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Standards Setters Work Together on Inclusive Finance Playbook

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022blended finance, impact investmentNews

On February 18, 2022, the Investor Leadership Network convened a group of prominent standards organizations to discuss a common playbook for accelerating and measuring inclusion in sustainable investments. As ILN reported: “Roundtable participants included senior leaders from Values Reporting Foundation, Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), Responsible Investment Association (RIA), OECD’s Business for Inclusive Growth (B4IG),…(Read more)

Biodiversity Financing Promotes the Cooperation Needed to Stop Extinctions

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022biodiversity, environmental impact, governanceNews

Writing in The Triple Pundit, Riya Anne Polcastro underscores the importance of an initiative of major NGOs advocating annual financing from rich countries of $60 billion per year to protect biodiversity and prevent further mass extinction. “The Nature Conservancy, the Rainforest Trust and the World Resources Institute are just a few among the groups calling…(Read more)

She Disrupts: Mentoring Women Social Entrepreneurs in Vietnam

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022development, gender lens, impact investmentNews

In 2021, Creatella Impact and Women’s Initiative for Startups and Entrepreneurship (WISE) implemented a women’s economic empowerment program in Vietnam that provided mentoring and coaching to accelerate the success of women-oriented social-business startups in Vietnam. The program was supported by Investing in Women (an initiative of the Australian Government), Global Affairs Canada and the GSRD…(Read more)

A Guaranteed Income for Persons with Disabilities

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022disability rights, leadershipNews

Al Etmanski received the Order of Canada for his remarkable leadership over 30 years of championing disability rights, including the design of the national Registered Disability Savings Plan. His next ambitious goal is to work with a committee of representatives from the disability community to design and institute a guaranteed income for persons with disabilities.…(Read more)

Getting Climate Disclosure Right

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022climate change, financeNews

Writing in the Globe and Mail, Jim Leech and Sean Cleary of the Institute for Sustainable Finance at Queen’s University applaud the Canadian Securities Administrators proposal for new rules on climate disclosure for Canadian companies which align with most of the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). However, the authors argue…(Read more)