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Assessment of Climate-related Vulnerabilities: Analytical framework and toolkit
Climate-related shocks could materialise through abrupt changes in policies, technological innovation and/or consumer preferences (transition risks), or through the materialisation of physical hazards, such as floods, droughts or windstorms (physical risks). These shocks raise concerns over financial institutions’ ability to manage their risks and to continue to provide financial services in certain segments and geographical […]
Read moreGaslighting the Energy Transition: Hydrogen cannot prevent investments from putting planet and profits at risk
Shift: Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health’s (Shift) January 2025 report, Gaslighting the Energy Transition: Hydrogen cannot prevent investments from putting planet and profits at risk, reveals the exposure of Canadian pension funds to significant financial risks through their multi-billion-dollar investments in gas infrastructure companies facing terminal decline as the energy transition accelerates. Gas […]
Read moreThe Relevance of Transition Plans for Financial Stability
This report, produced by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), considers the role that financial and non-financial firms’ transition plans can play for financial stability assessments, in particular as a source of information for monitoring climate-related financial risks and vulnerabilities, and as a tool for helping to address some of those risks.
Read moreIFRS S2 Adoption by Jurisdiction
Summary The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) announced that “[c]lose to 400 organisations from 64 jurisdictions have committed to advancing the adoption or use of the International Sustainability Standards Board’s climate-related reporting at a global level” at the COP28. The Canada Climate Law Initiative (CCLI) has conducted research into the jurisdictional adoption of the International […]
Read moreThe Cost of Inaction: A CEO Guide to Navigating Climate Risk
Climate risks are no longer a distant threat; they are unfolding now, disrupting industries worldwide. Climate-related disasters have inflicted over $3.6 trillion in damage since 2000, with risks accelerating. For businesses, physical risks like extreme weather events and transition risks such as rising carbon pricing are already transforming markets and reshaping business models. This report […]
Read moreDisclosure on the rise: 2024 climate disclosure report
Torys LLP surveyed the climate disclosure practice of 220 of Canada’s largest public companies.
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