Resources for Trustees
Understand climate-related risks and opportunities and build climate competence to improve effective fund management.
Climate Change Litigation: What Board Directors Need to Know
Climate change litigation is increasing, both in terms of the number of cases being brought and the routes which claimants are taking. Claims against governments can affect the policy and operating environment for companies, or result in delays or rejection of regulatory approvals. Litigation against companies is increasing, and claims are now being brought against […]
Read moreClimate Change Risk on the Boardroom Table
Renowned governance expert, Carol Hansell, has updated her widely read opinion on the responsibilities of directors in addressing climate change risk. Climate change and the risks it presents are undeniable. How should corporations and their boards address this risk? Are there standards and tools to support their work? Carol Hansell explores the answers to these […]
Read moreCanada’s Conflicted Pension Managers
Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health’s May 2022 report, Canada’s Climate-Conflicted Pension Managers: The Oil and Gas Insiders Overseeing Canadians’ Retirement Savings, reveals the deep entanglement between the fossil fuel industry and directors, trustees and investment managers at Canada’s largest public pension funds. It finds 80 Canadian pension managers with 124 different roles […]
Read moreThe Chairperson’s Insights into Climate Action
The Chairperson’s Insights into Climate Action provides a summary of highlights from interviews with 16 members of the World Economic Forum’s Community of Chairpersons on the topic of climate action. It explores key issues and best practices for board members across strategy, risk and opportunity, stakeholders, board competence and operations in relation to climate. It provides answers […]
Read moreAssessing the Climate Action Investment Practices of Canadian Community Foundations
In this report, IISD proposes eight recommendations that foundations should undertake to better utilize their endowments to tackle the challenges of climate change:
Read moreExposure Draft – IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures
The International Sustainability Standards Board issued an exposure draft on disclosure of information about its exposure to climate-related risks and opportunities.
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