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Torontos financial district in 2015. Photo by Matthew Henry / Unsplash Canadian banks, pension funds and insurance companies will all get to participate in a new public-private advisory body for climate disclosures in the financial sector, leading some groups to warn it could lead to industry self-regulation. The Sustainable Finance Action Council, launched May 12, will draw upon “financial sector leaders” for help in transforming Canadian markets so that they properly measure, price and d...

Not fit for purpose: Powering Past Coal Alliance slammed by NGOs as smokescreen for greenwashing Content by subject If you already have an account please use the link below to sign in. If you have any problems with your access or would like to request an individual access account please contact our customer service team. UK is failing to lead by example as PPCA co-chair it mulls a brand new coal mine in Cumbria, while financial institutions in group are not acting fast enough to cut ties with s...

TORONTO - The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board is getting serious about climate change with a new commitment to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and ensuring their portfolio is more environmentally friendly. Smoke pours from the stacks at the Portlands Energy Centre in Toronto on Thursday January 15, 2009. The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board says it is committing to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 with a slew of climate-friendly promises. THE CANADIAN...

Canadian Press The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board says it is committing to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 with a slew of climate-friendly promises. Canada’s largest single-profession pension plan says in the coming weeks it will establish concrete targets for portfolio emissions and ensure companies it invests in report emissions annually. The pension plan manager says it will direct proceeds from a green bond offering towards climate-friendly investment opportun...

by The Canadian Press Last Updated Jan 22, 2021 at 2:40 pm ADT TORONTO — The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board says it is committing to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 with a slew of climate-friendly promises. Canada’s largest single-profession pension plan says in the coming weeks it will establish concrete targets for portfolio emissions and ensure companies it invests in report emissions annually. The pension plan manager says it will direct proceeds from a green...

OTPP to aim for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 The Canadian Press Photovoltaic panels on the Sycamore Solar Farm in Old Romney, U.K., on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. The U.K.s power supply buffer is set to shrink this winter compared to last year due to outages at power plants and the unexpected closure of two of Calon Energy Ltd.s gas-fired stations after the company went into administration. , Bloomberg TORONTO -- The Ontario Teachers P...

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:Toronto Stock Exchange (18,027.57, up 199.46 points.)Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX:CVE). Energy. Up 12 cents, or . . .

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Ontario students call on teachers to pressure pension fund to divest from fossil fuels An environmental coalition is appealing to Ontario teachers to pressure their pension fund to divest from companies that develop or transport fossil fuel products. Social Sharing The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 07, 2021 4:56 PM ET | Last Updated: January 7 An environmental coalition that includes students from across Ontario are asking teachers to pressure pension fund to divest from fossil fuels.(Larry M...

Ontario students push teachers to pressure pension fund to divest from fossil fuels The Canadian Press 2021-01-07 © Provided by The Canadian Press TORONTO — An environmental coalition is appealing to Ontario teachers to pressure their pension fund to divest from companies that develop or transport fossil fuel products. In a four minute YouTube video, a group of students from across Ontario read a letter to their teachers, asking them to push the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan to stop inves...