Green investing is having its moment in the sun. Can it help save the planet?
As interest grows in sustainable stocks, observers worry there’s more hype than substance to the trend.
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Canada needs infrastructure that can handle climate change, report says
Canada should act fast to protect critical infrastructure from climate breakdown by building resiliency into ports, power grids, bridges, and more, the International Institute for Sustainable Development says.
Bonds aimed at heavy corporate emitters set to roll out in 2021
The next thing in green investing is a new kind of debt designed to help fund the trillions of dollars needed to wean the world from carbon.
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The pandemic has revealed cracks in the foundation of conservation funding. What should we do instead?
With COVID-19 upending conventional sources of conservation funding, conservationists are rethinking how to fund their work.
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