New Sustainability Rules Attacked for Protecting Profits Over Planet
In this Bloomberg article, authors Frances Schwartzkopff and Lisa Pham talk about the International Sustainability Standards Board that will soon publish rules for companies to disclose the growing financial risks they face from climate change, environmental degradation and social inequality. Celine Bak is quoted, saying that the gap in ISSB’s proposals “is of great concern”.
IFRS Exposure Draft and Consultation
The IFRS Foundation's consultation on Sustainability Disclosures includes comment letters from concerned parties.
Celine Bak, President of Analytica Advisors, is pleased to share her submission to the consultation.
Inaugural ranking reveals the Future 50 Fastest-Growing Sustainable Companies in Canada
A new ranking from Corporate Knights pinpoints the fastest-growing Canadian companies whose business activities align with the transition to a clean energy economy.
Céline Bak, Founder and President of Analytica Advisors was a member of the Future 50 advisory panel that informed the design of the criteria to determine the Future 50 companies.
The ESG Value and Leadership Index
In this article for Kearney, Celine Bak, Javier González, Eugenio Prieto Ibanez and Pablo Moliner Szapáry write about the $1.2 trillion opportuntiy in ESG, where value and leadership converge.
Analysis: Company valuations and climate strategies are poles apart
In this article for Reuters, authors Elizabeth Howcroft and Simon Jessop look at the analysis done by Kearney which found that climate leasers in oil & gas have lower premiums.
Justin Trudeau has ambitious plans to fight climate change. Now he needs to act on them
Heather Scofield, Economics Columnist, writes on the Liberals plans for cliate change. Celine Bak, is quoted “Canadian banks’ business models have traditionally been highly geared to oil and gas. Joining this alliance would require plans for diversification."
Shifting to a low-carbon economy will profoundly change the everyday lives of Canadians. Do the Liberals understand that?
Ottawa need to move faster and in a bigger way to ready Canadians for the transition to low-carbon economy, Heather Scoffield writes. Celine Bak comments that "shareholders increasingly requiring concrete carbon plans from the companies they hold and to major investment funds diminishing or shunning fossil fuels altogether."
A Green New Bill for a new generation of sovereign debt investors
In this OpEd in the Globe and Mail, Céline Bak, Ralph Torrie and Toby Heaps write on the factors policy makers must consider as they prepare to naviagate the post-pandemic investment environment.
Want to fight climate change? For now, Ottawa is probably not the place to do it
In this article in the Star, economics columnist Heather Scoffield writes on what the recovery from the pandemic may look like, including the “build back better” approach, which features environmental considerations as a central strategy.
Will Ottawa use its purchasing power to boost Canadian clean-tech firms?
Published July 19th in the Globe and Mail, this article by Dan Radwanksi reports on Navdeep Bains speaking about how to support Canadian clean-technology companies during the global race to address climate change.