AI & Sustainable Finance | From Research to Impact
JUNE 1ST, 2026 - 8:30 AM TO 4:00 PM - ESPACE CDPQ
This day brings together researchers, financial institutions, fintechs, and public decision-makers around a common goal: exploring the promises, limitations, and conditions for success of artificial intelligence applied to sustainable finance (ESG, climate, impact, governance and risk). The event aims to create an open and structured dialogue space, foster a common language across disciplines, and initiate concrete collaborations between research and industry.
Co-organized by the Michael D. Penner Institute, the GAIIA research initiative, Mila and Finance Montréal.
Participants of the Sustainable Finance Summit: take advantage of a 50% discount with code FM5026.
Experience the Living Sustainability Showcase
JUNE 1ST, 2026 - 8:30 AM TO 5 PM - PLACE VICTORIA, 3RD FLOOR (AX.C FLOOR) - 800 ST. SQUARE-VICTORIA, MONTRÉAL
Onuà World invites participants to experience a Living Sustainability Showcase at Ax.c, on the 3rd floor of Place Victoria, from June 1 to 5.
This demonstration will present a functional smart aquaponic garden and show how a living installation can make sustainability more visible, tangible and engaging in corporate, institutional and community spaces.
Visitors will explore how the garden can support employee engagement, ESG initiatives, environmental education and stronger connections within shared spaces.
Co-organized by Garage & Co et Ax.C.
Advancing Nature Finance in Canada and Beyond: From Strategy to Implementation
JUNE 1ST, 2026 - 4:45 TO 7 PM - FINANCE MONTRÉAL (4 PVM 1ST FLOOR)
This collaborative gathering will bring together investors, practitioners, policymakers, and ecosystem leaders working at the intersection of nature finance, climate, and impact investing. Hosted as a precursor to the Sustainable Finance Summit, the session is designed as an interactive and discussion-focused convening.
Through facilitated breakout discussions, participants will explore practical challenges and opportunities shaping nature-based investment in Canada — including data and measurement gaps, enabling policy conditions, and emerging international nature finance frameworks that could be adapted to the Canadian context. Conversations will also examine how global approaches to nature and biodiversity finance intersect with gender lens investing, development finance, and innovative market solutions.
The event aims to create space for meaningful dialogue, relationship-building, and future collaboration across the Canadian nature finance ecosystem.
Co-organized by CAFIID, Clear Skies Investment Management and Canada's Nature Advantage.
*This event will be held in French and English.
Registration link coming soon.
Impact for Breakfast
JUNE 2ND, 2026 - 8:30 TO 11:30 AM - FINANCE MONTRÉAL (4 PVM)
A morning gathering for professionals engaged in impact investing to connect and exchange ideas. CIVIC will revisit key highlights from the 2025–2026 CIVIC Impact Investing Circles, including discussions on AI and responsible AI, risk management, and systems change, featuring Eoin Callan (Bloom Impact Capital), Vincent Felteau (Fondaction Asset Management), and Erica Barbosa Vargas (Eclipx Family Office). The event will also spotlight impact investing across the investment value chain as a lever for societal change.
Co-organized by CIVIC, Finance Montréal, YULEX and Fondaction Asset Management.
World Benchmarking Alliance Integrated Transition Assessment Methodology Consultation
JUNE 2ND 2026 - 10 TO 11:30 AM - MANULIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) is currently consulting companies and stakeholders on their new Integrated Transition Assessment (ITA) - their evolved framework for assessing whether the world’s most influential companies are genuinely preparing for the transitions the world urgently needs.
WBA is shifting from separate benchmarks across climate, nature and social priorities towards one integrated framework. Rather than assessing these as separate agendas, the ITA looks at whether companies have a credible, integrated plan to deliver on all three transitions together.
Take part in their external consultation period (April–May 2026). Your input will directly inform the final methodology.
Organized by World Benchmarking Alliance
This event will be held in English, by invitation only.
OFF Summit: Brazil-Quebec
JUNE 2ND 2026 - 1:30 TO 2:30 PM - FINANCE MONTRÉAL'S OFFICE (4 PVM, 1ST FLOOR)
As the world looked toward Brazil for COP30 in November, the Sustainable Finance Summit is gathering back Québec and Brazil ecosystem to explore the next frontier of sustainable finance. From impact investing and carbon markets to regenerative business models and ESG transformation, the discussion will examine how capital can drive measurable environmental and social outcomes at scale.
Featuring pioneering Brazilian organizations — VOX Capital, InCarbon, and Iris — the conversation will highlight emerging opportunities for collaboration between Brazil and Québec in building a resilient, low-carbon, and inclusive economy.
Join us for a forward-looking dialogue on regeneration, climate innovation, and the future of global finance.
Organized by Finance Montréal, ZEIC, Canada Climate Law Initiative and Bela Vista Brasil.
Financing Canada's Climate Competitiveness: How Québec and British Columbia can lead
JUNE 2ND, 2026 - 3 to 4:30 PM - FINANCE MONTRÉAL (4 PVM)
Canada’s new Climate Competitiveness Strategy positions sustainable finance as a core driver of economic strength, industrial growth, and global investment attraction. This session explores how British Columbia and Québec—two provinces with distinct climate policies, clean‑energy assets, and financial ecosystems—are shaping Canada’s competitive edge in a low‑carbon global economy. We will also investigate what more BC and Québec can do to contribute to building Canada strong.
Through a mix of expert insights and interactive sessions, participants will examine how provincial leadership can unlock national-scale investment and positive change. This event highlights practical pathways for aligning capital and policy to accelerate Canada’s shift to a low-carbon economy while strengthening its global competitiveness.
