This series aims to explore the foundations of sustainable finance – one of the most important emerging fields of our time. Each primer focuses on a specific subject matter, breaking down its definition, its importance, its challenges, and the current situation in Canada. Be sure to check out our series of short primer videos with leading sustainable finance experts that accompany most of the primers.
By Ryan Riordan, PhD, Director of Research, The Institute for Sustainable Finance, Yingzhi Sarah Tang, Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Finance and William Hamilton, Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Finance
Read more about Natural Assets
By Ryan Riordan, PhD, Director of Research, The Institute for Sustainable Finance and Simon Martin, Senior Research Associate, The Institute for Sustainable Finance
Read more about The GHG Protocol
By Sean Cleary, PhD, Executive Director, Institute for Sustainable Finance
Read more Sustainable Debt
By Simon Martin, Senior Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Finance
Read more about climate risk,scenario analysis and stress tests
By Clint Davis, President and CEO, Nunasi Corporation and Sara Alvarado, Executive Director, The Institute for Sustainable Finance
English version Indigenous Economic Reconciliation Version française Indigenous Economic Reconciliation
By Simon Martin, Senior Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Finance and Will Hamilton, Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Finance
English version Carbon Markets Version française Carbon Markets
By Sean Cleary, PhD, Executive Director, Institute for Sustainable Finance and Dustyn Lanz, former CEO of the Responsible Investment Association (RIA)
Read more about sustainable investing
By Sean Cleary, PhD, Executive Director, Institute for Sustainable Finance in collaboration with Toronto Finance International
Read more about stewardship
By Sean Cleary, PhD, Executive Director, Institute for Sustainable Finance
Read more about impact investing
By Sean Cleary, PhD, Executive Director, Institute for Sustainable Finance, and Caelan Welch, Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Finance
Read more about taxonomies
By Sean Cleary, PhD, Executive Director, Institute for Sustainable Finance and Jim Leech, Chancellor of Queen’s University, Chair of the Institute for Sustainable Finance Advisory Board, and former CEO of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
English version about fiduciary duty Version française about obligation fiduciaire
By Sean Cleary, PhD, Executive Director, Institute for Sustainable Finance and Dustyn Lanz, former CEO of the Responsible Investment Association (RIA)
Read more about ESG factors
By Ryan Riordan, PhD, Director of Research, Institute for Sustainable Finance
Read more about divestment
By Sean Cleary, PhD, Executive Director, Institute for Sustainable Finance
Read more about climate-related disclosures
By Ryan Riordan, PhD, Director of Research, Institute for Sustainable Finance
Read more about green bonds
By Ryan Riordan, PhD, Director of Research, Institute for Sustainable Finance
Read more about transition bonds
By Sean Cleary, PhD, Executive Director, Institute for Sustainable Finance
Read more about sustainable finance
By Sean Cleary, PhD, Executive Director, Institute for Sustainable Finance
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