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Fifteen low-carbon equity funds with low ESG risk
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
opinion
Why Biden’s historic climate bill could be a big win for Canada
Jeffrey Jones
opinion
Sustainable investing’s momentum sapped by economic and geopolitical crisis
Jeffrey Jones
opinion
Why big investors aren’t giving up on ESG
Jeffrey Jones
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Positive ESG performance improves returns globally, research shows
A GE 1.6-100 wind turbine (front R) is pictured at a wind farm in Tehachapi, California June 19, 2013.
your practice
Tools for ESG investing in mining are emerging but due diligence challenges remain
A heavy hauler trucks transports material from Suncor's North Steepbank Mine in the oilsands in Fort McMurray Alta, on Monday June 13, 2017. Oilsands companies are exploring the possibility of deploying small modular nuclear reactors to create the heat needed in oilsands mining. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
globe investor
Canada punches above its weight when it comes to responsible investing
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How to invest in commodities and miners that are key to the energy transition
FILE PHOTO: Excavators and drillers at work in an open pit at Tenke Fungurume, a copper and cobalt mine 110 km (68 miles) northwest of Lubumbashi in Congo's copper-producing south. January 29, 2013. REUTERS/Jonny Hogg/File Photo
globe climate newsletter
Globe Climate: What does the future hold for ESG?
FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk attends the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Patrick Pleul/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
report on business
ESG is facing a political and market backlash. Will it survive?
CALGARY - JUNE 22, 2022 - BLACKLINES - Cody Slater CEO and Chairman of Calgary based Blackline Safety poses with one of the company’s monitors. Blackline Safety designs and manufactures a line of safety devices, both wearable and area monitors that can be programmed to detect a number of potentially harmful gasses. The wearable device can also detect a worker falling or not moving or a missed check-in and with 24/7 monitoring Blackline will provide a customized emergency response. Glenn Lowson photo/The Globe and Mail
report on business
Suspended HSBC executive Stuart Kirk resigns after contentious climate remarks
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a HSBC bank branch in the City of London, Britain November 12, 2014. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
workplace
Sustainable pay incentives are a growing trend in corporate Canada
opinion
Natural gas and nuclear power are now considered green investments in the EU. Will Canada follow suit?
Jeffrey Jones
globe investor
Does your investment advisor understand your social values?
globe climate newsletter
Globe Climate: How last year’s wildfires hit home for one B.C. artist
The sculpture “Couch Monster,” by Brian Jungen is shown in a handout photo. Toronto's newest public art piece is a massive bronze sculpture of a circus elephant, fashioned out of used leather furniture. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Art Gallery of Ontario **MANDATORY CREDIT**
report on business
Canada continues relaxed regulation of ESG funds amid ‘greenwashing’ claims elsewhere
Office towers are photographed in Toronto's financial district on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. A report from the Canadian Securities Administrators says that women now sit in two out of every 10  corporate board seats — but women lead as board chair for only six per cent of public Canadian companies surveyed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
opinion
Shoe industry not alone in pushing back against SEC climate rules
Jeffrey Jones
globe climate newsletter
Globe Climate: 30,000 years of climate history on Mount Logan
Alison Criscitiello and geologist Rebecca Haspell climb the summit ridge of Mount Logan in June 2021 to set the stage for this return trip. On this initial expedition, the team gathered data, installed North America’s highest weather station and completed a radar survey to allow them to select the ideal ice-coring location for this project.
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12 outperforming TSX dividend stocks with low levels of ESG risk
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your practice
Pushback against ESG, claims of greenwashing have ‘some legitimacy,’ but will help improve transparency
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows a power-generating windmill turbine in the middle of rapeseed fields, in Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai, France, May 7, 2021. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo