April 2, recently proclaimed by President Donald Trump as "Liberation Day," arrived with significant fanfare. Yet, the irony in labeling...

As many of us now know, the US securities regulator took a major step in March when it enacted for the first time, rules requiring...

According to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) net-zero pledges now cover 92% of GDP and 88% of emissions worldwide. However,...

ESG has become a highly controversial topic, and we wanted to help dispel some of the myths and beliefs around what ‘ESG’ is and is not....

At a high level, impact investing is defined as an investment approach that seeks to generate both financial returns and positive,...

For those of us who have been active in the ESG space for many years, it was stunning to see ‘ESG’ referenced negatively in the...

[The following is based on Co-Founder Paula Glick's recent family adventure to Japan] Having just returned from a family vacation in...

We all probably remember something that we couldn’t get during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic due to supply chain backlogs. Maybe it...

Last October the Canadian Securities Regulators (CSA) released their eighth annual review of representation of women on boards and in...

As COP27 concluded at Sharm el-Sheikh, the U.N. Secretary General noted that it was fitting to be in the shadow of Mount Sinai given the...

In last month’s blog, we made the point that good governance becomes critical when organizations face a crisis. We also stated that in...

There are few things as sacred as hockey in Canada, and yet the all-powerful, hallowed institution of Hockey Canada, the institution that...

One of the key outcomes from COP26 in Glasgow was the creation of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) with its...

When Tesla was dropped from the S&P ESG Index, it was like a shock to the investing world (pun intended), but was not a surprise to most...

Russia’s horrific invasion of Ukraine has put a lot of attention on ESG funds with Russian exposure. Bloomberg estimates that ESG...

Securities regulators around the world are moving quickly to address the regulatory needs around ESG investment products. In Canada,...

As 2021 was drawing to a close, Bloomberg Business Week caused a bit of stir in the ESG investing world with its article, “The ESG...

All investors must reckon with China. It is the second largest economy in the world and is home to some of the most dynamic and rapidly...

We believe that a company’s transition to net zero should rely on real direct emission reductions and not offsets. We have written about...

An icon of sustainable business has a new book. Paul Polman, the former CEO of Unilever, has co-authored, along with sustainability...