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Global trends in climate change litigation: 2026 snapshot
This report focuses on key trends in global climate change litigation from the calendar year 2025, while also highlighting important new developments through to May 2026. The primary source of data is the Climate Litigation Database maintained by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. The authors identify the following key trends for the period […]
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 moreFrom U.S. Dependence to Global Capital: The Role of Climate Disclosure
Canadian companies with strong climate-related disclosures saw portfolio holdings by non-U.S. foreign institutional investors rise by 24.6% compared to non-disclosing firms following the market disruption caused by U.S. President Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariff announcement last year. Almost all of the difference was accounted for by investors in climate-conscious European jurisdictions. These findings are presented […]
Read moreCanadian climate disclosures myth vs. fact
Canada has made significant progress on its sustainable finance policy framework. However, a key piece has been long delayed: regulation requiring large public firms to report on climate-related risks and opportunities. SHARE and the Institute for Sustainable Finance have collaborated to dispel the myths dominating rhetoric around disclosures and establish the countering facts to reassure […]
Read moreBehind the Curve: Canadian Financial Regulators and Climate Risk
The report assesses regulators including the Bank of Canada, OSFI, the Autorité des marchés financiers, and provincial securities and market conduct authorities across Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta. Each is graded on four criteria: mandate recognition, climate risk disclosure, use of tools beyond disclosure, and transparency. The findings reveal a fragmented and uneven landscape. While […]
Read moreIndigenous Ocean Law: Marine Title, Rights and Management
Indigenous Peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast are inextricably intertwined with their marine territories and the ecosystems and species contained therein. These powerful, symbiotic connections have endured generations of colonial and federal legislation and policies that dispossessed Indigenous Peoples of access to resources. In this report, Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson, K.C., Richard M. Hutchings, Nigel Baker-Grenier, Marina […]
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