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RE Royalties CEO talks sustainable finance

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RE Royalties CEO talks sustainable finance

Bernard Tan, a groundbreaker in sustainable financing, sees a future for Canada to lead on the renewables and clean technology industries if all sectors in the country and the federal government are able to get over their inertia.

TC Energy partners on Jack Daniel's RNG facility

There will soon be a second coveted product coming from the Jack Daniel's distillery in Lynchburg, Tenn. – renewable natural gas (RNG). And Canadian-based TC Energy Corp. is one of the companies spearheading the project.

Vancity's Visa cards to track carbon from purchases

Vancouver-based credit union Vancity hopes the inclusion of its Carbon Counter into Visa cards to track the environmental impact of credit card purchases will help its clients make more climate-friendly lifestyle choices.

FigBytes takes on ESG software industry giants

FigBytes, a Canadian ESG metrics tracking and management company, is making strides to compete with the likes of IBM and Salesforce by offering a platform which helps businesses, governments and institutions achieve their ESG goals.

 

Canada poised for clean energy investment boom

Canada’s energy sector will be the recipient of a wave of public and private investment dollars in the coming decade, experts say, as the push to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 gains momentum.

CIB loans $970M for Canada's first SMR

The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) announced Tuesday it's loaning almost a billion dollars to Ontario Power Generation (OPG) to build the country’s first grid-scale, small modular reactor (SMR) in Clarington, Ont.

Groundbreaking held for 47 MW Alberta solar project

Construction of a 47 MW solar project by PACE Canada is officially underway at Joffre. Officials threw shovels of dirt into the air at a groundbreaking event Monday afternoon on the site of the solar plant.

Parkland, FreeWire partner on EV charging network

Parkland Corp. says it has signed a deal with California-based electric vehicle (EV) charging technology company FreeWire to install FreeWire’s battery-integrated ultra-fast EV chargers across its EV charging network at On The Run convenience stores in B.C.

RBC releases 2030 greenhouse gas targets

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has set out its long-awaited initial targets on lowering financed emissions by the end of the decade as part of its commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

N.S. 'green' energy plant powered by coal

The ‘green’ hydrogen produced to deliver ammonia to Europe from a Nova Scotia's EverWind Fuels plant will be partly powered by the fossil fuel in the beginning, a joint investigation found.

EEQ to lead Quebec curbside recycling reform

The reform of the Quebec system for collecting recyclable materials will be led by Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ), the organization announced on Tuesday.

Is Canadian appetite for ESG funds waning?

Morningstar’s Q3 Sustainable Investing Landscape for Canadian Fund Investors finds that asset managers appetite for new fund launches in the ESG (environmental, social and governance) space might be dimming.

Is corporate climate disclosure at a tipping point?

The march of climate-related disclosures into the corporate mainstream has chalked off another major milestone, with companies responsible for over half of global market capitalization providing environmental data to the CDP disclosure platform.

How impact accounting reduces emissions

The GHG Protocol helped catalyze a generation of renewable energy procurement, but it’s starting to show its age. A proposed new approach focuses more directly on the emissions impact of electricity generation and consumption.

CIBC SQUARE receives SmartScore Platinum rating

One of CIBC SQUARE’s building is now SmartScore certified, making it one of the smartest and most engaging environments to work in, while delivering an exceptional user experience, driving cost efficiency, and meeting high standards of sustainability.

LEED-certified office buildings bring rent premium

Rents at LEED-certified U.S. office buildings have been about 4 per cent higher than noncertified buildings in recent years, according to a new report by CBRE.

Real estate investors call for improved sustainability

Real estate investors are calling on the industry to not only deliver more resilient assets, but to leverage return on investments generated from sustainability practices to strengthen their businesses.

$36T asset group demands CO2 reductions

 A coalition of banks, asset managers and insurers overseeing a combined $36 trillion of assets have told some of the world’s biggest corporate polluters to make sure their targets for reducing CO2 emissions are based on science.

China’s revolution turns green

China’s leaders are building a new economy oriented to state-driven technological solutions to the climate crisis. In the process, they aim to construct an entirely different world order that at last supplants capitalist globalization.

Singapore unveils 2050 net-zero plan

Singapore will target net-zero emissions by 2050 and is bolstering its short-term climate goals even as the city-state acknowledges it faces challenges to shift to cleaner energy sources.

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