Does Sustainable Investing Need A Watchdog?
The bank wasn’t moving fast enough., as I learned more it became more urgent to accelerate the flow of capital towards the world’s greatest challenges.
REPORT: Sustainable investing is quickly becoming the new normal
According to the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance, at the start of 2016, sustainable investments constituted 26 percent of assets that are professionally managed—$22.89 trillion in total.
How to discuss fossil-free investing with your advisor
If you’ve ever tried talking about ethical or responsible investing with an investment advisor or bank account manager you may be familiar with the conversation that followed.
How I turned my boring savings account into an ethical investment portfolio
Making ethical investments does take some time and consideration. It is not like investing through a retail bank, where you’re presented with few options. But it’s easier than you think.
Investors threaten car industry on climate
Vehicle makers must put climate change specialists on their boards, engage better with policy-makers, and invest more heavily in low-emission cars, says a network of 250 global investors with assets of more than $24trillion.
Unrequited Love – Corporate CSR Reports and Bay Street Investors (Part II – Bringing government into the relationship)
A great question from one of the attendees, Krystin Annis of Canadians for Clean Prosperity, “Should capital markets be required to conduct sustainability analysis or should it all be about price signals?"
It’s no longer “sustainable investing” – it’s simply smart investing for an increasingly uncertain future
People outside the “green” professional community are increasingly recognizing that companies’ environmental performance is linked to financial performance.
Envisioning Capitalism 2.0
Last week, I attended the Toronto Sustainability Speaker’s Series event on Capitalism 2.0. In a room with 100 of Toronto’s sustainability leaders, we discussed how a new economy is emerging. A colleague cha...