Resources for Policy Makers
Our robust legal research allows the team to provide specific policy recommendations that can help policy makers in developing policies related to directors’ duties and climate change, including climate-related disclosures.
Progress and priorities: Reviewing sustainability in key pension systems
Pension funds are long-term investors and their ability to generate long-term returns relies on the performance of the markets and economies in which they invest. Because sustainability factors such as climate change and biodiversity loss threaten the performance of the markets and economies on which they rely for financial returns, pension funds have a responsibility to […]
Read moreCommitted and actual federal government climate spending
Analysis from a report from Corporate Knights’ Climate Dollars initiative shows that the Canadian federal government is at least $14 billion behind on rolling out the climate funding it had committed to spending by now. And since 2015, there has been a 30% shortfall between what the government has committed to spending on climate and […]
Read moreEU sustainability reporting requirements: Implications for Canadian business and policy makers
The impact of new standards for sustainability disclosures in Europe will be felt by Canadian firms with access to European Union (EU) capital markets, or significant operations in EU countries. Based on current reporting practices and given Canada’s lack of a robust sustainable finance framework, Canadian firms could have a significant challenge in meeting these […]
Read moreCanada’s North Star in Climate Disclosure: Submission to the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) on proposed National Instrument 51-107 Disclosure of Climate-related Matters (NI 51-107)
It has been well over two years since the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) proposed National Instrument 51-107 Disclosure of Climate-related Matters (NI 51-107) and its companion policy. The Canada Climate Law Initiative (CCLI) made a submission strongly supporting a national instrument aligned with the recommendations of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), offering recommendations […]
Read moreSubmission to the Premier and the BC Government on Strengthening Climate Resilience in the Financial Services and Corporate Sectors
The Canada Climate Law Initiative submits that four key policy recommendations have the potential to considerably enhance the British Columbia government’s oversight of financial services and support the corporate sector in the transition to a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions economy.
Read moreSubmission to BC Financial Services Authority (BCFSA)
The Canada Climate Law Initiative submits that three key policy recommendations have the potential to considerably enhance the British Columbia government’s oversight of financial services.
Read more