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Global climate litigation continues to heat up, highlighting ESG risks

Insight

Published: July 17, 2023

Categories: ESG

Authors: MLT Aikins ESG practice group ESG-related litigation is now expanding to include allegations of inaction, contradictory messaging, misrepresentation and misleading investors, according to a new report. As the business community digests … Read More

Release of International Sustainability Standards sets stage for Canadian mandatory reporting

Insight

Published: June 27, 2023

Categories: ESG

Authors: MLT Aikins ESG practice group It has been almost one year since we published our “Worried About Mandatory Reporting? Read This” article in response to clients’ concerns around pending mandatory … Read More

Confident in your board’s ESG competency? If not, now is the time to act

Insight

Published: April 5, 2023

Categories: Corporate Governance, ESG

Authors: MLT Aikins ESG practice group As ESG takes hold of minds and markets, boards of directors are expected to provide ESG oversight even though few have deep knowledge, formal reporting … Read More

Mining company agrees to multimillion-dollar settlement over allegedly misleading ESG disclosure

Insight

Published: March 30, 2023

Categories: ESG

Authors: MLT Aikins ESG practice group A Brazilian mining company has agreed to pay US$55.9 million to settle charges that it deliberately misled investors about its safety record before a dam … Read More

Budget promises tax breaks for clean manufacturing

Insight

Published: March 29, 2023

Categories: Energy, ESG, Mining & Natural Resources

Authors: MLT Aikins ESG practice group Tuesday’s federal budget introduced a tax break for companies investing in clean manufacturing, with an emphasis on investments in the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain. The … Read More

ESG disclosure rules for banks and insurers will have “significant” impact

Insight

Published: March 17, 2023

Categories: ESG

Authors: MLT Aikins ESG practice group The world is still waiting for internationally accepted standards on climate-related financial disclosures – but that hasn’t stopped Canada’s banking and insurance regulator from mandating … Read More

Looking for a major government contract? You’ll need emissions targets by April

Insight

Published: March 9, 2023

Author: Andrew Konopelny

Categories: ESG, Procurement

Authors: Jodi Wildeman, K.C., Andrew Konopelny If you’re hoping to win a large federal government contract, you’ll soon need to have a plan to reduce your greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. On February … Read More

Board directors and executive officers beware: Personal ESG liability is here

Insight

Published: February 16, 2023

Categories: ESG

Authors: MLT Aikins ESG practice group In a previous article, we discussed how a subpar ESG strategy could create liability and make your company a litigation target. Recently, a significant ESG liability … Read More

Looking ahead to climate-related reporting requirements in Canada: Part 2

Insight

Published: February 13, 2023

Authors: Sean MacLachlan, Robert Law

Categories: Corporate Finance & Securities, ESG

In our last blog, we discussed the Canadian Securities Administrators’ (“CSA”) proposed climate-related disclosure requirements (the “Canadian Proposal”). This week, we’ll discuss international developments that have impacted the Canadian Proposal. Since … Read More

Looking ahead to climate-related reporting requirements in Canada: Part 1

Insight

Published: February 6, 2023

Authors: Sean MacLachlan, Robert Law

Categories: Corporate Finance & Securities, ESG

Securities regulators in Canada and the United States are developing climate-related disclosure requirements for reporting issuers and registrants. In the first of this two-part blog series, we’ll summarize some of … Read More