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Canada’s Third Green Bond Issuance: Advancing Sustainable Finance
The Government of Canada is strengthening its commitment to sustainable finance with its third green bond issuance, announced in February 2025. This move signals Canada’s expanding role in global ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) leadership. It also supports the shift toward climate-focused investments and clean economic growth. Green bonds help fund environmentally beneficial projects like […]
Canadian Banks’ Departure from Climate Coalitions: What It Means for ESG Commitments
In a move raising eyebrows across the global financial and sustainability communities, several major Canadian banks have quietly withdrawn from prominent international climate coalitions. These exits signal potential shifts in how Canada’s financial sector approaches environmental, social, and governance (ESG) commitments—and could have lasting implications for the country’s role in sustainable finance. Why Are Canadian […]
Sustainability-Linked Loans (SLLs): Green Finance or Greenwashing?
How Major Polluters Exploit Sustainability-Linked Loans (SLLs) Sustainability-Linked Loans (SLLs) are a growing financial tool designed to support companies in improving their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance. Banks have issued billions in SLLs, including to some of Canada’s largest corporate polluters, under the premise that these firms will enhance sustainability practices. However, many of […]
Small steps towards better ESG Scores
Investors show a continued interest in the adoption of ESG principles, increasing the demand for sustainable business practices. ESG ratings and a sufficiently detailed reporting on ESG issues meet this demand. Moreover, by participating in ESG ratings, companies can not only increase investments, but also improve shareholder relations. However, there is still a gap between […]
Can ESG practices increase corporate resilience?
More and more institutional fund managers adopt ESG reporting and the tendency is for ESG to be integrated across the whole asset base under management. On policy level, this has also been supported by the Action Plan on Sustainable Finance and regulatory pressure continues to intensify. The Covid-19 pandemic has not only caused a […]
Exclusive CSE Event: How ESG disclosures can support Investors’ decisions: The need for a common ESG framework.
CSE is proud to host the exclusive live digital event “How ESG disclosures can support Investors’ decisions and a more Sustainable Economy. The need for a common ESG framework” with Keynote Speakers Kristina Wyatt, Sr. Counsel for Climate and ESG to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Bob Mann, President of Sustainalytics. The […]
The Emergence of Social Bonds as the new trend due to COVID-19
From CSE Consulting team Due to COVID-19 pandemic, there seems to be a growing interest from investors in sustainable finance and especially in social considerations. Economy disruption, unemployment and strained health care systems have increased the importance of social risks that could challenge future investments. According to the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), […]
Sustainability in Biden’s First 100 Days
From CSE Consulting team Not much can be done in 100 days, unless those days land in the middle of a crisis. The Biden Administration faces social challenges more visible than ever before. Your organization must be ready for the old concerns rising to new levels. Forced Labor PPEs (physical protection equipment) […]
CSE’s Research presented at the 2021 Clean Energy Forum of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy
The Center for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) was proud to take part in this year’s BCSE Clean Energy Forum which hosted Gina McCarthy, National Climate Advisor under President Joe Biden, as Opening Speaker as well as other important speakers such as Senator Joe Manchin, Chairman of Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee, and Kristina […]
5 upcoming Sustainability trends that business leaders should be aware of
From CSE Consulting team U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently made a new agreement to work together in order to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, promoting a cleaner trade relationship between the two countries. Sustainability is increasingly shaped by climate change-mitigation policies with a goal of achieving net-zero emissions, […]