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Virtual Roundtable for Hospital Foundations: Integrating Climate & Sustainability into Investment Activities
What does it really take to integrate sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into hospital foundation’s investment practices? What are the benefits? Why do it now? Online on Thursday, June 19, 2025, from 1:30–2:30 PM ET, Ayo Olatunji (Canadian Medical Association Impact Inc.) and Karel Mayrand (Foundation of Greater Montréal) will share their […]
Add to calendarSustainable Investing Trends for Canadian Hospital Foundations: Addressing Barriers and Seizing Opportunities
This webinar will review of key findings from the 2025 Canadian Hospital Foundation Survey on Sustainable Investing, conducted by the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care in partnership with the Trottier Family Foundation, PEACH, the Canada Climate Law Initiative, and Quinn+Partners. This session will explore: Whether you are a board member, executive, or investment professional, […]
Add to calendarDirectors’ Duties Regarding Climate Change in Japan
This webinar will mark the launch of a new report on directors’ duties in Japan, written by leading experts in corporate and securities law from Ritsumeikan University, Nagoya University, and the University of British Columbia. In an era of increasing regulation, the report and webinar will provide legal guidance on how climate change affects directors’ […]
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Climate-Conscious Boards: Leading Canada’s Tech Firms to Sustainability
Canadian technology companies are increasingly vulnerable to climate-related risks, including extreme weather events, supply chain disruptions, rising insurance costs, and more stringent regulatory requirements. As they navigate these growing challenges, directors across the sector must fulfill their legal duties of care, diligence, and loyalty by proactively overseeing climate-related financial risks and ensuring that climate considerations […]
Read moreAsking Better Questions on Nature: A Guide for Board Directors
The “Asking Better Questions on Nature” series is designed to help senior executives across business and finance surface critical insights about nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities to inform their decision making. The first guide released is for board directors.
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 moreIn the Line of Duty? Institutional Investors’ Responsibilities Regarding Systemic Risks
Significant attention has been paid to how to mobilize trillions of dollars of private capital toward global climate goals. As part of that discussion, a great detail of attention has been paid to the question of whether institutional investors are permitted, and perhaps even required, to address those risks within their fiduciary duty. In the […]
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