Co-hosted by the Zero Emissions Innovation Centre and the Canada Climate Law Initiative, this side event during the Sustainable Finance Summit will kick start the conversation before the official programming begins.
Please note that while the event will be conducted in English, our bilingual moderator will welcome audience questions and participation in French.
EY Four Futures
JUNE 2ND (FROM 8 AM to 4 PM) AND JUNE 5 (FROM 1 TO 3 PM) - EY OFFICE - 23RD FLOOR
The Four Futures experience is an immersive journey that explores four climate-related scenarios to help us better understand the different possible futures and their implications for our society and economy. It encourages us to reflect on the profound impact we, as businesses, can have on the world, and on the legacy we leave for this generation and those to come.
Co-organized by Ernst & Young (EY)
The activity will be available in 1-hour time slots by registration only.
An Integrated Sustainability Transition - Insights from data across 2000 companies
JUNE 4, 2026 - 7:30 TO 9 AM - 1372 NOTRE-DAME O, 2ND FLOOR
Climate and environmental risks are transitioning from voluntary commitments to formal expectations (e.g., OSFI climate risk guidelines, EU prudential oversight, Canadian parliamentary debates). WBAs Financial Institution data assesses whether 400 financial institutions are structurally prepared for this shift not just ranking ambition, but evaluating transition readiness in a context of rising expectations. WBA data across 11 benchmarks paints a picture of Canadian real economy company performance, showing where ambition meets reality on climate, environment and social themes. Looking at this combined, WBA provides data across 2000 companies on how climate, nature and social come together to paint an integrated picture of the transition ahead. The event will highlight these insights and pull best practice examples to spark discussion on the path forward for stakeholders moving to sustainable outcomes for people and planet.
Unpacking Inequality as a System-Level Risk and TISFD's Disclosure Framework
JUNE 4, 2026 - 7:30 TO 9 AM - MANULIFE OFFICE, 900 DE MAISONNEUVE BLVD WEST, BISTRO C, 9TH FLOOR, MONTRÉAL
Growing inequalities are increasingly recognized as system‑level risks—shaping economic resilience, social stability, and long‑term financial performance. Yet for many investors and companies, translating these dynamics into decision‑useful information and practical action remains challenging.
Held alongside the Sustainable Finance Summit, this breakfast event will explore how inequality can be understood, assessed, and managed as a system‑level risk, and how the newly launched Taskforce on Inequality and Social‑related Financial Disclosures (TISFD) framework aims to address this gap. The event is hosted by Manulife Investment Management and co-organized by OMERS, UPP, TISFD and Quinn+Partners.
Aligning Markets and Mandates: The Enabling Environment for Canadian Climate Finance
JUNE 4, 2026 - 3:15 to 5:30 PM - ESPACE RODIER (914 ST. NOTRE-DAME O, MONTRÉAL)
Join us for a panel discussion and evening networking session on sustainable finance in Canada and the policy conditions needed to support a credible, competitive, and investable transition. As global momentum accelerates, Canada faces a pivotal challenge: moving from a patchwork of climate and financial policies to a coherent framework capable of mobilizing capital at scale.
Drawing on practical insights from policy experts and market participants, the panel will explore where Canada is making meaningful progress, and where policy misalignments continue to create friction for investors and businesses. Speakers will examine what a more integrated policy architecture must deliver to enable credible transition pathways, effective policy frameworks, and a financial system designed to support large-scale deployment of capital.
The Canada Climate Law Initiative, UN-Supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), and Environmental Defence Canada look forward to welcoming you for a lively conversation at Espace Rodier, an architectural icon in the heart of Montréal’s Griffintown - steps from the Sustainable Finance Summit.
Please note that while the event will be conducted in English, our bilingual moderator will gladly accommodate audience questions and participation in French.
Gathered: A morning to re-charge
JUNE 5, 2026 - 7 TO 8:15 AM - RECESS THERMAL STATION, GRIFFINTOWN
Spend the final morning of the Summit re-charging with other women in sustainability, climate and social impact. Join Kim Hallwood, sustainability advisor and co-creator of Gathered, for a private morning at RECESS — a beautiful thermal circuit within close proximity of the event.
The theme is simple: Recharge. A chance to reset, connect across sectors, and walk into the last day feeling like yourself again.
What's included:
• Private access to the full thermal circuit (sauna, cold baths, and lounge areas)
• An opportunity to connect with other senior women in sustainability, climate and impact
• Towels and lockers
• Tea and filtered water
What to bring:
• A bathing suit and an open mind!
Cost:
$125
Spots are limited. If this resonates, I'd encourage you to sign up early and bring a colleague or friend!
Note this event is open to women attending the Summit or working in sustainability, climate or social impact.
Wine & Raise - Sustainable Finance Edition
JUNE 5, 2026 - 5 TO 8:30 PM - MONTRÉAL
Après une belle semaine chargée du sommet de la finance durable, Vous êtes invité(e) à une soirée de dégustation de vin intime, pensée autour de la connexion et de la croissance partagée.
La soirée mettra en vedette six vins éco-responsable précieusement sélectionnés — trois blancs et trois rouges — sous un format détendu et axé sur l’échange.
Les vins seront accompagnés d’une sélection de fromages artisanaux, choisis pour bien accompagner chaque dégustation et favoriser un rythme agréable tout au long de la soirée.
Au-delà de la dégustation, l’esprit de la soirée repose sur le soutien mutuel et l’apprentissage collectif.
Les invités sont encouragés à partager leurs expériences, bâtir des nouveaux réseaux de soutien, et à s’ouvrir des portes mutuellement — notamment en matière de financement.
Il s’agit d’un salon volontairement limité à 20 invités, organisé à mon domicile privé afin de préserver une expérience personnelle, réfléchie et généreuse.
