Beyond ESG: Time for Action
Presented by Mackenzie Investments
9:00-10:00 am
The rise of sustainable finance and the increasing desire of investors to integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into their investment decisions have led to a proliferation of voluntary disclosure frameworks related to sustainability information. As a result, the need to establish international standards for uniform, comparable, and useful information for decision-making has emerged. How can the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) meet this challenge? What are the circumstances that led the ISSB to establish itself in Montreal, and what role did the Canadian Champions Coalition for International Sustainability Standards play in this success? Finally, how can the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) harmonize international information standards with the unique characteristics of Canadian capital markets?
SPEAKERS
Lori Kerr, CEO, FinDev Canada
Megan Leslie, President and CEO, WorldWide Fund Canada (WWF)
Geneviève Morin, CEO, Fondaction
Eric Usher, Head, UNEP Finance Initiative (remote)
MODERATOR
Fate Saghir, SVP & Head of Sustainability, Mackenzie Investments
