The Group of 78 is a Canadian non-profit working for peace, climate action and social justice through dialogue and advocacy for progressive Canadian foreign policy and renewed multilateralism. To be held on October 10, 2025 at the University of Ottawa, the theme of G78’s 2025 annual policy conference is Redefining Development in a Disordered World,…(Read more)
Tag: climate change
Gender Lens Investing and Women’s Green Businesses
On November 11, 2024 in Dhaka, impact investment fund Truvalu and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation hosted a roundtable for bankers, impact investors and women entrepreneurs to explore ways and means of increasing access to capital for women-owned businesses addressing climate change through energy efficiency, clean energy, recycling or other green products and…(Read more)
Just Transition Finance: Pathways for Banking and Insurance
At COP 28 in Dubai, the Finance Initiative of the United Nations Environment Program and the International Labour Organization released a new report entitled Just Transition Finance: Pathways for Banking and Finance. Among other things, this guide for financial institutions to: “Tailor products to support place-based just transition priorities and invigorate local economies; promote investments…(Read more)
COP 28: Where are the Workers?
Writing on the McLeod Group blog site, Edward Jackson, President of E.T. Jackson and Associates, notes that workers and their organizations are on the sidelines of COP 28 deliberations. However, he argues that net zero and a just energy transition are unachievable without the expert knowledge of workers and the participation of trade unions in…(Read more)
Scaling Gender Change in Canadian Climate Finance in Developing Economies
Global Affairs Canada has released a new report entitled A Journey of Purpose: Learning to Scale Gender Change in Canadian Climate Finance in Developing Economies. Authored by Dr. Edward Jackson for the Department’s Climate Finance Division, the discussion paper examines Canada’s USD 3B long-term debt portfolio with multilateral banks and funds aimed at financing major…(Read more)