Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Visa, a leading global payments technology company, announced that it has priced its inaugural green bond offering, totaling $500 million. The green bond, believed to…
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) recently announced that it will buy solar power from BluEarth Renewables Inc. under a renewable-energy contract that’s a first…
A new global initiative will use financial modelling and climate change projections to establish the business case for investing in nature. This will make it…
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) has published an updated policy on sustainable investments, reflecting its increased conviction in the importance of considering…
A total of 105 global investors, which hold more than US$10 trillion in assets, are taking part in a flagship campaign by the Carbon Disclosure…
The Task Force for a Resilient Recovery, a new and independent group of finance, policy and sustainability leaders is advocating the support of jobs, infrastructure…
The team at Environment Journal is tracking industry events across Canada that are being cancelled, postponed, or moved online as a result of the global…
The University of Guelph (U of G) Board of Governors has decided to divest from fossil fuel companies in its endowment portfolio. U of G…
The National Bank of Canada recently announced partnerships with organizations in Quebec and British Columbia to support environmental protection policies and to offset the bank’s…
Current financial analysis is confirming that companies with strong environmental standards are outperforming the wider stock market during the global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019…
On January 21, 2020, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson, launched the annual call for proposals for eight environmental funding programs. These…
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is a sustainable strategy, according to the recently released Barron’s fourth annual ranking of big-cap equity mutual funds. The…
From January 21 – 24, 2020, the World Economic Forum will engage the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global,…
The Ontario Environment Industry Association (ONEIA) has been serving as the advocacy and public policy voice of the province’s environment and cleantech sector since 1991.…
What can we expect from the Canadian environmental industry in 2020? The scientists, policy experts and lawyers at Environmental Defence have compiled an excellent list…
The Energy Future Forum (EFF), a new pan-Canadian initiative to develop policy answers that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and strengthen the economy, was officially…
The issuance of green bonds by Canadian-based and supranational organizations has reached $9.6 billion this year, surpassing the $7.2 billion mark of 2018, according to…
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) recently announced the launch of RBC Tech for Nature – a multi-year commitment by the RBC Foundation to help develop…
CI Investments, one of Canada’s largest investment management companies, recently announced the launch of two products focused on investing in companies committed to positive environmental…