Sustainable Finance Primer Series

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.

Double Materiality

By Prateek Sood, Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Finance

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures

By Krista Gnau, Market Engagement Lead (Americas), TNFD

The Circular Economy & Circular Finance

By Paul Shorthouse, Managing Director, Circular Economy Leadership Canada

Financed Emissions

By Simon Martin, Senior Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Finance

Transition Finance

By Yingzhi Sarah Tang, Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Finance, Caelan Welch, Former Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Finance and Ryan Riordan, PhD, Director of Research, Institute for Sustainable Finance

Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG Emissions

By Ryan Riordan, PhD, Director of Research, Institute for Sustainable Finance and Simon Martin, Senior Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Finance

Natural Assets

By Ryan Riordan, PhD, Director of Research, Institute for Sustainable Finance, Yingzhi Sarah Tang, Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Finance and William Hamilton, Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Finance

English version Version française

The GHG Protocol

By Ryan Riordan, PhD, Director of Research, Institute for Sustainable Finance and Simon Martin, Senior Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Finance

Sustainable Debt

By Sean Cleary, PhD, Professor, CFA, ICD.D

Climate Risk, Scenario Analysis and Stress Tests

By Simon Martin, Senior Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Finance

Indigenous Economic Reconciliation

By Clint Davis, President and CEO, Nunasi Corporation and Sara Alvarado, Former Executive Director, Institute for Sustainable Finance

English version Version française

Carbon Markets

By Simon Martin, Senior Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Finance and Will Hamilton, Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Finance

English version Version française

Sustainable Investing

By Sean Cleary, PhD, Professor, CFA, ICD.D and Dustyn Lanz, former CEO of the Responsible Investment Association (RIA)

Stewardship and Corporate Engagement

By Sean Cleary, PhD, Professor, CFA, ICD.D in collaboration with Toronto Finance International

Impact Investing

By Sean Cleary, PhD, Professor, CFA, ICD.D

Taxonomies

By Sean Cleary, PhD, Professor, CFA, ICD.D, and Caelan Welch, Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Finance

Fiduciary Duty, Climate Change and ESG Considerations

By Sean Cleary, PhD, Professor, CFA, ICD.D and Jim Leech, Chancellor of Queen’s University, Chair of Institute for Sustainable Finance Advisory Board, and former CEO of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

English version Version française